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DEA Busts Steroid Traffickers And Dismantles Laboratories Across The Nation

… the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China.    DEA-led Operation Cyber … began in early 2014, with the assistance of local agents from HSI, USPIS, IRS, and the Phoenix Police Department, … located in Lithuania and Moldova. There is great danger in buying steroids, chemicals, and other illicit products on …
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Santa Barbara Methamphetamine Distributor Sentenced to 180 Months in Prison

… Info Community Outreach: Ruth Morales (571) 387-6555 Buy-bust narcotics.jpg Seized narcotics  IMG_0455.JPG Seized … significant prison sentence for a criminal who was removed from our community, making for safer neighborhoods.” "This …
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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… he was sentenced, admitted that he conspired with others to buy and resell methamphetamine throughout the Pekin and Peoria areas for at least a six-month period from August 2019 until his arrest in February 2020.  … The ice methamphetamine specifically seized from Koch during the investigation was determined to have at …
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Felon who Supplied Fentanyl that Resulted in One Fatal and Two Nonfatal Overdoses Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… men who were at a gas station and offered to take them to buy cocaine. The victims gave Mora $140 and asked for $100 … where he purchased capsules containing white powder from a group of people in the street. Mora told the victims … spotted Mora, who told the detective to meet him later to buy drugs. Mora was arrested later that day. Capsules …
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Father and Son Admit Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

… ST. LOUIS – A father and son from St. Louis have pleaded guilty to federal drug charges … Jr. and/or Dixson III would send couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who bought it from Carlos …
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Fentanyl Deaths Climbing, DEA Washington Continues the Fight

February 16, 2022
… seeing Mexican cartels sourcing raw, dangerous chemicals from China, using these chemicals to cheaply produce the … opioid overdose fatalities increase by roughly 18 percent from 2019 to 2020 and most recent data show the state is on … he notes, is the ability for these drug dealers to sell online, to our children.   Social Media Makes Drug Sales …
February 16, 2022
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Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

… 2014, the defendant engaged in the practice of “smurfing,” buying small quantities of pseudoephedrine, at local … process, Fagan engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies. The …
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San Francisco Man Sentenced To 151 Months For LSD And Ecstasy Trafficking Offenses

… ecstasy that was delivered to an undercover DEA agent in a buy-bust operation, and that Mr. Cook was arrested on the day of the buy-bust operation, wearing a backpack containing 630 grams …
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DEA Announces Major Steroid Operation

… the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China.   DEA-led Operation Cyber … These products are commonly obtained via the internet from Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and … and protecting public health.” There is great danger in buying steroids, chemicals, and other illicit products on …
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Johnson City Doctor Pleads Guilty: Failure To Keep Drug Records/ Making False Statements To Drug Enforcement Administration

… Court in Greeneville, to omitting material information from records required to be kept under the Controlled … most practitioners, as did Dube, renew their registration on-line. On both the paper and on-line forms, the registrant …
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Diversion Investigator Job Announcement

February 13, 2025
… to perform investigative work Ability to gather data from multiple sources Ability to research and analyze data … perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, … 3) Gathering and organizing information from databases, online resources, or documents; and 4) Evaluating …
February 13, 2025
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Three Arrested In Connection With Pharmacy Forgery Ring

… forge prescriptions using false addresses, phone numbers & online accounts SEATTLE - Three people involved in an … to obtain narcotic drugs by using forged prescriptions both online and in person now face federal charges.  The … online tools to make it appear that the prescriptions were from legitimate providers.  A criminal complaint filed in …
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Dominican citizen extradited to U.S. for drug trafficking through sham internet pharmacy

… citizen of the Dominican Republic, was extradited yesterday from the Dominican Republic. Guzman-Cabrera is charged with … drug distribution operation  purporting to be an online pharmacy.  Guzman-Cabrera was arrested on July 3, … safe allegedly operating his drug trafficking organization from a foreign country, but great investigative work led to …
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Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

… 23.6 kilograms of a mix of heroin and fentanyl was seized from Ruben Sanchez Blanco. Some of those drugs were intended … Dixson Jr. and/or Dixson III sent couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who … bought it from Carlos Gonzalez. Dixson Jr. was at one point buying as much as eight to 16 kilograms per week. During the …
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DEA Implements Ecommerce Outreach Program to Combat Counterfeit Drug Production

… States.  This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and … counterfeit pills that are nearly indistinguishable from controlled prescription medications.” DEA is engaging …
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Third Dealer Sentenced In Colorado River Indian Tribes Community Undercover Takedown

… at the tribe’s Farms Office in Poston, Ariz. Over three buys, Leivas sold the informant 43.9 grams of “actual” … grams of actual methamphetamine for $1,180 over three drug buys to the same buyer on the Colorado River Indian Tribes …
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Homicides in Buffalo Down Over 50% Following Implementation of VIPER

… possess firearms and ammunition; Individuals who unlawfully buy, sell, or traffic (or attempt illegally to buy, sell or … Task Force, was extremely proactive in arresting fugitives from justice who had active arrest warrants for gun crimes …
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Florida Pharmacist And Web Site Operator Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs

… to commit international money laundering, arising from the distribution of prescription drugs without valid … which sold these drugs over the Internet.  Many of White’s online customers were located in the Eastern District of … of a phentermine overdose; a bottle of phentermine tablets from Superior Drugs was found in her home.  The deceased …
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Treasury sanctions Argentina-based Goldpharma drug trafficking and money laundering organization

… Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 Goldpharma network of illegal online pharmacies traffics opioids to the United States … opioid crisis, and to prevent narcotics traffickers from selling these deadly drugs in the United States,” said … and money launderers use to capitalize on the Internet and online pharmacy sites to sell highly addictive illicit …
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Keeping Area Families Safe This Summer

July 16, 2021
… school daughter and athlete, died just this week from a fentanyl overdose, only a few miles away. Both fell … in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have all more than doubled from 2019 to 2020, according to data from each state’s … well. Fentanyl's deadly disguise Counterfeit pills, ordered online or peddled by drug dealers, have experienced a …
July 16, 2021
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Counterfeit Pill Lab

… of pill manufacturers like Mr. Summers who profit from poisoning the public.”  “The state of New Hampshire is … hundreds of blue fentanyl and orange methamphetamine pills from the defendant during controlled buys in March and April, 2024.  Investigators applied for …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 300 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth

… methamphetamine and 98 grams of fentanyl in five controlled buys with law enforcement. Knox also provided a firearm to a felon during one of the controlled buys. In addition, Knox maintained a residence where …
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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

… Laundered Money Through A Tualatin Beauty Salon and By Buying Real Estate PORTLAND, Ore.— Luis Antonio Beltran … to court documents, in the fall of 2021, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in …
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DEA announces enhanced tool for registered drug manufacturers and distributors to combat opioid crisis

… that monitors the distribution of controlled substances from the point of manufacture through commercial drug supply …   In February 2018, DEA launched a new tool in its ARCOS Online Reporting System to assist drug manufacturers and … have consistently expressed a desire for assistance from DEA in fulfilling these obligations and have requested …
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Fentanyl Supply Chain

February 07, 2025
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug … This is possible because drug traffickers are able to buy the tools they need, like pill presses and stamps, online,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “E-commerce …
February 07, 2025
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Dark Web Dealer of Meth, Heroin Heads to Prison

… to the government $22,000, representing proceeds obtained from his illegal drug trafficking. On Aug. 16, 2023, LeCoque … that he sold illegal drugs over the dark web via an online marketplace called White House Market from May 15, 2020, to Aug. 6, 2021. Federal agents used …
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California Couple Sentenced to Prison for Mail Order Drug Trafficking

… opioids, and other controlled drugs purchased by customers from an online pharmacy.       U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon … substance, including methamphetamine. The Kaisers are from Sacramento, California.    For about six months in …
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DEA and FDA shut down 44 websites advertising illegal vaping cartridges

… to advertise the sale of illicit THC vaping cartridges online, and by seizing these websites today, we are able to focus on other online and in-person sources of illegal and potentially … were involved in this investigation, along with support from state and local law enforcement partners. Assistance …
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Luxury car purveyor extradicted on fraud and money laundering charges

… investigation a success.” “Chulpayev allegedly profited from years of fraud and by catering to drug traffickers … example to individuals that distance does not insulate them from the reach of our investigations and our resolve in the … allegedly recruited straw purchasers – people who would buy luxury cars in their names, but had no intention of …
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DEA Washington Division Hosts Community Pop Up Events

July 07, 2021
… criminal activity and have been vetting ongoing complaints from area residents regarding violent crime and drug … experiencing. In areas that have seen increases in crimes from shootings, deadly carjacking, and other drug-related … Charge, Jarod Forget. “With the summer starting, more time online, less parental monitoring, and the ease and ability …
July 07, 2021