OMAHA, Neb –Community Outreach Specialist Amanda Frazier sat down with the staff of her Omaha church simply to explain what she does with the Drug Enforcement Administration. Her 20-minute conversation has since opened doors for multiple community outreach opportunities including a series of speaking engagements with Omaha Public Power District...

BOSTON – A Fall River man was arrested yesterday and charged with selling drugs and machineguns that he advertised on the Telegram app. Benjamin Hunt, 26, was charged by criminal complaint with three counts of distribution of controlled substances and one count of transferring machineguns. Hunt was arrested yesterday morning...

Washington, DC – As schools in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia open their doors to students and teachers this month, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division is urging the community to have important conversations about the consequences of drug experimentation and misuse as the new school year...

OMAHA, Neb. – The five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division, which includes Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota, is reminding Midwestern communities to continue education efforts that raise awareness to the life-threatening consequences of fentanyl experimentation and use while recognizing National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day...

DENVER – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) recognizes today, August 21, 2024 as National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day. “We want to take this time to send our condolences to families across the country who have been impacted by deadly fentanyl – specifically those families within...

BOSTON – A Lynn man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for participating in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that allegedly distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Christopher Tejeda, 23, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Dennis F...

ST. LOUIS – Residents of metro St. Louis can apply to be part of the DEA St. Louis Division’s first Citizens Academy. The deadline to submit an application is Sept. 20. The DEA Citizens Academy allows community leaders to gain an understanding of DEA’s mission and community awareness of the...

BOSTON – Two men have been sentenced in federal court in Boston for participating in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that allegedly distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Christopher Nagle, 30, of Revere and Isaac Clayton, 77, of Lynn were sentenced by...

Seattle – A 37-year-old former Kent, Washington, resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for selling narcotics near a drug treatment center. Mohamed Aweys Muse has been in custody since his arrest in March 2023. At...

SEATTLE, Wash. – A 56-year-old Seattle man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 5 years in prison for dealing drugs in downtown Seattle while armed with a handgun, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Cuong Quoc Cao, pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm in furtherance...