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DEA New York Delivers Major Blow to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… Powder 177lbs 165lbs. Cocaine 1185lbs 234lbs. Marijuana 100lbs 150lbs. Firearms 13 8 Arrests 41 52 Total … pills, 1,183 pounds of heroin, 65,000 pounds of illicit marijuana, more than 1,500 firearms, and led to more than …
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Pill Press Machines, Over 16lbs of Alleged Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine and Oxycodone Recovered in Queens: Three Arrested

… Potentially Lethal Drugs Across from Public School Marijuana & Mushrooms Seized Download Original Image … storage unit resulted in the seizure of a large amount of marijuana and approximately four kilograms (over eight …
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Community Outreach

March 28, 2025
… The site provides descriptions of specific drugs, such as marijuana, Spice/K2, bath salts, and heroin, as well as the … Teens Abuse Medicine,” and “The Dangers and Consequences of Marijuana Abuse.” Campus Drug Prevention …
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DEA Asheville Post of Duty Engages in First-Ever Major Takedown on Indian Reservation

March 29, 2019
… and oxycodone tablets and more than 100 kilograms of marijuana. Over the course of the investigation, law … and nightly news spots. Heroin Fentanyl Methamphetamine Marijuana (Cannabis) On …
March 29, 2019
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Chicago News 2008

July 15, 2021
… To Pay $3 Million In Civil Settlement April 14, 2008 Indoor Marijuana Grow Organization Disrupted April 11, 2008 Former … For Central Illinois Drug Dealers February 14, 2008 Indoor Marijuana Grow Yields 1000 Plants In Minnesota January 28, …
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New Jersey News 2010

July 15, 2021
… October 12, 2010 Four New Jersey Men Charged in Bi-Coastal Marijuana Trafficking and Money Laundering Ring October 6, … Justice March 10, 2010 $10 Million in Jersey-Grown Marijuana Seized in Five Location Bust February 26, 2010 …
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El Paso News 2007

July 15, 2021
… El Paso News 2007 April 16, 2007 El Paso Marijuana Trafficker Receives Life in Federal Prison …
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Multi-Agency Investigation Shuts Down Violent Drug Trafficking Ring

… comprised in hundreds of pills, 6.8 pounds of suspected marijuana, 50 pounds of K2, 3.45 pounds of suspected marijuana laced with fentanyl and $22,464 in cash. Twelve …
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Member of Eastern European organized crime syndicate sentenced to 198 months' imprisonment for racketeering and other violent crimes

… predicate acts of illegal gambling, extortion, arson and marijuana distribution – and wire fraud and pistol-whipping. … known as the “Kafkaz Crew,” whom they suspected of stealing marijuana and thousands of dollars from the syndicate’s …
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Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs

… and others, that was distributing fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan areas.  … with kilogram quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana.  In total, during the investigation law … kilograms of fentanyl, and approximately 50 kilograms of marijuana.  In addition, investigators seized approximately …
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Hanover Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Across the US to Maryland

… 150 kilograms of cocaine; and approximately 50 kilograms of marijuana. The sentence was announced by Jarod Forget, … and others, that was distributing fentanyl, cocaine, and marijuana in the Baltimore/Washington Metropolitan areas.  … with kilogram quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana.  In total, during the investigation law …
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Malas Manas Transnational Criminal Organization Leadership Indicted on Charges of Human Smuggling and Drug Trafficking

… to Launder Monetary Instruments; Conspiracy to Distribute Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and Cocaine; Distribution of  Marijuana, Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and Cocaine; and …
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Five Men Indicted in Drug Conspiracy Case, Accused of Selling Drugs Within 1,000 Feet of School

… The charges relate to four firearms, magazines, ammunition, marijuana, and more than $79,000 in cash seized from the … to distribute and possession with intent to distribute marijuana. They also are charged with drug distribution, …
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Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Violating RICO Statute

… Cartel; one count of conspiracy to possess cocaine and marijuana; one count of conspiracy to import cocaine and marijuana; one count of conspiracy to launder money; and one … of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, thousands of pounds of marijuana in cities throughout the United States. Law …
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Twenty Charged in ‘Operation Shut Down Corner’

… fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, methamphetamine, and marijuana), $420,000 in assets (including U.S. currency, … feeding our streets with cocaine, crack-cocaine, marijuana, methamphetamine, and deadly counterfeit …
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Okaloosa DTO Members Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug and Firearm Offenses

… participation in a methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and marijuana ring operating in Crestview, Fla., were sentenced … fall of 2019, law enforcement seized over 12 kilograms of marijuana, nine kilograms of methamphetamine, over three …
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22 Defendants Charged For Alleged Roles In Connected Drug Rings Extending From Mexico To Chicago And Across The U.S.

… as well as dozens of kilograms of cocaine, heroin, and marijuana. Beginning Monday night through yesterday, 14 … of cocaine, and 20 kilos of heroin, and a large quantity of marijuana during the entire investigation. The defendants … allegedly imported wholesale amounts of cocaine and marijuana from Mexico into Chicago and distributed those …
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14 Arrested In DEA-led Investigations Of Los Angeles Area Synthetic Drug Rings

… to mimic the effects of THC, the psychoactive agent in marijuana. Over the past several years, DEA has identified … to young people, and billed as “safe” alternatives to marijuana or dangerous party drugs such as (ecstasy).  The … marshmallow leaf or damania leaf - to create synthetic marijuana, which is commonly referred to as “spice” or …
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Operation Spiderweb Snags Cocaine, Meth, Weapons And Over $1 Million In Cash

… alleged to have distributed cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana using tire stores as fronts and tires as drug … receipt and distribution of cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana throughout Atlanta and elsewhere, using firearms … over five kilograms of cocaine, over 100 kilograms of marijuana, and over 500 grams of methamphetamine; …
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33 Charged In Connection With Violent Gang Activity, Drug Trafficking Near Mill Brook Houses In Bronx

… themselves by selling drugs, such as crack cocaine and marijuana. In particular, on or about February 4, 2013, MBG … themselves by selling drugs, such as crack cocaine and marijuana. On October 28, 2012, YGz member Michael White, … themselves by selling drugs such as crack cocaine and marijuana. On or about April 18, 2011, Killbrook member Gary …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 50 Members And Associates Of Trinitarios Street Gang With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses Defendants Include Seven Leaders Of Bronx-Based Gang

… associates also sell numerous types of narcotics, including marijuana, crack cocaine, powder cocaine, oxycodone and … today with conspiring to sell more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, more than 28 grams of crack cocaine, powder … and officers seized, among other evidence, quantities of marijuana, cocaine, heroin and ecstasy, at least two …
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21 Members Of South Bronx Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Narcotics Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

… agents recovered, among other items, crack, cocaine, marijuana, as well as ammunition and gang paperwork.   To … among other evidence, quantities of crack, cocaine, heroin, marijuana, prescription pills, as well as firearms, … variety of narcotics - including crack cocaine, heroin, and marijuana - on a daily basis.  Some of the members of the …
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Philadelphia Attorney Indicted In Maryland For Conspiring To Launder Drug Proceeds Involving A Major Drug Distribution Organization

… for the group. Agents seized more than 80 pounds of marijuana, $20,000 in cash, 31 cell phones, documents … $450,000, and tally sheets showing over $14.5 million in marijuana sales, among other items.  The indictment alleges … to conspiracy to distribute at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering.  …
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Two Bakersfield Drug Trafficking Cases Sentenced On Monday

… with others to cultivate and distribute more than 900 marijuana plants. Barragan used a cellphone to manage his marijuana grow operation and business. Marco Antonio …
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Port St. Lucie Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking and Firearm Offense

… pills designed to look like legitimate prescription medication and kept a loaded firearm alongside drug proceeds … fentanyl pills disguised as oxycodone, three pounds of marijuana, more than $35,000 in cash, a money counting …
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Revere Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Role In International Money Laundering Organization

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … as over a kilogram of cocaine and multiple kilograms of marijuana.  In May 2025, Hunter’s co-defendant, Walter …
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Four Members of Violent Bridgeport Gang Guilty

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts … End. East End members distributed heroin, crack cocaine, marijuana and Percocet pills; used and shared firearms; and …
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Fentanyl and heroin darknet vendors indicted

… cocaine, methamphetamine, LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana and oxycodone.   Two recent cases exemplify the … her customers revealing that she was a licensed California medical professional. She sold more than 8,500 hydrocodone …
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Laredo grand jury charges multiple people with drug, ammo and immigration crimes

… Two men face charges for trafficking a large amount of marijuana and ammunition, while four others were allegedly … to distribute multiple kilogram quantities of meth and marijuana, respectively. The grand jury returned a fifth …
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Forty Individuals Facing Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges As The Result Of A Multi-Agency Investigation In Southeastern New Mexico

… from Mexico residing in Artesia, N.M., was indicted on marijuana trafficking and firearms charges.  If convicted, … he faces a maximum penalty of five years in prison on the marijuana charges and a mandatory minimum of five years in … Ronnie Joe Lopez, 29, of Odessa, Tex., is charged with marijuana trafficking and firearms charges.  If convicted, …