ALBANY, NEW YORK – On November 4, 2026, Eric Hines, age 28, of Watervliet, New York, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intention to distribute. U.S. District Judge Anne M. Nardacci also imposed an 8-year term of supervised release to follow his release...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration along with the two New York Divisions, the New York Enforcement Division and the New York Task Force Division, announce the results of DEA's Fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On October 24, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...

Seven individuals were arrested as law enforcement officers disrupted an active fentanyl packaging mill operating in a sixth-floor apartment on Bronx Boulevard in the Wakefield neighborhood of the Bronx on Tuesday night. Approximately four kilograms (eight pounds) of fentanyl mixtures carrying a street value of over $1 million were recovered...

SARATOGA, NEW YORK – Operation Fast Track has led to the arrest of 83 defendants and the seizure of more than 2,100 counterfeit pills, some of which are suspected to be laced with fentanyl, over two kilograms of fentanyl and heroin, over a kilogram of cocaine, 3.5 pounds of psychedelic...

NEW YORK, N.Y. – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s two New York Divisions, the New York Enforcement Division and the New York Task Force Division, announce the collection of over 14,000 pounds of unwanted, expired and/or medications. On April 25, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration joined 4,306 law...

NEW YORK –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, 122 collection sites in...