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Three Chinese Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Five Employees Charged with Conspiring to Manufacture Fentanyl

… to improve fentanyl yield and advice on which chemicals to buy to replace banned precursor products. Mexican drug …
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Missouri man sentenced for distributing heroin resulting in death

… Natoli stated that he provided the money up front to buy the heroin and then drove Miller around to sell it. …
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North Dakota State College of Science Wins Top Prize in Red Ribbon Week Video Contest

January 31, 2019
… Week Campus Video PSA Contest! You can view the winning PSA online at https://youtu.be/7DFbh_0Npog . DEA and the …
January 31, 2019
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Lubbock Drug Traffickers Sentenced to Combined 106 Years in Federal Prison

… documents, DEA agents used a confidential informant to buy cocaine from several defendants. They also executed …
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Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for abducting and brutally beating two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

… contacted M.T. under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from M.T. When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s …
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San Antonio businessman pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy

… dealership, MGM Auto, to agents, proposing that he would buy it back from the agents at a reduced price, i.e., less …
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
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North Carolina Man sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Opioids through the Dark Web

… poison are caught and prosecuted.” “Use of the Dark Web for buying and selling illegal drugs is a growing menace that …
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Philadelphia Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

… pleaded guilty, created phony medical records for his drug-buying customers. In addition to the prison term, U.S. …
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Complaint Unsealed Charging 19 Gang Members And Associates With Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute And Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine And Heroin

… use of cooperating defendants and sources, to controlled buys, consensually recorded telephone calls, …
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Newark Man Sentenced To More Than 24 Years In Prison For Role In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… and around New Jersey. Agents overheard Pender agreeing to buy heroin from others and observed Pender meeting with …
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Fresno County Man Sent To Prison For Mortgage Fraud Scheme

… prison for a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders in order to buy houses in Fresno and Mendocino Counties, Drug …
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Selma Meth Dealer Pleads Guilty

… (MAGEC), which led a four-month street-level drug-buy program targeting individuals associated with the Dablan …
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Tri-Cities Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… meetings with Gonzales as well as two separate controlled buys, where Gonzales sold the confidential source at total …
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Bakersfield Businessman Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For International Drug Conspiracy

… both of Bakersfield, negotiated with an undercover agent to buy 70 kilograms of cocaine. During the negotiations, and in …
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New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program Receives National Recognition

… of the Miami Homestead office. The investigation began as a buy-bust, and developed into an international, …
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

… turning to smartphones as a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other …
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Last Defendant in Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

… of the investigation, law enforcement used controlled buys, seizures, and the execution of search warrants to …
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Convictions Of Two Modesto Men For Growing And Selling Marijuana

… investigation, law enforcement officials made 10 controlled buys and seized more than 50 pounds of marijuana, more than …
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Ibrar A. Mian Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

Ibrar A. Mian Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division March 03, 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 …
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Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

… users who think they know the potency of the drugs they are buying. The sellers make a calculated decision to profit off …
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Man Sentenced To 35 Years For Meth Trafficking From Houston To Louisiana

… this investigation, law enforcement discovered Lavergne was buying large quantities of methamphetamine from suppliers in …
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Joplin Man Sentenced To 22 Years For Meth Conspiracy & Firearms

… federal and local agents conducted numerous undercover buys with various co-defendants in this conspiracy. A …
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DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

… should refuse the demand and report the threat using the online form or by calling 877-792-2873. Reporting scam calls … to the local DEA field division.  To report scam activity online, visit the DEA Diversion on line reporting page .  …
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Darknet drug vendor sentenced to 10 years prison

… the payment in San Francisco and used the money to buy drugs and supplies to fulfill JetSetLife customer …
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Final Operation X3 “Mexican Mafia” Defendant Sentenced

… for the main distributor - Juan Pablo Contreras - who would buy the heroin wholesale from Mexico and distribute it …
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Queens To Suffolk Heroin Network Arrests Announced

… for his heroin addiction, texted de LosAngeles, asking to buy heroin.  During the ensuring text exchange, de …
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Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Over 8 Years For Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

… for his heroin addiction, texted de LosAngeles, asking to buy heroin.  During the ensuring text exchange, de …
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20 defendants charged in drug indictments; One alleged trafficker charged in death of carfentanil user

… AirBnB and seized over $50,000 from out of state marijuana buyers who traveled from Florida to San Diego to buy marijuana.   If you have information regarding the …