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Felon who Supplied Fentanyl that Resulted in One Fatal and Two Nonfatal Overdoses Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

November 24, 2025
… men who were at a gas station and offered to take them to buy cocaine. The victims gave Mora $140 and asked for $100 … spotted Mora, who told the detective to meet him later to buy drugs. Mora was arrested later that day. Capsules …
November 24, 2025
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Father and Son Admit Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

January 09, 2024
… Father and Son Admit Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis January 09, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … Jr. and/or Dixson III would send couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who …
January 09, 2024
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51 Arrested In Major Heroin Takedown

June 10, 2015
… 51 Arrested In Major Heroin Takedown June 10, 2015 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us … on the streets during the course of enforcement, such as a buy-walk, or buy-bust operation. Fentanyl cases in 2014 have …
June 10, 2015
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DEA Announces Largest-Ever Synthetic Drug Takedown

June 26, 2013
… Synthetic Drug Takedown June 26, 2013 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us (415) 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson … ICE-HSI, FBI, and IRS.  In addition, law enforcement in Australia, Barbados, and Canada participated, as well as … borders. This is a win for our collective communities,” Australia’s Acting Ambassador to the United States, Graham …
June 26, 2013
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Iranian National Arrested

October 13, 2021
… States, as well as methamphetamine for distribution in Australia.  Those individuals were, in fact, a confidential … National Criminal Investigation Services; and the Western Australia Police Force.  Administrator Milgram and U.S. …
October 13, 2021
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DEA Announces Major Steroid Operation

September 01, 2015
… Steroid Operation September 01, 2015 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … and protecting public health.” There is great danger in buying steroids, chemicals, and other illicit products on …
September 01, 2015
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St. Louis County dentist sentenced to 18 months after issuing illegal prescriptions for opioid narcotic drugs

February 05, 2020
… St. Louis County dentist sentenced to 18 months after issuing illegal prescriptions for opioid narcotic drugs February 05, 2020 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name … 14,000 units of various anti-anxiety and opioid narcotic pain relief drugs.  Dr. Seyer prepared and kept some dental …
February 05, 2020
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Savannah Woman Pleads Guilty to Laundering ‘Pill Mill’ Money

December 06, 2021
…   “Our military and their families, at times seeking pain relief from an injury, have been substantially impacted …
December 06, 2021
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Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

May 15, 2024
… Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis May 15, 2024 St. Louis Contact Info … Dixson Jr. and/or Dixson III sent couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who … bought it from Carlos Gonzalez. Dixson Jr. was at one point buying as much as eight to 16 kilograms per week. During the …
May 15, 2024
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Viktor Bout Associate Extradited To The United States

May 28, 2013
… To The United States May 28, 2013 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public … international arms dealer Viktor Bout, was extradited from Australia on charges that he allegedly conspired with Bout … a citizen of Syria and the United States, was arrested by Australian authorities on January 9, 2013, at the request of …
May 28, 2013
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Counterfeit Pill Lab

November 14, 2025
… methamphetamine pills from the defendant during controlled buys in March and April, 2024.  Investigators applied for … blue pills that the defendant sold during the controlled buys. DEA tested some of the pills and powders recovered …
November 14, 2025
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Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of Drugs and Social Media as Students Return to School

August 11, 2025
… Drug Enforcement Administration Encourages Open Conversations on Dangers of … as Students Return to School August 11, 2025 Omaha Contact Info Contact Us (402) 965-3600 (571) 387-3545 Emily Murray … are encouraged to emphasize the dangers associated with buying pills online. In Nebraska, DEA has seized fentanyl …
August 11, 2025
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Homicides in Buffalo Down Over 50% Following Implementation of VIPER

September 09, 2021
… Homicides in Buffalo Down Over 50% Following Implementation of VIPER … possess firearms and ammunition; Individuals who unlawfully buy, sell, or traffic (or attempt illegally to buy, sell or traffic) guns; and Violent criminals and drug …
September 09, 2021
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Warren County doctor sentenced for illegally distributing opioids and Medicare fraud

December 11, 2018
… Warren County doctor sentenced for illegally distributing opioids and Medicare fraud December 11, 2018 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name … Dr. Dean also prescribed them with prescription opioid pain relief medications, including oxycodone, hydrocodone, …
December 11, 2018
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Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face International Money Laundering Charges

May 02, 2022
… throughout Europe, the Middle East, South America, Australia, and the United States, in exchange for a … Some of the funds the defendants laundered originated in Australia, were sent to Turkey, and ultimately transferred …
May 02, 2022
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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

September 05, 2025
… Laundered Money Through A Tualatin Beauty Salon and By Buying Real Estate PORTLAND, Ore.— Luis Antonio Beltran … the Mazatlán Beauty Salon in Tualatin, Oregon, and by buying real estate that they converted into …
September 05, 2025
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Leader of Transnational Money-Laundering Network Pleads Guilty

August 03, 2021
… Tokyo, Seoul, Bangkok, Lima (Peru), and Canberra (Australia).  The U.S. Department of State’s Diplomatic … International Affairs provided significant assistance.  The Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Australian Federal Police, the Australia Department of Home …
August 03, 2021
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Final Defendant Sentenced In International Money Laundering Investigation

November 12, 2014
… in a conspiracy that laundered drug proceeds from Mexico, Australia, England, Spain, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, … agents and local agents picked up the drug money in Mexico, Australia, England, Spain, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, …
November 12, 2014
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L.A. County Fentanyl Distributor Found Guilty in Death of Gold Line Rider

July 02, 2025
… the Food and Drug Administration for use as an analgesic (pain relief) and anesthetic. It is approximately 100 times …
July 02, 2025
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Five indicted for running a pill mill in Hamilton

June 29, 2018
… Five indicted for running a pill mill in Hamilton June 29, 2018 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us … of Cincinnati, owned and operated Cincinnati Centers for Pain Relief in Hamilton, Ohio from March 2013 through …
June 29, 2018
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Emergency Schedules All Illicit Fentanyls In An Effort To Reduce Overdose Deaths

February 07, 2018
… U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Emergency Schedules All Illicit Fentanyls In An Effort To Reduce Overdose Deaths February 07, 2018 … prescription drugs. As a consequence, users who buy these substances on the illicit market are often unaware …
February 07, 2018
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Luxury car purveyor extradicted on fraud and money laundering charges

October 14, 2020
… allegedly recruited straw purchasers – people who would buy luxury cars in their names, but had no intention of …
October 14, 2020
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DEA Makes Three More “Fake Pot” Drugs Temporarily Illegal Today

May 16, 2013
… themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more. Over the past three years, smokable herbal …
May 16, 2013
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Three More Synthetic Drugs Become Illegal For At Least Two Years

November 15, 2013
… At Least Two Years November 15, 2013 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … themselves of their current stocks and to cease making or buying more.  During the next two years, DEA will work with …
November 15, 2013
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Defendants Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Middle Georgia

July 10, 2025
… Informants (CI) to conduct three methamphetamine buys from Mendez and two heroin buys from Willis; the substances were later tested and …
July 10, 2025
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Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

August 19, 2024
… Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor … or consent, and lied to wholesale ketamine distributors to buy additional vials of liquid ketamine that Chavez intended …
August 19, 2024
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of “Silk Road” Website

October 25, 2013
… Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And … Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and …
October 25, 2013
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking

January 19, 2022
… a pound of methamphetamine during a series of controlled buys. In August 2020, investigators arrested Fowler and …
January 19, 2022
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Fort Wayne man sentenced to 17 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

August 21, 2019
… informant and an undercover agent made several controlled buys of heroin and cocaine from Mr. Jefferson.  Jefferson …
August 21, 2019
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La Crosse Man Sentenced to 48 months in prison

December 18, 2019
… methamphetamine from Conner.  During one of the controlled buys, Conner admitted to selling a half pound of …
December 18, 2019