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Diversion Investigator

April 30, 2026
… for Diversion Investigator positions are processed through USAJOBS  www.usajobs.gov  log in or create an account. For directions on how to create an application on USAJOBS https://help.usajobs.gov/how-to/application When …
April 30, 2026
PRESS RELEASE

Member Of “Los Piojos” Cocaine Trafficking Family, Responsible For Importing Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 Million In Assets Seized

… Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 … derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling cocaine; and (2) Transport or …
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Chinese drug traffickers charged in fatal opioid conspiracy

… shipping the drugs. The Zheng DTO explained in emails and online that it had “special ways” to “go through customs safely” in “USA, Russia, Europe,” and other locations around the world.  … drugs. In 2015, it advertised that it delivered “to all 50 USA states” and “worldwide to Australia, Europe, Asia and …
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Los Banos Trucking Company Owners Sent To Prison For Tax & Bribery Conspiracy

… the payment of employee withholding and FICA taxes to cover USA Express Cab, Kulwant Lasher’s taxicab business in San … in Fresno and asked to be picked up, because he wanted to buy a new BMW. When the dealership asked about a $747,000 …
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Brevard County Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offense

… From March through September 2022, during undercover drug buys and pursuant to a search warrant at Keel’s home. law … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Employment Eligibility

March 03, 2026
DEA Employment Eligibility DEA Employment Eligibility The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is charged with enforcing the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) , and therefore carefully evaluates an applicant’s background during the application process, to …
March 03, 2026
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Drug Policy

March 28, 2025
Drug Policy Drug Policy The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) places all substances which were in some manner regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules.  This placement is based upon the …
March 28, 2025
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International law enforcement operation targeting opioid traffickers on the Darknet results in over 170 arrests worldwide and the seizure of weapons, drugs and over $6.5 million

… coordinated law enforcement , one of the largest illegal online markets on the dark web.. Following the Wall Street … Operation DisrupTor was used to significantly disrupt the online opioid trade and send a strong message that criminals … announcement sends a strong message to criminals selling or buying illicit goods on the dark web: the hidden internet is …
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J-CODE announces 61 arrests in its second coordinated law enforcement operation targeting opioid trafficking on the Darknet

… J-CODE is the global tip of the spear in the fight against online opioid trafficking,” said FBI Director Christopher … safe.”   “The Darkweb is not as dark as you think. When you buy or sell illegal goods online, you are not hidden from law enforcement and you are …
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DEA National Rx Take Back Social Media Campaign

March 31, 2026
… free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at thousands of local drop-off locations nationwide. Properly …
March 31, 2026
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DEA’s Family Summits on Fentanyl

January 19, 2025
DEA’s Family Summits on Fentanyl October 2023 During October, DEA field divisions across the country will host regional Family Summits in their community in order to bring together families who have lost loved ones to drug poisonings or overdoses, federal …
January 19, 2025
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San Diego Resident Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

… to actively take steps to ensure that your children are not buying drugs online. We invite you to review the Fentanyl Toolkit which … describes the various codes used by drug dealers in their online advertisements: …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of “Silk Road” Website

… Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … unlawful goods and services to well over a hundred thousand buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars … was seized. ULBRICHT deliberately operated Silk Road as an online criminal marketplace designed to enable its users to …
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Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Millions Of Prescription Pills On The Internet

… customers ordered Butalbital pills by filling out online medical questionnaires that typically posed a series … of the investigation, undercover agents made numerous online purchases of Butalbital that were fulfilled by the … bottles that were received as a result of the undercover buys did not bear the name of any doctor who had prescribed …
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Fentanyl Dealer’s Product Kills a Man — Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

… undercover operation at a gas station in Lantana, Fla., to buy 58 grams worth of fentanyl for $4,200. The transaction … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Intelligence

January 19, 2025
Intelligence Since its establishment in 1973, the DEA, in coordination with other federal, state, local, and foreign law enforcement organizations has been responsible for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of drug-related intelligence. The role …
January 19, 2025
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Sumter Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in Sumter, Richland Counties

… in both counties.  RCSD deputies made several undercover buys of methamphetamine and fentanyl from Tucker over a …
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Couple Who Murdered Government Witness Sentenced to Life in Prison

… cooperate with law enforcement and conducted a controlled buy of $40 worth of methamphetamine on January 19, 2016. … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Nine Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Controlled Substances Over The Internet

… The individuals sentenced this week were involved in online pharmacy schemes that were illegally distributing … for his role as the founder and leader of the Pharmacy USA/ (“Safescripts”) Internet pharmacy.  From November 2004 … from a list of available options, answered a 23-question on-line questionnaire, and provided a credit card number and …
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Drug Enforcement Administration announces creation of U.S. Postal Service drug-free stamp

… – The U.S Postal Service today revealed the “Drug Free USA Forever” stamp in conjunction with Red Ribbon Week, the … dedicated their lives to that cause.”   “This Drug Free USA Forever stamp will help further raise awareness about …
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Defendants Convicted and Sentenced in Long-Term Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Investigation in Franklin and Gulf Counties

… North Florida, along with a web of methamphetamine dealers buying and selling methamphetamine in Franklin and Gulf … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
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Seven indicted for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Eastern Oklahoma

Seven indicted for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Eastern Oklahoma June 23, 2020 Dallas Contact Info Contact Us (214) 366-6900 571-324-7481 Dallas.Field.Division.PIO@dea.gov Cynthia M. Velazquez Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 …
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… As described in the newly unsealed indictment in USA v. Fields et. al , the investigation parallels the indictments in USA v. Wheatley et. al, together dubbed Operation Wheat … rooms. Those charged in the October 2022 indictment in USA v. Fields, et. al , include: Justin Wayne Fields , 39, …
STORY

The Replay: One Pill Can Kill Message Advances a Fentanyl Free America at Super Bowl LX

February 09, 2026
… exhibit located at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, VA and online at https://fof.dea.gov , which includes over 7,000 …
February 09, 2026
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Ten Defendants Charged in Augusta-area Drug Trafficking Operation

… As described in the newly unsealed indictment in USA v. Fields et. al , the investigation parallels the indictments in USA v. Wheatley et. al, together dubbed Operation Wheat … rooms. Those charged in the October 2022 indictment in USA v. Fields, et. al , include: Justin Wayne Fields , 39, …
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Operation Engage Kansas City

March 28, 2025
Operation Engage Kansas City Kansas City Kansas City Learn more about illicit fentanyl and fake pills below. The One Pill Can Kill website can provide facts for families wanting to learn more about the dangers of fake pills and fentanyl.  One Pill Can …
March 28, 2025
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Senior advisor of the “Silk Road” website pleads guilty in Manhattan Federal Court

… senior adviser to the owner and operator of the “Silk Road” online illicit black market. During its operation from 2011 … and other illicit goods and services to more than 100,000 buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars … Judge William H. Pauley III.  “Silk Road was a secret online marketplace for illegal drugs, hacking services, and …
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Operation Engage Broward County

March 28, 2025
Operation Engage Broward County Broward County Broward County Top Local Drug Threat Fentanyl  is Broward County's top local drug threat. Find out more about this synthetic opioid that is America's #1 drug threat by accessing the Fentanyl Fact Sheet …
March 28, 2025
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19 Indicted in Eastern Oklahoma on Federal Charges for Methamphetamine and Weapons

… fine or both. A copy of the full indictment can be found online at go.usa.gov/x7kAM.  The indictment alleges the defendants …
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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

… Laundered Money Through A Tualatin Beauty Salon and By Buying Real Estate PORTLAND, Ore.— Luis Antonio Beltran … the Mazatlán Beauty Salon in Tualatin, Oregon, and by buying real estate that they converted into …