INTREPID confirms both liquid veterinary preparations and powdered xylazine are being used to adulterate fentanyl. INTREPID observed chemical markers in xylazine seizures that can assist in determining precursors, synthetic routes, and potentially connecting cases.

This document is an internal Drug Enforcement Administration quality system document. The document is updated periodically and is current as of August 1, 2022 and is provided for informational purposes only. Any sensitive, privileged or otherwise protected information has been redacted, to include the redaction of some document in their...

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This document is an internal Drug Enforcement Administration quality system document. The document is updated periodically and is current as of February 1 , 2023 and is provided for informational purposes only. Any sensitive, privileged or otherwise protected information has been redacted, to include the redaction of some document in...

The Drug Enforcement Administration received the "Report on the Drug Enforcement Administration Foreign Operations Review," which contains findings and recommendations to assess our foreign operations, enhance our integrity efforts, and maximize the impact of our global work. DEA requested the comprehensive review in August 2021 to evaluate the strengths and...

Xylazine, reported as an adulterant in an increasing number of illicit drug mixtures, has also been detected in a growing number of overdose deaths. It is commonly encountered in combination with fentanyl but has also been detected in mixtures containing cocaine, heroin, and a variety of other drugs. However, xylazine...

This report delves into the activities of these criminals and their methods. Drug trafficking operations benefit from a number of different actors, such as brokers, cooks, envoys, intermediaries, and money laundering service providers. Examples of the methods used by the criminals include the corruption of officials in the public and...

This document is an internal Drug Enforcement Administration quality system document which provides a summary of validated quantitative and qualitative methods. The document is updated periodically and current as of December 7th, 2022, and is provided for informational purposes only. Any sensitive, privileged or otherwise protected information has been redacted...