"DEA holds its personnel to the highest standards of integrity and accountability. Any allegation of misconduct or corruption is treated with the utmost seriousness, and we act swiftly to assess the facts and ensure accountability wherever warranted. There is no tolerance within this agency for conduct that tarnishes the badge...

"Multiple agencies and jurisdictions poured their blood, sweat, and tears into dismantling the Wedding Drug Trafficking Organization, and today we have successfully removed the head of the snake. As the leader of a violent transnational drug trafficking organization, Ryan Wedding oversaw operations spanning from Colombia through Mexico into the United...

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Today, I stood in the Oval Office as the President signed the Executive Order designating illicit fentanyl and core precursors as Weapons of Mass Destruction—because this is a mass-casualty threat, not a routine narcotics case. Being in the room underscored, in unmistakable terms, the urgency of this fight and the...

This is a significant step in DEA’s ongoing effort to dismantle cartels designated as Foreign Terrorist Organizations. 26 fugitives, many associated with CJNG, Sinaloa, and Los Zetas are now in U.S. custody. Among them: Abigael "El Cuini" González Valencia, the brother-in-law of CJNG leader "El Mencho” and leader of Los...

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We are gathered here today because every single one of us has been impacted by fentanyl in our communities. This issue is not distant. It's personal. It's in our homes. It's in our neighborhoods. It's in our communities. And yet today we also have reason to feel hopeful about the...