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HSI joins U.S. Department of the Treasury in Announcing Sanctions Against Individuals and Businesses Connected to Colombian and Mexican Transnational Criminal Organizations

WASHINGTON — HSI joined the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control in announcing sanctions against two Mexico-based businesses and five Colombian nationals involved in the global illicit drug and human smuggling trades.

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2 Charged With Fentanyl Trafficking Following HSI Laredo, Federal Partner Investigation

LAREDO, Texas — Two Texas men are charged with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and conspiracy to do so following an investigation conducted by HSI and law enforcement partners.

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DHS Workforce on the Frontlines of Biden-Harris Administration’s New Executive Actions to Address Surge in De Minimis Shipments and Protect American Consumers, Workers, and Businesses

DHS’s workforce, particularly U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is on the front lines of the Biden-Harris Administration’s new executive actions, announced today to protect American consumers, workers, retailers, importers, and manufacturers by tackling the exponential growth of small packages claiming the de minimis exemption.

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Joint Investigation Leads to 12-Year Sentence for Massachusetts Man for Mailing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON — A Stoughton man was sentenced Sept. 5 in federal court in Boston for his role in a wide-ranging fentanyl trafficking conspiracy was uncovered by HSI New England and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.

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Florida Man Gets Life for Fentanyl Distribution, Sex Trafficking

TAMPA, Fla. — HSI Tampa assisted the DEA in Tampa during an investigation that has led to a life sentence for a Florida man who distributed fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and crack cocaine, causing bodily harm.

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Drug Dealer Sentenced to Prison for Meth, Fentanyl Trafficking in Montana

MISSOULA, Mont. — A California man convicted by a federal jury of trafficking pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills in the Butte and Helena communities as part of a large conspiracy was sentenced to prison Sept. 3.

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Fort Myers Man Convicted for Fentanyl Trafficking

FORT MYERS, Fla. — A HSI Fort Myers investigation has led to a guilty verdict for a Florida man after a bench trial for trafficking fentanyl.

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They're All Chemicals

S&T Senior Science Advisor Dr. Laura Parker joins Technologically Speaking’s Brittany Greco for an insightful interview on the science behind explosives detection, the way the technology is used at the airport, and potential advancements for the future that will make the screening process easier.

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Fentanyl

DHS is on the frontlines fighting against cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) that are flooding our communities with illicit synthetic drugs, like fentanyl.

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Minnesota Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing More Than 2,000 Fentanyl Pills

MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota announced July 25 that Mason Harris Rosenblatt, 33, of Golden Valley, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 2,000 fentanyl pills.