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DEA NEWS: Valley-wide Synthetic Drug Takedown

… takedown, DEA and participating agencies had already seized 33 kilograms of (“Spice”) and several raw chemicals to …
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DEA Phoenix Participates In U.S. Marshals “Operation Justice V”

… during “OPERATION JUSTICE V” include: 1.) Richard Jones, 33, a registered sex offender, was arrested for “Arson of an …
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Pleads Guilty To Narcotics Trafficking Crimes Carrying Sentence Of 20 Years To Life And $1 Billion In Forfeiture

… May 31, 2013 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. … and Tanisha Payne. The Defendant: Jimmy Cournoyer Age: 33 On …
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Two KC Men Plead Guilty To $1.2 Million Oxycodone Conspiracy

… Wichita - (316) 838-2500 Missouri Cape Girardeau - (573) 334-1534 Jefferson City - (573) 635-1331 Springfield - (417) 888-9800 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - -On … to plead guilty in this case. Joy, Katherine E. Beaven, 33, Timothy D. Kroenke, 27, and Nicholas Destefano, 38, all …
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Richmond Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Latest Firearms Conviction

Richmond Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Latest Firearms Conviction December 16, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov …
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Hampton Roads heroin trafficker sentenced to over 23 years in prison

Hampton Roads heroin trafficker sentenced to over 23 years in prison December 10, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th October 22, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops September 25, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Virginian Native Christopher C. Goumenis Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

Virginian Native Christopher C. Goumenis Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division September 05, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Two Drug Trafficking Co-Conspirators Sentenced to 15-Year Prison Terms

Two Drug Trafficking Co-Conspirators Sentenced to 15-Year Prison Terms August 07, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Chesapeake Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused High School Student’s Death

Chesapeake Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused High School Student’s Death July 30, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office …
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Eastside Rollin 20s Crips members and associates indicted

Eastside Rollin 20s Crips members and associates indicted June 20, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
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Two Charged in Connection with Search of Bronx Drug Mail Distribution Center Containing Approximately 100,000 Pills Suspected of Fentanyl and Meth

… services elevates the danger of ordering pills from rogue online platforms and social media.  Fentanyl is the greatest …
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China-Based Chemical Company, Its Director and Senior Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and Distribution

… 100 countries, including the United States, and advertised online and through various social media platforms. Hubei …
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DEA Serves Immediate Suspension Order on Northgate Pharmacy in Waldorf, Maryland

DEA Serves Immediate Suspension Order on Northgate Pharmacy in Waldorf, Maryland January 27, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov …
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Laurel Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Bringing Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland

Laurel Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Bringing Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland September 28, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public …
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11 Wholesale Narcotics Traffickers Indicted for Supplying Baltimore Drug Dealers

11 Wholesale Narcotics Traffickers Indicted for Supplying Baltimore Drug Dealers August 10, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization, Trafficking Cocaine Across Maryland and Bribing U.S. Postal Letter Carriers, Sentenced

Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization, Trafficking Cocaine Across Maryland and Bribing U.S. Postal Letter Carriers, Sentenced August 02, 2021 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office …
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DEA Washington Division Saw a Surge of Over 250% in Fentanyl Pill Seizures in 2023

DEA Washington Division Saw a Surge of Over 250% in Fentanyl Pill Seizures in 2023 January 26, 2024 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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DEA Washington Division is Ready to Celebrate the 25th National Drug Take Back Day Across the DMV

DEA Washington Division is Ready to Celebrate the 25th National Drug Take Back Day Across the DMV October 16, 2023 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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19 Arrested on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA

19 Arrested on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA September 07, 2023 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Indictment Charges Alleged Members of Drug Trafficking Organization in Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Charges

Indictment Charges Alleged Members of Drug Trafficking Organization in Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Charges June 27, 2023 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison After Being Convicted of Racketeering, Including Murders, and Federal Drug Charges

MS-13 Gang Member Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison After Being Convicted of Racketeering, Including Murders, and Federal Drug Charges January 13, 2023 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public …
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Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Two Murders and an Attempted Murder October 31, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 …
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Laurel Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Kilograms of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Marijuana Through the U.S. Mail

Laurel Man Sentenced to 17 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Kilograms of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Marijuana Through the U.S. Mail October 20, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information …
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DEA Washington Division Announces the Seizure of Over 8 Million of Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

DEA Washington Division Announces the Seizure of Over 8 Million of Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022 January 26, 2023 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Department of Justice Announces Results of Operation Dark HunTor

… targeting for disruption and dismantlement of the online sale of illegal drugs, especially fentanyl and other …
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Six Albuquerque Residents Indicted On Federal Robbery, Firearms And Prescription Drug Trafficking Crimes Arising Out Of Pharmacy Robberies

… (24 hours) (505) 889-1300. Tips also can be submitted online at https://tips.fbi.gov . On …
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Attorney General Chiesa Announces New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program

… Division of Consumer Affairs on Facebook , and check our online calendar of upcoming Consumer Outreach events. On …
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Pain Clinic Owners, Distributors And Runners Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring To Operate “Pill Mills”

Pain Clinic Owners, Distributors And Runners Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring To Operate “Pill Mills” May 28, 2015 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …