LOS ANGELES - The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At nearly 4,000 collection sites throughout the United States, DEA’s National Prescription...

NEW ORLEANS – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a week-long operational surge aimed at dismantling the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), one of the most violent and prolific drug trafficking organizations in the world. Designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization in February by the Trump Administration...

TEXARKANA – A South Bend, Indiana man was sentenced yesterday to 235 months in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release for possessing 20 kilograms of cocaine with intent to distribute it. The Honorable Chief Judge Susan O. Hickey presided over the trial and sentencing hearing...

LOS ANGELES – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Los Angeles Field Division today announced that a federal grand jury has returned a six-count indictment charging two Oxnard men and a Mexican national with being large-scale cocaine and methamphetamine distributors operating in Ventura County who are linked to the Mexico-based Sinaloa...

LOS ANGELES – The Drug Enforcement Administration, together with the U.S. Department of Justice, and the U.S. Department of State, today announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment and a $5 million reward offer for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Sinaloa Cartel-linked drug trafficker Juan José Ponce...

LOS ANGELES – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a week-long operational surge aimed at dismantling the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the world’s most violent and powerful drug cartels, responsible for flooding the United States with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin. In February, the Trump Administration designated...

NEW ORLEANS, La. – After a week-long, targeted operation across the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Orleans Division’s four-state jurisdiction of Louisiana, Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi, the DEA – working with our federal, state, and local law enforcement partners – arrested 38 individuals with ties to Mexico’s Sinaloa Cartel. All...

BATON ROUGE, LA – Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announced that U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson sentenced Kevan Andre Hills, 32, Devin Tyrone Stampley, Jr., 33, and Asia Deshan Guess, 28, all of Baton Rouge, to terms of imprisonment today. Stampley was sentenced to 104 months in...

BATON ROUGE, LA - Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis, together with federal, state, and local law enforcement officials, announced the successful outcomes of recent multi-agency operations aimed at reducing violent crime in Baton Rouge and surrounding communities. Over the past several months, these coordinated efforts have resulted in...

LOS ANGELES – A San Fernando Valley woman has agreed to plead guilty to five federal criminal charges, including that she provided the ketamine that ultimately resulted in the overdose death of actor Matthew Perry in October 2023, the Justice Department announced on Monday. Jasveen Sangha, 42, a.k.a. “Ketamine Queen,”...