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Houston Men Sentenced to Federal Prison as Part of Homeland Security Task Force for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas

BEAUMONT, Texas – Five members of a Houston drug trafficking organization have been sentenced to lengthy terms in federal prison as part of the Homeland Security Task Force in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Brian C. Leardo and U.S...
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DEA San Francisco Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

SAN FRANCISCO – For a fifth straight year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will show its support for “Song for Charlie” and our many valued partners in law enforcement, public health, and non-profit agencies in recognizing National Fentanyl Awareness Day on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Six months ago, DEA intensified...
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will recognize National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Wednesday, April 29, as a show of support for the agency’s valued partners in law enforcement, public health and non-profit agencies. Fentanyl-related deaths have decreased in the past several years, yet fentanyl remains the leading...
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day, April 29

ST LOUIS– The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will recognize National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Wednesday, April 29, as a show of support for the agency’s valued partners in law enforcement, public health and non-profit agencies. Fentanyl-related deaths have decreased in the past several years, yet fentanyl remains the leading cause...
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A-Town Trinitarios Gang Members Charged with Racketeering, Assault, and Firearms Offenses

Drug Enforcement Administration New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, and United States Marshal for the Southern District of New York, Ricky J...
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H Block Gang Associate Sentenced to More Than Four Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy

BOSTON – An associate of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for drug conspiracy charges. Mark Linnehan, 26, of West Roxbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 51 months in prison, to be followed by three years of...
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Associate Of Motorcycle Gang Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

BOSTON – An associate of the Unknown Bikers Motorcycle Club has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine. Daniel Loughman, a/k/a “Swiss,” 40, of Wakefield, Mass. was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV to 12 years...
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Leader of Clan Del Golfo, The Colombian Drug Cartel and Terrorist Organization, Charged in Superseding Indictment With Expanded Criminal Conduct and Terrorism Offenses

NEW YORK - A fifth superseding indictment was filed yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn against Jobanis de Jesus Avila Villadiego, also known as “Chiquito” and “Chiquito Malo,” which added new charges of narcoterrorism conspiracy, conspiracy to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization, and providing or attempting to...
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52 Members of La Familia Nunca Muere Charged with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Violations as part of the Homeland Security Task Force Initiative

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – On March 17, 2026, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 52 gang members from the municipalities of San Juan, Morovis, and Cataño with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, possession and distribution of controlled substances, and...
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Texas Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Millions of Opioid Pills

An indictment was unsealed today in the Southern District of Texas charging James Robles, 70, of Weslaco, Texas, with operating a cash-only clinic in Houston that he used to sell prescriptions for controlled substances. According to court documents, Robles, a medical doctor licensed to practice in Texas, conspired with others...

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