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Hobbs-based Drug Trafficking Network Supplied by Mexican Illegal Alien Dismantled

… charged in federal court with running a methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking network that brought large quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl and armed drug dealers into the Hobbs community. …
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Join the Fight to Save Lives

February 25, 2025
… Lives In November 2024, the DEA Museum’s traveling Faces of Fentanyl memorial exhibit was on display for artists to see … 1,000 photos sent to DEA from families of those lost to fentanyl.   After learning more about DEA’s campaign, …
February 25, 2025
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EDNC Prosecuted 281 Illegal Firearms Offenders and Forfeited 249 Illegal Firearms in 2023

… seized. ( Case No.  5:21-CR-289-D-1) Convicted Fayetteville Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison . Jarrell Bordeaux was convicted at trial. He distributed fentanyl and heroin to a confidential informant, and then …
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Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

… years for conspiracy to distribute 400 grams and more of fentanyl. Souza’s distribution of fentanyl resulted in the fatal overdose of 28-year-old Chad …
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Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Federal Prison

… years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made … that was trafficking large quantities of heroin, fentanyl and other narcotics in Connecticut and western …
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Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Pleads Guilty

… federal court to conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and a fentanyl analogue, and to distributing narcotics that caused … The DTO delivered heroin and cocaine (sometimes laced with fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue) on demand to customers in …
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Armed Drug Trafficker is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl Pills_Close.jpg Fake fentanyl pills remain a threat, as 5 out of 10 pills tested …
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Five Defendants Charged in Drug Conspiracy Operating in Pawley’s Island

… - (910) 815-4513 250,000 fake M-30 pills containing fentanyl 250,000 fake M-30 pills containing fentanyl, seized by DEA and our state and local partners in …
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Major Supplier and Two Others Involved in the Carrollton / Flower Mound Juvenile Overdose Case Sentenced

… each of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl to a person under 21 years of age. In July 2023, …
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin. According to court documents and … that Sosa-Ortiz’s organization received large quantities of fentanyl and heroin from suppliers in Connecticut and New …
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DEA Issues Warning Over Counterfeit Pills

… counterfeit pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.  Manufactured by Mexican drug trafficking (DTOs), … can be deadly.  One pill can be enough to kill someone.  Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times stronger …
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One Pill Can Kill

February 04, 2026
… One Pill Can Kill * 2 mg of fentanyl equates to a potentially deadly dose DEA Fentanyl Seizures in 2026 In 2025, DEA seized more than 47 …
February 04, 2026
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Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act

June 23, 2023
… in our nation’s history. This is because one drug—illicit fentanyl—has transformed the criminal landscape. Illicit fentanyl is exceptionally cheap to make, exceptionally easy …
June 23, 2023
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Six Members of St. Louis Drug Ring Linked to Murders Plead Guilty

… to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess … in furtherance of drug trafficking. Lee obtained bulk fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine from Juan Jose …
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Two Members of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Rings Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

… Judge David G. Estudillo said, “These drugs, particularly fentanyl, are creating a mess in our community. It creates … group distribute over a million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl into our neighborhoods,” said David F. Reames, …
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Cartels

September 30, 2025
… New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is a key supplier of illicit fentanyl to the United States, and one of Mexico’s most … trafficking, and distribution of illicit drugs, such as fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, as well as …
September 30, 2025
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… Drugs trends in the United States continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially … following the DEA’s 2018 emergency scheduling action of fentanyl related substances and China’s enactment of …
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Chief Lieutenant Of Drug Trafficking Crew In Central Massachusetts Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

… trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed cocaine and fentanyl throughout the North Shore and Central … the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams …
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

… and will focus its Operation Engage efforts on opioids and fentanyl. In the greater Los Angeles area there has been a high volume of opioids, especially fentanyl, which is coinciding with the increase of …
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Buffalo man charged with selling drugs that led to a death faces life in prison

… a/k/a Unc, 44, of Buffalo, NY, with distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl causing death; conspiracy to possess with intent to …
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Florida Man Faces Life Sentence For Substance Linked To Overdose Death

… to distribute 400 grams or more of a substance containing fentanyl. According to information presented to the court, … the conspiracy was to manufacture the substance containing fentanyl using a formula he developed. The substance was created by mixing the fentanyl, which Brown purchased from China, together with …
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Video Gallery

May 16, 2025
… Week Archived DEA Administrator Testifies on the Illicit Fentanyl Threat. February 15, 2023 Administrator Milgram … "Operation Overdrive" 020822 Administrator Anne Milgram - Fentanyl and Prevention PSA Administrator Anne Milgram - Fentanyl and Prevention PSA National Fentanyl Awareness Day …
May 16, 2025
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Lancaster Man Going to Prison for a Decade

… who was convicted of conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by … surrounding suburbs. Levine was a user of the heroin and fentanyl he obtained from Moore, but during the course of …
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North Country Drug Operation Results in Arrests of 31 Individuals

… The enforcement effort targeted the distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine, which resulted in federal … law enforcement seized more than 14 lbs of suspected fentanyl, more than 2 lbs of suspected methamphetamine, 183 …
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Rochester Drug Conspiracy Leader Going to Prison for More than 17 Years

… intent to distribute, and distribute, 400 grams of more of fentanyl, for his role as the leader of a large and … 30, 2020, Gonzalez-Rivera conspired with others to sell fentanyl. Gonzalez-Rivera’s role in the conspiracy included …
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Prince William Drug Dealer Sentenced for Causing Multiple Overdoses

… - (540) 662-5879 30 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury, and … sentenced today to 30 years in prison for distribution of fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury, and …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… we have lost too many lives due to opioid overdoses from fentanyl, prescription pain pills and other illicit street … Drugs trends in the United States continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … focused on the most significant drug threats, namely - fentanyl and heroin, which are driving drug overdose deaths … the United States continue to evolve.  While appearances of fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances from China have …
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DEA Investigations Result In The Prosecution Of Multiple Defendants

… by doctors and the illegal distribution of heroin and fentanyl on our streets.” The United States faces the … prescription painkillers, heroin, and synthetic drugs like fentanyl. For Americans under the age of 50, drug overdoses … 16, 2018, Corey Green was charged with distribution of fentanyl resulting in the death of a Fallbrook man. Two days …
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DEA releases 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment

… exacerbated by the increased adulteration of heroin with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Heroin available in … years. (pages 11-20) Of all opioids, the abuse of illicit fentanyl and other synthetic opioids has led to the greatest …