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Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Pill Manufacturing and Distribution

November 29, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jamar Deontae Barnes, 42, of Stockton, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine-laced pills, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris...
November 29, 2024
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Madera Pharmacist Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Illegally Trafficking Hundreds of Thousands of Opiate Pills

November 25, 2024
FRESNO, Calif. — Ifeanyi Vincent Ntukogu, 49, of Fresno, was sentenced today to seven years and three months in prison for illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone. Ntukogu was a pharmacist in Madera who dispensed more than 450,000 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills based on fraudulent prescriptions, all in exchange for cash...
November 25, 2024
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Stockton Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth Pills and Illegal Firearms Possession

November 14, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kavieo Daeshaun Lee Wiley, 28, of Stockton, was sentenced Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 15 years in prison for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and U-47700 (a synthetic opioid), and possession of a firearm in furtherance of...
November 14, 2024
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DEA Billboard in Omaha Looks to Re-Energize Conversations on Fentanyl Dangers

November 12, 2024
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is taking the One Pill Can Kill message to new heights with a billboard placed along Interstate 80 in Omaha, emphasizing the deadly consequences of fake pills laced with fentanyl. Vehicles traveling east on Interstate 80 will see the 14x48 foot billboard along...
November 12, 2024
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Alleged Bay Area Fentanyl Distributor Extradited from Honduras

October 25, 2024
OAKLAND, Calif. – The government of Honduras extradited Javier Marin-Gonzales, a Honduran national, to the United States this week to appear on charges stemming from his alleged involvement in the distribution of fentanyl in the San Francisco Bay Area. The extradition marks the fifth extradition of an alleged drug distributor...
October 25, 2024
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National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Set for Saturday

October 25, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in collaboration with more than 4,000 law enforcement partners, will host the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 160 Take Back sites across the five state DEA Omaha Division...
October 25, 2024
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Red Ribbon Week: A Time to Remember, A Time to Teach

October 22, 2024
OMAHA, Neb. – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division will join with millions of Americans October 23, to kick off Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s oldest and largest drug misuse prevention awareness program. Over the course of nine days, members of DEA will provide drug education presentations to communities...
October 22, 2024
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Red Ribbon Motorcycle Ride Raises Drug Education Awareness

October 08, 2024
OMAHA, Neb – Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division are helping raise awareness to Red Ribbon Week with a 1,400-mile motorcycle ride beginning today in Omaha, that includes stops at capitol buildings in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, the five states that make up...
October 08, 2024
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Money Laundering

October 07, 2024
OAKLAND, Calif. – Christian Grajeda-Varela, a Honduran national who pleaded guilty to fentanyl trafficking and money laundering, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., United States District Judge. Grajeda-Varela, 25, was charged by indictment on Aug. 2...
October 07, 2024
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Sacramento Man Is 11th Defendant Sentenced in Large-Scale Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

October 03, 2024
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Tyrone Anderson, 44, of Sacramento, was sentenced today to 11 years and three months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute at least 5,000 grams of cocaine and 280 grams of cocaine base and for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent...
October 03, 2024
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