NASSAU COUNTY, NY – Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced today that a Nassau County doctor has been arraigned on five counts of murder for prescription practices...

WASHINGTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public of a widespread fraud scheme in which telephone scammers impersonate DEA agents in an attempt to extort money or steal personal identifiable information. A new public service announcement aims to raise awareness that DEA will never phone demanding money or...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 48-year-old Corpus Christi resident has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction of conspiring to distribute 243 grams of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Willie James Sorrell III pleaded guilty...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jonathan DiPirro, 30, of Depew, NY, with distribution of acetyl fentanyl, fentanyl, and cocaine causing...

HOUSTON – The Drug Enforcement Administration has selected Daniel C. Comeaux as Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the DEA Houston Division, which includes 12 offices spanning 118,000 square miles across South, Central, and East Texas, 645 miles of U.S./Mexico border, and is home to a population of over 16...

HOUSTON - With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day scheduled for April 24. At its last Take Back Day in October, DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Ruben Bullock, 46, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possessing with intent to distribute 500 grams or...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Eleven defendants were arrested on a 30-count federal indictment that was unsealed today in federal court. The indictment alleges a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy, drug possession and distribution crimes, and firearms offenses, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon, Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of...

NEW YORK CITY – A methamphetamine conversion lab was safely dismantled at 3204 Kingsbridge Ave., Apt. 6A, Bronx, NY by members U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and New York City Police Department. Agents and officers arrested three individuals and seized approximately 22 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 grams of heroin, and 2,000...

NEW YORK CITY – An accused major trafficker and three others are charged in connection with a large-scale heroin-packaging mill dismantled in Ridgewood, Queens. Approximately 39 kilograms of suspected heroin, with an estimated street value of $12 million, 1,000 fentanyl pills and $200,000 cash were recovered during the investigation, conducted...