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Employee of LAX Service Provider Charged in Federal Complaint with Possessing 11 Kilograms of Fentanyl in Men’s Bathroom at Airport

LOS ANGELES – An employee of a service provider working at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and a fellow South Bay resident have been arrested and charged in a federal criminal complaint with possessing a bag containing approximately 11 kilograms (24.3 pounds) of fentanyl in an airport bathroom, where it...
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Veterans Affairs Nurse Indicted for Stealing Opioids

MINNEAPOLIS – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Steve Michael Kelley, 58, a former nurse who worked at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Minneapolis, was indicted by grand jury for one count of obtaining controlled substances by misrepresentation, fraud, forgery, deception, or subterfuge. His initial appearance was...
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is joining Facing Fentanyl , to unite families, communities and organizations across the country in recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day, Friday, August 21. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the national observance which honors and remembers the lives...
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

LOS ANGELES - On Friday, August 21, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will join Facing Fentanyl , to unite families, communities, and organizations across the country in recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. This year marks the fifth anniversary of the national observance which honors and remembers the...
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Six Defendants Indicted for Operating Multiple Illegal Marijuana Grow Houses

LAS VEGAS – A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned a 10-count indictment today charging six defendants, all Chinese nationals and all residing in Las Vegas, for their alleged participation in a large-scale illegal marijuana grow operation with one grow house located near a public park, announced the United...
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Mexican National Sentenced to Prison for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

LAS VEGAS – A Mexican national, who was illegally in the United States, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Gloria M. Navarro to the mandatory minimum of five years in prison for distributing over 1,000 fentanyl pills in North Las Vegas, announced the United States Attorney's Office for...
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Northern Nevada Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking 140 Firearms to Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations, Money Laundering, and Harboring Illegal Immigrants

LAS VEGAS – An Elko man pleaded guilty today to purchasing 140 firearms for drug trafficking organizations in Mexico, laundering proceeds from the firearms sales, and employing illegal immigrants at a mining company in Nevada, announced the United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. “Firearms trafficking networks feed the...
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Man Sentenced to 260 Months’ Imprisonment for Role in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy Linked to Sinaloa Cartel

ST. PAUL – United States Attorney Daniel N. Rosen announced that Eric Anthony Rodriguez, 47, was sentenced to 260 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and the record at trial, Rodriguez conspired with other co-defendants to...
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DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge

LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles Field Division has new leadership. DEA Administrator Terrance C. Cole has appointed David S. Olesky as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC), covering Southern California, Nevada, Hawaii and the U.S. Territories of Guam and Saipan. Special Agent in Charge Olesky...
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DEA Omaha Field Division Raising Social Media Awareness as Students Return to School

OMAHA, Neb. – As students prepare to return to school, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division is reminding communities about the hidden threat of drug trafficking through social media platforms, while also encouraging families to have conversations about the potentially lethal consequences of drug experimentation. It’s estimated...

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