HOUSTON – A 46-year-old man has been convicted of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. A federal jury deliberated for approximately two hours before convicting Eduardo Nevares Oct. 8 following a two-day trial.At trial, the jury heard that law enforcement...

SEATTLE – 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. The DEA Seattle Field Division is working with more than 90 law enforcement partners...

CHICAGO – The 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, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Additionally, the DEA Chicago Field Division will be hosting Take Back Day collection sites on...

WASHINGTON, DC –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...

Tampa, FL – United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announces the unsealing of an indictment charging: Name Offenses Maximum Penalties Edgar Alejandro Lopez Velasco (44, Mexico) Conspiracy to commit narco-terrorism Conspiracy to provide material support to terrorism Drug importation conspiracy Firearms trafficking conspiracies Life Imprisonment Noe Diaz Jimenez (33, Mexico)...

New York - United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Acting Attorney General for the United States, Todd Blanche, and Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Terrance C. Cole, announced today the unsealing of a Complaint charging ABDUL ZAHIR QADEER, a/k/a “Haji Abdul...

Washington, D.C. - A Honduras-based Chinese national extradited from Guatemala pleaded guilty today to conspiring to import cocaine into the United States, conspiring to launder money derived from drug trafficking, and to providing material support to a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, specifically the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). According...

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...

ST LOUIS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) joined 4,306 law enforcement agencies across the country in collecting 642,410 pounds of unneeded and expired medications at the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, April 25. Of the nationwide total, more than 30,000 pounds were collected from 323 Take...

ATLANTA – On April 25, 2026, DEA Atlanta Division joined 129 law enforcement agencies across the three states who came together for the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. At 150 collection sites nationwide, Take Back events removed 28,553 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets...