The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Office of Forensic Sciences laboratory system is comprised of eight regional laboratories distributed across the United States. Heroin seizures ranging in weight from residue to multiple kilograms are routinely analyzed in these laboratories. The analytical protocol typically requires the identification of heroin, other...

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Office of Forensic Sciences laboratory system is comprised of eight regional laboratories distributed across the United States. Heroin seizures ranging in weight from residue to multiple kilograms are routinely analyzed in these laboratories. The analytical protocol typically requires the identification of heroin, other...

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...

This document is an internal Drug Enforcement Administration quality system document. The document is updated periodically and is current as of August 15, 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...

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...

“Today’s indictments send a clear message to the Chapitos, the Sinaloa Cartel, and criminal drug networks around the world that the DEA will stop at nothing to protect the national security of the United States and the safety and health of the American people,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “The...

The increasing availability of illicit opioids is the most significant drug threat in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Field Division (PFD) monitors this threat closely, periodically reviewing multiple data indicators, in conjunction with investigative information, to continually assess the threat, then share analytical findings with stakeholders in federal, state, and municipal governments.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Heroin Signature Program (HSP) analyzes hundreds of wholesale-level heroin samples each year to identify the geographic area—Mexico, South America (SA), Southwest Asia (SWA), or Southeast Asia (SEA)—where the samples were manufactured.

The HSP (Heroin Signature Program) is one essential component of the DEA’s Intelligence Program to identify trends in heroin trafficking and distribution in the United States. The objective of the program is to identify and quantify the chemical components of heroin seized at U.S. ports of entry (POE), all non-POE...

Matthew J. Strait, Senior Policy Advisor, Diversion Control Division-DEA; Before the House Energy and Commerce Committee-Subcommittee on Health, for a Hearing Entitled: Cannabis Policy-For the New Decade