San Antonio– The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with more than 4,300 law enforcement partners, will host the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 4,400 collection sites will be set up across the country to dispose...

ST. LOUIS– The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Field Division, in collaboration with law enforcement agencies spanning three states, will host the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 197 drop-off locations will be available across...

ST. LOUIS– The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) St. Louis Field Division is joining with millions of community members across the nation October 23, to kick off Red Ribbon Week, the nation’s oldest and largest drug misuse prevention awareness program. Over the course of nine days, members of the DEA will...

LAREDO, Texas – A 34-year-old man has been ordered to prison for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl that resulted in the death of another person. Rene Antonio Melendez pleaded guilty June 29. U.S. District Judge Diana Saldana ordered Melendez to serve 252 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by...

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was sentenced in federal court to 200 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the San Antonio Division Miguel C. Madrigal and U.S. Attorney Justin R. Simmons for the Western...

BOSTON – A Pittsfield pharmacist pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to diverting Adderall and Dextroamp-amphetamin (generic Adderall) from a national pharmacy chain. Joshua Bradley, 30, of Pittsfield, pleaded guilty to five counts of acquiring a controlled substance by fraud, deception and subterfuge. U.S. Senior District Court Judge William...

BOSTON – A Lawrence man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a drug manufacturing ring. Over two kilograms of suspected controlled substances and a pill press were recovered during related search warrants. Aris Arvelo Gonzalez, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to...

CONCORD, N.H. – Following a 4-day trial, a federal jury found Dominican national Andri Pimental Arias, 23, guilty last Friday for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that on September 18, 2026, a federal jury in New Haven found RYAN FIELDS, 52, of Port Neches, Texas, guilty of federal offenses related to illegally selling misbranded and unapproved prescription drugs. According to...

CONCORD, N.H. – A Laconia man was sentenced in federal court to 160 months in federal prison with four years of supervised release for one count of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, in a case brought by New Hampshire’s Homeland Security Task Force. Benjamin...