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Our Community, Our Epidemic: Turning Drug Awareness Into Action

… New York and the country, takes place today, November 14 from 8:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Lancaster High School, 1 Forton Drive, Lancaster, NY, 14086.   Experts from the medical profession, education, treatment and … epidemic, save lives, and bring relief to those suffering from the effects of these highly addictive and dangerous …
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Surgeon Receives 78 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

… N.Y. - Jeffrey Gundel, age 51, an orthopedic surgeon from Gansevoort, New York, was sentenced today to 78 months … of supervised release, to be served following his release from prison.  In sentencing Gundel, Judge D ’Agostino told … of a single tablet of the type prescribed by Gundel ranges from $30 to $45. Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt …
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years For Heroin Overdose Deaths

… brand of heroin,” Bharara stated.  “Even as overdoses from Williams’s heroin grew, he continued to sell.  For his … quantities of Empire heroin virtually every day. From at least in or about November 2015 through December …
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The DEA’s Take Back Day … “That's why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets …
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DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

… dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, Americans will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. “This program provides a …
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Cocaine Delivery Service Dismantled in Luxury Apartment Building in the Bronx: Cocaine Distributed in Manhattan, Queens, and Brooklyn

… traffickers wherever they pose a risk to our community.”   “From their base in a residential building in the Bronx, … together with our partners to ensure that those who profit from the sale of dangerous, illegal drugs will be held fully …
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Warning: Thousands of Counterfeit M30 Pills Containing Carfentanil Seized in Western Washington

… Federal Way Police and Centralia Police seized 50,208 pills from a defendant at a Centralia gas station. A K-9 alerted … and located the pills inside the vehicle.  The driver, from Pacific, Washington, was arrested and and is facing … this incredibly dangerous substance in order to profit from our misery.” Because of its strength, a nearly …
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‘Avengers’ actor Jeremy Renner joins forces with 750 students for purposeful Northern Nevada Opioid Youth Summit

… stands with DEA Los Angeles Field Division leadership. From Left to Right: Deputy Special Agent in Charge Anthony … stands with DEA Los Angeles Field Division leadership. From Left to Right: Deputy Special Agent in Charge Anthony …
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National Forensic Science Week

September 12, 2025
… goes far beyond those headlines. DEA labs unlock evidence from cell phones to identify traffickers in overdose deaths. … is changing—what's new, what's lethal, where it's coming from, and how it's made. This work strengthens our cases in …
September 12, 2025
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Alleged narcotics trafficker extradited to the United States to face international cocaine distribution charges

… American lives by sending multi-ton quantities of cocaine from the jungles of Colombia to the United States, with assistance from a designated foreign terrorist organization, the FARC. …
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Pink Cocaine

December 27, 2024
… Why is it pink? Pink cocaine is dyed pink to distinguish it from other substances such as cocaine and methamphetamine. The distinct pink color comes from food dye or colored baking powder. Pink Cocaine in …
December 27, 2024
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President Obama Nominates DEA Special Agent Thomas Harrigan As DEA Deputy Administrator

… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Pending Approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Career DEA Special … we continue our work of keeping the American people safe from dangerous drugs and those who traffic in them.” On …
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Florida Meth Trafficker Sent to Federal Prison

… work by the Dixie County Sheriff’s Office with support from the DEA. Meth has been a scourge that devastated entire … woke up the defendant and ensured he was not suffering from a medical problem. After smelling marijuana in the … law enforcement partners, dangerous drugs were removed from our streets, and an offender was held accountable for …
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Perry Man Sent Back to Federal Prison for 10 Years for Distributing Meth

… Willis' conviction and incarceration will remove him from a society to which he has distributed dangerous drugs … others will be brought to justice.” When he is released from prison, the defendant will serve 10 additional years on … “This joint investigation removes a career offender from our North Florida streets,” said DEA Tampa Field …
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Marion County Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… prosecutorial might toward eradicating drug trafficking from our communities to deliver the safe, drug-free streets … On April 28, 2024, the defendant was traveling from Marion County to Okaloosa County with a supply of … Office, and Florida Highway Patrol, with assistance from the Gulf Coast High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas …
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere … DEA will also accept vape pens or other e-cigarette devices from individual consumers, only after the batteries are …
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Houston Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Violations

… conspiracy to commit money laundering, which were committed from 2013 to 2017 in both the Houston and Beaumont areas. … organization that was distributing large amounts of drugs from Mexico to various cities in the United States for … luxury automobile dealership in Houston by accepting cash from known drug dealers in return for luxury vehicles. As …
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Illegal alien charged in money laundering conspiracy and for firearms violation

… and transferred the proceeds of the drug trafficking from May 28, 2014, to Nov. 1, 2017. He is further charged with being an alien from Mexico, illegally and unlawfully in the United States, …
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Quiroga brothers sentenced in drug and bulk cash smuggling conspiracy

… to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to smuggle bulk cash from Mexico, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in … two brothers were involved in the conspiracy which spanned from April 1, 2015, to on or about Oct. 16, 2015.   The … his brother to transport more than 20 kilograms of cocaine from Laredo to the Houston area. Authorities observed …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
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Twelve arrested in connection with San Antonio-based heroin and cocaine

… alleges that the organization sourced its narcotics from Joe Anthony Ramirez and others.   The second indictment … and cocaine to street-level dealers and collect proceeds from narcotics sales all across San Antonio. Authorities are … beginning next week. The defendants face sentences ranging from up to 20 years imprisonment to up to life imprisonment …
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Dominican Man Sentenced to 10 Years as Member of Maritime Cocaine-Trafficking Conspiracy

… maritime shipments of bulk quantities of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Once the cocaine … Hernandez-Trinidad received maritime shipments of cocaine from the Dominican Republic. On one occasion, … facilitated a 300-kilogram cocaine shipment from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. …
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Las Cruces Man Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… a controlled purchase of a machinegun conversion device from Victor Andrew Pardo Jr., 26, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, … controlled purchase of approximately 249.6 grams of cocaine from Pardo in El Paso, Texas. Surveillance agents observed Pardo travel from his residence in Las Cruces to the meeting location, …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Convicted by Federal Jury in Amarillo

… trial that began on March 17, 2026, jurors heard testimony from a handful of law enforcement witnesses and considered … and Nesbitt informed the trooper that they were traveling from Lancaster to Atlanta to visit Nesbitt’s brother for a … along with a receipt showing the camera was purchased from a Lancaster, California store the morning the vehicle …
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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboards Remind Omaha Community of Local Threat, Work to be Done

… America is DEA’s commitment to protecting the United States from synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, by disrupting … removed approximately one million deadly doses of fentanyl from Nebraska communities, enough to kill the entire Omaha … labs reported a decline in fentanyl powder purity dropping from 20% in 2024 to 10/3% in 2025.  The billboards in Omaha …
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Former Anesthesiology Resident Who Worked at Seattle Children's, UW Medicine, and Harborview Medical Center, Sentenced for Stealing and Using Narcotic Pain Medicine While on Duty

… patients at Children’s – the youngest was just 11-days old. From the beginning of his shift, Voegel-Podadera began … selfishly diverted powerful pain medication away from patients, including young children and infants, while …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Takes Down Drug and Gun Trafficking Ring; Six Arrested

… investigators made more than 30 controlled purchases from redistributors totaling more than one kilogram of … on state narcotics charges.  Analysis of a cellphone seized from him at the time of his arrest revealed cache folders … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF New Haven comprises agents and …
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Leader Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Involving Attempted Murder and Drug Trafficking

… law enforcement recorded controlled purchases of a firearm from Centeio, as well as purchases of over 500 grams of cocaine and cocaine base from Centeio directly or through his cousin and co-defendant … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Boston is comprised of agents …
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Three Defendants in Significant Gun and Drug Involved Cases in Western Washington Sentenced to Prison

… in terms of lives lost and all of the ripple effects from people who are addicted.” In asking for a seven-year … heard on a wiretap discussing a shoot-out in Federal Way. From that point on, investigators worked to identify those …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… two dozen pill press machines in October, including two from Kansas, further highlights this trend. “Fentanyl Free … apparent during Operation Fentanyl Free America.  Aside from producing less potent fentanyl, cartels have … importance of public engagement. DEA encourages everyone from community leaders, clergy, educators, parents, …