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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 10, 2022
… Fentanyl Awareness Day, DEA released a video announcement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram stressing the dangers of … The Faces of Fentanyl , to commemorate the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning.  If you would like to submit a …
May 10, 2022
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Guatemalan National Indicted on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

March 18, 2022
… step in disrupting the corridor of illicit drug trafficking from Central America into the United States,” said U.S. … seizures of narcotics, firearms and U.S. Currency from international cartels,” said Chad Plantz, Special Agent …
March 18, 2022
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San Diego Resident Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

December 28, 2021
… recognize the threat to middle and high school students from the plague of fentanyl. This case must be a call to … in overdose deaths in San Diego County. Investigators from Team 10, as well as the Coronado Police Department and …
December 28, 2021
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San Diego Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Overdose Death

November 19, 2021
… County. Team 10 is a specialty unit, with investigators from HSI, FBI, San Diego Police Department, CA Department of … put an end to these tragic losses.” For those who suffer from addiction, please know there is help. Call the Crisis …
November 19, 2021
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San Diego Man Pleads Guilty in Fentanyl Overdose Death

May 19, 2021
… this case. Team 10 is a specialty unit, with investigators from DEA, HSI, FBI, San Diego Police Department, CA … supply drugs in fatal overdose cases. For those who suffer from addiction, please know there is help. Call the Crisis …
May 19, 2021
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Lakeside Gang Member Sentenced to 14½ Years in Prison in Fentanyl Overdose Death

October 28, 2020
… at the scene of her overdose. Upon securing consent from the victim’s mother and searching the phone, agents … supply drugs in fatal overdose cases. For those who suffer from addiction, please know there is help. Call the Crisis …
October 28, 2020
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Drug dealer pleads guilty in fentanyl overdose death

March 04, 2020
… of lives stolen. In this case, the victim is a young woman from Ramona who was just starting off in life.  The … supply drugs in fatal overdose cases. For those who suffer from addiction, please know there is help. Call the Crisis …
March 04, 2020
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Trafficker smuggling large quantities of deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine sentenced to 168 months

December 23, 2019
… for conspiring to smuggle more than 450,000 fentanyl pills from Mexico into the United States during a nine-month … to Americans who decide to smuggle fentanyl and other drugs from Mexico: If you aren’t caught at the border, DEA and our …
December 23, 2019
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Former MLB All-Star Pitcher Esteban Loaiza sentenced to three years for cocaine trafficking

March 08, 2019
… The packages of cocaine are depicted in the attached photos from the government’s sentencing papers.   In court, the … a success story…But it’s still something people can learn from.”       On …
March 08, 2019
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Federal Grand Jury indicts Buffalo Man and Woman on Narcotics Conspiracy and Cocaine Charges

May 12, 2021
… a controlled delivery of the parcel but there was no answer from within the residence. While the investigator was … into custody at that time and the parcel was recovered from the vehicle. Buffalo Police Officers located Camacho …
May 12, 2021
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Syracuse man sentenced to drug trafficking charges

July 17, 2020
… and to forfeit to the government $10,000 in proceeds from his drug trafficking activity.  Pursuant to his plea … of 2018, he repeatedly acquired multiple ounces of cocaine from one of his co-conspirators, which Starkey then …
July 17, 2020
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Federal Jury finds Buffalo man guilty of multiple cocaine charges

July 02, 2019
… executed a search warrant on a suspicious package mailed from San Diego, California. The package was addressed to an … executed a search warrant on another suspicious package from San Diego, Ca., which was addressed to a recipient …
July 02, 2019
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DEA celebrates Red Ribbon Week with special guest Mika Camarena

October 29, 2018
… visible stand against drugs by celebrating Red Ribbon Week from October 23-31. Red Ribbon Week raises awareness of drug … by drug traffickers. Shortly after his death, citizens from his hometown of Calexico, California, began wearing red …
October 29, 2018
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Lafayette man sentenced to nearly 13 years for drug and gun charges

August 14, 2018
… in Lafayette and Jeff Davis parishes that took place from April 2017 to August 2017. Law enforcement agents found …
August 14, 2018
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as a part of the 18th National Drug Take Back

October 22, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … more being added each day Collection sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The public can find a …
October 22, 2019
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Grand Junction Man Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in Death

April 19, 2021
… and 2018, Holder imported tens of thousands of these pills from Mexico into Western Colorado where he and his … Acting U.S. Attorney Matt Kirsch.  “Bruce Holder profited from that ignorance, while one of his customers paid for it …
April 19, 2021
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Georgia Inmate Convicted of Trafficking Methamphetamine

December 15, 2022
… the shipments of multiple kilograms of methamphetamine from the Atlanta area into the Western District of North … the delivery of more than 100 kilograms of methamphetamine from Georgia into North Carolina. The federal jury convicted …
December 15, 2022
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Savitz Drug Store to Pay $275,000 to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations

January 06, 2023
… diversion of controlled pharmaceutical and listed chemicals from legitimate sources,” said Robert J. Murphy, the Special … divert 46 bottles of Promethazine with Codeine (Schedule V) from Savitz over a three-month timeframe. Promethazine with …
January 06, 2023
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New Bedford Man Sentenced for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

July 26, 2023
… 2022 and approximately June 2022, Cruz purchased fentanyl from the DTO that he then redistributed to others. … communications depicted Cruz discussing purchasing fentanyl from the DTO. In addition, surveillance footage showed other …
July 26, 2023
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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

July 12, 2023
… methamphetamine to a cooperating witness in amounts ranging from 100 to almost 280 grams. Velez supplied Lunn with the … with money to purchase 280 grams of methamphetamine from Lunn. Elwell is the last of the four defendants to …
July 12, 2023
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CVS To Pay $70,000 To Resolve Allegations That It Filled Fake Prescriptions

June 26, 2023
… miss a critical opportunity to prevent prescription drugs from being misused or diverted for unlawful uses or into the … and Xanax. This affirmative civil enforcement resulted from two separate criminal investigations into individuals …
June 26, 2023
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East Hartford Man Charged with Fentanyl Distribution Offenses

June 22, 2023
… investigators made two controlled purchases of fentanyl from Lewis. On June 7, 2023, a grand jury in New Haven … The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA and the Manchester, Glastonbury, West Haven, …
June 22, 2023
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Convicted Felon Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Illegally Possessing Eight Firearms and Over 600 Rounds of Ammunition

May 24, 2023
… with firearms and/or ammunition, who are legally prohibited from doing so. These weapons continue to be used to further … him and in his vehicle. At the time, Ramsay was prohibited from possessing firearms and ammunition under federal law as …
May 24, 2023
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Providence Man Admits to Possessing Cocaine with Intent to Distribute

May 31, 2023
… more than a half kilogram of cocaine that was mailed from Puerto Rico and was addressed for delivery to a … a suspicious package that had been sent through the mail from Puerto Rico to Providence. During the investigation, a …
May 31, 2023
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Former Plaistow Man Sentenced for Trafficking More than 2 Pounds of Cocaine in New Hampshire

May 23, 2023
… led the investigation. Valuable assistance was provided from the Massachusetts State Police and the Haverhill Police … United States Attorney Charles L. Rombeau, with assistance from Assistant United States Attorney Robert Rabuck on the …
May 23, 2023
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Rochester Woman Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

May 12, 2023
… of federal and local law enforcement stopped those drugs from entering the community.” Brown and Sargent sold drugs multiple times from their hotel room in Portsmouth. When law enforcement …
May 12, 2023
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East Windsor Man Sentenced to Prison for Oxycodone Prescription Fraud Scheme

May 11, 2023
… made in court, Kemp obtained blank prescription paper from employees of various Connecticut medical practices.  He … then sold the pills to individuals suffering from opioid addictions. Kemp and his co-conspirators were …
May 11, 2023
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Indictment Charges Postal Employee with Cocaine Distribution, Mail Theft

April 27, 2023
… post office opening two mail packages, removing two items from the packages, and placing the items in the trunk of his … Haven Police Departments.  The Task Force includes members from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Postal …
April 27, 2023
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Rochester Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

April 01, 2023
… his co-defendant Jennelle Brown sold drugs multiple times from their hotel room in Portsmouth.  Law enforcement then … and Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration and Strafford …
April 01, 2023
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Twice Convicted Drug Trafficker Detained in Third Drug Trafficking Investigation

March 13, 2023
… his position at UPS to attempt to locate a package shipped from Columbia that contained multiple kilograms of cocaine, … Custom and Border Protection intercepted a package sent from Colombia and it was discovered that it contained …
March 13, 2023