BUFFALO, N.Y. - DEA New York Enforcement Division Special Agent in Charge Farhana Islam and U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Bobby R. Calhoun, 33, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine...

ALBANY, NEW YORK – On November 4, 2026, Eric Hines, age 28, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intention to distribute. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed an 8-year term of supervised release to follow his release...

ALBANY, NEW YORK – On November 4, 2026, Emery Moore, age 57, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possession of a firearm as a felon. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration along with the two New York Divisions, the New York Enforcement Division and the New York Task Force Division, announce the results of DEA's Fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On October 24, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – On October 24, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and more than 4,200 law enforcement partners collected 645,636 pounds of unused medications as part of ongoing efforts to prevent drug misuse. This event marked DEA’s 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day with 4,212 collection sites nationwide...

On October 27, 2026, Donelfert Monterroso Vasquez, 51, a Guatemalan national, pleaded guilty to conspiring to import more than 450 kilograms of cocaine into the United States. According to court documents, Monterroso Vasquez coordinated the movement of multi-hundred-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia through his location in Guatemala and on...

DETROIT – The DEA Detroit Field Division will join with millions of community members across the nation to celebrate Red Ribbon Week , the nation’s oldest and largest drug misuse prevention awareness program, which honors the legacy of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. Officially running from October 23 –...

DETROIT - A Drug Enforcement Administration Detroit Field Division investigation resulted in the indictment of five individuals charged with conspiracy to illegally distribute prescription drug-controlled substances and related drug and money laundering offenses, Oct. 23. Charged in the indictment are: Clara Wilkerson, 65, formerly of Bloomfield Hills; Latanya Wallace-Hardiman, 53...

Law enforcement officers disrupted an active fentanyl packaging mill in a first-floor apartment in the Williamsbridge neighborhood of the Bronx on the night of Tuesday, October 20, 2026. Three adults were arrested and a two-year-old child was found inside the apartment. Approximately two kilograms (four pounds) of suspected fentanyl mixtures...

LONDON, Ky. – On Monday, October 19th, 2026, a Statesville, NC, man, Luis Ruiz-Mejia, 48, was sentenced to 156 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Robert E. Wier for conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. According to his plea agreement, from on or about September 30...