United States Drug Enforcement Administration

Dismantles Organization Distributing Drugs in Locations such as Bars, Food Trucks, Street Level Dealers AURORA, Colo. - After more than a year-long investigation 10 alleged members of a drug-dealing ring are in custody. They now face felony charges in Arapahoe District Court ranging from organized crime conspiracy and racketeering to...

Georgia Bureau of (GBI) case into theft of 8.9 million dosage units of Hydrocodone results in multiple warrants, illegal pot grows in Colorado Springs and El Paso County COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Agents and Task Force Officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration Colorado Springs Resident Office assisted detectives from Colorado...

Amendments 20 and 64 have unintended consequences for many of our neighborhoods DENVER - The Drug Enforcement Administration has released a new Intelligence Report titled “” available on the DEA.gov website. The report was produced by the Intelligence Unit of the Denver Division and addresses some of the unintended pitfalls...

Denver Field Division Offices take back more prescription drugs than any previous event in the region DENVER - Americans turned in more unused prescription drugs at DEA’s11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day than on any of the previous 10 events since it began in 2010, demonstrating the value of this...

DENVER - Dr. John Alan Littleford, and three others were indicted by a federal grand jury in Denver last week on charges related to the illegal distribution of prescription medication and money laundering, DEA Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and IRS Criminal Investigation Special Agent...

Premier Colorado screening of Chasing the Dragon: Life of an Opiate Addict, with panel discussion DENVER - An opioid and prescription drug abuse epidemic is sweeping Colorado and the rest of the nation, impacting all segments of society. To help raise awareness and educate young people about the dangers of...

DENVER - The DEA Denver Field Division held the annual Maltz Challenge at the new Denver Broncos Dove Valley practice facility. The intense physical challenge was held to honor the nation’s fallen heroes. The Division was joined by a large contingent of community and employee volunteers including Assistant Special Agent...

NOV 17 - Denver- Today, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), District of Colorado United States Attorney Bill Leone, and Larimer County Drug Task Force Commander Craig Dodd announced the conclusion of an eight month investigation into a major methamphetamine...

NOV 1 - Denver- Today, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) along with El Paso County District Attorney John R. Newsome announced the arrest of eight defendants, the seizure of 14 kilograms of cocaine, approximately a kilogram of methamphetamine “ice”...

NOV 1 - Denver- On October 31, 2005, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and United States Attorney for the District of Utah Paul M. Warner announced that a federal grand jury has indicted 15 individuals in Utah and Colombia...