GENERAL INFORMATION

Miami News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  OCT 22, 2003 DEA Miami Makes Progress Against Illegal On-Line Pharmacies  SEP 23, 2003 Miami Field Division …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Miami News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  OCT 22, 2003 DEA Miami Makes Progress Against Illegal On-Line Pharmacies  SEP 23, 2003 Miami Field Division …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Agency Operation Nets more than 70 arrests in Highlands County

… conducted long-term surveillances, made undercover buys, and utilized innovative investigative techniques to …
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Springfield, Mo., man sentenced to 20 years for meth conspiracy

… Stone was preparing to travel to the Kansas City area to buy methamphetamine. Agents from the Drug Enforcement …
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Sixteen Individuals Plead Guilty in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy “Operation Titan Fall”

… 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, …
PRESS RELEASE

Former Stockton College Police Officer Admits Distributing Oxycodone

… a doctor, and “if you gonna be a good customer for me and buy these every 28 days for 15 bucks, I won’t give these to …
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Mexican National Who Supervised a Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Orville, Washington, Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

… Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Marcus Pickett 206-225-6804 … law enforcement conducted a series of controlled drug buys from Medrano and others selling drugs on his behalf. On …
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DEA Rocky Mountain Division Announces Record Fentanyl Seizures in 2022

… oversaturated drug market.  Anyone, including our kids, can buy dangerous and deadly drugs at the click of a button. …
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

… Burlington narcotics investigators that the source could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source …
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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

… Once on the highway, agents stopped Warner, who admitted to buying 70 grams of fentanyl, an amount consistent with …
STORY

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
PRESS RELEASE

ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

… joint investigation that included numerous controlled buys and interdictions of narcotics. Giselle Buraye, 23, aka …
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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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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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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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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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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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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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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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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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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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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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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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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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DEA Safely Disposes 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

DEA Safely Disposes 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day May 12, 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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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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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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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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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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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 …