PRESS RELEASE

Three Men Indicted, Nearly 1,400 Pounds of Methamphetamine Seized, and Two Methamphetamine Labs Dismantled

March 17, 2025
… seized. Additionally, law enforcement recovered 11 firearms from an individual who attempted to conceal them following … by the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Sacramento Sheriff’s Office, Sacramento Area …
March 17, 2025
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El Pasoan Omar Arellano named SAC of DEA El Paso Division

March 14, 2025
… will be led by an El Pasoan. Omar Arellano, who graduated from Del Valle High and the University of Texas at El Paso … cartels. Arellano holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UTEP. He is married to an El Pasoan and has two adult …
March 14, 2025
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Two Men Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine into Waterbury

March 11, 2025
… California and, later that day, attempted to mail a package from Monterey Park to Connecticut.  Investigators seized the … Police Department.  The NHDO Task Force includes members from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue …
March 11, 2025
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Armed Drug Trafficker is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

February 27, 2025
… pills, powder fentanyl, heroin, and other substances from the defendant. Torres was armed during at least one … was executed at Torres’s residence. Investigators seized from the residence five firearms and ammunition, and …
February 27, 2025
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Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Attempting to Receive 2 Pounds of Meth through the USPS

February 18, 2025
… with our law enforcement partners to prevent illegal drugs from hitting the streets in order to make our cities safer.” … Crawford at an address in Northfield, New Hampshire, sent from California. USPIS obtained search warrants for both …
February 18, 2025
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering And Drug Trafficking

February 08, 2025
… cocaine base, more commonly referred to as “crack” cocaine, from a stash house in Somerville. On Aril 15, 2022, during a … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
February 08, 2025
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For His Role In Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy That Spanned Across The Country

February 05, 2025
… transported cash and kilogram quantities of drugs to and from New York on behalf of the DTO, distributed thousands of … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
February 05, 2025
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Leader Of Brockton-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Conspiracy

February 05, 2025
… operating in the Brockton area, who sourced drugs directly from Colombia, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. On two … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
February 05, 2025
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Georgia Man Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Armed Fentanyl Trafficking

January 03, 2025
… large quantities of fentanyl, heroin and methamphetamine from his Albany residence, where three minor children … and electronic recording, purchased controlled substances from Sparks five times, beginning on March 9, 2023, and …
January 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Suspicious Travel Leads To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico

November 25, 2024
… Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen. “Removing fentanyl from our community continues to be a matter of life and … approach to stopping fentanyl and other dangerous drugs from getting into the hands of those most vulnerable, …
November 25, 2024
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Associate Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearms Trafficking Charges

October 29, 2024
… and an additional quantity of cocaine base was seized from Depina. According to court documents, Cameron Street, a … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
October 29, 2024
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New Haven Resident Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Narcotics Distribution Ring

October 23, 2024
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation by the FBI’s New Haven Safe … The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA, the Connecticut State Police, and the West …
October 23, 2024
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Pennsylvania Man Admits To Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine into Connecticut

October 08, 2024
… containing nearly 500 grams of cocaine that had been mailed from California to a Bloomfield residence that was connected … Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force, which includes members from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Postal …
October 08, 2024
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Stowe Man Charged with Drug and Firearms Violations Related to Two Homicides

September 25, 2024
… however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
September 25, 2024
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Taunton Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

September 19, 2024
… further re-distribution. He also obtained oxycodone pills from his co-conspirator and co-defendant Kenneth Veiga. The quantities of oxycodone pills distributed ranged from hundreds to more than 1,000 on several occasions. …
September 19, 2024
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Federal Prison

September 06, 2024
… and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal narcotics trafficking conviction. … documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police …
September 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Admits Laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel

September 04, 2024
… Canada, Europe and Australia and move them back to Mexico.  From 2016 to 2019, Valadez recruited others in Chicago, … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
September 04, 2024
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Members of a Houston-Based Organization Responsible for Breaking Into Pharmacies in Rural Iowa and Nebraska Indicted

August 29, 2024
… District of Arkansas in which 42 individuals hailing from Houston’s Fifth Ward are charged with breaking into … individuals responsible for breaking into and stealing from pharmacies in Iowa and Nebraska. Pharmaceuticals …
August 29, 2024
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Lynn Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 20, 2024
… individuals as well as collected and delivered proceeds from drug sales. This included collecting counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl from Lawrence Nagle Sr.,. Bello, meanwhile, supervised …
August 20, 2024
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Jamaican National Sentenced to 384 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Identity Fraud, and Money Laundering Offenses

August 20, 2024
… and living in California.  Wilks, who had been removed from the U.S. to Jamaica in February 2014 and then illegally … containing six kilograms of cocaine that was being mailed from California to Connecticut.  On August 5, 2019, Wilks …
August 20, 2024
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Former Biloxi City Councilman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy Involving Vape Shops

August 13, 2024
… law enforcement agents seized over $1.8 million in cash from Deming’s residence and additional cash and controlled substances from his stores. Agents learned that Deming was aware that …
August 13, 2024
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South Texas Man Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl-Laced pills Causing Death

July 24, 2024
… the mission of my office to hold everyone accountable - from the companies that supply the raw materials to the … led to the discovery that the victim had purchased pills from Rios who delivered them Dec. 9, 2022, to the parking …
July 24, 2024
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Three Charged with Trafficking Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl, Cocaine

July 25, 2024
… including fentanyl laced with xylazine, and cocaine, from Rodriguez, Monteeth, Cordova, and others. Rodriguez, … Haven Police Department.  The Task Force includes members from the FBI, the Connecticut State Police, the Connecticut …
July 25, 2024
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New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

July 22, 2024
… 2021, Watson was arrested and multiple weapons were seized from his vehicle, along with a loaded firearm from his residence.   Watson is the first defendant to be …
July 22, 2024
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Member of International Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Lane County Sentenced to Federal Prison

June 28, 2024
… large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine from Mexico into the United States. While the organization … Investigators also forfeited approximately $1.2 million from the organization, including more than $400,000 in cash. …
June 28, 2024
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty in Connection to the Diversion of Dangerous Narcotics by Medical Professionals

June 14, 2024
… of fentanyl, a narcotic painkiller drug in liquid form, from a syringe intended for an operating room patient and … to steal twenty-three intravenous bags of fentanyl solution from an automatic medication dispensing machine. Also in …
June 14, 2024
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Manchester Man Sentenced for Intending to Traffic Meth and Fentanyl

June 14, 2024
… sentence imposed by the Court not only stops the defendant from selling drugs for the next 60 months, but it also strips from him his ill-gotten drug trafficking proceeds.” “John …
June 14, 2024
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Idaho Falls Couple Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl and Meth in Eastern Idaho

May 31, 2024
… “We will spare no effort in removing dangerous drugs from our streets and holding dealers accountable.” “We appreciate the hard work from all of the agencies that worked in conjunction on this …
May 31, 2024
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Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Oxycodone Pill Conspiracy

May 30, 2024
… 571-362-9171 Approximately 400 oxycodone pills seized from defendant’s residence BOSTON – A Fall River man was … Gonsalves obtained hundreds of pills at a time, allegedly from co-defendant Kenneth Veiga, in exchange for tens of …
May 30, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 07, 2024
… held to bring needed attention and awareness to the threats from fentanyl and fake pills – and the lives lost to … community outreach partner with DEA) and is separate from National Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Day held …
May 07, 2024