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Drug Trafficking Ring Taken Down

… heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine into the United States from Mexico, according to a case unsealed on Thursday. On Wednesday, agents from a multi-agency task force led by the Drug Enforcement …
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DEA Launches New Initiative To Combat Illegal Prescription Drug Activity

… drug activity. TIP411, - an internet based tool from Citizen Observer, allows anyone with a cell phone to … cases related to opiate misuse or abuse increased 118.8% from 2005 to 2012.  DEA and its local law enforcement and …
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DEA Takes Down Arizona Spice Manufacturer

… Coleman, “Spice dealers who target our youth cannot hide from the law.  DEA agents will pursue these criminals and … Chris Vasquez.  DEA agents worked jointly with detectives from Casa Grande PD and the Maricopa County Drug Suppression …
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DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Spike

… to the United States PHOENIX - DEA today announced results from the 2015 National Drug Threat (NDTA), which finds that … In 2013, over 46,000 people in the United States died from drug overdose and more than half of those were caused …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Alleged International Narcotics Trafficker Charged With Conspiring To Engage In Narco-Terrorism And To Support The FARC

… that Jose Evaristo Linares Castillo was extradited from Colombia on charges that he conspired to import … “As alleged, Linares-Castillo ran cocaine laden aircrafts from Colombia, through Venezuela, Honduras, and into Mexico …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrests Of Two Rikers Island Correction Officers For Marijuana Dealing

… inmates. While Romain and Phillips worked independently from each other, both of them essentially supplied the … and arrange to pick up the marijuana, tobacco, and scalpels from them.  Romain and Phillips charged the inmates a fee to …
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Two Organized Crime Members Sentenced To 180 Months And 168 Months, Respectively, For Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine

… serve three years of supervised release upon their release from prison, and forfeit $500,000 in narcotics proceeds. The … who lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, obtained the cocaine from his sources in Mexico and then arranged for it to be …
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Fairbanks Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison

… cocaine and heroin, and conspiring to launder the proceeds from the sale of those drugs. “It is time for Etienne Devoe … years in federal prison was intended “to protect the public from drug dealers” like the defendant. Devoe was indicted on …
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Seventeen Arrested In Connection With Lengthy Heroin & Meth Investigation

… at large. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) is seeking assistance from the public regarding their whereabouts.             … The searches and arrests involved agents and officers from: Homeland Security Investigations - Seattle, Port of …
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40 Charged, Huge Cash And Drug Seizures Of Organization Tied To Murders

… and East Coast states with drug shipments origination from either McAllen through Houston and/or from Southern California.  “This is DEA and our partners at …
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Doctor Convicted Of Running Pill Mill And Contributing To A Death

… medical purpose and Nathaniel Backes’ death resulted from the use of that substance. The drug conspiracy … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, the North Coventry …
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Two Indicted In Investigation Involving Smuggling Heroin Into Attica Correctional Facility; Two Others Facing Heroin Charges

… that Banks was subject to a protective order preventing him from possessing a firearm.    DEA Acting Special Agent in … poor, suburban resident or prison inmate, no one is immune from the effects of this addiction.  As for the traffickers, …
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International Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To The Manufacture, Shipment, And Importation Of Tons Of Cocaine Into The United States And Other Countries

… distribution of tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela to the United States and other … planes carrying multi-hundred-kilogram loads of cocaine from clandestine landing strips operated by Rios Suarez and …
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Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Two Consecutive Life Terms For February 2000 Double Murder In The Bronx

… “New York DTO”) was receiving large quantities of cocaine from a Mexican drug trafficking (the “Mexican DTO”).  In or … the lobby of 3235 Parkside Place, Darge approached Cuellar from behind and fired a gunshot into Cuellar’s skull.  …
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Southampton Town Councilman Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… 2015, Bender received phony prescriptions for oxycodone from a Riverhead physician assistant, Michael Troyan, filled … and pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
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Narcotics Dealer Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Overdose Death

… Coombs was transported to the hospital, but later died from an overdose of heroin and fentanyl.  Prior to Coombs’s … Diversion (Group TDS-NY) comprises agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the New York City …
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Guilty Plea For Accessory To Cocaine Overdose Death

… co-defendant James Holder: Johnson regularly bought cocaine from Holder, who lived in and sold cocaine from a third-floor apartment in Chelsea.  During the night …
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NYDETF Seizes $2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Concealed In Candy

… gas for the vehicle. Martinez then removed the backpack from the vehicle. Agents and officers approached the … this bust, we have removed a significant amount of cocaine from the streets and put a dangerous dealer behind bars. Our …
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St. Louis News 2009

July 15, 2021
… St. Louis News 2009 December 17, 2009 Doctor from Carmi, Illinois Sentenced on Illegal Dispensation of … Government Alleges $10 Million Worth Of Cocaine Smuggled From Mexico November 13, 2009 Caseyville, Illinois Man …
July 15, 2021
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Recruitment
March 05, 2026
March 05, 2026

University of San Diego Spring Career and Internship Fair

6:30 AM - 9:00 AM (EST)
San Diego, CA
Are you ready to find your next job or internship? Join the University of San Diego's Spring Career and Internship Fair on Thursday, March 5, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. where students and alumni will be able to connect with top employers, explore career opportunities, and expand their professional...
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Community Event
June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022

Town Hall Meeting

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
Kansas City, KS
Join DEA and the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department on June 28 to learn how counterfeit pills and fentanyl are threatening our community. In addition to DEA and KCKPD explaining how this dangerous drug is infiltrating the region, you will hear from Libby Davis, who lost her 16 year old...
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Illinois man sentenced to 57 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin

… of cocaine and approximately two kilograms of heroin, from Illinois to the East Coast. The investigation revealed …
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Fentanyl Overdose Response

January 22, 2025
… the victim has an opioid/fentanyl addiction. A member from the Kern County Coroner’s Office, indicated the …
January 22, 2025
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Welcome Remarks at the 2024 DEA National Family Summit on Fentanyl

November 15, 2024
… The most important thing that I want you to walk away from today with, is knowing this – you are making a …
November 15, 2024
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Family Summit
June 26, 2024
June 26, 2024

DEA New York Division to Host Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

12:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
New York, NY
The DEA New York Division will host its Family Summit on Fentanyl on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024. This free family centric event is open to families who have been impacted by the opioid crisis and to those who may have lost a loved one due to a drug poisoning or...
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Community Event
February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023

Fact of Fake Series

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM (EST)
Omaha, NE
Jewish Family Services and the Jewish Federation of Omaha are proud to bring in presenters from the Set Me Free Project and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for an informative lecture series open to middle school students, high school students and parents. Talks on each topic will be offered at...
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Recruitment
November 12, 2018 - November 23, 2018
November 12, 2018 - November 23, 2018

NEFD Student Volunteer Internship Program Summer 2019

12:00 PM - 12:00 PM (EST)
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ANNOUNCEMENT: SUMMER 2019 ANNOUNCEMENT PERIOD: The DEA New England Field Division Student Volunteer Internship Program will be accepting resumes for student volunteer positions for the SUMMER 2019 Semester. Opening Date: November 12, 2018 Closing Date: November 23, 2018 Resumes received after November 23, 2018 will NOT be accepted. HOW TO...
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A Salute to the Oldest and Largest Task Force in the Nation

January 08, 2021
… model to law enforcement throughout the nation. Executives from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s predecessor, …
January 08, 2021
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DEA New Orleans Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… in nearly seven million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in just thirty-days.  Eliminating the … Hofer. “By removing nearly seven million deadly doses from the supply chain in just thirty days, the New Orleans … continue to make memories and communities are protected from the scourge of synthetic opioids. Visit  …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced in Federal Court in Rhode Island for Trafficking More Than Three Pounds of Crystal Meth

… Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force is comprised of personnel from the DEA, Rhode Island State Police, the East … criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …