PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… majority of these deaths involve illicitly manufactured fentanyl, including fentanyl analogs. Communities in the DMV area have been …
February 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced for Role in Maryland-to-Virginia Heroin Pipeline & Overdose Death

February 09, 2021
… families across our area. And it is the heroin and fentanyl traffickers such as these who are fueling this … numerous lives, perpetuating the scourge of heroin and fentanyl in our communities,” Acting U.S. Attorney Bubar …
February 09, 2021
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Leaders of Poly-Drug Distribution Network Plead Guilty in Federal Court

November 30, 2022
… firearms, and drug proceeds Cocaine HCl3.jpg cocaine Fentanyl Lethal Dose.png CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Salvador Barrera, … approximately 328 kilograms of cocaine, 26 kilograms of fentanyl, and a kilogram of heroin. In addition to the …
November 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

February 28, 2024
… possession with intent to distribute 40 grams and more of fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug … information from a citizen that Kerr was a supplier of fentanyl. The citizen called Kerr and set up a time and …
February 28, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Burlington Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 60 Months

February 22, 2024
… possessing with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W. … Police officers located approximately 18 grams of fentanyl packaged in 57 baggies in Anderson’s pocket. …
February 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Transnational Drug Trafficking Scheme

February 07, 2024
… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Trafficked Fentanyl and Methamphetamine to Eastern Washington Richland, … buy as much as 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine and 500 fentanyl laced pills. In March of 2022, a call was recorded …
February 07, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Members and Associates of Grape Street Crips Gang Admit Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

January 19, 2024
… and possess with intent to distribute narcotics, including fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine; and possessing with intent to … to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine; and possession with intent to …
January 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over 20 Years for Drug Trafficking and Gun Crimes

November 29, 2023
… charges: five counts of trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl, one count of possession of a firearm by a … Master Bedroom & Closet 52.1 grams of a mixture containing fentanyl and heroin. 26.3 grams of fentanyl 100.96 grams of …
November 29, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Three Individuals Charged in Drug Conspiracy Involving Juveniles

November 07, 2023
… Lewis, Davy, and Howard with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base. Lewis and Davy are also charged … and use persons under eighteen years of age to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base, and conspiracy to use and possess …
November 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

High Level Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison for Leadership Role in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

August 29, 2023
… Seattle to ten years in prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced Acting U.S. Attorney … touched by the opioid epidemic, spreading meth, heroin and fentanyl in Western Washington,” said Acting U.S. Attorney …
August 29, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Bloomfield Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Narcotics Trafficking Offenses

August 25, 2023
… that Wiley conspired with Harry and others to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana throughout Connecticut. … search of his residence revealed more than one kilogram of fentanyl, more than one kilogram of cocaine, and kilogram …
August 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Snohomish Man Pleads Guilty to Drug, Gun, and Murder-for-Hire Related Charges

May 01, 2023
… in January 2020 to 78 months in prison for dealing fentanyl-laced pills and cocaine. One week later, before he … On January 30, 2020, he was arrested as he arrived to sell fentanyl pills to a person in Whatcom County. That person …
May 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

March 01, 2023
… today to conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 500 grams or more of methamphetamine According … a co-conspirator sold counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl to a Fairfax County Police Department confidential … officers recovered 999 counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl, approximately 723 grams of methamphetamine, over …
March 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Omaha Division Stands with Law Enforcement Partners in Effort to Reduce Violent Crime in Minnesota

August 19, 2022
… deaths have been attributed to synthetic opioids including fentanyl. Fentanyl is 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times more …
August 19, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Four Men Charged After DEA & Phoenix Police Seize Large Quantities of Fake Pills & Methamphetamine

February 23, 2022
… Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas 375,000 Fake M30 Fentanyl Pills, 190 Pounds of Meth, Heroin, Cocaine & 7 … in the distribution large quantities of fake M30 pills, fentanyl powder, methamphetamine and heroin in the greater …
February 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Convicted in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

February 17, 2022
… later determined that Mr. Skaggs had a mixture of ethanol, fentanyl, and oxycodone in his system at the time of his … oxycodone tablet – revealed it had been laced with fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate. In an initial …
February 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Career Criminal & Leader of Seattle Drug Distribution Network Sentenced

August 26, 2021
… Distributed cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine and fentanyl while illegally possessing firearms SEATTLE -  A … spreading addiction, despair, and potentially deadly fentanyl throughout our community,” said Acting U.S. …
August 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Over 20 Individuals Indicted On Heroin Trafficking Charges

October 26, 2016
… in a separate indictment with two counts of distribution of fentanyl and one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Between October 12, 2016 and October 25, 2016, … fugitives. "DEA is addressing the threat of heroin and fentanyl, both internationally and domestically.  We …
October 26, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Two Indicted In Investigation Involving Smuggling Heroin Into Attica Correctional Facility; Two Others Facing Heroin Charges

February 05, 2014
… intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing Fentanyl and prohibited person in possession of a firearm. … on the powdery substance determined that it contained Fentanyl. The complaint further states that Banks was …
February 05, 2014
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Chicago News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Results in Seizure of 100 Kilograms Cocaine NOV 29, 2006 Fentanyl Replaced With Saline Solution During Surgical … J. Cline JUN 21, 2006 29 Arrested in Chicago; Ties to Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Suspected JUN 6, 2006 Chicago Field Division to Host Fentanyl Coordination and Strategy Conference MAR 8, 2006 …
July 15, 2021
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Mexican National and Alleged Alien Smuggler Indicted in El Paso on First Material Support of Terrorism Charges for Supporting CJNG

May 16, 2025
… of three packages of meth and multiple packages of blue fentanyl pills seized in March 2023. Download Original Image … of three packages of meth and multiple packages of blue fentanyl pills seized in March 2023. Photo of man-made …
May 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two Defendants Charged with Firearms and Narcotics Trafficking

August 11, 2022
… more than 50 firearms, along with methamphetamine and fentanyl, from Ohio to New York. Vasquez and Colon will be … that moved dozens of guns, alongside methamphetamine and fentanyl, from the Columbus, Ohio area to the Bronx. On five …
August 11, 2022
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Two Men Indicted in Kidnapping and Assault Allegedly Linked to a Drug-Related Dispute

March 02, 2022
… operation. Drug paraphernalia and cocaine, heroin, fentanyl seized.jpg Drug paraphernalia and cocaine, heroin, fentanyl seized NEW YORK CITY – An indictment filed in … in the seizure of approximately 4.2 kilograms of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and para-fluorofentanyl. Most of the …
March 02, 2022
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Three Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

April 03, 2024
… 50 grams and more of methamphetamine, 400 grams and more of fentanyl, and 500 grams and more of cocaine, attempt to … possession with intent to distribute 400 grams and more of fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams …
April 03, 2024

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Essex County Man Indicted for Operating Heroin Mill

February 05, 2021
… 51, of Newark, is charged with possessing over 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute. Garcia Cabrera was … lab tests revealed that the suspected heroin also contained fentanyl. The possession of over 400 grams of fentanyl with …
February 05, 2021
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Atlantic City woman charged with drug distribution resulting in death

September 24, 2019
… by indictment with one count of distribution of heroin and fentanyl that resulted in a death, one count of conspiracy … 2018, Curry distributed a substance containing heroin and fentanyl to an individual who died as a result of using the …
September 24, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense

July 05, 2022
… after his guilty plea to one count of distribution of fentanyl.  U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss also ordered … 14, 2021, Zayas-Sanchez sold crack cocaine and ten bags of fentanyl to a confidential informant in the Rutland area. He …
July 05, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Jamestown man indicted on multiple drug and gun charges

August 13, 2020
… with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of acetyl fentanyl, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, five grams or more of methamphetamine, …
August 13, 2020
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

March 09, 2023
… pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and heroin along with possession of a firearm in … in this case, from September to October 2020, Brantley sold fentanyl and heroin to law enforcement on multiple …
March 09, 2023