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15 arrested in massive SoCal cartel bust

Fifteen people were arrested and $16 million worth of illegal drugs were seized during a massive cartel bust in Southern California in April 2024. (Riverside Police Department)

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7 arrested in San Fernando Valley drug trafficking bust

Seven alleged members of a San Fernando Valley drug trafficking ring were arrested during a major bust where authorities found over $1 million worth of narcotics. (Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives)

Man charged in drug scheme involving L.A. stash house

This June 13, 2016 file photo shows Drug Enforcement Administration agents in Florida. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, File)

DEA chief faces probe into ‘swampy’ hires, contracts

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram speaks during a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, Friday, April 14, 2023. A federal watchdog is investigating hiring practices at the DEA under Milgram and whether millions of dollars in no-bid contracts were improperly steered to her past associates, according to people familiar with the probe. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Feds seize deadly amount of fentanyl in 2022

Rainbow-colored pills allegedly containing fentanyl were seized during a federal operation in November 2022. (FBI)

Fentanyl pills found packaged in candy at LAX

Suspected fentanyl pills found in a box of Whoppers candy are seen in a photo provided by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department on Oct. 19, 2022.

Man eludes DEA after 114 pounds of fentanyl found in car

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Newport Beach Police Department officers are investigating after three people were found dead in a back apartment unit on Balboa Island on Oct. 26, 2021. (KTLA)

7 arrested, drugs seized in federal bust

Meth and fentanyl seized during a federal drug bust in Camarillo are seen in a photo released by the DEA on March 22, 2022.

DEA launches campaign aimed at curbing fentanyl-related …

Off-duty DEA agent from Orange County is arrested …

Mark Sami Ibrahim is seen in photos released by the U.S. Department of Justice on July 20, 2021.

800 arrested after FBI-run messaging app tricks organized …

This May 2021 image from an affidavit for a search warrant, provided by the U.S. Department of Justice, shows cocaine that had been transported in hollowed-out pineapples from Costa Rica to Spain. Law enforcement agencies learned about the shipment as part of a global sting operation unveiled Tuesday, June 8, 2021, that intercepted text messages criminals thought were secure. Authorities they said dealt an “unprecedented blow” to organized crime in countries around the world. (Department of Justice via AP)

11 people face charges for allegedly selling fentanyl, …

A photo of drugs seized during an extensive federal investigation into overdose deaths was shown during a news conference on May 13, 2021. (KTLA)