ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is intensifying its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America, a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at reducing both the supply and demand for fentanyl. Through intensified enforcement operations and...

KANSAS CITY, KAN. – Daniel Reif, Inc., doing business as The Medicine Shoppe, a retail pharmacy in Kansas City, Kansas, entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government agreeing to pay $200,000 to resolve allegations the pharmacy violated the civil provisions of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). The...

ST. LOUIS – As students across Missouri return to school, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division is encouraging families to have open conversations about the potentially lethal consequences of drug experimentation and the threat posed by drug dealers on social media. In the first seven months of 2025...

ST. LOUIS – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Division joined forces with law enforcement agencies across Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois to safely dispose of 33,840 pounds of unneeded and expired medications at the 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 26. Nationally, more than 620,000 pounds...

ST. LOUIS – Residents of metro St. Louis can apply to be part of the DEA St. Louis Division’s first Citizens Academy. The deadline to submit an application is Sept. 20. The DEA Citizens Academy allows community leaders to gain an understanding of DEA’s mission and community awareness of the...

ST. LOUIS – A doctor with an office in St. Louis and two employees have been indicted in U.S. District Court and accused of illegally prescribing controlled substances and health care fraud. Dr. David A. Parks, 66, James M. Bilderback, 58, both of Jefferson County, Missouri, and Michelle J. Scheer...

ST. LOUIS – The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division hosted a regional Family Summit on Fentanyl June 27 in support of those who have lost loved ones to drug poisonings. This is the third Family Summit hosted in the region to address the subject of drug-induced deaths. “DEA hosts...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas City, Kansas, company entered into a civil settlement agreement with the federal government to pay $250,000 to resolve allegations that a retail pharmacy it owns violated the civil provisions of the Controlled Substances Act. Four B. Corporation, doing business as Balls Food Stores, owns...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – An Aurora, Colo., man was sentenced in federal court today for heroin trafficking and illegally possessing a firearm while traveling through Kansas City, Mo., on a bus bound for Virginia. Izeall T. Collins, 44, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 19 years in...

ST. LOUIS – This week the Drug Enforcement Administration hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to drug poisonings. The DEA St. Louis Division hosted its summit Nov. 16, at the Church of the Resurrection, in Leawood, Kansas. The St. Louis...