INDIANAPOLIS - Cesar Alexander Pineda-Penaloza, 21, of California has been sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, between January 2023...

CHICAGO – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is intensifying its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America, a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at reducing both the supply and demand for fentanyl. This effort underscores DEA's unwavering commitment to...

HAMMOND, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and M. Scott Proctor, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, announced that Fernando Porras Jr., 64, of Hammond, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is intensifying its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America, a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at reducing both the supply and demand for fentanyl. This effort underscores DEA's unwavering commitment to...

HAMMOND, Ind. - Alfred "Chip" Cooke III, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration – Merrillville, Indiana, and M. Scott Proctor, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, announced a 17-count indictment charging DeCarlos L. Smallwood, Robert Sanders, Kumar Bishop, Sanena Williams, and DeCarlos C...

URBANA, Ill. – Shane R. Catone, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Gregory M. Gilmore, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois, announced that a federal jury returned eight guilty verdicts on November 19, 2025, against Marcus “Slim” McKinney, 49...

ROCKFORD, Ill. — Shane R. Catone, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Andrew S. Boutros, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois, announced that a Cherry Valley, Illinois man has been sentenced to 17 years in federal prison for distributing more...

WASHINGTON – On October 25, 2025, DEA joined 4,263 law enforcement agencies across the country who came together for the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. At 4,317 collection sites nationwide, Take Back events removed 571,054 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug...

CHICAGO –The Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, in collaboration with numerous law enforcement partners and healthcare providers throughout Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin, will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At nearly 4,000 collection sites throughout the...

WASHINGTON –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 Drug Take...