LOS ANGELES – Eighteen defendants, including two people law enforcement believes are the main sources of fentanyl and methamphetamine in Los Angeles’s gang- and drug-infested MacArthur Park, have been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging them with a federal drug trafficking offense, the Justice Department announced today. The complaint...

FRESNO, Calif. — Jose Tobias Jimenez-Martinez, 36, a Mexican national residing in Madera, pleaded guilty today to trafficking large amounts of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant, and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob Beris announced. According to court documents, on March 4, 2025, police officers searched Jimenez’s Madera...

SAN FRANCISCO – For a fifth straight year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will show its support for “Song for Charlie” and our many valued partners in law enforcement, public health, and non-profit agencies in recognizing National Fentanyl Awareness Day on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Six months ago, DEA intensified...

LAS VEGAS – The Las Vegas Homeland Security Task Force held a panel discussion Monday on criminal charging and asset forfeiture involving cryptocurrency, as well as how digital currency continues to evolve. According to the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada, the panel brought together federal and...

LOS ANGELES – For a fifth straight year, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will show its support for “Song for Charlie” and our many valued partners in law enforcement, public health, and non-profit agencies in recognizing National Fentanyl Awareness Day on Wednesday, April 29, 2026. Six months ago, DEA intensified...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, 2026, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide. Twice a year, DEA joins forces with local law enforcement and community groups to host DEA’s National...

LOS ANGELES – An Antelope Valley man has been sentenced to 174 months in federal prison for using a drone to drop off fentanyl and other narcotics to buyers, including to a buyer who suffered fatal overdose of the powerful synthetic opioid in 2023, the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Los Angeles...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sandro Escobedo, 37, of Sacramento, was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Monday for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine, and distribution of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob Beris announced...

LAS VEGAS – Two men have been arrested and made their initial appearances in court on April 10, for allegedly trafficking significant quantities of fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, and methamphetamine, and for laundering drug proceeds to Mexico, announced the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada. An indictment...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned an eight-count indictment today against Jose Mendoza, 35, of Merced; Jessy Johnson, 34, of Turlock; and Alejandro Perez, 43, of Crows Landing, charging them with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and other drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement Administration...