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Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel Network Sentenced

… to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Newport News and North … money judgment of $4,200,000 and forfeit his house in Lawrenceville. Barreto was arrested in 2019 as a result of …
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Nineteen Indicted in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

… are also charged with illegally possessing firearms.  The law enforcement teams and other public safety organizations … two pounds of methamphetamine, more than $160,000 in cash, fentanyl pills and a fentanyl pill manufacturing lab.  Today …
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DEA Releases 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

… and (435,000).  Deaths due to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and its analogues, increased 79 percent from 2013 … this year’s summary is information on a recent phenomenon-fentanyl disguised as prescription pills-something allegedly … 38% last year and 7% in 2007) of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies responding to the 2016 National …
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Federal Indictment Names 14 Defendants in Drug-Distribution Conspiracy Coordinated from Inside a Georgia Prison

… conspiracy distributed methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl since as early as 2018 in at least seven South … danger to our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. “Our law enforcement partners, including the Georgia Department …
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Hobbs-based Drug Trafficking Network Supplied by Mexican Illegal Alien Dismantled

… charged in federal court with running a methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking network that brought large quantities … the HSTF directs the full might of United States law enforcement towards identifying, investigating, and …
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Steilacoom, Washington, Couple Sentenced to Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs

… Activity Drugs and Firearms Seized During the Investigation Fentanyl seized by investigators. Download Original Image … behind bars. I am grateful to our investigators and local law enforcement partners for their steadfast efforts to make …
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Recent DEA Seizures of Pill Presses

April 09, 2024
… the United States, all of which contributed to today’s fentanyl crisis.    New York Field Division In the Bronx on … January 18, 2024, DEA along with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners in Mississippi arrested two …
April 09, 2024
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Final Federal Defendant from “Operation New Day” Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

… Dealer Arrested Near 12th and Jackson in Seattle During Law Enforcement Emphasis Caoevidence.jpg Seized firearm, fentanyl, cash. SEATTLE, Wash . – A 56-year-old Seattle man …
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Quincy Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Drug And Gun Offenses

… (802) 951-2900 Defendant found with 13 bags of cocaine and fentanyl in his underwear; semi-automatic pistol, drug … a drug deal in his car in Boston. The buyer was stopped by law enforcement and found with three bags of crack cocaine …
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Final Defendant in Large Western Washington Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

… a drug redistributor and interstate transporter of heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. At the sentencing hearing, … “He continued this conduct even after contact with law enforcement,” Judge Coughenour said. According to …
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DEA & MPD Issue Public Safety Alert on Mass Overdose Events Across D.C. Metro Area

… Roanoke - (540) 857-2555 Winchester - (540) 662-5879 Fentanyl Lab Testing Counterfeit Percocet Pill Washington, … alert follows the DEA’s letter to federal, state, and local law enforcement partners warning of a nationwide spike in …
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities

… - (605) 434-4947 Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 Suspected fentanyl pills_x.jpg Seizures of fentanyl both in pill and … May 1, 2023, in collaboration with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and …
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Texas Inmates, Correctional Officers Indicted on Narcotics Smuggling Charges

… residences, more than 520 grams of paper sheets soaked with fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoids, more than 120 grams of … including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit money … until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Drug Trafficking Synthetic drugs On On Press Release …
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Opioid Trafficking Organization Dismantled In The Bronx, NY

… Sixteen people indicted and multi-million dollars’ worth of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine seized BRONX, N.Y. - James J. … Through coordinated enforcement on federal, state and local law enforcement levels, 16 traffickers responsible for …
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DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

… Drugs trends in the United States continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially … opioids remain significant challenges to public health and law enforcement. Mexican cartels are increasingly …
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Members of Tacoma Street Gang are Indicted for Drug and Gun Trafficking

… Wiretap Investigation Seattle Press Conference.jpg SEATTLE– Law enforcement fanned out to some 17 locations in … counterfeit oxycodone and Xanax pills, methamphetamine, fentanyl, and cocaine. Some members of the drug trafficking …
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Three Members of an International Money Laundering Organization Charged with Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

… China and the Middle East, enabling a continuous flow of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs into our country from … priority for the Department. Alongside DEA and our local law enforcement partners, we will continue to prosecute the …
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Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

… Part of “Operation Fire and Dice”: Defendants Sold Heroin & Fentanyl Throughout Bronx BRONX, N.Y. -   - James J. Hunt, … into NYC neighborhoods and how DEA works with our law enforcement partners to shut them down.  In this case, a …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… Narcotics Unit investigated Quontez Kuvinka, 26, and his fentanyl trafficking organization. The investigation … in September 2024, sold the drugs to an undercover law enforcement officer. Kuvinka also personally sold …
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Twelve Defendants Convicted in Cross-State Social Media Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… drug trafficking ring that distributed deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine across New Hampshire … documents and statements made in court, in October 2023, law enforcement officers received information that a drug …
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DEA Los Angeles issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

… of an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   … quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that is lethal in …
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Waterbury man sentenced to four years for role in heroin and cocaine trafficking ring

… years of supervised release, for his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring. According to court documents and … organization that received large quantities of heroin and fentanyl from suppliers in Connecticut and New York and … heroin and fentanyl trafficking charge.  On that date, law enforcement intercepted a planned drug transaction and …
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Indianapolis area methamphetamine and heroin trafficking organizations dismantled

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … offers no safe harbor for them.  Federal, state and local law enforcement will continue to work together to keep the …
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Leader of Violent, Cartel-Connected, Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison

… drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Puget Sound region, was … led a transnational drug trafficking organization. Law enforcement has linked the organization to a cartel in …
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Seattle Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking on 3rd/ Pike While Armed with a Handgun

… and 12th and Jackson are areas hard hit by the dangers of fentanyl and firearms,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. … Street in downtown Seattle on August 4, 2022. Austin sold fentanyl pills to an undercover officer, and then attempted …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization with Ties to Mexican Cartel Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

… Vermont Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Defendant directed fentanyl distribution in Massachusetts on behalf of … is an outstanding example of what can be accomplished when law enforcement partners work together cooperatively,” said …
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Leader of Waycross-Area Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl Lethal Dose.png (DEA file photo) Heroin_powder.jpg … “Because of the efforts of federal, state and local law enforcement, these defendants can no longer distribute …
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U.S. Attorney's Office and DEA Announce Federal Charges Against Albuquerque Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… been charged in federal court with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine. Tomas … the premises of the indicted members of the Rubalcaba DTO, law enforcement searched residences of uncharged DTO …
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National Drug Threat Assessment

May 13, 2025
… to communities, health professionals, educators, and law enforcement agencies to help inform their response to … NDTA highlights the threat to public health, the rule of law, and national security in the United States posed by the trafficking of powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl. Drug overdose deaths are finally decreasing across …
May 13, 2025
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Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one charged with murder

… in the distribution of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base (crack) in the Stephen Crane … Attorney’s Office and in conjunction with numerous local law enforcement partners and the U.S. Drug Enforcement … to February 2020 and involving the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base in and around Crane Village. …