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Two Mexican drug traffickers charged with the murder of a Mexican soldier and conspiring to import cocaine into the United States

January 29, 2020
… Photo of fifty caliber rifle adn ammunition seized from Truck.jpeg NEW YORK – DEA New York Division Special … DEA agents began tracking an aircraft traveling northbound from the Caribbean Coast of Venezuela. The aircraft landed …
January 29, 2020
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Second leader of major opioid trafficking organization sentenced in Rochester

March 04, 2019
… imported bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers China. They ordered the furanyl … to transport 5,330 blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl from Elmira to North Carolina in October 2016. On Oct. 25, … can with a false bottom containing the 5,330 blue pills from inside Prettyman’s vehicle.             In early 2017, …
March 04, 2019
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Doctor convicted on nine counts in connection with oxycodone and fentanyl diversion scheme

February 22, 2019
… drug dealing is all the more shocking coming as it did from a licensed medical professional who has taken an oath … filed in the case, and evidence introduced at trial:   From approximately 2015 until his arrest in November 2017, …
February 22, 2019
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DEA Heroin Enforcement Team, Long Island Heroin Task Force, ATF, Nassau County Police Department and Suffolk County DA team up to arrest 19 members of drug ring

November 08, 2018
… and the Long Island Heroin Task Force, comprising officers from the Suffolk County Police Department, Nassau County … gang members, removed large amounts of illegal drugs from our streets and confiscated illegal weapons, thus … agencies, we will continue to remove these criminals from our communities and I congratulate all on a job well …
November 08, 2018
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Head of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking ring pleads guilty

October 26, 2018
… imported bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers in China. They ordered the furanyl … to transport 5,330 blue pills containing furanyl fentanyl from Elmira to North Carolina in October 2016. On Oct. 25, … can with a false bottom containing the 5,330 blue pills from inside Prettyman’s vehicle. In early 2017, Thatcher …
October 26, 2018
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Eleven defendants charged in federal court with committing narcotics and firearms offenses in the Bronx

October 29, 2018
… supports the NYPD in their efforts to protect New Yorkers from drug traffickers and the associated violence,” said … trade,” said Manhattan U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman. “From feeding the opioid crisis through the sale of …
October 29, 2018
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Large-scale Cocaine Importers Sentenced to Federal Prison

March 05, 2025
… Liberty, Richmond, and Tattnall counties, and elsewhere, from as early as January 2016. Led by Daniel Morales-Jimenez … quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and other drugs from and through Puerto Rico, into Florida and the Southern … as a kilo-quantity distributor who obtained cocaine from Morales-Jimenez, arranging importation into the …
March 05, 2025
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Leader Of Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 22.5 Years In Prison

February 08, 2025
… Perez was ordered to forfeit his rights to the residence from which Perez distributed fentanyl. “Fentanyl kills over … oxycodone pills containing fentanyl.  Perez fled from Rhode Island to New York upon hearing of the searches … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
February 08, 2025
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Two Members of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Rings Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

January 31, 2025
… three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … was led by the FBI with critical investigative teamwork from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Homeland … Department of Corrections and significant local assistance from the Tacoma Police Department, Pierce County Sheriff’s …
January 31, 2025
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U.S. Attorney's Office and DEA Announce Federal Charges Against Albuquerque Based Drug Trafficking Organization

October 29, 2024
… Albuquerque Classics. Throughout 2024, undercover agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) conducted … purchases of cocaine, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine from the brothers,  Gastelum , Chavey , and Vargas . In … Administration investigated this case with assistance from the Internal Revenue Service. Assistant United States …
October 29, 2024
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Leaders of Dangerous Mexican Drug Cartel Responsible for Extreme Violence Charged with International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

October 16, 2024
… criminal organizations to protect our citizens from their unlawful actions,” said HSI Executive Associate … (DEA) Houston Field Division. “The DEA has never wavered from the global fight against this vicious, ruthless cartel … DEA Houston Division investigated the case, with assistance from the DEA Mexico City Country Office. HSI New York …
October 16, 2024
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Mexican National Trafficking Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to 12 Years

September 10, 2024
… thousands of fentanyl pills to Rocky Mount, tried to flee from deputies, and ditched their ride in a Battleboro field. … Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) received information from a confidential source that a large shipment of … how our partnerships effectively remove dangerous criminals from harming our communities. Teamwork is the only way we …
September 10, 2024
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Two Defendants Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose

June 04, 2024
… Seau purchased at least $1,200 worth of fentanyl pills from co-defendant Cavanaugh in La Mesa. Thereafter, Seau … San Diego Police Chief David Nisleit. “The impacts we see from Fentanyl sales is overwhelming and destructive, … has charged eight fentanyl dealers with homicide stemming from selling or furnishing fentanyl-laced drugs. In 2021 and …
June 04, 2024
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Seven Defendants Arrested in Joint State/Federal Investigation into Myrtle Beach Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

October 12, 2021
… this investigation with significant participation from the following agencies: Myrtle Beach Police Department, … today because these poly-drug traffickers have been removed from the streets.” “The United States Attorney’s Office … officers and agents, along with the support we receive from our community members, shows the continued commitment …
October 12, 2021
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Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

January 26, 2024
… Jackson further admitted that he acquired fentanyl powder from a source outside the United States, the “M30” punch and die sets from China and commercially manufactured binding powder from a company in the U.S. Jackson began renting the St. …
January 26, 2024
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering, Drug And Firearm Offenses

January 25, 2024
… assaulted rival gang member; drugs, firearm seized from stash house in Hingham BOSTON – A Boston man has … Wesson .38 caliber revolver and $15,597 in cash were seized from his stash house in Hingham. Santos was previously … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
January 25, 2024
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Approximately 40 Individuals Arrested in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Takedown

January 24, 2024
… (571) 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov Defendants are from East Mississippi, Mexico, California, Texas, and … in the Southern District of Mississippi charging defendants from Lauderdale, Newton, Neshoba, Scott, and Jasper counties … as Mexico, California, Texas, and Alabama. The charges stem from a four-year federal investigation of multiple drug …
January 24, 2024
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Malas Manas Transnational Criminal Organization Leadership Indicted on Charges of Human Smuggling and Drug Trafficking

December 14, 2023
… drug smuggling through the movement of monetary instruments from the United States to the Republic of Mexico.  The indictment further alleges that from 2019 until 2023 Roman-Figueroa, Bernal, … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on intelligence …
December 14, 2023
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15 Charged after FBI Task Force Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking Rings

December 01, 2023
… have been charged with federal offenses stemming from the distribution of cocaine, crack cocaine, and … U.S. Attorney’s Office.  The continued support we receive from our federal partners makes our community safer.” U.S. … The FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task includes members from the FBI, the Waterbury Police Department, the Naugatuck …
December 01, 2023
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Repeat Offender and Prolific Fentanyl Trafficker is Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

July 20, 2023
… the CS and seized approximately 1.5 kilograms of fentanyl from his vehicle. According to court documents, Davis … fentanyl and cocaine shipped in bulk via the U.S. Mail from a supplier based in California. Davis mailed cash drug … Davis has a prior federal drug trafficking conviction from the Western District of North Carolina, and he is not …
July 20, 2023
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Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

April 13, 2023
… drug trafficking and distribution enterprise that stretched from Alaska to Arizona, California, Massachusetts, Michigan, … Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Ohio and Pennsylvania. From 2016 through October 2020, Pompa-Villa, the leader of …
April 13, 2023
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Spouse and Cousin of Drug Trafficking Ringleader Sentenced to Significant Prison Terms for Their Roles in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

March 23, 2023
… we removed significant amounts of narcotics and firearms from the community and prevented the organization from using its proceeds to further their illicit schemes.” … load of methamphetamine that was coming to Washington State from California, disguised in boxes for household items.  …
March 23, 2023
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Fentanyl Pill Press Operator Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison

February 10, 2023
… children. We will not rest until we stop this killer drug from circulating in our communities.  We urge everyone to … That night, agents also attempted to follow Mr. Warren from a residence in Saginaw, but he began driving … Shortly thereafter, agents spotted smoke emanating from a nearby field and found Mr. Warren’s truck had skidded …
February 10, 2023
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Leader of Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to Ten Years

September 16, 2022
… Organized Shipments of Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth, and Cocaine from Arizona and Southern California Drugs hidden in secret … that fentanyl is having on our society, given that deaths from fentanyl have skyrocketed.” “This investigation … of the conspiracies engaged in trafficking activities from Mexico, through California, Arizona, Nevada, and …
September 16, 2022
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Upper East Side doctor convicted in Brooklyn Federal Court of causing overdose death of a patient

July 18, 2018
… they help cut off the supply of drugs and stop fraudsters from exploiting vulnerable people. I want to thank the DEA, … believe that they have helped prevent many more New Yorkers from falling into addiction and death.” “Dr. Tesher … pharmacy and pharmacy chain; removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
July 18, 2018
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Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

November 02, 2021
… and fentanyl distribution ring.  The drugs were coming up from California and were being distributed in King, Pierce, … and Bremerton Police Department (BPD), with assistance from  Tahoma Narcotics Enforcement (TNET); the Seattle, … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives (ATF) with support from Northwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas ( …
November 02, 2021
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New Reward Offered for the Capture of Jian Zhang

August 30, 2021
… States and Canada. According to a 2017 federal indictment from the U.S. Attorney’s Office District of North Dakota, … already been convicted and sentenced to penalties ranging from 20 years to life imprisonment.  These strict sentences … Attorney’s Office, District of North Dakota with assistance from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon, …
August 30, 2021
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

May 29, 2018
… hired Dr. Hallaba to write prescriptions at his clinic.  From September 2015 to April 2017, both doctors are alleged … Wellston Clinic Pharmacy. The grand jury alleges that from September 1 to December 9, 2015, Dr. Ferris signed …
May 29, 2018
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

June 29, 2018
… hired Dr. Hallaba to write prescriptions at his clinic.  From September 2015 to April 2017, both doctors are alleged … Wellston Clinic Pharmacy. The grand jury alleges that from September 1 to December 9, 2015, Dr. Ferris signed …
June 29, 2018
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Several charged in $9.6 million opioid distribution conspiracy

June 01, 2018
… Andrei Tibu, 30, of Canton      The indictment alleges that from January 2015 through March 2018, these pharmacists and … this crisis, disrupting any financial benefit received from the sale of dangerous prescription drugs that plague … in monetary transactions with the criminal cash proceeds from her illicit pharmacy business.      This case is being …
June 01, 2018