The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Philadelphia Field Division (PFD) conducted an assessment of laboratory-analyzed drug seizures. Some seized cocaine exhibits were found to contain cocaine and fentanyl, as well as a combined cocaine and fentanyl presence in overdose death toxicology reporting. This analysis was conducted in response to reported increases...

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Philadelphia Field Division (PFD) conducted a review of laboratory-analyzed drug seizures for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The resulting analysis of this data formed the basis for estimating the level of drug presence in Pennsylvania and highlighted trends in drug availability between 1999 and 2016.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Philadelphia Field Division (PFD) Intelligence Program maintains situational awareness of drug availability, abuse, trafficking patterns, adulterants, concealment methods, etc., through analysis of law enforcement and public health information and data, as well as law enforcement source information.

A review of cocaine exhibits acquired by law enforcement authorities during operations across Florida and analyzed by forensic laboratories during the period from 2016 to 2017 revealed the widespread adulteration of cocaine with fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances. Fentanyl, a Schedule II opioid analgesic approximately 50 times more potent than heroin...

Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks at the DEA Graduation Ceremony

Daniel D. Baldwin: Before the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations United States Senate for a Hearing Entitled “Combating the Opioid Crisis: Exploiting Vulnerabilities in International Mail

The Domestic Methamphetamine Threat Assessment provides a comprehensive strategic assessment of the threat posed to the United States by the trafficking and use of methamphetamine. This report combines federal, state, and local law enforcement reporting; public health data; news reports; and intelligence from other government agencies to assess the methamphetamine...

Synthesis and Characterization of Benzoylfentanyl and Benzoylbenzylfentanyl. Microgram Journal 2018; 15(1-4):1-8.

Demetra Ashley: Before the Judiciary Committee, United States Senate, for a Hearing Entitled, “Oversight of the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act”

Acting Administrator Robert W. Patterson: Department of Justice/Drug Enforcement Administration Press Conference Announcement of New Tools to Address Opioid Crisis