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Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel

March 27, 2024
… Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … Best Choice Inn, Kamal Bhula, 44, of Albuquerque, profited from in a kickback scheme that required drug traffickers and … the on-site manager for the Best Choice Inn between March 2018 and June 2019 when law enforcement shut it down. As the …
March 27, 2024
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Waterbury Woman Receives Prison Time for Role in Drug Ring

March 28, 2024
… Lowell Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police … was intercepted on a wiretap ordering heroin and fentanyl from Duprey, which she then distributed to her drug …
March 28, 2024
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Windsor Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

March 19, 2024
… Lowell Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … pills containing fentanyl, and other controlled substances, from a source of supply on the west coast of the U.S., and … The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA and the Bristol, East Windsor, Hamden, New …
March 19, 2024
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Six Augusta-Area Defendants Indicted on Separate Firearms, Drug Charges

March 08, 2022
… North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Wanda Wiggins 571-776-0364 Division … - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Arrests come during crackdown on gang-related violence Drugs Guns … of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Smith sped away from an attempted traffic stop Feb. 12, 2021, by a Richmond …
March 08, 2022
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Jacksonville Pharmacist, Pharmacy Owner Admit to Charges Related to Illegally Filling Drug Prescriptions Issued by South Georgia Doctor

January 20, 2022
… North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Wanda Wiggins 571-776-0364 Division … coats and fill prescriptions. Thanks to a concerted effort from our law enforcement partners, south Georgia and its … is being held to account.” As described in court documents, from on or about Oct. 9, 2014 to June 13, 2017, in Camden …
January 20, 2022
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Rome-Area Drug Traffickers Sentenced for Distributing Deadly Opioids that Killed Victims

October 20, 2021
… North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Wanda Wiggins 571-776-0364 Division … sentenced for selling heroin to a young couple in July 2018, having admitted that his act of distribution resulted … has suffered the loss of literally thousands of citizens from the use and abuse of fentanyl and unfortunately Rome is …
October 20, 2021
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Key Figure in Laurens County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

September 20, 2021
… North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Wanda Wiggins 571-776-0364 Division … partners present a united front to protect our communities from the scourge of drug abuse.” “This defendant, along with … and the Ocmulgee Drug Task Force, the investigation in 2018 identified a shack in Montrose, Ga., called “The Hole” …
September 20, 2021
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Eleven Methamphetamine Traffickers Sentenced to Prison

August 06, 2021
… North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Wanda Wiggins 571-776-0364 Division … ring have been ordered to serve prison sentences ranging from 36 months to 210 months for federal drug conspiracy … to filed court documents and court proceedings, from 2018 to April 2019, the co-defendants were involved in a drug …
August 06, 2021
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Prosecution of Richmond County Narcotics Conspiracy Wraps Up

July 26, 2021
… North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Wanda Wiggins 571-776-0364 Division … case closes the door on an organization that once profited from peddling cocaine in the Richmond County area,” said … the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and the Aiken …
July 26, 2021
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Ten Defendants Charged with Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Alleging Prescription Drug Fraud

February 11, 2021
… North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Wanda Wiggins 571-776-0364 Division … Estes. “This cooperation is vital in battling the damage from illegally obtained opioids.” “The opioid crisis in this … and the Savannah Police Department, with assistance from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office and Richmond …
February 11, 2021
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Logistics Coordinator Sent to Prison for Drug Trafficking

February 15, 2024
… McAllen, San Antonio, Waco, Texas Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 … During trial, the court heard evidence that since at least 2018, Leal assisted several family members who were part of a … She helped transport narcotics, primarily cocaine, from Mexico to Laredo and the Rio Grande Valley. The drugs …
February 15, 2024
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Elderly Eastern Oregon Couple Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Idaho

February 14, 2024
… 571-387-3193 seattlespecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Community Outreach Specialist: 571-387- 4035   Featured … Then on May 12, 2023, Avilez-Lopez and Medina-Zeveda drove from Ontario to Los Angeles, to pick up a large load of … in the floorboards. “The drug threat can come from anywhere and is not restricted to any age or …
February 14, 2024
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Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison

January 18, 2024
… Lowell Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … sentence imposed today will protect our citizens from Sweeney’s unabated drug trafficking.” “DEA stands … Sweeney was released from federal custody in January 2018, and placed on three years of federal supervision in New …
January 18, 2024
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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

November 01, 2023
… Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … or call/text 915-479-2540. WHEN: Thursday, November 9 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST. WHERE: Hope City Community … DEA El Paso Division and the above agencies want to hear from families in West Texas and New Mexico as they share …
November 01, 2023
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Red Ribbon Week Brings Drug Awareness to Communities Across the Nation

October 23, 2023
… Red Ribbon Week Brings Drug Awareness to Communities Across the Nation October 23, 2023 Omaha Contact … IMG_2014.JPG Investigators from the DEA Omaha Division will be visiting schools during … of the annual 10-day event. In addition, Governors from Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota have issued …
October 23, 2023
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities

May 08, 2023
… and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities May 08, 2023 Omaha Contact Info Contact Us (402) … methamphetamine seizures increased 55 percent between 2018 and 2022. DEA Omaha Division investigators made 87 … Last Mile comprised of 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with …
May 08, 2023
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DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… 571-387-3193 seattlespecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Community Outreach Specialist: 571-387- 4035   Featured … Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have …
May 05, 2023
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Lead Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Major Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

February 14, 2023
… North Carolina, and South Carolina Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Wanda Wiggins 571-776-0364 Division … gasoline on this raging fire while enabling violent crime from the illicit drug trade,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. … Drug Enforcement Task Forces investigation began in early 2018 and identified a pipeline of illegal drugs from Mexico …
February 14, 2023
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40 Charged With Gun, Drug Crimes in Lubbock

September 13, 2021
… and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma Additional Division Info Community Outreach & Red Ribbon Activities: Erin J. Fischer … of criminals, their guns, and their drugs were removed from the streets in a matter of hours, and the community is … local law enforcement to remove the worst criminal elements from this community, and we’re not planning to rest until …
September 13, 2021
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DEA El Paso to Host Family Summit

November 03, 2022
… Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … victims of illicit substances   WHEN: Tuesday, November 15 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST. WHERE: Hope City Community … DEA El Paso Division and the above agencies want to hear from families in West Texas and New Mexico as they share …
November 03, 2022
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to more than 17 Years in Prison for Role in Courthouse Shooting

March 07, 2022
… Lowell Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … narcotics proceeds, robbed drug dealers, stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut and used them to commit …
March 07, 2022
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Multiple Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation that Dismantled Telephone Drug Hotline in Chicago

November 16, 2020
… Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Fidel Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division … Indiana Evansville - (812) 465-6457 Ft. Wayne - (260) 420-4018 Indianapolis - (571) 362-4707 Merrillville - (219) … purchases of fentanyl-laced heroin and crack cocaine from the defendants’ drug trafficking operation, according …
November 16, 2020
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Mexican National Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Drug Smuggling Operation

February 24, 2022
… Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … Gente Nueva de Durango Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) from 2013 until his arrest in early June 2019. The DTO … possess marijuana with intent to distribute. On January 5, 2018, Andrade-Luna was sentenced to 88 months in prison. …
February 24, 2022
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DEA Task Force and Waterbury Police Investigation Results in Drug Charges Against 17 Individuals

March 03, 2021
… Lowell Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … and others.”  “We are very appreciative for the support from the U.S. Attorney’s Office and for our partnership with … The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
March 03, 2021
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Indictment charges five men for involvement in Bridgeport Courthouse shooting

August 06, 2020
… Lowell Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … five Bridgeport men with multiple offenses stemming from their alleged involvement in an afternoon shooting in … assist in quelling violence in Bridgeport, our work is far from over.  We continue to jointly investigate other violent …
August 06, 2020
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DEA Announces Launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 United States Miami … are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to …
October 20, 2020
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DEA and El Paso County District Attorney Team Up

November 01, 2005
… (571) 387-2558 UtahRecruiter@dea.gov (Utah applicants) COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Public Information Officer … Carlos Partida-Lopez were apprehended after fleeing on foot from law enforcement. The .45 was also fully loaded and had … DA Newsome further stated that, “The undercover drug bust from Sunday is a clear example of how the Office of the …
November 01, 2005
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25-plus Chicago defendants face drug charges for alleged fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin sales

October 01, 2018
… fentanyl or fentanyl-laced heroin sales October 01, 2018 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) 353-7875 … Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Fidel Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division … was led by the Chicago Police Department, with support from agents from numerous federal agencies assigned to the …
October 01, 2018
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West Michigan methamphetamine ring dismantled

August 30, 2018
… West Michigan methamphetamine ring dismantled August 30, 2018 Detroit Contact Info Contact Us (313) 234-4000 (571) … Toledo Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation … Acting Domestic Ohio and Michigan Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Wendie L. Jackson (571) 362-0361 …
August 30, 2018
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Two South Denver pharmacists plead guilty to felony charges of illegally distributing opioids

October 18, 2018
… charges of illegally distributing opioids October 18, 2018 Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain Division Serving Colorado, … (571) 387-2558 UtahRecruiter@dea.gov (Utah applicants) COMMUNITY OUTREACH: Public Information Officer … Colorado. Callas typically dispensed controlled substances from Crown Point Pharmacy and Eskanos typically dispensed …
October 18, 2018