Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, February 22, 2014 Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government. Attorney General Holder...

(BALTIMORE) - - The 10,000 square-foot Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause exhibit opened today at the Maryland Science Center and runs through September 1st. The national touring exhibit is an interactive exploration of the effects of drugs on both individuals and society. Visitors will have the...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and (NIST) today announced appointments to a newly created National Commission on Forensic Science. Members of the commission will work to improve the practice of forensic science by developing guidance concerning the intersections...

WASHINGTON - - "Those who aspire to see their own or others' children accomplish great things in life or who want to live in a nation of increasing prosperity should be very concerned about the increase in marijuana use by teenagers, including the fact that a staggering 12 percent of...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) is now utilizing Twitter to reach a larger audience and provide the latest news, tips, and useful information. Please consider following us at https://www.twitter.com/deanews To sign up for email updates from DEA, please visit: https://public.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOJDEA/subscriber/new To submit a tip about possible drug trafficking...

WASHINGTON - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Administrator Michele M. Leonhart and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced that Ioannis Viglakis, a/k/a "Pablo," pled guilty yesterday in Manhattan federal court to attempting to provide material support to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de ("FARC")...

WASHINGTON - DEA and other federal officials today announced that U.S. Rep. Trey Radel, 37, pled guilty today in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to a misdemeanor charge of possession of cocaine. Radel, who represents the 19th Congressional District of Florida, appeared before the Honorable Senior Judge...

WASHINGTON - DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced the arrests of five defendants - Scott Stammers and Philip Shackels, citizens of the United Kingdom; Ye Tiong Tan Lim, a citizen of the People’s Republic of...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) today released the 2013 National Drug Threat Assessment, which provides an up-to-date look at the many challenges local communities face related to drug abuse and drug trafficking. Highlights in the report include drug abuse and trafficking trends for drugs such as heroin, prescription...

WASHINGTON - Effective today, the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) made the synthetic phenethylamines 25I-NBOMe, 25C-NBOMe, and 25B-NBOMe Schedule I, illegal drugs under the Controlled Substances (CSA) for the next two years. These drugs are marketed online and through illicit channels as illicit hallucinogens such as LSD. They have been...