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DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies

October 04, 2024
… DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies October 04, 2024 October 4, 2024 – The … discounts to deceive customers into believing they were buying from a reputable business. Often these illegal, …
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Third Man Convicted By A Federal Jury For Conspiring To Buy Five Or More Kilograms Of Cocaine

June 06, 2011
… Third Man Convicted By A Federal Jury For Conspiring To Buy Five Or More Kilograms Of Cocaine June 06, 2011 Phoenix … weeks, undercover agents conversed with Martinez about price and quantity. Martinez further explained that he and …
June 06, 2011
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Illegal Online Pharmacies

August 19, 2025
… Illegal Online Pharmacies Illegal Online Pharmacies Illegal Online Pharmacies DEA Issues … Milgram Press Release Press Your Luck Slide Deck How to Buy Medicines Safely Online Resources How to Buy Medicines …
August 19, 2025
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Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced

March 15, 2011
… Bakersfield Drug-Buy Defendant Sentenced March 15, 2011 San Francisco Contact …
March 15, 2011
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Seattle Man Admits Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web

June 15, 2023
… Seattle Man Admits Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web June 15, … ST. LOUIS – A man from Seattle, Wash., on Thursday admitted buying 630,000 counterfeit Xanax and other pills on the dark …
June 15, 2023
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Seattle Man Sentenced for Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web

April 12, 2024
… Seattle Man Sentenced for Buying 630,000 Counterfeit Pills on the Dark Web April 12, … August 30, 2021, Verbowski used cryptocurrency and cash to buy bulk quantities of counterfeit generic alprazolam, an …
April 12, 2024
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Brownsville man heads to federal prison for buying crack cocaine

April 10, 2019
… Brownsville man heads to federal prison for buying crack cocaine April 10, 2019 Houston Contact Info …
April 10, 2019
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Israeli National Indicted And Extradited To Boston On Cocaine Conspiracy And International Money Laundering Charges

February 16, 2017
… aka Glal El Tarbin, aka Jalal Salamah, aka Abu Rasheed, 33, and a co-conspirator were indicted on one count of … Altarabeen and his co-conspirator allegedly negotiated to buy 50 kilograms of cocaine from an undercover officer … agreed to pay $50,000 per kilogram for a total purchase price of $2.5 million to have the cocaine delivered in …
February 16, 2017
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Colombian National Convicted After Attempting to Buy 20 Kilos of Cocaine

November 16, 2021
… Colombian National Convicted After Attempting to Buy 20 Kilos of Cocaine November 16, 2021 New England …
November 16, 2021
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Bitcoin Exchanger Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Four Years In Prison For Selling Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road

January 20, 2015
… Prison For Selling Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road January 20, 2015 New York Contact Info … Road,” a black-market website designed to enable users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach …
January 20, 2015
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Licensed pharmacist charged with hoarding and price gouging of N95 masks in violation of Defense Production Act

May 26, 2020
… Licensed pharmacist charged with hoarding and price gouging of N95 masks in violation of Defense … accumulating N95 masks and then sold masks at inflated prices, charging customers up to 50% more than he had paid … (1) continued to add to his stockpile of N95 masks by buying thousands of additional N95 masks; and (2) charged …
May 26, 2020
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Former CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Company Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Two Years In Prison For Helping To Sell Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road

December 19, 2014
… For Helping To Sell Nearly $1 Million In Bitcoins For Drug Buys On Silk Road December 19, 2014 New York Contact Info … Road,” a black-market website designed to enable users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach …
December 19, 2014
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Leader Of Interstate Online Pill Mill Ring Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Prison

November 20, 2012
… Leader Of Interstate Online Pill Mill Ring Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In … He set up and maintained websites to solicit customers to buy hydrocodone and other pills without valid prescriptions, …
November 20, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 09, 2023
… TikTok, and Snapchat—and encrypted platforms—like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr—to coordinate logistics … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
May 09, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… TikTok, and Snapchat—and encrypted platforms—like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr—to coordinate logistics … state and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl …
May 05, 2023
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Fall River Man Arrested For Selling Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App

August 30, 2024
… River Man Arrested For Selling Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App August 30, 2024 New England Contact Info … selling drugs and machineguns that he advertised on the Telegram app. Benjamin Hunt, 26, was charged by  criminal … advertised drugs, firearms and other contraband on Telegram, a cloud-based application. Hunt would then …
August 30, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 08, 2023
… TikTok, and Snapchat—and encrypted platforms—like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr—to coordinate logistics … platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr. “The Sinaloa …
May 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… TikTok, and Snapchat—and encrypted platforms—like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr—to coordinate logistics … platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr. “The Sinaloa …
May 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of “Silk Road” Website

October 25, 2013
… October 25, 2013 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. … Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … was seized. ULBRICHT deliberately operated Silk Road as an online criminal marketplace designed to enable its users to …
October 25, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs

January 27, 2014
… Five Defendants Sentenced For On-Line Trafficking Of Prescription Drugs January 27, 2014 … alprazolam, and Diazapam, to others by way of a large on-line pharmaceutical operation.  A federal indictment was … and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Stevan Buys. On …
January 27, 2014
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DEA One Pill Can Kill Social Media Campaign

October 09, 2024
… Learn more at www.dea.gov/onepill #DYK that you cannot buy a legitimate pharmaceutical drug on social media?  Not … use. Parental Resources Fake Pills: What You Need to Know Buying Drugs Online: What You Should Know Wyatt’s Story Drug Overdoses …
October 09, 2024
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Milford Man Who Used Telegram App to Traffic Drugs Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison

September 11, 2024
… Milford Man Who Used Telegram App to Traffic Drugs Sentenced to 3 Years in … of supervised release, for distributing various drugs on Telegram, an encrypted phone messaging application. … pills containing methamphetamine, and other drugs, on Telegram.  He then distributed the drugs to customers in …
September 11, 2024
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Member Of “Los Piojos” Cocaine Trafficking Family, Responsible For Importing Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 Million In Assets Seized

June 15, 2017
… Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 … derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling cocaine; and (2) Transport or …
June 15, 2017
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 08, 2023
… TikTok, and Snapchat—and encrypted platforms—like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr—to coordinate logistics … platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr. “The Sinaloa …
May 08, 2023
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Suspected online drug dealer indicted in fentanyl overdose death

October 11, 2018
… Suspected online drug dealer indicted in fentanyl overdose death … website to illegally sell prescription pills. “Unless you buy your prescription pills from a legitimate pharmacy, it’s …
October 11, 2018
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 08, 2023
… TikTok, and Snapchat—and encrypted platforms—like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr—to coordinate logistics … platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr. “The Sinaloa …
May 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… TikTok, and Snapchat—and encrypted platforms—like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr—to coordinate logistics … platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr. “The Sinaloa …
May 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… TikTok, and Snapchat—and encrypted platforms—like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr—to coordinate logistics … platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr. “The Sinaloa …
May 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… TikTok, and Snapchat—and encrypted platforms—like WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr—to coordinate logistics … platforms, including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat, WhatsApp, Telegram, Signal, Wire, and Wickr. “The Sinaloa …
May 05, 2023
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Heroin Distributor Gets Nearly 33 Years In Federal Prison In Mexican Mafia Case

February 05, 2016
… Heroin Distributor Gets Nearly 33 Years In Federal Prison In Mexican Mafia Case February … Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 1433 West Loop South Suite 600 Houston , TX 77027-9506 United … was found to be the main distributor of heroin. He would buy the drugs wholesale from Mexico and distribute it …
February 05, 2016