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Houston Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Violations

… conspiracy to commit money laundering, which were committed from 2013 to 2017 in both the Houston and Beaumont areas. … organization that was distributing large amounts of drugs from Mexico to various cities in the United States for … luxury automobile dealership in Houston by accepting cash from known drug dealers in return for luxury vehicles. As …
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Illegal alien charged in money laundering conspiracy and for firearms violation

… and transferred the proceeds of the drug trafficking from May 28, 2014, to Nov. 1, 2017. He is further charged with being an alien from Mexico, illegally and unlawfully in the United States, …
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Quiroga brothers sentenced in drug and bulk cash smuggling conspiracy

… to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to smuggle bulk cash from Mexico, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in … two brothers were involved in the conspiracy which spanned from April 1, 2015, to on or about Oct. 16, 2015.   The … his brother to transport more than 20 kilograms of cocaine from Laredo to the Houston area. Authorities observed …
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DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27

… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
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Twelve arrested in connection with San Antonio-based heroin and cocaine

… alleges that the organization sourced its narcotics from Joe Anthony Ramirez and others.   The second indictment … and cocaine to street-level dealers and collect proceeds from narcotics sales all across San Antonio. Authorities are … beginning next week. The defendants face sentences ranging from up to 20 years imprisonment to up to life imprisonment …
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Dominican Man Sentenced to 10 Years as Member of Maritime Cocaine-Trafficking Conspiracy

… maritime shipments of bulk quantities of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. Once the cocaine … Hernandez-Trinidad received maritime shipments of cocaine from the Dominican Republic. On one occasion, … facilitated a 300-kilogram cocaine shipment from the Dominican Republic to Puerto Rico. …
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Las Cruces Man Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

… a controlled purchase of a machinegun conversion device from Victor Andrew Pardo Jr., 26, in Las Cruces, New Mexico, … controlled purchase of approximately 249.6 grams of cocaine from Pardo in El Paso, Texas. Surveillance agents observed Pardo travel from his residence in Las Cruces to the meeting location, …
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Convicted by Federal Jury in Amarillo

… trial that began on March 17, 2026, jurors heard testimony from a handful of law enforcement witnesses and considered … and Nesbitt informed the trooper that they were traveling from Lancaster to Atlanta to visit Nesbitt’s brother for a … along with a receipt showing the camera was purchased from a Lancaster, California store the morning the vehicle …
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DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboards Remind Omaha Community of Local Threat, Work to be Done

… America is DEA’s commitment to protecting the United States from synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl, by disrupting … removed approximately one million deadly doses of fentanyl from Nebraska communities, enough to kill the entire Omaha … labs reported a decline in fentanyl powder purity dropping from 20% in 2024 to 10/3% in 2025.  The billboards in Omaha …
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Former Anesthesiology Resident Who Worked at Seattle Children's, UW Medicine, and Harborview Medical Center, Sentenced for Stealing and Using Narcotic Pain Medicine While on Duty

… patients at Children’s – the youngest was just 11-days old. From the beginning of his shift, Voegel-Podadera began … selfishly diverted powerful pain medication away from patients, including young children and infants, while …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Takes Down Drug and Gun Trafficking Ring; Six Arrested

… investigators made more than 30 controlled purchases from redistributors totaling more than one kilogram of … on state narcotics charges.  Analysis of a cellphone seized from him at the time of his arrest revealed cache folders … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF New Haven comprises agents and …
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Leader Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Involving Attempted Murder and Drug Trafficking

… law enforcement recorded controlled purchases of a firearm from Centeio, as well as purchases of over 500 grams of cocaine and cocaine base from Centeio directly or through his cousin and co-defendant … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Boston is comprised of agents …
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Three Defendants in Significant Gun and Drug Involved Cases in Western Washington Sentenced to Prison

… in terms of lives lost and all of the ripple effects from people who are addicted.” In asking for a seven-year … heard on a wiretap discussing a shoot-out in Federal Way. From that point on, investigators worked to identify those …
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DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… two dozen pill press machines in October, including two from Kansas, further highlights this trend. “Fentanyl Free … apparent during Operation Fentanyl Free America.  Aside from producing less potent fentanyl, cartels have … importance of public engagement. DEA encourages everyone from community leaders, clergy, educators, parents, …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
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Prolific Drug Distributor with Lengthy Criminal Record Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang

… shotgun and an SKS rifle, which as a felon he is prohibited from possessing. Escoto denies being a member of an Aryan … three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … Administration (DEA) with critical investigative teamwork from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Washington …
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DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge

… across 49 counties in Northern and Central California, from Bakersfield to the Oregon border. He worked closely … across the agency. Clark holds a Bachelor’s degree from Southeast Missouri State University and earned his Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. He is a member …
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Wasilla, Alaska Man Indicted for Distributing Carfentanil Resulting in Two Overdoses, One Fatal and One Non-Fatal

… the urgent need to protect our Alaskan communities from the deadly impact that the illicit sale of controlled … are prosecuting the case, with assistance and collaboration from the State of Alaska Department of Law. Learn more:  … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime and drug trafficking. …
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Eleven Members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Charged

… quantities of narcotics and firearms, have been removed from our streets.” “Long-term operations of this magnitude … and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, arising from his commission of a gang-related gunpoint assault in … officers recovered seven .40 caliber shell casings from the shooting scene. On Nov. 5, 2020, law enforcement …
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Doctor and Eight Others Charged with Distributing Opioids and Other Pills

… in a scheme to obtain and fill the prescriptions from Smith and distribute the pills through illegal … for participating in a scheme to obtain oxycodone pills from a different Midtown Manhattan doctor and illegally sell … Russo obtained prescriptions in their names for oxycodone from the midtown doctor in their names and would get them …
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Major Seizure of Approximately 300,000 “Rainbow Fentanyl” Pills and Over 20 Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl in the Bronx

… colors and another 20 pounds of fentanyl in powdered form from a drug stash location in the Bronx. The apartment, … Task Force, which consists of agents and investigators from the DEA, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, … and the associated violence off of our streets and away from our most vulnerable. These drug traffickers are brazen, …
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Meth Conversion Lab Found in Vacant Bronx Apartment

… 682-6256 Law enforcement safely dismantled lab, across from school playground, that was converting 22 pounds of … six-story residential building, directly across the street from a public elementary school. On Feb. 3, 2021, the NYPD … approximately 45 grams of heroin, and thousands of pills from a cabinet above the sink.  Also recovered were two …
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Physician sentenced to seven years in prison for patients’ deaths

… two years post release supervision on 34 counts stemming from illegal sales of prescriptions for controlled … Strike Force, Group Z-23, and HRA, with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk … overdosed within three days of receiving prescriptions from the physician. Reckless Endangerment charges relate to …
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Seven individuals arrested for allegedly operating an advance fee loan scheme

…   “This case involved many disparate complaints from all over the country, and the investigators and … the defendants would cease contact with the victims.   From 2016 through early 2018, Boudourakis allegedly operated …
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DEA Hosts Local and State Agencies at the El Paso Intelligence Center 2024 Law Enforcement Partners Summit

… Law Enforcement Partners Summit. Various representatives from local and state law enforcement agencies meet and greet … Summit. Download Original Image Various representatives from local and state law enforcement agencies meet and greet … EPIC 2024 Law Enforcement Summit. These agencies, who came from various communities across the country, were able to …
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Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Today in Federal Court

… follow the initial indictment and arrest of eighteen people from the Houston, Texas, area in November 2023. Defendants … and 41 others were named in this superseding indictment. From February 2022 to November 2023, the Drug Enforcement …
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U.S. Attorney Announces Law Enforcement Actions Directed at Fentanyl Trafficking in Santa Cruz County

… Geronimo, on May 1, 2024, shortly before noon, detectives from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling … the lobby of the hotel was empty, and Alvarez walked away from the hotel lobby and to the rear of the motel.  A later … Sarah Griswold are prosecuting the cases with assistance from Elise Etter, Susan Kreider, and Lynette Dixon.  These …
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Mexican National Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… front driver’s side of the vehicle and began to grab items from the bed of the truck. Officers gave commands for … Jimenez claimed that he had borrowed the truck from a friend but was unable to provide the friend’s name … House pending trial. In July 2022, Jimenez absconded from supervision and a warrant was issued for his arrest. …
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Prison Sentence for Perjurer Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Office for the Middle District of Georgia was recused from the case, which was prosecuted by the Southern District … “With the removal of drugs, weapons, and 13 defendants from the streets, the citizens of Bibb County will be … also seized 39 illegally possessed firearms, ranging from pistols and shotguns to assault-style rifles. In …