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Guilty Plea from Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Fentanyl

… another person. That woman would testify that she wanted to buy oxycodone from Hovis and that Hovis said he was …
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Training
February 04, 2020 - February 06, 2020
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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Marijuana Drug Deal that Ended in Death Results in Guilty Pleas

… All were armed. When the victim contacted Brown-Shatto to buy more marijuana, the three drove to his home in the 7800 …
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

… Education and Prevention Program (YEPP) Mentor Foundation USA  Los Angeles County Office of Education- Friday Night …
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Vero Beach Resident Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

… 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) . Arrests/Convictions - Major …
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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 …
STORY

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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Leader of the Rodriguez Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years for Drug Conspiracy and Money Laundering

… cash obtained from drug trafficking to a straw purchaser to buy cars, including a BMW. Ivan Rodriguez, Jr. will be …
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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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Fentanyl and Illegal Firearms Possession Put Man in Prison for 22 Years

… from a more recent source in St. Louis, Mo. Bean stated he buys all his guns off the streets locally, and often takes …
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Former Venezuelan Military Official Sentenced for Money Laundering and Bribery Scheme

… 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) . Guilty Plea Money Laundering …
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Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl Linked to Two Fatal Overdoses

… 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) . Drug Trafficking Fake Pills …
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Pill Distributor Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

… Diaz posing as a potential drug customer seeking to buy counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. On …
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Digital Health Company Cofounder/CEO and Clinical President Convicted in $100M Adderall Distribution and Health Care Fraud Scheme

… reported that Done was making Adderall too easy to get online. In response to questions from the media, investors, …
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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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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 …
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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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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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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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OCDETF Investigation Results in Convictions of Six Defendants for Nearly 100 Combined Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

… Airport (“DFW”) to Los Angeles International Airport to buy drugs. Agents seized from inside one of their suitcases …
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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 …
STORY

When Small Towns and DEA Partner to Tackle Drug Trafficking

December 23, 2020
… a considerable amount of money, in paying informants and buying contraband, which makes it more difficult on smaller …
December 23, 2020
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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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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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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, …
STORY

DEA Washington Warns of Deadly Counterfeit Drugs on Social Media

July 23, 2021
… they are seeing kids, teens, and young adults ordering online. SAC Jarod Forget says these sales often involve … in just the past few weeks where teenagers will order pills online, go take a walk to pick them up, come right back in, …
July 23, 2021