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DEA launches effort to stop flood of fentanyl into states including Kansas, Missouri
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PITTSBURG, Kan. The Drug Enforcement Administration this week announced a new initiative, “Project Wave Breaker,” to disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the U.S., which the agency’s division with responsibility for both Kansas and Missouri will participate in.
Project Wave Breaker will use intelligence assets to target the activities of Mexican transnational criminal organizations, which are the main suppliers and distributors of the cheaply-produced and potentially deadly synthetic opioid throughout the United States, the DEA said in a press release.
Updated: 11:14 AM CDT April 27, 2021
ST. LOUIS The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced a new initiative called “Project Wave Breaker” to disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the U.S.
The program will direct enforcement and outreach efforts to the DEA St. Louis Division, which includes Missouri, Kansas and southern Illinois. The initiative will also employ analytical intelligence assets to target the activities of Mexican transnational criminal organizations, which are the primary suppliers of fentanyl substances throughout the U.S., the DEA said.
“While a major entry point for fentanyl is the Southwest border, the cartels are spreading their poison into communities across the nation,” said DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans. “Through this initiative, we’re tackling a very real public health, public safety, and national security threat, identifying the most egregious street-level networks in our communities and working our way up t
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Drug Enforcement Administration officials acknowledged Tuesday that the southwest border was a major entry point for cartels while announcing an initiative that aims to curb the flow of fentanyl.
The DEA said the operation, dubbed Project Wave Breaker, would aim to disrupt the flow of fentanyl in and around the United States. Authorities will work to target the activities of Mexican transnational criminal organizations that traffic the deadly opioid across the border. While a major entry point for fentanyl is the Southwest border, the cartels are spreading their poison into communities across the Nation, DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans said in a statement. Through this initiative, we’re tackling a very real public health, public safety, and national security threat, identifying the most egregious street-level networks in our communities and working our way up through the su
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A Missouri man who personally made almost US$1 million ($1.2 million) while leading a criminal enterprise that literally distributed over a ton of cocaine and cannabis has been ordered to spend the next two decades in prison.
On 4/20, U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips sentenced Howard Christopher Walters, to 25 years in prison without parole for his leading role in a multi-million-dollar conspiracy to distribute over 2,000 kilograms of cocaine.
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