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Steilacoom, Washington, Couple Sentenced to Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs

… being distributed.” Noting that Bailey grew up with drug addicted parents, the Chief Judge said, “You know the damage …
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Two Interrelated Drug Rings in Seattle Area Taken Down in Series of Arrests Following Wiretap Investigation

… this criminal organization preyed on the homeless and drug addicted. They terrorized people living and working in the …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison

… understated. There are so many people out there that become addicted on these drugs or suffer overdoses and are no …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… and communities are protected from the scourge of synthetic opioids. Visit  DEA.gov/fentanylfree and get involved. …
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Five Defendants Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused the Fatal Overdoses of Three 19-Year-Olds

… that distributed thousands of counterfeit prescription opioid pills laced with fentanyl, among other drugs, to …
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Ghost Gun and Narcotics Trafficking Ring Shut Down in NYC

… and local law enforcement to target New York’s heroin, opioid, and narcotics trafficking networks. Since launching …
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DEA One Pill Can Kill Game Over Tournament

December 31, 2024
… the Game Over Campaign America is in the midst of a deadly opioid epidemic. The national rate of teenagers overdosing …
December 31, 2024
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of “Silk Road” Website

… as “Cannabis,” “Dissociatives,” “Ecstasy,” “Intoxicants,” “Opioids,” “Precursors,” “Prescription,” “Psychedelics,” and …
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Thirteen Members of a Prison-Based Meth Distribution Ring Sentenced

… of deadly drugs.”  “Methamphetamine continues to fuel addiction, violence, and instability in our communities,” …
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10 Drug Dealers Handed Lengthy Sentences for Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth, Cocaine throughout Indiana

… “These individuals trafficked poison for profit, fueling addiction and violence across Indiana. These prison …
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Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

… that Money allegedly claimed while admitting to her drug addiction. A court-authorized search of Money’s phone found …
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Maryland U.S. Attorney Announces Hundreds of Arrests Connected to Joint Federal-State Targeted Baltimore Criminal Enforcement Operation

… Task Forces/Task Force Officers Heroin Fentanyl Synthetic Opioids Cocaine Marijuana (Cannabis) On On Press Release …
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DEA Operation Overdrive Targets Fentanyl Traffickers on the Yakama Nation Indian Reservation, Thirteen Charged, Thousands of Pounds of Drugs Seized

… “In late 2024, escalating drug-related activity—including opioid trafficking, overdose fatalities, and an alarming …
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Recent DEA Seizures of Pill Presses

April 09, 2024
… a federal Schedule I controlled substance with opioid effects. Officers also found various quantities of …
April 09, 2024
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Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

… we’re not just removing drugs, we’re removing the source of addiction, exploitation and tragedy in our communities.” …
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Fentanyl Supply Chain

February 07, 2025
… communities with fentanyl and methamphetamine, drive addiction, fuel violence, and kill Americans,” said …
February 07, 2025
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Twenty-six people charged with trafficking at least five kilograms of cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl between Puerto Rico and Milwaukee

… the supply of narcotics to Wisconsin and help people avoid addiction. Thank you to the brave law enforcement …
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Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 current and former Venezuelan officials charged with narco-terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal charges

… States with cocaine and inflict the drug’s harmful and addictive effects on users in the United States. Marín …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… and communities are protected from the scourge of synthetic opioids. Visit  DEA.gov/fentanylfree and get involved.  …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… and communities are protected from the scourge of synthetic opioids. Visit  DEA.gov/fentanylfree and get involved.    …
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Congressional Affairs

January 22, 2026
… Access to Care New Rules Expand Telehealth Options for Opioid Use Disorder and Veterans’ Treatments WASHINGTON  – …
January 22, 2026
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Auburn, Washington Man Who Converted Garage to a Fentanyl Pill Manufacturing Lab Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

… Had Commercial Pill Press and Firearms to Protect His Opioid Manufacturing Operation Evidence seized during …
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DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days

… fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin to fuel addiction, overdoses, and violence in communities across the …
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Two Charged with Connection with Scheme to Operate Industrial-Scale Illegal Narcotics Pill Pressing Operations Throughout New York City

… for their production and distribution of illicit synthetic opioids which are responsible for perpetuating the public …
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DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… and communities are protected from the scourge of synthetic opioids. Visit  DEA.gov/fentanylfree and get involved. Drug …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Pill Press Photo Gallery

January 21, 2025
… a federal Schedule I controlled substance with opioid effects. Officers also found various quantities of …
January 21, 2025
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Federal And State Authorities Arrest Total Of 38 Individuals Based On San Antonio Federal Drug Trafficking Indictments

… narcotics, namely methamphetamine, heroin and other opioids, in San Antonio.  During this investigation, …
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DOJ and DEA Announce Significant Drug Law Enforcement Actions and Seizures

July 16, 2025
… drugs off our streets and protect innocent Americans from addiction, overdose, and drug-related crime and violence. …
July 16, 2025
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Trio Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

Trio Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking January 17, 2017 New Orleans Contact Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 3838 N. …