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New York Man Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Xanax on Dark Web

… of counterfeit/misbranded pills.  “Any medication purchased online should be considered suspicious,” DEA St. Louis … should only be filled by a licensed pharmacist, not bought online from unknown and unreliable sources.” Assistant U.S. …
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Twenty-Four Defendants Facing Federal Drug Charges For Transporting Heroin And Cocaine To Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

… the trafficking of drugs into our communities.” In U.S.A. v. Roque et al, 15 CR 485, 12 defendants were … of approximately $5 million in cash.             In U.S.A. v. Aragon Contreras et al, 15 CR 447, six defendants … Daniel Douglas, 43, of Blue Island, were indicted in U.S.A. v. Griffin et al, 15 CR 484, with theft of goods from …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against 10 Individuals In Multi-Million Dollar Internet Pharmacy Fraud Scheme Two Pharmacists Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions Issued By

… Were Allegedly Paid At Least $13 Million By Bogus Online Pharmacy Operators For Filling Invalid Prescriptions … Website customers were only required to complete an online medical questionnaire in which they were asked a …
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Medical Director of Baltimore County Pain Management Clinic Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

… by the Practice (which indicated the patient was likely buying medications off the street or was doctor-shopping); …
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Lead Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Major Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

… and his co-defendants were indicted in April 2022 in USA v. Wheatley et. al , based on evidence gathered during … A related indictment in Operation Wheat Fields, USA v. Fields et. al , named 10 additional defendants in …
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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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DEA Records

April 26, 2021
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DEA To Publish Final Rule Rescheduling Hydrocodone Combination Products

DEA To Publish Final Rule Rescheduling Hydrocodone Combination Products August 21, 2014 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links …
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DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th

DEA Hosts the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25th April 22, 2026 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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St. Mary’s County Felon Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges for Distribution of Fentanyl and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition

… drug transaction.  As detailed in the plea agreement, after buying fentanyl from Keys, the three individuals returned to …
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DEA Los Angeles Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

… exhibit was enhanced by the addition of a new, interactive online exhibit, which is accessible to everyone at  …
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Fentanyl Supply Chain

April 28, 2026
… This is possible because drug traffickers are able to buy the tools they need, like pill presses and stamps, online,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “E-commerce …
April 28, 2026
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DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning To Police And Public

DEA Issues Carfentanil Warning To Police And Public September 22, 2016 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local …
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D.C. man pleads guilty to heroin and fentanyl trafficking and firearms charges

… organization. Law enforcement conducted multiple controlled buys of drugs from Mace. In September 2019, an undercover …
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Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Large State Grand Jury Operation ‘Ganjapreneur’ Involving Illegal THC Products Being Sold Openly in South Carolina Businesses

… sought to peddle these products to anyone who would buy them. In turn, they were directly profiting off the …
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… overheard conversations in which Nelson agreed to buy one kilogram of cocaine from Brown.  Brown delivered the …
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DEA Educational Foundation Celebrates Success of First-Ever Lacrosse Clinic

… Police Department, Cheyenne Youth Lacrosse Team and USA Lacrosse.  Coaches and players with the Cheyenne Youth … providing education on the dangers of drug use and abuse. USA Lacrosse guided DEA Educational Foundation members to …
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Major Indictment Targets Southeastern Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… into the Caribbean. The primary conspiracy charge in USA v. Morales-Jimenez et. al , dubbed Operation Carpet … in Operation Carpet Ride spans nearly six years and thousands of miles as it tracked illegal drugs flowing into the … distribution in the Southern District. Each defendant in USA v. Morales-Jiminez et. al is charged with Conspiracy to …
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Worldwide Drug Trafficker Sentenced

… Internet represents a major safety threat for consumers who buy medications online. HSI will continue to work closely with its law …
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Hagerstown Drug Dealer Exiled To 10 Years In Prison

… 2009 to January 2010, an individual made four controlled buys of crack cocaine supplied by Hernandez.  After the …
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Former Law School Student Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Methamphetamine

… student at Georgetown Law School, traveled to California to buy the methamphetamine, which he then would ship to …
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Albuquerque Man Convicted of Federal Firearm Offenses

… Albuquerque. On June 28, 2022, DEA agents planned a larger buy from Tomasaour at the motel and then executed a search warrant on the motel room. Agents planned to buy five pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 2,000 fentanyl pills. Prior to the buy, agents set up surveillance on the motel. While waiting …
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60 Year-Old Former Shelter Counselor Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

… October 2009 to February 2010, officers used sources to buy heroin from Barnes, twice at the shelter’s parking lot …
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Catonsville Dentist Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Selling 140,000 Hydrocodone Pills

… from Riley for $1 a pill. In 2007, the drug dealer began buying an average of 500 pills a week for $1.30 a pill. The …
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Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death Resulting from Gun Crimes

… of his mother, Lynn Hooks, and his friend, Dakota Carr, to buy a gun for himself and one for his girlfriend from Piazza … pawn shop, and he, Hooks and Carter conspired to have Hooks buy the guns to get around a background check requirement … Hooks lied on a form and falsely claimed to be the guns’ buyer. Carr processed that form, knowing that it contained …
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Authorities Announce Federal, State and City Partnership to Attack Drug-Trafficking and Violent Crime in Petersburg, VA

… arrest, and prosecute those persons who are selling or buying illicit narcotics in the City of Petersburg. Some of …
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Annapolis Man Sentenced to Over 12 Years in Prison in Drug Conspiracy

… others. On May 21, 2003 Warren Young contacted  Thorpe to buy crack cocaine. Thorpe advised that he only had powder …
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DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment February 04, 2020 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us (313) 234-4000 (571) 362-1498 Brian.K.McNeal@dea.gov Brian McNeal (571) 362-1858 DetroitSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us …
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Events

July 29, 2026
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Drug Fact Sheets

November 30, 2021
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