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Rhode Island Businesswoman Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Money Laundering

… for manufacturing and distributing millions of fentanyl pills made to look like oxycodone and Percocet.  In late …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… organization with kilograms of cocaine, fentanyl pills and methamphetamine. He was based out of California. …
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Digital Health Company Cofounder/CEO and Clinical President Convicted in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

… from investors by providing easy access to over 40 million pills of Adderall and other stimulants in exchange for …
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Federal Prosecutors File 20 Cases This Year Against Alleged Drug Dealers Who Sold Fentanyl that Caused Fatal Drug Overdoses

… who are charged with selling fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills that directly resulted in the death of at least one …
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10 Charged in Narcotics Distribution across the Northeast

… of glassine envelopes, loose powdered heroin and fentanyl, pills and drug-packaging materials. The majority of the …
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Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings

Violent Gang Member Convicted of Drug and Firearms Conspiracy Involving Six Shootings July 08, 2023 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 Kristen Govostes Recruiter Name Garth Hamelin bostonspecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
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More than two dozen defendants charged in major gang-related drug trafficking indictment

… two kilos of MDMA, pints of codeine, 600 grams of Xanax, pill presses and surveillance equipment. The drugs were …
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U.S. Attorney Announces 17 Indictments in Fayetteville Area as Part of Ongoing Federal Violent Crime and Drug Strategy

… approximately an ounce of fentanyl, 100 MDMA/fentanyl pills, cash and two luxury SUVs have been seized. …
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DEA Washington Division Hosts 1st Family Summit to Engage with Families Affected by Fentanyl Poisoning

… Resources page for list of resources. # # #   Overdose Fake Pills Outreach/Drug Prevention Prescription Drugs Synthetic …
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Eight East Bay residents charged with crimes related to drug distribution scheme

… drugs—including powder fentanyl, counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl, and heroin—to a DEA agent acting …
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Drug Kingpin Indicted In New York

… in combination with cocaine or pressed into counterfeit pills and marketed as oxycodone or Xanax. Fentanyl Seizures …
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Multi-Agency Drug Bust Leads to Massive Seizures

… than 113 pounds of cocaine, over 11 pounds of fentanyl in pills and powder form, heroin, marijuana, and spice. Law …
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Hobbs-based Drug Trafficking Network Supplied by Mexican Illegal Alien Dismantled

… doubt in a court of law. ###   Drug Trafficking Fake Pills Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs …
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BPD, DEA, and State’s Attorney’s Office Secure 19 Indictments Related to Drug Trafficking in West Baltimore

… with residue, bows with residue    One handgun grip Four pills suspected MDMA One – 30 round magazine One – 10 round …
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Digital Health Company Cofounder/CEO and Clinical President Convicted in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

… from investors by providing easy access to over 40 million pills of Adderall and other stimulants in exchange for …
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Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison

… . For more information on fentanyl, visit DEA’s One Pill Can Kill Campaign at  www.dea.gov/onepill .  The materials on this website are available for …
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Op Sweet Silence Defendant Pleads Guilty, Agrees to Serve 20 Years in Prison

… . For more information on fentanyl, visit DEA’s One Pill Can Kill Campaign at  www.dea.gov/onepill .  The materials on this website are available for …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Wichita

April 29, 2025
Operation Engage Wichita Wichita Wichita Operation Engage Wichita has moved to Kansas City Welcome Letter from Greg Anderson, Resident Agent in Charge of the Wichita Resident Office   I am Greg Anderson, Resident Agent in Charge of the Wichita Resident …
April 29, 2025
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Over 40 Pounds of Fentanyl Seized from Drug Mill Six Blocks Away from Bronx Daycare

… variety of colors, shapes and forms – including powder and pills.  Drug traffickers are increasingly mixing fentanyl …
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Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

… approximately 1.4 kilograms (3.1 pounds) of orange pills containing methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms, …
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Stimulants

Stimulants

January 25, 2025
Stimulants speed up the body’s systems. This class of drugs includes: Prescription drugs such as amphetamines [Adder- all® and Dexedrine®], methylphenidate [Concerta® and Ritalin®], diet aids [such as Didrex®, Bontril®, Preludin®, Fastin®, Adipex P®, Ionomin®, and Meridia®] and other illicitly used drugs such as methamphetamine, cocaine, methcathinone, and other synthetic...
January 25, 2025
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DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring

… 148.75 pounds of marihuana, 442 grams of cocaine, 189 Xanax pills, steroids, human growth hormone, other narcotics, and …
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DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization

… 2.68 kilograms of methamphetamine, and 2,000 fentanyl pills.  Investigators also recovered more than 30 firearms …
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2025 National Health Care Fraud Takedown

… over $14.6 billion in intended loss s and over 15 million pills of illegally diverted controlled substances. The …
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Grants Pass Man Charged in Federal Court for Trafficking Fentanyl and Illegally Possessing a Firearm

… drug enforcement initiatives. Drug Trafficking Fake Pills HIDTA Synthetic drugs Fentanyl On On Press Release …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… of substances improperly prescribed by Bynes during his “pill mill” operation.              In Savannah, the United …
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National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges Nationwide and in the Southern District Of Georgia

… of substances improperly prescribed by Bynes during his “pill mill” operation.              In Savannah, the United …
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Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico February 11, 2021 San Francisco Contact Info Contact Us (415) 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a …
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Federal Indictment Alleges Alliance Between Sinaloa Cartel and Money Launderers Linked to Chinese Underground Banking

… of cocaine, 92 pounds of methamphetamine, 3,000 Ecstasy pills, 44 pounds of psilocybin (magic mushrooms), numerous …
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New England News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Charges Edward "Buckles" Melise with Selling Oxycodone Pills December 8, 2009 Fairfield County Marijuana Trafficker …
July 15, 2021