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November 01, 2019
November 01, 2019

Press event regarding the emerging public health threat of marijuana vaping & 16th annual Red Ribbon Awards Ceremony

6:30 AM - 9:30 AM (EDT)
WHAT: The DEA and its partners, to include the Office of National Drug Control Policy, County of San Diego Department of Health and Human Services Agency and San Diego County Marijuana Prevention Initiative, will discuss the emerging public health threat of marijuana vaping. The press event will be followed by...
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Prospective Vendors

March 28, 2025
… vendors an opportunity to meet small business specialists from each of DOJ’s component agencies. OSDBU also maintains …
March 28, 2025
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Denver News 2005

July 15, 2021
… Cocaine SEP 26, 2005 DEA Task Force Stops 12 Pounds of Meth From Hitting the Streets of Grand Junction SEP 22, 2005 …
July 15, 2021
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ATLANTA NEWS 2006

July 15, 2021
… Seize 145 Pounds of Meth in Georgia OCT 23, 2006 Defendants from Meth "Superlab" in Smyrna Sentenced to Federal Prison …
July 15, 2021
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New Jersey News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Ever Meth Seizure In NJ March 6, 2007 Last Defendant from Asbury Park Drug Organization Sentenced to 14 years …
July 15, 2021
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Houston News 2010

July 15, 2021
… the Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Extradited to U.S. From Mexico April 27, 2010 Husband and Wife Physicians …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Robert Patterson Named DEA Acting Administrator

… received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, where he graduated with …
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Follow DEA On Twitter @DEAnews For The Latest News And Updates

… To sign up for email updates from DEA, please visit: …
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DEA Meets With Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse

… the addictions, overdoses, and crimes that too often result from these substances falling into the wrong hands.” “DEA is …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Additional Narcotics Seizures, Current Total of More Than 700 Pounds of Cocaine

… 362-0443 CINCINNATI – An ongoing investigation stemming from the May 10 arrest of two Southwest Ohio relatives has … to taking an additional 244 kilograms of suspected cocaine from the alleged drug traffickers.   Damian Galan, 31, of …
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DEA New Orleans Division Removes Over 63,000 Pounds of Unused Medication; Arkansas Leads Nation in Collections

… combined 63,119 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets. Most notably, the state of … New Orleans Field Division. “By removing these medications from our homes, we are closing a major door to potential …
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“Operation Red Card”

… easier knowing that dangerous individuals have been removed from our streets.”  U.S. Attorney Price thanks the partner … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. The charges …
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Houston Men Sentenced to Federal Prison as Part of Homeland Security Task Force for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.  HSTF Houston comprises agents and officers from the FBI; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. …
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… and observed Avance behaving nervously. Avance then fled from the officers, leading them on a high-speed pursuit. … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Conway Police Department. The case was prosecuted …
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58 Kilograms of Cocaine Destined for West Tennessee Seized; Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

… in a speaker box and found by law enforcement officers from the Texas Department of Safety during a traffic stop on … effective law enforcement can be when we all work together, from the state and local level, up to the federal level.” …
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UPS Employee Heads to Prison for Concealing Cocaine in Packages

… Law enforcement seized several packages of cocaine from across the country which were traced back to the … authorities observed Almanza receive a package from drug traffickers while on shift. The package was …
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

… CDC provisional data, more than 87,200 people died from an overdose last year, marking the largest number of … along the Southwest border increased more than 89 percent from January 2019 to December 2020.    Project Wave Breaker …
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Suspected Colombian cartel leader lands in United States to answer international drug charges

… major drug traffickers who are believed to be profiting from the sale of dangerous drugs to our citizens and … in an ongoing five-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine from Colombia to the United States. In May 2019, he and …
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Former gulf cartel comandante receives significant prison sentence

… The plaza boss also extracts a "piso," or payment, from others who want to transport narcotics for importation … four armed individuals. Thus, 60 estacas would be anywhere from 180 to 240 armed individuals patrolling the plaza. …
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17 charged in federal indictment alleging cocaine/heroin/meth trafficking in Austin

… organization’s leadership have been apprehended and removed from the communities they sought to prey upon.”   All of the … in U.S. Magistrate Court in Austin.   This case resulted from an investigation conducted by the DEA, Austin Police …
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Indianapolis Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to a Decade in Prison

… U.S. Probation Office for five years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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DEA Caribbean Division Announces Extradition of International Drug Trafficking Suspect to Puerto Rico

… the successful extradition of Nixon Manuel Marino-Carreño from Colombia to Puerto Rico, where he will face federal … with others to import and attempt to import cocaine from Venezuela and Colombia into the United States. He is …
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Iowa Pharmacist Who Stole Controlled Substances Sentenced

… a three‑year term of probation. Ryan Paul Etscheid, age 40, from La Salle, Illinois, received the sentence after an … fraud, deception, and subterfuge. Information from sentencing and public court records showed that on July …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

… Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 4,200 locations … removed more than 20 million pounds of unwanted medications from communities across the United States. New Jersey …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 25th

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at nearly 4,200 locations … removed more than 20 million pounds of unwanted medications from communities across the United States.        Opioids, …
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Former St. Louis Area Pediatrician Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Exchanging Prescriptions for Sex Acts

… substances in exchange for sex acts, nude photos or cash. From at least 2014 through May of 2023, Craig A. Spiegel, … position to obtain cash, sexual acts or sexual photographs from at least 19 patients, many of whom he began treating as …
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Little Rock Man Who Led Police on High-Speed Chase with Kilograms of Fentanyl in Car Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison

… Camaro, which then crashed into trees. Siglar was ejected from the car and continued to flee on foot before being … resulted in more than 26,000 individual doses of fentanyl from the backpack seized.  Siglar has a prior felony …
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Drug trafficking Leader to Serve 25 years for Multi-State Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Operation

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Houston comprises agents and officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement – Homeland Security …
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Dominican Man Arrested for Fentanyl and Meth Conspiracy

… law enforcement partners to target those who seek to profit from the sale of deadly substances.” “The Massachusetts … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …