Jackson, TN – Nineteen people have been indicted and are facing state and federal charges for their involvement in an organized drug trafficking scheme in West Tennessee. D. Michael Dunavant, United States Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee, and Neil Thompson, District Attorney General for the 24th District, announced...

NEW ORLEANS – Following a rigorous multi-agency investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Fentanyl Overdose Response Team (FORT), two individuals have been sentenced to significant prison terms for their roles in the distribution of a lethal fentanyl mixture that claimed the life of 26-year-old Dustin Banks. On April...

LITTLE ROCK—Tracy Daniels, who had just completed a term of supervised release after serving 39 months in federal prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm, is heading back to prison after a second federal conviction for being a felon in possession of a firearm. This time, Daniels...

NEW ORLEANS – DEA Special Agent in Charge Steven Hofer and Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill announced today the conviction of two individuals, Dennis Pleasant and Vincent Jackson, following a joint narcotics investigation that uncovered a drug distribution operation operating within a designated school zone in Algiers. The investigation, launched...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Earlier today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued an Immediate Suspension Orders (ISO) to A + Pharmacy, a retail drug store located in Chattanooga, Tennessee. An ISO is an emergency administrative action that immediately suspends a DEA registrant's authority to handle controlled substances, due to imminent danger...

OXFORD, Miss. – A Lowndes County man was sentenced to thirteen years for trafficking in excess of fifty grams of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Calvin Baskin, 55, of Columbus, Mississippi previously pled guilty in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District to Mississippi to the charge stemming from...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Jena Marie Osborn, a multi-convicted felon, who is currently serving a state prison sentence for possession of drug paraphernalia, will spend 240 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine after completion of the state sentence. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – 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...

LAFAYETTE, La. – DEA Special Agent in Charge Steven Hofer and United States Attorney Zachary A. Keller announced the disruption of major transnational drug trafficking operations following two significant seizures by the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) in Louisiana’s Western District. The operations resulted in the removal of approximately 550...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas – Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Regulatory Agents recently partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Little Rock District Office to seize 7,636 illicit or non-compliant products from vape and tobacco retailers. Regulatory agents, who oversee tobacco, alcohol and medical marijuana permits, visited 28 vape...