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DEA to host Youth Drug Summit for Kensington & Fairhill Elementary School children

… on Nov. 27, 2018, as part of the DEA’s 360 Strategy.  Over 350 students from the Alexander K. McClure Elementary …
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Bergen County man sentenced to 63 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

… of methamphetamine to an individual for approximately $350 in cash. Law enforcement agents observed DelaCruz leave …
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Three men admit roles in Passaic County cocaine trafficking conspiracy

… dashboard. Law enforcement officers also discovered $297,350 in cash in Perez’s residence. A search of Pimentel’s …
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DEA Celebrates 50 Years

January 16, 2025
DEA Celebrates 50 Years Creation of the DEA (July 1, 1973) Creation of the DEA (July 1, 1973) In 1973, President Richard Nixon declared “an all-out global war on the drug menace” and sent Reorganization Plan No. 2 to Congress. “Right now,” he pointed out, …
January 16, 2025
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Turner man sentenced to six years in prison for cultivating marijuana and other offenses

… 104 sheets of marijuana concentrate and more than 350 marijuana plants. In his residence, agents seized …
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Grant County man sentenced to 78 months for possession of methamphetamine and firearms

… from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office found more than 350 grams of methamphetamine, along with scales, packaging …
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Over six tons of prescription drugs and vaping devices collected in DEA Take Back

… the fall of 2010 rises to over 12,700,000 pounds, or 6,350 tons.    On …
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DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

… in communities across the country discarded more than 350 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of …
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Ocala Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years For Distributing Cocaine And Money Laundering

… and money laundering. He was also ordered to forfeit $350,000 worth of real property that was traceable to the …
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Record Heroin Seizure In Salem County, NJ

… indicated that the drugs have an estimated value of $350,000 with a potential for producing nearly 400,000 …
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Florida Pill Mill Doctor Found Guilty On 17 Counts Of Drug Charges

… a board certified pain management doctor, faces up to 350 years in prison.  The conviction comes following a three …
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… a co-conspirator in which they discussed the sale of about 350 grams of heroin. Agents were also watching the same day …
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To More Than 4 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

… was ordered to forfeit a 2006 Infiniti M35, a 2007 Lexus ES350, and $1,956 in cash that was seized from him at the time …
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Sherman Man Admits Role In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy

… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and four long guns./p> In …
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Shelton Man Admits Role In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy

… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and four long guns. In pleading …
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Bridgeport Man Admits Participating In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy

… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and four long guns. In pleading …
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Derby Man Admits Participating In Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Conspiracy

… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and several firearms, including …
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Shelton Man Involved In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy Is Sentenced

… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and four long guns.  On October …
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Coventry Man Admits Role In Steroid Distribution Conspiracy

… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and several firearms.  Koch was …
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New Fairfield Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing Marijuana

… investigation, investigators seized marijuana, more than $350,000 in cash, 10 firearms, vehicles and real property. On …
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Easton Police Commissioner Charged In Federal Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Investigation

… powder, more than 1,000 oxycodone pills, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine and four long guns. This matter …
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Role In Narcotics Trafficking Ring

… seized more than $100,000 in cash, 500 grams of cocaine, 350 grams of crack cocaine, several vehicles and jewelry. …
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Greenville Woman Gets 70 Month Prison Term In Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… to follow imprisonment, and she was also ordered to pay a $350 fine and a $100 special assessment. The violations took …
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

… and its Northern California partners have taken in nearly 350,000 pounds of unused medication.  Nationwide, over 7.1 …
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DEA and FDA warn website operators illegally offering opioids for sale

… have issued warning letters to four website owners of rogue online pharmacies offering to distribute or dispense … Pharmacy, there are currently tens of thousands of illicit online pharmacies. Given the severity of the opioid … poses significant risks to U.S. consumers. Preventing rogue online pharmacies from further flooding our communities with …
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DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

… of methamphetamine, 22,842 kilograms of cocaine, and 33 kilograms of heroin Currency Seizures: $18,644,105 Assets … crime. The public is encouraged to submit tips to the DEA online at dea.gov/submit-tip  or by calling 1-877-792-2873. …
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25th Operation High Tide Defendant Sentenced for Drug and Gun Crimes

… to Distribute Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl, and Marijuana 33 months Portia L. Carrington-Green, 46, Chesapeake … a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug-Trafficking Crime 336 months Johnnie Ross, 29 Portsmouth Distribution of …
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U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak issues progress report

… - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 … - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) 632-4297 Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) … sentencing. Read more on this case here . Targeting online suppliers, mainly from China and Mexico, who traffic …
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DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

… under this initiative accounted for the seizure of nearly $33 million in assets, approximately 3,140 firearms, almost … with fentanyl. This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and …
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Three Business Owners Charged with Wiring Drug Trafficking Money to Mexico

… 335.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, with an average street price of $300 per ounce, and more than 22.1 kilograms of heroin, with an average street price of $1,500 per ounce. The forfeiture allegations would …