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DEA Releases annual National Drug Threat Assessment

… ruin lives, devastate families, and destroy communities.” “Fentanyl, whether it’s mixed with heroin or pressed into … opioids remain significant challenges to public health and law enforcement. Mexican cartels are increasingly …
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Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment

… Seizure of Nearly 500,000 Counterfeit Pills Containing with Fentanyl SAN DIEGO – A two-year investigation has led to the … great example of successful collaboration between multiple law enforcement agencies determined to prevent illegal …
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Drug trafficker with ties to Sinaloa cartel sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison

… 22, 2019, for conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin. Senior U.S. District Judge Nielsen … Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, law enforcement was able to identify, arrest and prosecute …
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DEA Chicago Podcast Series

April 22, 2025
… roots, the importance of strong relationships with local law enforcement partners, and DEA Chicago's commitment to keeping communities safe from illicit drugs.  Episode 2: Fentanyl Education in Illinois High Schools In the second …
April 22, 2025
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities … May 1, 2023, in collaboration with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities … May 1, 2023, in collaboration with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and …
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High-Ranking Sinaloa Cartel Member Arrested After Being Charged in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Final Arrest of 38 Indicted as Part of Alleged Conspiracy Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. money … the power of collaboration among federal, state, and local law enforcement through the OCDETF program, and we thank all …
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Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham internet pharmacy

… oxycodone, hydrocodone, and more than 40 grams of the fentanyl analogue U-47700, distribution of controlled … Ramos said, “Postal Inspectors, federal prosecutors and our law enforcement partners have diligently worked to identify …
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Colorado Attorney General, DEA Task Force Dismantle Major Drug Trafficking Ring

… More than 77,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl that flooded the Metro area during the pandemic … couldn’t be accomplished without the support of our local law enforcement partners and their tireless efforts to stop …
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23 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Prescription Pills

… substances. According to the charging documents, in 2018, law enforcement identified brothers Lawrence Michael Nagle … (both pharmaceutical-grade and counterfeit pills containing fentanyl), cocaine and marijuana, among others. The Nagle …
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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… Image Drugs and firearms seized by investigators. Rainbow fentanyl seized by investigators Download Original Image … the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Washington State law enforcement and Colville Tribal law enforcement …
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Department of Justice Announces Results of Operation Dark HunTor

… Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic International Law Enforcement Operation Targeting Opioid Traffickers on … 32.5 kg of MDMA, in addition to more than 200,000 ecstasy, fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, and methamphetamine pills, …
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Fall River Man Arrested For Selling Drugs And Machine Guns On Telegram App

… including counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl and other drugs. It is alleged that he also used … pills containing fentanyl, respectively, to undercover law enforcement in exchange for Bitcoin. In both instances, …
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California Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Drug Conspiracy

… a drug distribution conspiracy connected to the seizure of fentanyl and heroin at a New Jersey rest stop last year, … of fentanyl. Both men were arrested shortly thereafter. Law enforcement officers searched Aponte’s truck at the rest …
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Lancaster Man Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Jason Greenlaw, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge … Greenlaw plead guilty to four counts of distribution of fentanyl and one count of unlawful possession with the …
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DEA working hard to tackle rising drug threat in Johnson City area

…   “The men and women of the DEA, working alongside our law enforcement partners, are committed to making … Tennessee seized three pill presses and 240 grams of butyrfentanyl during joint investigations with our federal law enforcement partners. Initial testing revealed that one …
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10 Charged in Narcotics Distribution across the Northeast

… 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Over 120 pounds of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine recovered in New York City, … a crime-fighting unit comprising federal, state and local law enforcement agencies supported by the New York/New …
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11 Charged with Trafficking Drugs in Southwestern Connecticut, Firearm Offenses

… organization that was distributing large quantities of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in Stamford and … term of imprisonment of 20 years; Baker and Dozier with unlawful possession of a firearm by a felon, which carries a …
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Money Launderer and Wholesale Supplier of Narcotics to East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $472,000

… of East Baltimore; possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; and for money laundering. Judge Hollander also … with the drug trafficking.  During the investigation, law enforcement identified multiple street-level drug …
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First Defendant Sentenced in Family-Based Drug Trafficking Ring Connected to Lummi Nation Overdose Deaths

… - (509) 454-4407 Four Lummi Nation Tribal Citizens Died of Fentanyl Overdoses in Four Days Seized fentanyl.jpg Fentanyl … area street gang. Over the course of the investigation law enforcement seized more than 846,000 fentanyl pills, …
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Auburn man sentenced to 70 months for drug trafficking

… Administration learned that Mandigo was obtaining fentanyl from a source located in Massachusetts.  On March … and continued commitment of our local, state and federal law enforcement partners.”  “Drug traffickers who bring …
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Justice Department Announces Eight Indictments Against China Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees

October 03, 2023
… Administrator Remarks DEA Administrator October 03, 2023   “Fentanyl is the deadliest drug threat our nation has ever … stop until we defeat this threat. We are grateful to our law enforcement partners whose collaboration and dedication …
October 03, 2023
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison

… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl 2.jpg Bag of seized fentanyl pills. NEW BERN, N.C. … the sale of narcotics.  Between March 8 and April 5, 2023, law enforcement made three controlled purchases of “Perc 30” …
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Twenty-Seven Members of Little Rock Drug-Trafficking Organization in Custody Following Arrest Operation

… defendants accused of distributing large amounts of fentanyl, as well as methamphetamine and cocaine, in central … and Jimmie McDaniels, 49, both of Little Rock. A team of law enforcement agencies in the area coordinated to arrest … to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, felon in possession …
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Kennewick WA Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison

… 64 ounces of liquid methamphetamine and 19,000 deadly fentanyl-laced pills, along with a loaded firearm. … custody. U.S. Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref commended the law enforcement team who investigated the case, leading to …
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Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison

… 431-7160 x2242 Lead Conspiracy to Distribute Cocaine and Fentanyl Analogue TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of … the stash house and a vehicle used by Dobin’s organization, law enforcement seized more than nine kilograms of fentanyl …
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Boston Man Sentenced In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Defendant distributed fentanyl to undercover agent BOSTON – A Boston man was … and continued commitment of our local, state and federal law enforcement partners.” United States Attorney Rachael S. …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 5 Years' Probation for Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Deception

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … remains committed to enforcing the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States.  Registrants who …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Illegal Controlled Substances as well as Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin

… term of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and cocaine base and for possession with … records, during the months of March and April of 2022, law enforcement conducted controlled purchases of fentanyl …
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Drug Induced Homicide

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … General as well as Kane, DuPage and Cook Counties.  The law enforcement Task Force is staffed with members from …