United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NORTH TEXAS and Okla. - DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide, operated...

LOS ANGELES - DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 4,700 collection sites nationwide. The service is...

LOS ANGELES - Two Colombian drug kingpins have been extradited to Los Angeles on federal charges of overseeing shipments of thousands of pounds of cocaine from Colombian laboratories to Central American distribution hubs, ultimately destined for sale in Los Angeles and elsewhere in the United States, including more than $70...

LOS ANGELES - John S. Comer, Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today an indictment charging Alejandro Javier Rodriguez-Jimenez, Jesus Rodriguez-Jimenez, Eloy Cardenas-Moreno, Sergio Urbina...

AMARILLO, Texas - A couple arrested earlier this year after a traffic stop in Carson County, Texas, and then found to have 3,825 grams of heroin in bundles in a suitcase in the cargo section of their vehicle, have been sentenced, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District...

DALLAS - During a week that the Department of Justice has designated as National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week, in which it seeks to prevent new victims from succumbing to addiction and highlight its ongoing commitment to hold traffickers accountable, a federal grand jury in Dallas returned a superseding indictment...

DALLAS - Adrian Sanchez, 40, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge David C. Godbey to 262 months in federal prison following his guilty plea in March 2016 to an Information charging one count of possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney John...

TAFT, Okla. - Today, at the Oklahoma Board of Corrections meeting, agents with the U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement (DEA) presented letters of recognition to officers with the Oklahoma Department of (DOC) and agents with the Inspector General’s office for assisting in dismantling the McClendon drug trafficking organization. Presenting...

DALLAS - A licensed pharmacist, Kumi Frimpong, who owned and operated the Cornerstone Pharmacy, located on Bolton Boone Drive in Desoto, Texas, has pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming from his involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Specifically...

TULSA, Okla. - A Jay, Oklahoma, physician, Dr. Darrell R. Mease, entered into a settlement agreement to pay $100,000 to resolve civil allegations that he violated the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention Act of 1970, announced United States Attorney Danny C. Williams Sr. of the Northern District of Oklahoma. The Comprehensive...