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Tonawanda Man Sentenced To Over Ten Years In Prison For Cocaine And Marijuana Trafficking

… eight kilograms of cocaine and 100 pounds of marijuana from Himbury’s residence on St. Amelia Drive in Tonawanda. … Special Agent in Charge, New York Division, Investigators from the Buffalo Police Department, under the direction of …
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Five Arrested In Marijuana And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… received packages containing marijuana that were shipped from Denver, Colorado via a commercial delivery service.  … The defendants also conspired to send the cash proceeds from resulting marijuana sales to the supplier in Denver.  …
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Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcements Launched In New York

… to the Centers for Disease Control, 46 people die each day from an overdose of prescription painkillers in the United … number of people who sought treatment increased 136 percent from 2004 to 2013.  In particular, upstate New York, with a …
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Convenience Store Owner Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Spice

… The defendant regularly ordered shipments of the spice from sources across the country. Abdullah and his clerks … County health inspector served an order on Abdullah’s store from the New York State Department of Health banning the …
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Queens Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Murder-for-hire

… Victim-1 and a number of his associates stole heroin from the drug dealer. On the night of July 19, 1999, … sustained injuries but did not die.       GRACESQUI, 46, is from Queens, New York.  Mr. Bharara praised the …
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New York City Heroin, Cocaine Trafficker Found Guilty

… traffic more than 100 kilos of cocaine, 40 kilos of heroin from California to New York (NEW YORK -   - Preet Bharara, … of 100 kilograms of cocaine and 40 kilograms of heroin from California to New York. Williams held himself out to be …
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Marijuana Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Prison

… These middle managers helped protect and isolate Espindola from possible law enforcement contact. After 300 pounds of … by investigators in Chicago, Espindola separated himself from the undercover agents by putting Ramirez-Cardinez in …
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Two Indictments Against Valley Marijuana Cultivators

… Defendant Alleged to Have Directed Marijuana Conspiracy from Prison FRESNO, CA- - United States Attorney Benjamin B. … Intensity Drug Trafficking (HIDTA) Initiative with members from the California Department of Justice Bureau of Narcotic …
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Boston Area Distributors Of Fresno-Grown "Medical" Marijuana Sentenced

… that were posted with medicinal marijuana recommendations from two local doctors. Rather than cultivating the … and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, California …
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DEA Holds Its Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet.    The public can find a …
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Local, State, And Federal Agents Shut Down Two Commercial Marijuana Grow Operations

… That indictment charges Yan Ebyam, 34, most recently from Sacramento; Thomas Wesley Jopson, 62, of Rio Oso; David … florist facility in Sacramento. According to information from court documents previously filed in the matter, the …
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Fresno Man Pleads Guilty To Interstate Drug Shipments

… that were posted with medicinal marijuana recommendations from medical doctors. Rather than distributing the marijuana … and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, California …
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One Fresno Man And One Massachusetts Man Plead Guilty In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy

… that were posted with medicinal marijuana recommendations from two local doctors. Rather than distributing the … and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, California …
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East Coast Distributors Of Fresno-Grown Marijuana Plead Guilty

… that were posted with medicinal marijuana recommendations from two local doctors. Rather than distributing the … and the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, California …
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Community Event
April 25, 2026
April 25, 2026

Prescription Drug Take Back

6:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
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Too often, unused prescription drugs find their way into the wrong hands. That's dangerous and often tragic. That's why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets and turn in - safely and anonymously - a record amount of prescription drugs.
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Recruitment
May 22, 2023
May 22, 2023

Colorado Springs Military & Veterans Employment Expo (MVEE)

9:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Colorado Springs, CO
The MVEE is an annual event that has been held in May for over 10 years. It attracts transitioning service members, veterans and their spouses from the four local military bases and the local community in the Colorado Springs area. The MVEE is also open to the general public. This...
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2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

January 30, 2020
… public health data; open source reporting; and intelligence from other government agencies to determine which substances …
January 30, 2020
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Six Arrested at Fentanyl/Heroin Packaging Mill in the Bronx, New York

… Enforcement Task Force (DETF) Group T-22, with assistance from SNP’s Investigators Unit. DETF Group T-22 is comprised … packaging and bottling operation has been eradicated from our community" stated DEA New York Task Force Division … mill and removed a large quantity of deadly narcotics from our streets. The New York State Police will continue to …
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Kodiak, Alaska Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in 2022 Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

… Postal Inspectors identified a suspicious parcel shipped from California to Kodiak. Inspectors obtained a search … Can Kill,’ because it is likely that one pill originating from Mr. Pugal had just enough fentanyl in it to kill this … Office investigated the case, with significant assistance from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service Anchorage Domicile, …
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High-Ranking Members of Sinaloa Cartel Charged with Material Support of a Foreign Terrorist Organization and Narcoterrorism

… dismantling its operations, and protecting our community from its narcoterrorism.” The indictment alleges that the … 80 kilograms of methamphetamine and 50 kilograms of cocaine from communities in and around Southern Illinois. President … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
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Auburn, Washington Man Who Converted Garage to a Fentanyl Pill Manufacturing Lab Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

… learned that Elias was purchasing drugs including fentanyl from another target of investigation and later determined he … the dangers of his scheme and took steps to protect himself from overdose and violence, callously disregarding these … proud that DEA and our partners could protect our community from him and this sentence ensures that he will not threaten …
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Recruitment
April 06, 2023
April 06, 2023

University of Wyoming Criminal Justice Career Fair

6:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
Laramie, WY
This event will be held on the main campus of the University of Wyoming in Laramie, and is an excellent opportunity for students to connect with law enforcement professionals from various local, state and federal agencies. DEA representatives will be in attendance for this event. For any questions, contact the...
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Mission

January 22, 2025
… information. Seizure and forfeiture of assets derived from, traceable to, or intended to be used for illicit drug …
January 22, 2025
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The West Virginia Drug Situation

May 01, 2017
… West Virginia in 2015, more than double the number who died from car accidents. DEA-WAS-DIR-024-17 West Virginia Drug …
May 01, 2017
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Drug Slang Code Words

May 01, 2017
… (DEA) Intelligence Report contains information from a variety of law enforcement and open sources. It is …
May 01, 2017
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Deadly Contaminated Cocaine Widespread in Florida (2018)

February 01, 2018
… and analyzed by forensic laboratories during the period from 2016 to 2017 revealed the widespread adulteration of …
February 01, 2018
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2017 Domestic Methamphetamine Threat Assessment Key Findings

January 11, 2018
… public health data; news reports; and intelligence from other government agencies to assess the methamphetamine …
January 11, 2018
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2013 National Drug Threat Assessment

October 01, 2013
… DEA intelligence analysts considered quantitative data from various sources (seizures, investigations, arrests, …
October 01, 2013
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2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

June 01, 2016
… number of overdose deaths. In 2014, 10,574 Americans died from heroin-related overdoses, more than triple the number …
June 01, 2016
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2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

April 01, 2015
… number of overdose deaths. In 2013, 8,620 Americans died from heroin-related overdoses, nearly triple the number in …
April 01, 2015