La DEA sigue firme en su misión de salvar vidas y proteger a nuestras comunidades de los traficantes de drogas prolíficos que amenazan la vida de los estadounidenses. Durante los últimos tres años, hemos trabajado para interrumpir las operaciones de dos de los cárteles más grandes de México: el Cártel...

DEA remains steadfast in its mission to save lives and protect our communities from the prolific drug traffickers threatening American lives. We have spent the past three years disrupting the operations of the two cartels in Mexico – the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels – responsible for flooding the United States...

WASHINGTON – Formal hearing proceedings regarding the proposed rescheduling of marijuana will begin on December 2, 2024 at 9:30 A.M. ET in the North Courtroom at DEA Headquarters located at 700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA. This preliminary hearing will serve as a procedural day to address legal and logistical...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is committed to using every tool at its disposal to help fight the drug poisoning and overdose crisis facing America today. In February 2024, DEA issued a letter to e-commerce companies reminding them of their responsibility as regulated entities to comply with the recordkeeping, identification...

On April 3, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Ministry of the Interior of Uruguay signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to solidify cooperation between the two countries to combat the organized drug crime threat in Uruguay and the region. Held at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Va., DEA Principal...

Albuquerque Public Schools has become a New Mexico leader in substance misuse prevention education by implementing DEA’s Operation Prevention curriculum across their school district. On March 25, the DEA El Paso Division, with the help of DEA Headquarters Community Outreach Section, and Discovery Education, trained 55 Albuquerque Public Schools (APS)...

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...