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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of … drug cartels take advantage of this fact by pressing deadly fentanyl powder into fake pills to mimic legitimate … of every 10 pills seized contains a possibly lethal dose of fentanyl so removing these unneeded medications from your …
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Bridgeport Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… network that distributed heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and other opioids. The investigation resulted in … that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  Additional information about the …
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Atlantic County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Drug DitributionSCHEME

… a search warrant was executed at Clavijo’s residence, where law enforcement authorities encountered Clavijo and his … as well as 4.3 kilograms of heroin, 5.5 kilograms of fentanyl, 10.8 kilograms of cocaine, drug packaging …
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Colorado Springs Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking

… of methamphetamine, one pound of heroin, approximately 800 fentanyl pills, two loaded handguns, and drug trafficking … found the defendant not guilty of possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. The DEA Rocky … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.         …
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … parents in Downing. After his girlfriend’s parents called law enforcement about the package, officers searched it and …
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Phoenix Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over Nine Years in Prison

… lot. Jaramillo was arrested with 3.54 kilograms of heroin. Law enforcement conducted a search of Jaramillo’s home and … located an additional 121 grams of heroin, along with 60 fentanyl pills.  Jaramillo pleaded guilty to one count of …
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Kirkland Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offense Related to Recent Motel Robbery

… to Banchero near Spokane, Washington.  In the storage unit, law enforcement located approximately 20,000 fentanyl-laced pills, 2 pounds of methamphetamine, 1 …
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our law enforcement partners, DEA is committed to safeguarding …
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Honduran National involved in New Haven drug ring sentenced to five years in prison

… with bulk quantities of cocaine. During the investigation, law enforcement officers seized more than 500 grams of heroin, more than 300 grams of fentanyl, more than one kilogram of cocaine, three firearms, …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charges

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … and the DEA, with the assistance of multiple local law enforcement agencies, including the Indiana State …
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

… within minutes after taking a fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl.  Joe is not alone.  In 2017, an estimated 1,043 … U.S. Attorney’s Office to partner with federal and local law enforcement to fight the devastating effects that … painkillers, heroin, and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl have on our neighborhoods.  For further information …
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Georgia Opioid Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcement Released

… within minutes after taking a fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl.  Joe is not alone.  In 2017, an estimated 1,043 … U.S. Attorney’s Office to partner with federal and local law enforcement to fight the devastating effects that … painkillers, heroin, and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl have on our neighborhoods.  For further information …
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DEA arrests six on drug charges, including MS-13 gang member

… approximately two kilograms of cocaine, 1,000 suspected fentanyl pills, $28,000 in cash, and 16 weapons, including … on our communities will be discovered and, along with our law enforcement partners, the men and women of DEA will …
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Justice Department, DEA propose significant opioid manufacturing reduction in 2019

… hydrocodone, oxymorphone, hydromorphone, morphine, and fentanyl.  Ultimately, revised limits will encourage … abuse. The American people can be confident that federal law enforcement and the Trump administration are taking …
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Ohio man sentenced for possessing carfentanil

… to be a bag containing 16.28 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and carfentanil.   Gilbreath pleaded guilty in …   According to the DEA, carfentanil is an analogue of fentanyl and is 10,000 times more potent than morphine. … case is a testament to the relentless determination of law enforcement to make a significant impact on the opioid …
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Two Chicago Area Physicians Indicted on Narcotics and Health Care Fraud

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … his DEA Registration Number and lost his ability to lawfully prescribe controlled substances, used Recchia’s …
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Felon arrested at Puyallup motel pleads guilty to drug and gun crimes

… in the case, on April 29, 2020, Lobben was contacted by law enforcement as he left a Puyallup motel.  An arrest … containing more than six pounds of methamphetamine, 3,000 fentanyl pills and smaller amounts of heroin and steroids.  …
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Lockport Woman Pleads Guilty To Drug Charge

… York and sold drugs to H.C. H.C. died hours later from a fentanyl overdose. On February 12, 2015, the Niagara County … which Kimmons was driving. The defendant was a passenger. Law enforcement officers seized fentanyl from inside the car. Kimmons and Ventura were …
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Overdose Investigation Results In 30-Month Sentence For Norwich Man

… targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to … heroin overdose.  Fisher was not present at the time law enforcement had arrived.  A search of the victim’s … the baggies yielded a positive presence for both heroin and fentanyl. Approximately one month prior to the overdose …
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Norwich Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Heroin Distribution Charge

… targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to … heroin overdose.  Fisher was not present at the time law enforcement had arrived.  A search of the victim’s … the baggies yielded a positive presence for both heroin and fentanyl.  Approximately one month prior to the overdose …
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Rochester Man And Massachusetts Woman Plead Guilty To Drug Distribution Causing Death

… Aberle drove Mark Ross from Rochester, New Hampshire to Lawrence, Massachusetts on October 16, 2015 for the purpose … Medical Examiner later found that Ms. Tarmey died of acute fentanyl intoxication.  New Hampshire has the third-highest … overdose deaths in New Hampshire in 2015 were the result of fentanyl, either alone or in combination with other drugs. …
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Gonic Woman Pleads Guilty To Misprision Of A Felony In Connection With Drug Distribution Causing Death

… 2015 Ross traveled with Tarmey and another individual to Lawrence, Massachusetts in order to obtain a quantity of … Medical Examiner later found that Ms. Tarmey died of acute fentanyl intoxication.  The Rochester Police responded to … overdose deaths in New Hampshire in 2015 were the result of fentanyl, either alone or in combination with other drugs.  …
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Six Individuals Indicted on Charges of Criminal Conspiracy Involving Illegal Drugs and Firearms in Eastern Washington

… charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, Distribution of 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, Distribution of Fentanyl, Distribution of 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl •Alexander Martinez-Mendoza, 18, charged with …
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Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border

July 13, 2023
… crisis in our nation’s history. This is because one drug—fentanyl—has transformed the criminal landscape. Fentanyl is exceptionally cheap to make, exceptionally easy …
July 13, 2023
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Statement from Administrator Milgram on the Increased Reward for DEA Priority Target El Mencho

December 04, 2024
… – responsible for flooding the United States with deadly fentanyl and methamphetamine. Our investigations have … member of the Jalisco cartel and El Mencho’s son-in-law.  In September, El Mencho’s son,  Ruben …
December 04, 2024
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Fifteen Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of Over 175 Years

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration and other law enforcement partners began an investigation into …
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Arizona Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in South Carolina

… fentanyl, and a quantity of marijuana. Evidence obtained in … 5 kilograms or more of cocaine, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, a quantity of crack cocaine, and a quantity of … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. …
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Central Oregon Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

… - (509) 374-3444 Yakima - (509) 454-4407 Trafficked Fentanyl and Meth to Madras and Redmond, Oregon PORTLAND, … Oregon drug trafficker who conspired with others to traffic fentanyl and methamphetamine to Madras and Redmond, Oregon, …
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Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine Base in Central Vermont

… other co-conspirators, that trafficked cocaine base and fentanyl from Massachusetts to Central Vermont. The group … base to Vermont, and at times also brought wax folds of fentanyl. Joseph Llano also operated a social media page … sale of cocaine base and/or fentanyl. On four occasions, law enforcement completed controlled purchases of cocaine …
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Salem Man and Lynn Man Plead Guilty to Counterfeit Pill Trafficking Conspiracy

… of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Kion Shepherd, 33, of Salem … until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills OCDETF/Task Force Fentanyl …