“Today we announce charges brought against the five individuals who, together, are responsible for the death of Matthew Perry. We allege each of the defendants played a key role in his death by falsely prescribing, selling, or injecting the ketamine that caused Matthew Perry’s tragic death. Matthew Perry’s journey began...

DEA has prepared this product primarily for law enforcement counterparts (state, local and tribal) and public safety and protection officials with a focus on enduring and emerging threats at both the national and regional levels. This report represents what will be the first of regular STREET reports prepared for and...

WASHINGTON – DEA first warned the public of a sharp increase in fentanyl seizures containing xylazine in our March 2023 Public Safety Alert . Since that time, xylazine’s growing prevalence in the fentanyl supply continues to make the deadliest drug threat facing this country even deadlier. In 2023, 30% of...

DEA has prepared this product primarily for law enforcement counterparts (state, local and tribal) and public safety and protection officials with a focus on enduring and emerging threats at both the national and regional levels. This report represents what will be the first of regular STREET reports prepared for and...

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.

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 Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Intelligence Report contains information from a variety of law enforcement and open sources. It is designed as a ready reference for law enforcement personnel who are confronted by many of the hundreds of slang terms used to identify a wide variety of controlled substances, designer...