NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Kevin L. Lane, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two men involved in a New Haven drug trafficking organization were sentenced today by Senior United...

FRESNO, Calif. - First of its kind, Operation Mercury targeted marijuana growing on agricultural land in the Central Valley, DEA Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims announced today. Unlike previous operations that targeted marijuana grown on public...

SAN FRANCISCO - , Calif.With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners will hold a fifth National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at thousands of sites across America on Saturday the 29 th...

SEP 26 PHILADELPHIA - , PA.The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced to its national and community partners, throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware, the opportunity for the public to prevent prescription drug abuse by disposing of their expired, unused, and unwanted medications on Saturday September 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00...

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O’Neill, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew sentenced Juan Ramirez, Jr. (40, Wauchula) to 24 years and 3 months...

LAREDO, Texas - A federal grand jury has returned an 11-count indictment against Elizabeth Nevarez, 43, of Laredo, alleging wire fraud, falsification of documents and money laundering, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. She is also charged with engaging...

DALLAS, TX. - Today, Special Agent in Charge James L. Capra, of the Dallas Field Division’s Drug Enforcement (DEA), announces the local component of the 5th nationwide prescription drug “Take-Back” initiative that seeks to prevent increased pill abuse and theft. The DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, will be...

CHICAGO, IL - -Two leaders of separate drug trafficking organizations that operated independently while sometimes supplying each other with multiple kilograms of cocaine were arrested and are among 39 defendants who are facing federal drug charges, federal and local law enforcement officials announced today. The charges contained in a criminal...

MILWAUKEE, WI - - Jack Riley, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and James L. Santelle, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on September 25, 2012, a 27-count indictment was returned in federal court charging 11 defendants with various...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, on Saturday, September 29, 2012 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., South Carolinians will be able to drop off their expired, unused, and unwanted pills at sites across the state, free of charge...