NEW ORLEANS – 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 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 24. Collection sites will be set up across Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Arkansas to...

Special Agent in Charge of the New York Task Force Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Christopher Roberts, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jamie McDonald, and Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) Jessica S. Tisch, announced today the unsealing of a...

WHEELING, W.Va. – A Wheeling, West Virginia man will spend the next five years in federal prison for selling methamphetamine near a playground, announced U.S. Attorney Matthew L. Harvey. Matthew Luff, 42, sold more than 13 grams of methamphetamine near Heritage Port Playground in Wheeling. Luff has multiple prior convictions...

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...

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...

PHOENIX, Ariz. – 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. Phoenix Field Division currently has 58 registered drop-off locations within Arizona. More than...

Tallahassee, Fla. – Timeka Griffin, 42, of Tallahassee, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for her role in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine, distribution of cocaine and methamphetamine, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. “Dealers of Methamphetamine in North Florida should...

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...

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...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Caribbean Division, working alongside its federal and local law enforcement partners, delivered a significant blow to a violent drug trafficking organization operating across Juana Díaz, Villalba, and Coamo, resulting in the federal indictment of 28 individuals. The DEA-led investigation, conducted...