Vermont Man Sentenced to 5 Years for Drug and Gun Offenses After HSI Investigation
RUTLAND, Vt. — A Vermont man was sentenced to five years in prison following an HSI drug trafficking investigation.
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Convicted Felon Involved in 2 Shootings, Firearm Possession and Intent to Distribute Heroin Sentenced
NEWARK, N.J. — An Essex County man was sentenced to 12 years in prison for his involvement in two shootings and firearm and drug charges following an investigation by HSI and local and federal partners.
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Mexican National Indicted for Illegally Importing Suicide Drug Into US From Mexico
CHICAGO — A federal grand jury indicted a Mexican resident on drug charges for allegedly illegally importing the drug pentobarbital into the United States from Mexico for use in committing suicide.
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Fact Sheet: DHS is on the Front Lines Combating Illicit Opioids, Including Fentanyl
Updated data from Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released on December 22, 2023, shows that through the end of November, over 5,500 pounds of illicit fentanyl have already been seized by CBP and HSI in the first two months of FY 2024, with over 3,000 pounds seized in November alone.
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DHS Investigation Leads to Indictments Against China-Based Companies and Employees for Fentanyl Trafficking
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas detailed efforts by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) to disrupt the fentanyl precursor chemical supply chain.
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DHS Homeland Security Investigations Announces Strategy to Combat Illicit Opioids
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) released the Strategy for Combating Illicit Opioids, an intelligence-driven approach to disrupting and dismantling transnational criminal organizations and keeping dangerous substances, like illicit fentanyl driving the overdose epidemic, off America’s streets. To advance President Biden’s Unity Agenda Strategy to beat the overdose epidemic, DHS is working with partners at every level of government to stop the illicit flow of fentanyl into the country, including through various surge campaigns launched this year.
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Secretary Mayorkas Delivers Updates on DHS Campaign to Stop Fentanyl
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas provided an update on DHS’s surge campaign to target and prevent fentanyl and its precursor chemicals from entering the United States.
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Next Phase of DHS Campaign to Stop Fentanyl Will Focus on Interdiction and Supply Chain Disruption
Following the success of Operations Blue Lotus and Four Horsemen, which stopped nearly 10,000 pounds of fentanyl during their two-month run and led to 284 arrests in those two months, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced the next phase of its surge campaign to target and prevent fentanyl from entering the United States. The next two Operations, “Artemis” and “Rolling Wave,” will consist of multidisciplined interagency jump teams at strategic locations with an enhanced focus on disrupting the supply chain used in the development and movement of fentanyl.
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Operation Blue Lotus Stops Over 4,000 Pounds of Fentanyl in First Month
DHS issued an update on Operation Blue Lotus as part of the Biden Administration’s significant and historic actions to disrupt the trafficking of synthetic drugs, representing a major contribution to a government-wide effort to save lives and pursue justice and accountability.
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News Release: DHS Awards to Small Business for Enhanced Detection of Explosives and Illicit Drugs
Targeted surface interrogation technology quickly detects trace residues of explosives and illicit drugs on carry-on baggage, laptops and other items.