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Canadian marijuana dealer sentenced to 135 months for role in international conspiracy

… thousands of pounds of marijuana into the United States from Canada through the Akwesasne Mohawk Indian … J. Hunt of the New York Division. Following his extradition from Canada, Stewart admitted that he and his … of pounds of marijuana across the St. Lawrence River from Canada into the United States. Chief U.S. District …
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Princeton, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 24 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Distribution

… methamphetamine on three occasions during a two-day period from August 26th to 27th, 2021. Additionally, on August 27, … Police Department investigated the case, with assistance from the Kentucky State Police and the Commonwealth … Paducah Branch Office, prosecuted the case with assistance from paralegal Cristy Crockett. ### Drug Trafficking On On …
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DEA Celebrates 50 Years

January 16, 2025
… the cold-blooded underworld networks that funnel narcotics from suppliers all over the world are no respecters of the … trafficking organizations. According to the final report from the Senate Committee on Government Operations issued on Oct. 16, 1973, the benefits anticipated from the creation of the DEA included: 1. Putting an end to …
January 16, 2025
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Nineteen Indicted in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… 90 search warrants across the Puget Sound region - from as far north as Everett and as far south as Spanaway - … seizing 40 firearms. An additional 33 firearms were seized from others involved in this case.  In addition to 16 of the … commitment to not only serve, but also protect the public from these violent criminal networks who terrorize their …
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Two men indicted for importing cocaine in Port of Savannah

… There is no parole in the federal system.   In June, agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in … and the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Augusta Fire Department, seized packages containing … holding a shipping container that had been transported from the Port of Savannah. Pujols and Ramos were taken into …
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DEA Encourages Communities to Make Every Day Take Back Day

… The Take Back program has received an overwhelming response from communities across the country.   In 2023, DEA … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving not …
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Houston County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Solicitation of Murder Plot

… claiming the intended victim had either stolen drugs from him or owed him money.  Campos discussed the intended … Campos and his girlfriend, Robin Pittman, traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder, to … April 13, 2022, Campos and Pittman again traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder and to …
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Oklahoma City Doctor Pays $325,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims

… City, paid $325,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations that he violated the Comprehensive Drug … Clinic in Oklahoma City.  The United States alleges that from approximately November 2016 to May 2017, Dr. Nguyen … of Diversion Control in Oklahoma City, with assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of …
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Kentucky Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Southern Indiana

… distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, from Jan. through Sept. 2018, Shultz and Garrett conspired … of methamphetamine and a large amount of U.S. currency from the vehicle. In his guilty plea, Shultz admitted that … Probation Office for five years, following their release from prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Wheatley who …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 137 Months for Meth Trafficking

… this charge on Jan. 26, 2022.  On June 8, 2020, an officer from the Merrill Police Department attempted a traffic stop … revealed that Myers had received the methamphetamine from his co-defendant, Levi Bagne, who lived in Arizona.  At … it was an aggravating factor that Myers had been released from prison for less than two months at the time of his …
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

… unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and others who may … of abused and misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets. For more information on …
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Minnesota man sentenced to 66 months for distributing methamphetamine in Eau Claire, WI

… confidential informant bought 52 grams of methamphetamine from Cappard and his co-defendant, Alisha Heiman, at a hotel … with officers, Cappard admitted to traveling to Eau Claire from Minnesota for the purpose of selling methamphetamine.  … working with Heiman to sell one pound of methamphetamine from the hotel room. At the sentencing hearing, Judge Conley …
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Sanford Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting in Death

… in York County. Two people who received fentanyl from members of the conspiracy died and another person … officers seized approximately 150 grams of fentanyl from members of the conspiracy. A later search of Adams’ … Enforcement Agency investigated the case, with assistance from the Biddeford and Sanford Police Departments.       …
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement … Delgado and others, who were receiving shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico and California, and distributing the drug … Administration’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
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Harwich man sentenced to eight years in prison for fentanyl conspiracy

… quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin on Cape Cod. From April 2017 through August 2017, investigators intercepted phone calls and text messages from this drug organization. Wiretap interceptions, physical …
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 community … public health crisis by removing no longer need medication from their homes,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Wade R. … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available on Flicker.  Off …
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First Lady Melania Trump kicks off National Red Ribbon Week with DEA

… community partners launch 31st campaign to keep kids away from drugs WASHINGTON – First Lady Melania Trump today … 1985. Red Ribbon Week is officially celebrated nationally from October 23-31; however, communities and school … a red ribbon during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to …
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Cocaine dealer sentenced to 192 months for role in cocaine conspiracy

… 12, 2013 the defendant shipped kilogram bricks of cocaine from Houston, Texas to Buffalo, New York for distribution. … including Beverly Fields, would then package cash proceeds from the cocaine distribution and ship the currency from the Buffalo area to the defendant in Houston. The …
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Violent drug organizations use human trafficking to expand profits

January 28, 2021
… cases reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline from across the DMV. The statistic was reported by the … local partners to combat. How can we protect our families from this? Do you know the signs? Do you know what to do? … across the border, doubling up on the money they can make from them. Violent criminals like this see no difference …
January 28, 2021
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DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

… announced the results of a public safety surge that lasted from September 29, 2021 through December 14, 2021. The surge … fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills are designed to … prescribed by a trusted medical professional that you get from a licensed pharmacist. All other pills are unsafe and …
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Heroin Trafficker Who Fled Controlled Delivery sentenced to 14 Years

… During the delivery, the defendant became nervous and fled from law enforcement at a high rate of speed. Later, he … Attorney George Leal prosecuted the case. The case stems from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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DEA undercover operation leads to guilty plea

… and May 2, 2017, the defendant regularly purchased cocaine from a source of supply in Dunkirk, New York a weekly basis … 2017, the DEA conducted two undercover purchases of cocaine from Paternostro.  On November 16, 2017, law enforcement … a probable cause traffic stop. Officers recovered cocaine from Paternostro’s pocket. Officers also executed a New York …
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Drug trafficking conspiracy sends dealer to prison for 15 years

… 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Defendant made trips from Oneida County to drug suppliers in NYC and Long Island, … of supervised release of eight years following his release from prison, and to forfeit a money judgment of $90,000.00. … plea, the defendant admitted that, for more than a year from 2016 into 2017, he was involved in a conspiracy to …
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16-Count Indictment charging man with selling heroin linked to the death of a Hamburg man

… the charges in indictment and previously complaints stem from an investigation into an overdose death that occurred … officers then set up a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Green who was arrested when he arrived to sell the … of butyryl fentanyl, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin from both defendants.  The indictment is the result of an …
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Member of three-state cocaine conspiracy sentenced to five years

… that Gregory Smith was mailing packages containing cocaine from Houston, Texas, to Joseph Harper in Madison. In total, postal records from November 2017 to November 2018 showed 32 packages mailed from Smith to addresses in Wisconsin or Iowa associated with …
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DEA works with practitioners to bring awareness to prescription drug diversion

… The State of Ohio has experienced record devastation from this epidemic; however, recent efforts made by the … Kathy Federico. Instruction was provided by experts from the DEA, State of Ohio Medical Board, Ohio Physician … Ohio practitioners in attendance demonstrated a commitment from the medical community to improve the health and safety …
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Seven indicted on meth distribution conspiracy

… Office regarding a vehicle traveling through Wyoming from California, suspected of transporting a large quantity … operation. The driver, Salvador Ramirez, aka “Listo”, 23, from West Chester, Ohio and his companion, Tamara McQueen, 21, from Hamilton, Ohio were named in the indictment and are in …
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South Bend, Indiana Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin

… heroin sales.  Each would receive pre-packaged heroin from someone in the conspiracy, and then sell it to … group during part of those months, collected the proceeds from the sellers and occasionally sold heroin herself.  … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with the assistance from the St. Joseph County Drug Investigations Unit, the …
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Green County, Wisconsin man sentenced to six years for trafficking methamphetamine

… prior to his arrest, Demrow received seven mail packages from Texas that likely contained methamphetamine. Federal … Demrow’s criminal activity occurred while on supervision from a felony burglary conviction and on probation from a separate felony drug conviction. The charge against …
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Headquarters news 2009

July 15, 2021
… on Drug and Terrorism Charges December 17, 2009 Statement from DEA Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart on the … Prescription Opioid-related Deaths Increased 114 Percent from 2001 to 2005, Treatment Admissions Up 74 Percent in … United States Announces Historic Transfer of Defendants from Sierra Leone to Face Cocaine Importation Charges April …
July 15, 2021