SHERMAN, Texas - Five men have been sentenced to federal prison this week for prescription drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Khuda Balouch Buksh, 47, a Pakistani national living in Duncanville, Texas, pleaded guilty on Jan. 16, 2013 to conspiracy to...

TYLER, Texas - U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that 16 individuals have been arrested following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas. On Dec. 10, 2013, a combined task force of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies began arresting individuals named in...

SAN DIEGO - This morning, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) San Diego Field Division's Narcotics Task (NTF) along with the San Diego County Sheriff's Department and Health Advocates Rejecting Marijuana, (HARM) announce the total amount of illegal marijuana plants seized in San Diego County in 2013. During calendar year 2013, NTF...

DALLAS - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) has identified a disturbing trend impacting our nation. Prescription drug abuse has resulted in a significant increase in the abuse of heroin. Those addicted to prescription pain medicine often switch to heroin which produces the same effects and is often more readily available and...

SAN DIEGO & IMPERIAL, Calif. - In November 2010, special agents with the Imperial County Narcotic Task (ICNTF) initiated a California State wiretap investigation into the importation and transportation activities of a Drug Trafficking (DTO) based in Mexicali, Baja California (BCN), Mexico. Dubbed Operation Cerberus, this investigation targeted Sinaloa Cartel...

FORT WORTH, Texas - A total of 31 individuals are now in custody following an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) operation yesterday, led by special agents of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and officers from the Stephenville Police Department, on conspiracy and drug trafficking charges outlined in a criminal complaint...

SAN DIEGO & IMPERIAL, Calif. - The final tally is in from the 7th National Prescription Take-Back Day this past Saturday, October 26, 2013. DEA and its partners took back prescription drugs at 40 locations in San Diego County and three locations in Imperial County. Over the course of four...

SAN DIEGO - Three suspects are facing federal charges following the seizure of more than eight tons of marijuana and several hundred pounds of cocaine linked to an elaborate cross border tunnel shut down Wednesday night during an operation by federal and local law enforcement agencies. The newly completed tunnel...

SAN DIEGO - - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) would like to announce that the 7th National Prescription Take Back will be held on October 26, 2013 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. DEA and its law enforcement and community partners will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse...

DALLAS - Today, Special Agent in Charge Daniel R. Salter, of the Dallas Field Division’s Drug Enforcement (DEA), announces the local component of the 7th 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 collecting...