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San Diego Man Sentenced to 18 Years for Supplying Fentanyl that Resulted in Deaths of Two in North Park

SAN DIEGO – Scott Anthony Sargent of San Diego was sentenced in federal court to 18 years in prison for supplying the fentanyl that caused the fatal overdoses of a 40-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man in North Park in 2022. At the sentencing hearing on Friday, the U.S. Attorney’s...
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

LOS ANGELES – On October 25, 2025, DEA joined 4,263 law enforcement agencies across the country who came together for the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. At 4,317 collection sites nationwide, Take Back events removed 571,054 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent...
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

SAN DIEGO –The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At nearly 4,000 collection sites throughout the United States, DEA’s National Prescription Drug...
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DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

LOS ANGELES - The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At nearly 4,000 collection sites throughout the United States, DEA’s National Prescription...
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Oxnard Men Charged with Being Prolific Sinaloa-Linked Drug Traffickers in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties

LOS ANGELES – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Los Angeles Field Division today announced that a federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging two Oxnard men and a Mexican national with being large-scale cocaine and methamphetamine distributors operating in Ventura County who are linked to the Mexico-based Sinaloa...
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$5 Million Reward Offered for Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Drug Trafficker

LOS ANGELES – The Drug Enforcement Administration, together with the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of State, today announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment and a $5 million reward offer for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug trafficker Juan José Ponce...
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DEA Surge Targets Sinaloa Cartel Networks Worldwide

LOS ANGELES – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a week-long operational surge aimed at dismantling the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the world’s most violent and powerful drug cartels, responsible for flooding the United States with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin. In February, the Trump Administration designated...
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North Hollywood Woman Agrees to Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Charges, Including Selling Ketamine that Killed Actor Matthew Perry

LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley woman has agreed to plead guilty to five federal criminal charges, including that she provided the ketamine that ultimately resulted in the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry in October 2023, the Justice Department announced on Monday. Jasveen Sangha, 42, a.k.a. “Ketamine Queen,”...
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DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge

LOS ANGELES – Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Terrance C. Cole has appointed DEA San Diego Field Division Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark as the new Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Los Angeles Field Division. Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Clark brings with him a wealth of...
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Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years for Role in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of Carlsbad Woman

SAN DIEGO – Prolific drug dealer Bryan Kim Bullard, who supplied fentanyl to 25-year-old Danielle Good of Carlsbad and failed to seek help for over an hour while she lay dying of an overdose in a bathtub, was sentenced today in federal court to 20 years in prison. “The trafficking...

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