WASHINGTON - Federal Bureau of Investigation Deputy Director David L. Bowdich, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson, U.S. Department of State Deputy Assistant Secretary James Walsh, and U.S. Marshals Service Acting Associate Director Derrick Driscoll today announced the addition of fugitive Rafael Caro-Quintero to the FBI’s list of...

WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration today issued the following statement in response to concerns about potential shortages and drug production capabilities: “In order to prevent any pharmaceutical drug shortage that negatively impacts patients, DEA is working closely with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, drug manufacturers, wholesale distributors and...

CHICAGO - The U.S. Attorney’s Office today charged three individuals with federal drug offenses for allegedly conspiring to sell synthetic cannabinoids at a Chicago convenience store. Fouad Masoud, Jamil Abdelrahman Jad Allah, and Adil Khan Mohammed conspired to sell the synthetic cannabinoids, known as “K2,” at King Mini Mart in...

WASHINGTON - For 45 days in February and March, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration surged its enforcement and administrative resources to identify and investigate prescribers and pharmacies that dispensed disproportionately large amounts of drugs. The ultimate goal of the surge was remediating or removing those whose actions perpetuate the controlled...

CHICAGO - The vast majority of heroin consumed in the United States is produced by powerful Mexico-based transnational criminal (TCOs), such as the Sinaloa Cartel and New Generation Jalisco (CJNG), and transported to the United States across the Southwest Border. These TCOs are extremely dangerous, violent, and will continue to...

WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration will add 250 task force officers and dozens of additional analysts to areas across America where the opioid crisis is at its worst. DEA task forces act as a force multiplier in carrying out DEA’s mission through coordination and cooperation with federal, state, and...

CHICAGO - On December 2, 2017 Kane County Sheriff’s Department deputies were dispatched to 44W307 Plank Rd in unincorporated Burlington Township for a report of a subject who may have overdosed. The subject, later identified as William Barrett, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Toxicology reports indicate that he died...

(OMAHA, Neb.) – The Drug Enforcement Administration will establish the Omaha Field Division – its 23rd division office in the United States – on July 8, 2018. The division will include Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. “This action converts the existing Omaha District Office into a division...

THE HAGUE - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration and Dutch law enforcement officials today announced sustained action against drug trafficking on the dark web, following last summer’s significant market takedowns of AlphaBay and takeover and subsequent takedown of the Hansa market. DEA continued to partner with the National Police...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration has launched a new tool to assist drug manufacturers and distributors with their regulatory obligations under the Controlled Substances Act. This new resource is an example of the many ways DEA is working collaboratively with its 1.73 million registrants to combat the ongoing...