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Three Indicted for Conspiracy to Illegally Distribute Almost $8 Million in Prescription Diet Drugs

… their credit card information and completing a brief on-line questionnaire. Customers were also allowed to order … medical entities such as Waterview Pharmacy, Drugs Discount Online Inc. and LEXA Medical Supplies Inc. All the …
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D.C. Area Pharmacist Indicted And Arrested On Charges Involving Illegal Pharmaceutical Shipments

… and operated an Internet pharmacy website known as apexonlinepharmacy.com between January 2005 and June 29, 2010. … NE. Between June 2006 and June 2010, sales income for online transactions totaled at least $8.3 million, the … the Internet solely on the basis of their answers to an on-line medical questionnaire.  Such prescriptions are …
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February 04, 2020 - February 06, 2020

Exploitation & Monitoring of Social Media for Law Enforcement Training Course (3-Day)

3:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
Sykesville, MD
Hosted by: the DEA Washington Division and the National Domestic Communication Assistance Center (NDCAC) Course Description: This innovative course provides Criminal Investigators, State & Local Officers, Intel Analysts, Diversion Investigators, and other investigators involved in investigations using open source technology, a fast-paced, hands-on look at social media investigative tools geared...
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Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops September 25, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 06, 2021
… resources. While children are spending additional time online for education and recreation during this pandemic, they are at an increased risk of online exploitation and cyberbullying. What is child abuse? …
April 06, 2021
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Emergency Schedules All Illicit Fentanyls In An Effort To Reduce Overdose Deaths

… prescription drugs. As a consequence, users who buy these substances on the illicit market are often unaware …
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Life Sentence for Omaha Man Convicted of Selling Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of a Four-Year-Old

… her around.”  The 15-year-old would beg Reis for money to buy food, which Reis refused telling her that she didn’t …
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Kentucky Family Members Are First In State To Be Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distribution Of Drugs Known As “Bath Salts”

… of Mephedrone in Kentucky, West Virginia and across the USA via the internet ASHLAND, KY - A father and his two sons …
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Lead Defendant In Operation Adam Bomb Investigation Enters Guilty Plea

… Hagatna - (671) 472-7384 Convicted of Operating Worldwide Online Drug Marketplace LOS ANGELES - A Dutch national … laundering charges, admitting he conspired to run a secret, on-line narcotics marketplace known as the “The Farmer's …
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Virginia Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

Virginia Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges August 21, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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ATF, DEA, ICE, PRPD Arrests Two Convicted Felons In Possession Of Multiple Firearms, Ammunitions And Magazines

… Armory pistol, Model XD-45 ACP, Caliber .40, • One FNH-USA Pistol, Model 5.7, Caliber 5.(Commonly known as a "Cop …
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Tenderloin Dealer who Sold Fentanyl that Killed One and Injured Another Sentenced to Six Years in Prison

… District.  On May 18, 2020, Doblado-Canaca sold drugs to a buyer that he had sold to before.  He later learned that the buyer then provided the drugs to two other individuals in … in the Tenderloin.  Specifically, on May 20, 2020, the same buyer Doblado-Canaca sold to on May 18 called him to set up …
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Meth Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison Again, for More Than 17 Years

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Orange Park Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Over 5 Kilos of Cocaine With Intent to Distribute

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) .   The DEA encourages parents, …
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Tulare County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute 6 Pounds of Methamphetamine

… methamphetamine. A law enforcement source negotiated to buy a pound of methamphetamine from Meza and Chavez …
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Guatemalan National Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle Over 6,000 Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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South Carolina Man Who Orchestrated Drug Deals by Phone from State Prison Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Leader of Colombian Criminal Organization Pleads Guilty to Sending Over 19,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Via Semi-Submersible Vessels to Sinaloa Cartel

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Orlando Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Wiring Drug-Trafficking Profits to Mexico

… Gonzalez-Celestine participated in four controlled drug buys that were monitored by law enforcement. She sold more …
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

… The citizen called Kerr and set up a time and location to buy fentanyl pills. DEA agents established surveillance at …
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Arizona and Nevada Men Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Meth

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Tampa Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years for Fentanyl Conspiracy

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Fentanyl Distributor Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Causing Death

… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
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Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison

Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison August 15, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov …
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Nearly Three Dozen Charged Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

… in the Southern District of Georgia. The indictment in USA v. Monroe et. al charges 30 defendants with 56 felony …
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Dark Web Narcotics Traffickers Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Illegal Drugs in Exchange for Cryptocurrency

… defendants have learned, drug dealers who push their poison online cannot evade prosecution by hiding in the dark … goal to shut down as many drug trafficking organizations online and on the streets,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge Donovan. The internet contains online marketplaces for narcotics and other contraband on …
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Maryland Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl

Maryland Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Federal Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl August 13, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Treasury sanctions Argentina-based Goldpharma drug trafficking and money laundering organization

… Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 Goldpharma network of illegal online pharmacies traffics opioids to the United States … and money launderers use to capitalize on the Internet and online pharmacy sites to sell highly addictive illicit … Aires, Argentina, operates virtually via a network of online “pharmacy” websites, which sell both legitimate and …