Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker visited DEA Headquarters for the first time in his current capacity on Wednesday. The visit, hosted by Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, afforded AAG Whitaker a chance to see much of DEA’s headquarters facilities and receive a briefing on current operations within the agency. Beginning in...

On November 27, 2018, the DEA Philadelphia Field Division hosted a Youth Drug Summit at Temple University as part of the Division’s 360 Strategy program. Over 350 students from the Alexander K. McClure Elementary School, the Isaac A. Sheppard School, the Bayard Taylor School, the St. Veronica School, and the...

On September 11, 2018, ASAC Shawn R. Ellerman, represented the Philadelphia Division at the dedication of “Resilience,” a mural in the city of Philadelphia. ASAC Ellerman was joined by members of the Mural Arts Philadelphia program and several other city officials. As he addressed the event attendees, ASAC Ellerman expressed...

July 2018 marks DEA’s 45th anniversary as a federal agency whose mission is to enforce the drug laws and regulations of the United States. Many things have changed over the past 45 years--the faces and names of DEA employees who work around the globe; the technology and tools that support...