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Mexican National Admits Laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel

September 04, 2024
… in the deadliest of substances - cocaine, heroin, meth and fentanyl - relying on money launderers and drug …
September 04, 2024
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DEA Atlanta Seizes Nearly 3,000 Pounds of Crystal Meth

August 13, 2024
… cartels that are responsible for the vast majority of the fentanyl and methamphetamine that is killing Americans. The …
August 13, 2024
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Repeat Offender Pleads Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

June 11, 2024
… of crystal meth, 4,437 grams of butanediol, 100 grams of fentanyl, 43 grams of ketamine, 39 grams of cocaine, and 25 …
June 11, 2024
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Dark Web Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Distributing Opioids

February 09, 2021
… and distribution of controlled substances, to include fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other opioids.     Drug …
February 09, 2021
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Gang Member Admits to Racketeering and Firearms Charges

February 23, 2024
… can be found at https://www.justice.gov/ocdetf.   24-07 Fentanyl Awareness Guilty Plea Guns/Weapons OCDETF/Task …
February 23, 2024
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St. Petersburg Man Sentenced for His Involvement in DTO

July 08, 2022
… 26, 2019, Givens and others conspired to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. As part of this conspiracy, Givens …
July 08, 2022
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Nurse-Practitioner Sentenced In High Profile Pill Mill Case

April 24, 2017
… - both of which are brand name forms of instant release fentanyl, a Schedule II Controlled Substance.   During the …
April 24, 2017
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Pain Management Doctor And Clinic Administrator Indicted On 130 Counts In Major Prescription Drug Investigation

December 14, 2011
… substances such as Oxycodone, Morphine, Methadone, Fentanyl, and Hydrocodone.  The indictment also alleges that …
December 14, 2011
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine and Money Laundering

June 16, 2025
… least one kilogram of heroin (which turned out to be pure fentanyl) from sources in Mexico. Palafox also admitted to …
June 16, 2025
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years

June 12, 2025
… was 80 percent pure or higher, along with 29.8 grams of fentanyl. Hayden P. O’Byrne, U.S. Attorney for the Southern …
June 12, 2025
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DEA Washington Launches New Conference Series to Work with Healthcare Professionals & Help End the Overdose Crisis

April 22, 2021
… Synthetic Opioids Oxycodone Methadone Benzodiazepines Fentanyl On On …
April 22, 2021
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Prichard, AL Drug Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court

November 13, 2025
… to a confidential informant and represented that it was Fentanyl. The informant also asked Mauldin whether he could …
November 13, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison For Conspiring to Traffic Cocaine and Money Laundering

September 04, 2025
… kilogram of heroin (which was later determined to be pure fentanyl) from sources in Mexico. Palafox also admitted to …
September 04, 2025
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Three Members of a Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Organization Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

May 01, 2025
… @DEAATLANTADiv .   ### Money Laundering OCDETF/Task Force Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
May 01, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced to 18 Months for Transporting Heroin in 2019

January 12, 2024
… federal prison for engaging in distribution of heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in a drug poisoning …
January 12, 2024
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Woman Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine

December 17, 2025
… more than five kilograms of cocaine, more than 200 grams of fentanyl, approximately 30 grams of heroin, a kilogram …
December 17, 2025
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Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Methamphetamine Trafficker Extradited from Mexico

November 18, 2025
… more than 180 kilograms of methamphetamine; 19 kilograms of fentanyl; 2 kilograms of heroin; along with firearms and …
November 18, 2025
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Season 5 of Awkward Conversation Launches on YouTube Wednesday, September 24

September 22, 2025
… Mar 4: One Pill Can Kill  – A deep dive into the fentanyl crisis. New to this season are short, animated …
September 22, 2025
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Slidell Man and Woman Indicted for Conspiracy, Wire Fraud, False Statements in Loan Applications, Money Laundering, and Federal Controlled Substances Act Violations

June 16, 2025
… of carfentanil, a Schedule II controlled substance and fentanyl analogue. If convicted of Conspiracy to Commit …
June 16, 2025
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Two Former Western Colorado Doctors Indicted For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances

August 09, 2011
… (such as Percocet and OxyContin), Morphine, Methadone and Fentanyl; Schedule III pain killers, (such as Vicodin); and …
August 09, 2011
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Northwest Indiana Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Meth, Cocaine Trafficking

December 03, 2025
… gas station in Gary, Indiana. He also sold methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine on several occasions in Dolton, …
December 03, 2025
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DEA Omaha Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

September 08, 2025
… the year and removed close to four million lethal doses of fentanyl in both pill and powder form.  “I am honored to …
September 08, 2025
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New England News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Graduate Student Arrested and Charged with Manufacturing Fentanyl September 28, 2010 New York Man Pleads Guilty to … July 30, 2010 Former Wal-Mart Pharmacist Sentenced for Unlawfully Dispensing Prescription Controlled Substances July … Role In Danbury-Area Crack Cocaine Ring June 17, 2010 Joint Law Enforcement Operation Takes Down Alleged Southwestern …
July 15, 2021
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Stories

April 04, 2024
… Filter Results Select To Narrow Search Results Drug Name Fentanyl (4) Heroin (2) Methamphetamine (2) Marijuana …
April 04, 2024
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Drug Fact Sheets

November 30, 2021
Drug Fact Sheets Advanced Search Enter Keywords Below Filter Results Select To Narrow Search Results Drug Category Drugs of Concern (1) Narcotics (Opioids) (1) Synthetic Opioids (1) Clear All …
November 30, 2021
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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

March 11, 2020
… y la Oficina de Operaciones de Coacción.   Cocaine Fentanyl Methamphetamine Heroin On …
March 11, 2020
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2022 National Police Week

December 31, 2024
… Service at the U.S. Capitol, guests proceed to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial for the annual Wreath … commitment to remember and honor our Nation’s fallen law enforcement officers. Engraving The Names Prior to …
December 31, 2024
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Local Community Campaigns

July 02, 2025
… the United States are raising awareness of the dangers of fentanyl laced fake pills. Florida El Paso Washington, D.C. …
July 02, 2025
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Attorney General William P. Barr Joins President Donald J. Trump to Announce Expansion of Operation Legend

July 22, 2020
… Operation Legend is a sustained, systematic and coordinated law enforcement initiative in which federal law enforcement agencies work in conjunction with state and …
July 22, 2020
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Intelligence

January 19, 2025
… coordination with other federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement organizations has been responsible for the … drug-related intelligence. The role of intelligence in drug law enforcement is critical. The DEA Intelligence Program …
January 19, 2025