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DEA El Paso and United Against Fentanyl will Walk for Lives on July 11

Albuquerque, New Mexico – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Field Division and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) Rio Rancho Chapter will host a local Walk for Lives 2026 event at Haynes Community Center and Park on July 11, 2026 from 4-6 p.m. in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America...
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Career Offender Sentenced to 151 Months for Meth Distribution

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of DEA's New Jersey Field Division Towanda R. Thorne-James and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Robert Frazer announced an Ocean County woman was sentenced for distributing over 1,500 pills containing methamphetamine. Denise Manco, 49, of Little Egg Harbor Township, New...
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DEA Amplifies Life-Saving Campaign as the United States Prepares to Welcome the World for FIFA World Cup 2026 ™

SAN FRANCISCO – As the United States prepares to host millions of international visitors for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is committed to ensuring the safety of fans, teams, and communities during this historic, global sporting event. DEA is focused on keeping visitors and communities...
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Worcester Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Pill Operation

BOSTON – A Worcester man has been sentenced in federal court in Worcester for drug offenses involving methamphetamine and materials used for pressing illicit pills. Tong Tran, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 138 months in prison, to be followed by five years of...
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A Vancouver, Washington, Woman was Sentenced to Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in the Death of Two Brothers

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Vancouver, Washington, woman was sentenced to federal prison last Tuesday for distributing fentanyl resulting in two overdose deaths. Alondra Stephanie Trujillo, 34, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay $6,349.00 in restitution. “The tragic fentanyl...
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California Man Sentenced to Over 26 Years for Using the Dark Web to Distribute Narcotics

CHICAGO — A man has been sentenced to more than 26 years in federal prison for distributing drugs through a dark web marketplace known as the “Nemesis Market.” Darren Hughes operated a vendor store offering free samples of methamphetamine on the Nemesis Market, one of the world’s largest dark web...
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Illegal Alien, Unlawfully Present in U.S., Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine in Homeless Encampments and Seattle’s Chinatown-International District

Seattle – A 37-year-old Mexican national, a former resident of Issaquah, Washington, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison for his role in an armed drug trafficking ring that sought drug customers in Seattle’s homeless encampments and International District. Giovanni Antonio Garduno Garcia...
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Multiple Co-Conspirators Indicted for Widespread Interstate Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Drug Enforcement Administration New York Task Force Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher Roberts, Nassau County District Attorney Anne T. Donnelly, and USPIS Inspector in Charge Ketty Larco-Ward of the New York Division, announced that several co-conspirators were indicted on conspiracy and drug possession charges for...
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Large-Scale Counterfeit Pill Manufacturer Sentenced To 13 Years In Federal Prison

BOSTON – A Cambridge, Mass. man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with an investigation of large-scale manufacturing of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Defendant communicated directly with illegal chemical supplier in China. Schuyler Oppenheimer, a/k/a “SK,” a/k/a “Michael Sylvain,” 35, was sentenced by U.S...
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Illegal Alien, Co-Leader of Nationwide Drug Trafficking Ring, Who Plotted to Kill Centralia, Washington Police Officer, Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

Seattle –A 35-year-old Mexican national who was illegally residing in California was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison for her leadership role of a massive drug distribution ring. Iris Adrianna Amador-Garcia of Bellflower, California, arranged for the distribution of pound quantities of methamphetamine...

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