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)...

First Lady Melania Trump joined Acting DEA Administrator Uttam Dhillon on October 7 for DEA’s National Red Ribbon Rally to celebrate the official launch of the 2019 Red Ribbon campaign, dedicated to preserving the memory of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena – a DEA special agent who was kidnapped...

In 2005, the United States reached what was thought to be the peak of the methamphetamine epidemic. Thousands of domestic labs dotted the country. Users were overdosing at unthinkable rates and law enforcement agencies, including the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), were doing their best to keep the synthetic substance off...

DEA is aware that registrants are receiving telephone calls and emails by criminals identifying themselves as DEA employees or other law enforcement personnel. In an attempt to create the illusion that these criminals are DEA employees, they have masked their telephone number on caller id with a phone number for...

The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon traveled to Colombia, the week of March 25, 2019. During the trip, Acting Administrator Dhillon met with Kevin Whitaker, the United States Ambassador to Colombia, and conducted numerous bilateral meetings with the Colombian Attorney General, Dr. Nestor Humberto Martinez Neira; the Colombian...