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DEA Launches New Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdoses in Communities across America

… A majority of identified criminal drug networks sell fentanyl or methamphetamine. And almost all of the … drug networks that sell those deadly synthetic drugs (fentanyl or methamphetamine) are also engaged in violent gun …
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Montgomery “pill mill” doctor receives over 12 year sentence for drug distribution, health care fraud, and money laundering offenses

… dangerous opioids, including oxycodone, hydrocodone, and fentanyl.  Dr. Sanchez also gave out illegitimate … , www.GetSmartAboutDrugs.com and www.dea.gov .   Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids On …
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Three doctors indicted for conspiring to distribute oxycodone

… prescriptions for oxycodone, Oxycontin, hydromorphone, and fentanyl for patients whom Dr. Ali and Dr. Librach did not … and until proven guilty.  Prescription Drugs Oxycodone Fentanyl Hydromorphone On …
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DEA Launches New Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdoses in Communities across America

… A majority of identified criminal drug networks sell fentanyl or methamphetamine. And almost all of the … drug networks that sell those deadly synthetic drugs (fentanyl or methamphetamine) are also engaged in violent gun …
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Atlanta Drug Dealer Charged Under Operation Scope For Distributing Heroin That Resulted In Overdose Death

… targets drug traffickers who allegedly distribute heroin, fentanyl, or opioids that cause death or serious injury to … targets drug traffickers who allegedly distribute heroin, fentanyl, or opioids that cause death or serious injury to …
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Guilty Verdict In Major Drug Trafficking Case

… - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Heroin and fentanyl transported from Mexico to Albany, NY for street … contained approximately 1 kilogram of heroin laced with fentanyl packaged in a “brick.”  As a result of this traffic …
STORY

Albuquerque Employers Benefit from DEA Training and Resources Available Through Operation Engage

August 18, 2023
… workplace modules. Following a successful Family Summit on fentanyl in September of 2022, the El Paso Division outreach …
August 18, 2023
GENERAL INFORMATION

Drug Scheduling

March 28, 2025
… (Dilaudid), meperidine (Demerol), oxycodone (OxyContin), fentanyl, Dexedrine, Adderall, and Ritalin Schedule III …
March 28, 2025
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Convicted Felon Charged with Armed Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearm

… jury charging him with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug … imprisonment on the possession with intent to distribute fentanyl count, a minimum of 5 years’ imprisonment up to …
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DEA and law enforcement members from the state of Alabama briefed in Mexico

… drug trade in the United States. Heroin, methamphetamine, fentanyl and even cocaine egressing from Columbia are all … materials inside of Mexico. The profit margins for fentanyl and methamphetamine are driving the drug trade by …
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico

… of methamphetamine, 22 kilograms of heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl, among other drugs, sourced from Mexico in the … Laundering OCDETF/Task Force Methamphetamine Heroin Cocaine Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing a fentanyl-based drug.  He was sentenced to eight months in … guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone, and alprazolam and was sentenced to 37 …
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Lowell Gang Member Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracies

… 2.1 kilograms of MDMA; 513 grams of heroin; 169 grams of fentanyl; $177,591 in cash; and seven firearms were seized … Laundering Cocaine Methamphetamine Ecstasy/MDMA Heroin Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
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Former Alaska Advanced Nurse Practitioner Sentenced to 30 Years for Illegally Prescribing Millions of Opioids Causing Five Deaths

… dosages of opioids in just over five years including fentanyl, methadone, oxycodone, and hydromorphone. Many … Pharmaceuticals/Pharmacists/Physicians Prescription Drugs Fentanyl Methadone Hydromorphone Oxycodone On On Press …
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… from a pharmaceutical company in exchange for prescribing a fentanyl-based drug. He was sentenced to eight months in … guilty to conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone, and alprazolam and was sentenced to 37 …
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DEA Washington Division Announces Major Results in Operation Angels Envy

… crates to move ton quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and other drugs across the country; and their … totals of 473 pounds of methamphetamine, 42 kilograms of fentanyl (enough to potentially cause over 21 million people …
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… Schedule II opioids such as oxycodone, OxyContin, and fentanyl—outside the usual course of professional medical … distributing Schedule II controlled substances—hydrocodone, fentanyl, and similar opioids—outside the usual course of …
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Three doctors, a pharmacist, and a business owner charged in opioid indictments

… Schedule II opioids such as oxycodone, OxyContin, and fentanyl—outside the usual course of professional medical … distributing Schedule II controlled substances—hydrocodone, fentanyl, and similar opioids—outside the usual course of …
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Parker doctor sentenced for illegally distributing controlled substances

… for 300 oxycodone 30mg tablets and 10 Fentora (fentanyl) 200mcg tablets.   Littleford did not taper or … benzodiazepines and muscle relaxants as well as fentanyl patches and hundreds of vials of injectable …
STORY

DEA Celebrates 45 Years

July 10, 2018
… as “designer” psychoactive substances, synthetic drugs like fentanyl, and many others. Learn about DEA’s past as the …
July 10, 2018
STORY

Aliviane Addiction Recovery Center Sponsors One Pill Can Kill Billboard Campaign in El Paso

July 06, 2022
… conference, the DEA El Paso Division gave a presentation on fentanyl and the most-recent Safety Bulletin and One Pill …
July 06, 2022
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Nassau Doctor Charged with Five Counts of Murder for Depraved Prescription Abuse

… and provides for greater oversight. The defendant was arrested on April 18, 2019, by members of the NCPD Asset … HCL 30 mg: 6,660 Alprazolam 2 mg: 4,070 Zolpidem 10 mg: 540 Fentanyl: 5 Oxycodone HCL 15 mg: 530 Percocet: 2,266 …
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Cartel Leader Heads to Prison for Over $2M Drug Seizures

… intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine and fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … Force Drug Trafficking Methamphetamine Heroin Cocaine Fentanyl Off On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Diversion Investigator Job Announcement

February 13, 2025
… Per Year OPEN PERIOD: October 30, 2024 – September 1, 2025 SERIES & GRADE: GS 7 - 9 POSITION INFORMATION: Full …
February 13, 2025
STORY

DEA Omaha Division encourages awareness of prescription medication abuse

March 01, 2019
… These counterfeit pills often contain various forms of fentanyl which is deadly in microgram, or salt grain sized, …
March 01, 2019
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Thirty-Nine Alleged Associates Of Two Chicago Area Drug Trafficking Organizations Facing Federal Narcotics Charges

… each other with multiple kilograms of cocaine were arrested and are among 39 defendants who are facing federal … federal search warrants at the same time as they began arresting defendants in the Chicago area, as well as in … in U.S. District Court and unsealed yesterday following the arrests. The defendants who were arrested began appearing …
Oscar Manuel Gastellum-Iribe
FUGITIVE

Oscar Manuel Gastellum-Iribe

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations:


Title 21, United States Code, Sections 846, 848(a), (b), and (e)(1)(A), 963, and 960a; Title 18, United States Code, Sections 2339B, and 924(c)(1)(A)
Conspiracy to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 1 kilogram or more of heroin, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, 400 grams or more of fentanyl and 1,000 kilograms or more of marijuana
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Joint Law Enforcement Investigation Leads to Indictment of 25 Defendants on Federal Drug & Gun Charges

… 15, 2021, teams of federal, state and local law enforcement arrested 19 of those charged. Two additional defendants … to face their charges. Four defendants have not been arrested yet. In making today’s announcement, Acting U.S. … investigative efforts which led to the federal charges and arrests. Acting U.S. Attorney Stetzer also thanked the U.S. …
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Nineteen Members Of Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Face Drug Charges

… distribute methamphetamine. Thirteen of those charged were arrested on Wednesday, May 29, 2013; during an early morning … Tobacco, Firearms and (ATF), Charlotte Field Division. The arrests are the result of a multi-agency investigation …
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DEA announces the establishment of a new Division Office in Omaha

… more effective investigations on methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid trafficking, all of which …