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News               Release ArchivesNews             Releases by LocationNews               Releases by SubjectJUN          7, 2004Major Cartel Lieutenants           Arrested in MexicoJUN 1,              2004DEA          Mourns One of Our OwnMAY          21, 2004Administrator          Tandy at Florida Drug SummitMAY          6, 2004Powerful                Colombian Cartel Crippled by Indictments and SeizuresMAY          4, 2004U.S.,                Colombia, Canada And United Kingdom Jointly Announce Dismantling          Of Massive International Money-Laundering RingMAR          31, 2004Operation                Candy Box: Over 130 Arrested in American-Canadian Crackdown on          Ecstasy and Marijuana Drug RingMAR          22, 2004U.S          House of Representatives Honors DEA MAR          4, 2004DEA Administrator Testifies Before Senate Caucus International          Narcotics ControlMAR              2,              2004DEA                Joins ONDCP in Announcement of New Drug StrategyFEB          27, 2004$5                  Million Reward Offered for Zambada-Garcia          DEA Fugitive Featured on “America’s Most Wanted” FEB          26, 2004DEA                Administrator Karen Tandy Testifies about Stemming the Flow of          Heroin from AfghanistanFEB          20, 2004Operations          El Barrio and Crescent Moon Yield Over Three Dozen ArrestsJAN          28, 2004Calabrian                Mafia Dismantled in Operation "Decollo" (Take-Off)JAN          22, 2004Routine          Drug Investigation Uncovers Three Grenades and Launcher**JAN          15, 2004DEA          Disrupts Colombian Drug RingJAN          12, 2004Cash          Smuggling Case at O'Hare AirportDEC 11, 200330             Years of DEANOV 25, 2003Major             LSD Criminals Sentenced, Pickard and Apperson were linked to the Largest             LSD Lab Seizure in DEA HistoryNOV 20, 2003DEA             Administrator Karen Tandy Meets With Past DEA AdministratorsNOV 19, 2003DEA             Opens "Air, Land and Sea" Exhibit to the Public NOV 19, 2003Detroit             Fundraiser Leads to $150,000 to Support SurvivorsNOV 19, 2003DEA             Billboard Offers Reward for Dangerous International Drug FugitiveOCT 30, 2003The             Myth of the "Chilling Effect", Doctors Operating Within             Bounds of Accepted Medical Practice Have Nothing to Fear From DEAOCT 21, 2003Elizabeth             Willis, Chief, Drug Operations, DEA Office of Diversion Control, Records             Comments About On-Line PharmaciesOCT 9, 2003"The             True Story of Killing Pablo" on the History ChannelOCT 8, 2003Anti-Drug             Summit Held in BostonOCT 21, 2003Drug-Related             Homicide Task Force Seizes Homemade Armored VehicleSEP 30, 2003DEA             Museum Exhibit on Drugs and Terrorism Travels to Dallas, First Stop             on a National TourSEP 17, 2003DEA             Celebrates the Swearing In of Administrator Karen Tandy             SEP 8, 2003September             is National Addiction Recovery Month             SEP 4, 2003Operation             Running Waters Leads to Major PCP Arrests              AUG 29, 2003Statement             from DEA Administrator Karen P. Tandy on Operation Double Trouble             AUG 27, 2003Colombian             Drug Lord Sentenced to 30 Years in U.S.             AUG 27, 2003Operation             Crackdown Leads to 17 Arrests in Colorado             AUG 21, 2003New             England Field Division Hosts Massachusetts Congressional Delegation             AUG 14, 2003DEA             Detroit Takes Down Major Suburban Drug Ring With Ties to Mexico             AUG 8, 2003Karen             Tandy Confirmed as DEA's 9th Administrator             JUL 31, 2003Mexican             Drug Lord Indicted; Over 240 Arrests in Operation Trifecta             JUL 25, 2003DEA             - New York Investigation Results in the Extradition of Four Argentine             Heroin-Traffickers to the United States Following Landmark Ruling             by Argentine Supreme Court             JUL 24, 2003Operation             Fuente: Cash Rewards for Heroin Information             JUL 21, 2003DEA             New England Honored with 22 OCDETF Awards JUL          9, 2003DEA Investigation Leads To The Indictment Of Arellano-Felix          Organization             JUN 25, 2003Cocaine             Hidden in Plastic Plantains             JUN 20, 2003New             Drug Law Protects Children             JUN 11, 2003Traffickers             and Mafia Caught in Cocaine Smuggling Operation             JUN 4, 2003Over             100 Kilograms of Coke Seized in Rome Airport              JUN 3, 2003Twenty-Six             Arrested in Maine             MAY 30, 2003Fabio             Ochoa Convicted on U. S. Drug Charges             MAY 20, 2003Drugs             and Terrorism a Dangerous Mixture, DEA Official tells Senate Judiciary             Committee             MAY 20, 2003Major             Heroin Organization Dismantled from the Source in Columbia from the             Streets of Philadelphia             MAY 16, 2003Massive             Heroin-Smuggling Organization Dismantled             MAY 9, 2003Six             Arrested On Ecstasy Charges              MAY 9, 2003Arrests             Reveal Increased Colombian Presence in Mexico's Drug Industry The             Truth about "Driving While Drugged"             APR 30, 2003DEA             Issues Statement on THC in Cannabis Food Products in Light of Ongoing             Litigation              APR 15, 2003Over             65 Arrested in International Methamphetamine Investigation             APR 3, 2003U.S.             Arrests 9 Afghani Natives on Charges of Importing Heroin from Pakistan             and Afghanistan             MAR 31, 2003Largest             LSD Lab Seizure in DEA History             MAR 27, 2003Operation             Archangel Nets Indictments of 36 in Boston Investigation Targeted             Violent Gangs that Sold Crack Near Elementary Schools             MAR 21, 2003DEA             Issues Final Rules on "Cannabis" Products             MAR 21, 2003Captured:             Mexican Cartel Boss Osiel Cardenas-Guillen Violent Criminal had Threatened             Federal Agents             MAR 20, 2003Arrest             Leads to Unexpected Marijuana Seizure in Clark County, Kentucky             MAR 10, 2003DEA             Official Testifies About Arizona/Mexican Border             MAR 6, 2003Thousands             Of Pounds Of Marijuana Seized In Grosse Point Park, Michigan             FEB 26, 2003Drug             Defendant Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison in Connection with Largest             Ever Cocaine Seizure in Massachusetts History              FEB 24, 2003Operations             Pipe Dreams And Headhunter Put Illegal Drug Paraphernalia Sellers             Out Of Business             FEB 14, 2003Operation             Deja Vu Dismantles Violent Heroin/ Cocaine Trafficking Groups             JAN 30, 2003Special             Agent John B. Brown, III Named Acting DEA Administrator             JAN 29, 2003Methamphetamine             Arrests In Nevada              JAN 29, 2003Yaba,             New Form of Meth, Now Appearing In U.S.             JAN 21, 2003DEA             Administrator Announces Positive Results In Fiscal Year 2002 Financial             Statement Audit
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