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Pennsylvania Doctor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Illegally Selling Prescriptions From New Jersey Office

November 20, 2012
… To 12 Months In Prison For Illegally Selling Prescriptions From New Jersey Office November 20, 2012 New Jersey Contact … day in prison for illegally selling Percocet prescriptions from his Trenton office. Lee, 70, of Holland, Pa., …
November 20, 2012
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Silver Spring Felon Admits Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

March 15, 2016
… of a firearm. Nazari admitted that death resulted from the use of the acetyl fentanyl analogue that he … and searched the customer’s vehicle and recovered residue from the acetyl fentanyl analogue that Nazari had sold to … to flush drugs down the toilet.  Law enforcement seized from the basement bathroom approximately 7.5 grams of acetyl …
March 15, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Upper Marlboro Felon Exiled To 10 Years In Prison For Gun And Drug Offenses

March 18, 2016
… Renee Holland.  A 9mm semiautomatic pistol was recovered from the bedroom where Owens and Holland were found.  The … previously been convicted of a felony and was prohibited from possessing a firearm. On November 4, 2014, deputies from the DEA Task Force, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office …
March 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Mexican Drug Organization Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

June 16, 2011
… Rod J. Rosenstein. “Our local communities are not immune from the poison the Mexican drug cartels bring to the … allows us to attack these organizations at every level, from command and control operations to the street level dealers.” According to their guilty pleas, from 2006 through December 11, 2008, Rio-Corrales, Arceo and …
June 16, 2011
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Statement from the DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications

May 03, 2023
DEA Administrator Remarks
… Statement from the DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on COVID-19 …
May 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

22 Defendants Charged For Alleged Roles In Connected Drug Rings Extending From Mexico To Chicago And Across The U.S.

October 01, 2014
… Charged For Alleged Roles In Connected Drug Rings Extending From Mexico To Chicago And Across The U.S. October 01, 2014 … resulted in the seizure of more than $3.9 million from a residence in suburban Park Ridge in April 2013, as …
October 01, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face International Money Laundering Charges

May 02, 2022
… Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face International Money …
May 02, 2022
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$11 Million Dollar Heroin Shipment Seized En Route From New York City To New England

May 19, 2014
… $11 Million Dollar Heroin Shipment Seized En Route From New York City To New England May 19, 2014 New York … rifles, and $85,000 cash. On Thursday, May 15th, a team from the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Group …
May 19, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Recognizes Assistant U.S. Attorney And Law Enforcement Officials From The Western District Of Tennessee

December 09, 2011
… Assistant U.S. Attorney And Law Enforcement Officials From The Western District Of Tennessee December 09, 2011 … Jenks’ murder revealed that Gauna and Garcia had traveled from Austin, Texas to the Western District of Tennessee with …
December 09, 2011
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U.S. Attorney's Office Prosecuted 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners

March 06, 2024
… 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners March 06, 2024 Seattle Contact … obtained firearms. Firearms that are forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and …
March 06, 2024
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Baton Rouge man indicted for international money laundering in furtherance of an international drug conspiracy and other related charges

November 09, 2018
… within the United States who had purchased the substances online, to accept payments from the individual buyers, and to transmit funds from the sales to others operating outside the United …
November 09, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 26, 2016
… Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 WASHINGTON - After … combined.  “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household medicine cabinet,” said DEA Acting …
April 26, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy

August 30, 2019
… prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy August 30, 2019 New York Contact Info …
August 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Member Of Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 19 Years In Prison For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico

November 18, 2015
… For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico November 18, 2015 Chicago Contact Info Contact … and served as a broker in its efforts to ship the narcotics from Mexico. Arevalo-Renteria, 46, pleaded guilty last year …
November 18, 2015
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Bronx Man Indicted as a Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia

March 01, 2022
… Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia March 01, 2022 New York … Kilograms of cocaine seized in tractor trailer box of chips from tractor-trailer 2.JPG Box of chips used as cover load … of 50 kilograms of cocaine (approximately 110 pounds) from a tractor-trailer truck stopped in Virginia. The large …
March 01, 2022
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Approximately 300,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank

May 03, 2023
… Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank May 03, 2023 New York Contact Info … plus five kilograms of powdered fentanyl (over 11 pounds), from a red Ford Expedition stopped in the Bronx. The … drug cartels, like the Sinaloa cartel, smuggle fentanyl from Mexico to major cities like New York for street …
May 03, 2023
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Dominican national pleads guilty in conspiracy to transport 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States

March 27, 2019
… guilty in conspiracy to transport 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States March 27, 2019 New … others to transport approximately 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States. On Aug. 6, 2016, a …
March 27, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

November 14, 2022
… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 Headquarters Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. “The Take Back campaign … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” DEA continues to expand opportunities to …
November 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Rolling Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused High School Freshman’s Death

December 01, 2023
… pills to a 15-year-old boy and mocked the victim online as he was dying of an overdose, was sentenced today … Judge Aenlle-Rocha also ordered Wilson, upon his release from prison, to be placed on supervised release for 12 …
December 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Charlottesville Methamphetamine Traffickers Plead Guilty

May 26, 2022
… area. Santo Hidalgo Siguenza, a.k.a. “Chila,” 40, from El Salvador, Francisco Rocha Uribe, 31, from  Mexico, Rafael Vasquez Navarette, 26, from El Salvador, and Luis Guillermo Melendez-Henrique, 31, …
May 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Major Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty, Sentenced

March 09, 2022
… Distribute Heroin Less Than Three Weeks After His Release from State Prison Baltimore, Md., – U.S. District Judge … Baltimore District Office. According to his guilty plea, from September 2020 to November 2020, Skordalos participated … joined the DTO less than three weeks after his release from state prison. In September 2020, federal agents …
March 09, 2022
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Baltimore County Felon Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison for Obtaining Two Kilograms of Cocaine to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

November 17, 2021
… of Cocaine to Distribute in Maryland; Was Prohibited from Possessing a Firearm Greenbelt, Md., – U.S. District … to his guilty plea, on October 3, 2019, Alexander traveled from his Towson, Maryland residence to New York to acquire … conducted a traffic stop on Alexander as he was returning from New York to Maryland. Law enforcement recovered …
November 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Owner of Fauquier County gas station pleads guilty to distributing spice

January 10, 2020
… synthetic cannabinoids—commonly known as “spice” or “K2”—from the gas station he owned and operated with his business … A. Latif, 70, and his business partner have sold spice from their gas station, located in Warrenton, since 2012. … vigilance for the continued protection of our community from those that would exploit the weaknesses associated with …
January 10, 2020
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Member of Maryland MS-13 extortion operation in DC suburbs sentenced to 51 months in federal prison

September 09, 2019
… Washington, DC metropolitan area, MS-13 generated income from various sources, including the extortion of money from businesses.  In addition, they targeted legitimate …
September 09, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

11 Conspirators Indicted for Importing Large Quantities of Cocaine and Heroin

March 06, 2008
… “Most of the illegal drugs sold in Maryland are imported from outside the state,” said U.S. Attorney Rod J. … investigation.” According to the three count indictment, from 2001 to February 2008, the defendants conspired to … the United States large quantities of cocaine and heroin from Spain, Panama, Barbados, St. Thomas, and Dominica, …
March 06, 2008
PRESS RELEASE

Operator of Charm City Motors Sentenced to Almost 11 Years

August 08, 2008
… IRS-CI evaluates currency reports to trace the money from the criminal activity to the criminal." stated Special … County, Texas, driving a vehicle which had been purchased from Charm City Motors.  Hidden in a trap inside the vehicle … Campbell and Custis to drive the car containing the cocaine from Texas to Maryland, and he would be paid $5,000 plus …
August 08, 2008
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Pharmacist Sentenced To 78 Months In Prison For Attempting To Weaponize Deadly Toxins And Possessing Narcotics Manufacturing Equipment

January 30, 2015
… to work tirelessly to keep criminals such as Mr. Gonzalez from being a threat to society.” According documents filed … explosive devices. Gonzalez made the purchases through an online marketplace through which third-party vendors in the …
January 30, 2015
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

March 19, 2015
… drug trafficking days. A new day has dawned for Mr. Riley - from a jail cell in a federal prison,” added Tuggle. The … to trial testimony and his co-defendants’ plea agreements, from July 2013, through August 27, 2013, Riley conspired … the cocaine to Nelson.  Brown also purchased cocaine from White. In late July 2013, law enforcement intercepted …
March 19, 2015
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U.S. Charges Alleged Lebanese Drug Kingpin With Laundering Drug Proceeds For Mexican And Colombian Drug Cartels

December 13, 2011
… network for coordinating multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombia to Los Zetas Mexican drug cartel destined for … said DEA Administrator Leonhart. “According to information from sources, his alleged drug and money laundering … shipments of tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia through Central America for sale to Los Zetas …
December 13, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Haji Bagcho, One Of World’s Largest Heroin Traffickers, Convicted On Drug Trafficking, Narco-Terrorism Charges

March 13, 2012
… of the Drug Enforcement Administration. Haji Bagcho, from Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan, was investigated by … than 20 countries, including the United States. Proceeds from his heroin trafficking were then used to support … of cooperating witnesses, the DEA purchased heroin directly from the organization on two occasions, which Bagcho …
March 13, 2012