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DEA Releases 2024 Edition of Drugs of Abuse Resource Guide

January 03, 2025
… new and emerging trends in drug misuse and abuse, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, marijuana concentrates, vaping, … intended as a tool not just for medical practitioners and law enforcement officials, but also for educators, families, …
January 03, 2025
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Nine Defendants Indicted for Drug and Firearms Conspiracies

… May 18, 2021, Brown, a convicted felon, conspired to unlawfully sell firearms. He trafficked six firearms and a … resident. On May 18, 2021, Washington attempted to thwart law enforcement from recovering certain of these firearms. … and Richardson conspired to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl, 100 grams or more of heroin, and a quantity of …
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

… Enforcement Administration launched a new comprehensive law enforcement and prevention initiative aimed at reducing … The vast majority of deaths involve illicitly manufactured fentanyl, including fentanyl analogs. Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine …
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Cumberland Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison in Largest Counterfeit Pill Seizure

… eleven kilograms of methamphetamine powder; fake Oxycodone fentanyl-laced pills; two motorized pill presses; 250 grams … (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce …
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Connecticut Drug Ring

… that Wiley conspired to distribute large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana and distributed drugs … search warrants and seized approximately a kilogram of fentanyl, a kilogram of cocaine, approximately 83 grams of … that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  Additional information about the …
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Shelton Man Sentenced to 66 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotics In Bridgeport

… that was distributing large quantities of heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine on the west side of Bridgeport. … that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  Additional information about the …
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

… sentenced today to serve 30 months of imprisonment for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.  Chief … of approximately 37 grams of cocaine base, 168 bags of fentanyl, over $5,000 in cash, and a Glock 9mm handgun.  A …
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Rochester Man Sentenced To 72 Months For Drug Trafficking, Conspiracy, And Possession Of A Firearm In Furtherance Of Drug Trafficking

… of his vehicle resulted in seizure of roughly 100 grams of fentanyl, 27.5 grams of methamphetamine, 24.5 grams of … time behind bars, while the FBI continues to work with our law enforcement partners to remove dangerous criminals from …
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Seymour Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Drug And Firearm Offenses

… and others were distributing large quantities of heroin, fentanyl and crack cocaine in the Bridgeport area. McDowell … that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  Additional information about the …
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Waterbury Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution And Firearm Possession Offenses

… of which were reported stolen; approximately 420 grams of fentanyl packaged in approximately 11,000 individual use … multiple felony offenses.  It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to …
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Boston Man Sentenced For Role In Wide-Ranging Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… cocaine. According to court documents, in the fall of 2018, law enforcement began investigating a violent Brockton drug … worked with others to distribute large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, cocaine base and marijuana …
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Pittsfield Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison in Multi-Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… 100 grams or more of heroin, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, cocaine, cocaine base, oxycodone, and marijuana. In 2018, law enforcement began investigating members of a violent …
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Texas Man Receives 25 Years for Meth Trafficking and Firearms Possession

… arrested on Dec. 27, 2020, after attempting to flee from law enforcement officers. A Stone County, Mo., sheriff’s … of pure methamphetamine, 39.8 grams of heroin, and 128 fentanyl tablets. According to court documents, Houghton had … for six months to a year, as well as varying amounts of fentanyl. This case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement …
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Abington Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Oxycodone Conspiracy

… manufactured ammunition were seized. Additionally, fentanyl pills, oxycodone pills and approximately $58,000 … proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in the court of law.   Drug Trafficking Guns/Weapons OCDETF/Task Force …
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

… that was distributing significant quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Seacoast area.  Santos … least two deliveries of controlled substances to undercover law enforcement officers, including the delivery of a pound …
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Money Launderer for Cartel Sent to Prison

… involved 39 kilograms of cocaine, six kilograms of fentanyl, two and a half kilograms of heroin and more than … 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. During the investigation, law enforcement seized $610,400 in drug proceeds. The court … help launder monies and deliver dangerous drugs, such as fentanyl, that destroy our neighborhoods and kill our …
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Four Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses in Bennington County

… Morgan, Doucette, and Winnie conspired to distribute fentanyl and cocaine; Calderon and Morgan brandished a … (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce …
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New Haven Felon Caught with Gun and Drugs Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison

… pistol, 64 baggies of crack cocaine, and 116 wax folds of fentanyl. Menafee’s criminal history includes state firearm and drug convictions.  It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to …
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts 10 Defendants in Large Drug Trafficking Ring in Alaska

… engaged in a conspiracy to traffic at least 12 kilograms of fentanyl into Alaska. The indictment also charges Jasper, … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. ### …
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Dante Flowers Jr. Sentenced to 200-Month Prison Term for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Crime

… was also known as “Pops”), to distribute crack cocaine and fentanyl. During the conspiracy, Flowers Jr. and his … (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce …
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Colchester Couple Arraigned on Drug Trafficking and Gun Charges

… of the stop, Morgan and Taylor possessed cocaine base and fentanyl with the intent to distribute it, and Morgan … (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce …
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Pasco Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Drug Trafficking and Possession of a Firearm

… it contained 420 grams of pure methamphetamine along with fentanyl, cocaine, and other evidence of drug trafficking.  … about the importance of enforcing serious violations of law committed by persons while on supervision.”  This case …
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Fredonia Man Arrested, Charged with Selling Drugs that Led to Overdose Death

… and charged by criminal complaint with distribution of fentanyl causing death, narcotics conspiracy, and possessing … in Celoron, NY, for a death investigation. At the scene, law enforcement found an individual, identified as B.G., …
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Alleged Drug Trafficking Members Indicted on Multiple Drug Charges

… grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount fentanyl, and 5 kilograms or more of a mixture and substance … a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Torres is alleged to have conspired to possess … has committed one or more violations of federal criminal law, and every defendant is presumed innocent unless, and …
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Medical Doctor Plus Eight Others Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

… additional charges for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Six of the defendants were also charged with … offenses. Over the course of this investigation, law enforcement officers seized cocaine, marijuana, … and counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl.  An indictment is simply a method by which a …
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Drug Trafficker Who Distributed Narcotics While on State Bond Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… The following day, Riley was arrested again by local law enforcement. On November 15, 2019, Riley posted bond and … after N.R. and M.J. had died, Riley continued to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, doing so on January 21, 23, and …
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Springfield paramedic charged with conspiring to distribute controlled substances

… with conspiring to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, morphine, ketamine, and midazolam. Blake had … another person to ingest a controlled substance, and unlawful delivery of a controlled substance. According to … Blake then forced her to take several medications including fentanyl and sexually assaulted her while she was …
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20-year sentence for Franklin County man who sold fatal drugs

… in February 2017 Dobbins distributed heroin, cocaine and fentanyl that caused the death of at least one known … in the hotel, and then the call disconnected.   When law enforcement arrived, no one was in the room with the …
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Drug trafficking ring leader sentenced to 42 years in federal prison

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … trafficking organization down was a big victory for the law abiding citizens of Kokomo and the entire Hoosier … 2 pounds of cocaine, 2 ounces of heroin, 122 grams of fentanyl, $37,000 in drug proceeds and 24 firearms. In …
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Seattle man convicted of drug and gun crimes

… crack cocaine, 42 grams of methamphetamine and 180 grams of fentanyl from McKnight’s vehicle in Seattle.  At the time of … and a handgun with him.    McKnight had been observed by law enforcement using a Chrysler 300 sedan as a storage … for drugs – crack cocaine, powder cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl.  McKnight parked the vehicle in various locations …