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Buffalo New York Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Charge

BUFFALO, N.Y. - DEA New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam and U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Bobby R. Calhoun, 33, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine...
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Watervliet New York Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 120 Months

ALBANY, NEW YORK – On November 4, 2026, Eric Hines, age 28, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intention to distribute. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed an 8-year term of supervised release to follow his release...
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Armed Schenectady New York Drug Dealer Sentenced to 180 Months

ALBANY, NEW YORK – On November 4, 2026, Emery Moore, age 57, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm as a felon. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New...
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New Yorkers Remove Almost 11,000 Pounds of Unwanted Medications During DEA’s Fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration along with the two New York Divisions, the New York Enforcement Division and the New York Task Force Division, announce the results of DEA's Fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On October 24, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...
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The Red Ribbon Campaign Champions Prevention to Advance a Fentanyl Free America

DETROIT – The DEA Detroit Field Division will join with millions of community members across the nation to celebrate Red Ribbon Week , the nation’s oldest and largest drug misuse prevention awareness program, which honors the legacy of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. Officially running from October 23 –...
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Five Individuals, Including Three Doctors, Indicted on Charges of Illegal Distribution of Prescription Drugs

DETROIT - A Drug Enforcement Administration Detroit Field Division investigation resulted in the indictment of five individuals charged with conspiracy to illegally distribute prescription drug-controlled substances and related drug and money laundering offenses, Oct. 23. Charged in the indictment are: Clara Wilkerson, 65, formerly of Bloomfield Hills; Latanya Wallace-Hardiman, 53...
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DEA Hosts the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24th

Houston – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with more than 4,300 law enforcement partners, will host the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 4,400 collection sites will be set up across the country to dispose...
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DEA New York Task Force Division Uncovers Active Fentanyl Packaging Operation in Bronx Apartment: Two-Year-Old Child Present

Law enforcement officers disrupted an active fentanyl packaging mill in a first-floor apartment in the Williamsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx on the night of Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Three adults were arrested and a two-year-old child was found inside the apartment. Approximately two kilograms (four pounds) of suspected fentanyl mixtures...
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DEA New York Enforcement Division announces Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Results in Arrests of Three Men for Their Roles in Narcotics Trafficking Operation

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Enforcement Division Special Agent-in-Charge Farhana Islam , U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo, and FBI Buffalo Special Agent-in-Charge Allen D. Davis II, announced today that Rodney Stanley, 58, of Greece, NY, Leonardo Gaskin, 36, of West Henrietta, NY, and Shanimba Nelson, 52, of Irondequoit...
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DEA New York Task Force Division Announces Two New York Men Indicted For Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy That Involved the On-Campus Rape and Death of One College Student and Near-Death of Another

Special Agent in Charge of the New York Task Force Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Christopher Roberts, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) Jessica S. Tisch, announced today the unsealing of a...

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