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DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

May 29, 2024
… Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov El Paso, Texas – DEA and its local law enforcement partners collected 670,136 pounds of unused … year of the program, DEA partnered with more than 4,600 law enforcement partners at close to 5,000 sites nationwide. …
May 29, 2024
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Dealer Heads to Prison for Possessing Over 5,000 Grams of Pure Meth

May 06, 2024
… release. The investigation began in January 2020 when law enforcement learned Palacios was selling kilogram … the box in the back seat of a gray 2011 Nissan Sentra. Law enforcement conducted a traffic stop and immediately …
May 06, 2024
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Gang Member Admits to Role in Racketeering Conspiracy

April 23, 2024
… This result was achieved through the hard work of many law enforcement partners, and we will continue this … of the collaborative effort DEA New Jersey has with our law enforcement partners effectively targeting those …
April 23, 2024
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Concord Resident Charged with Assaulting DEA Agent with a Deadly Weapon and Other Crimes

April 08, 2024
… § 876(b), on January 9, 2024. “We will protect our federal law enforcement partners when someone harms or threatens … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. …
April 08, 2024
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DEA Albuquerque Accepting Applications for Citizen’s Academy

April 03, 2024
… of DEA’s mission and community awareness of the law enforcement and drug demand reduction efforts. Six … prescription drug diversion and abuse, warrant execution, law enforcement partnerships, demand reduction efforts, and …
April 03, 2024
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Five Individuals Sentenced to Prison for Meth Trafficking and Money Laundering

February 15, 2024
… were charged based on a multi-year investigation led by law enforcement agents and officers from the Lake Winnebago … (IRS) Criminal Investigation Division. Several other law enforcement agencies assisted with the investigation, …
February 15, 2024
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Charlottesville Methamphetamine Traffickers Plead Guilty

May 26, 2022
… methamphetamine found it to be over 98% in purity.  While law enforcement was searching the residence, … the case. ## Task Forces/Task Force Officers Major Law Enforcement Operation Guilty Plea Narcoterrorism …
May 26, 2022
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Winchester Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Eutylone & "Ecstasy" Distribution

June 27, 2022
… and his uncle, Gregory McKinley Frye.  On February 6, 2020, law enforcement obtained and executed a search warrant at … the case. ## Task Forces/Task Force Officers Overdose Major Law Enforcement Operation Arrests/Convictions - Major …
June 27, 2022
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Man Who Had Cocaine, Methamphetamine Mailed from California to Charlottesville Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

March 29, 2022
… package was addressed to “Charlottesville Police Sub09 Law Enforcement” located at Orangedale Avenue, an address in … The sender was noted as the fictitious “Johnson Law Firm” in San Diego, California. Upon execution of a …
March 29, 2022
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Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Heroin Distribution and Admits That Heroin He Distributed Resulted in a Fatal Overdose

November 18, 2021
… overdosed, and died. At the scene of Victim A’s death, law enforcement discovered a ziplock bag containing 1.33 … their work in the investigation.  # # # Guilty Plea Major Law Enforcement Operation Overdose Task Forces/Task Force …
November 18, 2021
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Atlanta Woman Sentenced to 204 Months in Prison for Role in Methamphetamine Conspiracy

May 11, 2021
… person and attempting to forcibly assault a federal law enforcement officer.  Thrift, 31, of Bristol, Va., was … and Washington County Sheriff’s Office.  Guns/Weapons Major Law Enforcement Operation Task Forces/Task Force Officers …
May 11, 2021
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Newport News Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Receiving Over 200 Kilograms of Cocaine

April 27, 2021
… a fourth shipment of cocaine at the garage. That day, law enforcement executed search warrants and seized … District Judge Raymond A. Jackson accepted the plea. Major Law Enforcement Operation Task Forces/Task Force Officers …
April 27, 2021
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Owner of Tennessee Drug Screening Lab Sentenced to 36 months on Federal Health Care Fraud Charge

March 02, 2021
… of close partnership between federal, state, and local law enforcement, whose collaboration brought the Dubes to … Field Office. “In cooperation with our federal and state law enforcement partners, we will continue to investigate …
March 02, 2021
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Owner of Fauquier County gas station pleads guilty to distributing spice

January 10, 2020
… appreciate the tremendous working relationships with our law enforcement partners that resulted in holding these … weaknesses associated with addictions.” In December 2017, law enforcement seized more than seven kilograms of spice, …
January 10, 2020
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Norton doctor pleads guilty to illegally prescribing prescription drugs

December 20, 2019
… by fraud; health care fraud; making a false statement to law enforcement; and failing to maintain required records. … of medical practice. In addition, Moore originally told law enforcement that controlled substances found during …
December 20, 2019
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Baltimore drug dealer assaults, robs and shoots man, then rams his car, sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison

September 06, 2019
… took them to his girlfriend’s home in Glen Burnie, Md.   Law enforcement executed a search warrant at the Glen Burnie … Neighborhoods, a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce …
September 06, 2019
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Member of Maryland MS-13 extortion operation in DC suburbs sentenced to 51 months in federal prison

September 09, 2019
… and to assist one another in avoiding detection by law enforcement. According to trial evidence, in the … said U.S. Attorney Hur.  “Federal, state, and local law enforcement will continue to work together to find and …
September 09, 2019
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Two Key Defendants in Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

April 22, 2021
… of Investigation (GBI), working with federal and local law enforcement agencies, identified Deltinaud Toussaint, … cause immeasurable damage to communities, but DEA and its law enforcement partners are committed to protecting these …
April 22, 2021
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Major South Georgia drug trafficker sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison

October 13, 2020
… “Because of the collective efforts between DEA and its law enforcement partners, this defendant will spend … will be safer. Thank you to our federal and local law enforcement partners for making this possible.” Jordan …
October 13, 2020
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Federal Charges and Civil Action Announced in Efforts to Combat Opioid Epidemic

October 01, 2019
… Bobby L. Christine announced the following actions: A civil lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Brunswick, Ga., accuses … with the regular course of professional practice.” The lawsuit represents the first-ever Controlled Substances Act … of the unified efforts of our federal, state and local law enforcement counterparts.” “Nearly 70,000 people in the …
October 01, 2019
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in Georgia

May 06, 2019
… I would like to thank the multitude of partners (both law enforcement and non-law enforcement) who worked tirelessly to make this event …
May 06, 2019
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DEA Announces Settlement with Morris & Dickson Co., LLC

February 07, 2024
… hearing on the Order to Show Cause before an Administrative Law Judge, who recommended both of Morris & Dickson’s CORs … controlled substances with the care required by federal law. DEA remains committed to holding registrants …
February 07, 2024
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Man Found with Drugs, Guns, and Explosives Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

January 23, 2024
… This is a dangerous person that the combined efforts of law enforcement partnered to take into custody.  The … U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref. “I am thankful for our law enforcement partners whose efforts removed dangerous …
January 23, 2024
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Indiana Meth Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

January 11, 2024
… to partnering with outstanding federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies in the Wabash Valley to take … criminals off our streets.” "When local and federal law enforcement work together, serious criminals are taken …
January 11, 2024
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Waterbury Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

January 04, 2024
… and jewelry at the time of his arrest. In total, law enforcement seized from Rodriguez a total of $455,308.83 … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.  Rodríguez was designated as a …
January 04, 2024
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Former Federal Officer Receives More Charges for Alien Smuggling

December 29, 2023
… also provide support. JTFA also relies on substantial law enforcement investment from DHS, FBI, Drug Enforcement … presumed innocent unless convicted through due process of law Drug Trafficking On On Press Release Image Layout …
December 29, 2023
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Mexican National Sentenced to 136 Months for Drug Trafficking in the Tri Cities

August 25, 2023
… the collaborative efforts of state, local, and federal law enforcement to identify Mr. De La Mora Cardenas’s drug … even using children to accomplish their destruction.  Law enforcement in the Tri-Cities, together with the US …
August 25, 2023
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Mexican Cocaine Supplier and Florida Coconspirator Sentenced to Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

August 03, 2023
… from them. After the transaction, the cocaine was seized by law enforcement during a traffic stop. In April 2018, Ortiz … that Ortiz and his coconspirators had brought the cocaine, law enforcement seized two kilograms of cocaine from a …
August 03, 2023
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California Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 35 years in Federal Prison for Transporting Heroin and Cocaine to Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

September 12, 2018
… Amtrak to facilitate the shipments and avoid detection by law enforcement. Roque pleaded guilty earlier this year to … Task Force, a partnership between federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  The principal mission of OCDETF …
September 12, 2018
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Small Town Meth and Cocaine Traffickers Sent to Prison

June 05, 2023
… their neighbors at risk.” In 2019, local, state and federal law enforcement conducted investigations to address drug … and associates of various gangs including the Calaveras Outlaw motorcycle gang, Texas Syndicate, 59 Bounty Hunters and … that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. …
June 05, 2023