DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Bronx man sentenced to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Bronx, New York, man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or...
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

WASHINGTON – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea today announced that the DEA will direct resources to help reduce violent crime in communities throughout the country. Under this initiative, called Project Safeguard, DEA will identify and prioritize ongoing drug trafficking investigations with a nexus to violent crime. “Drug...
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at locations across the country. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for...
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

NEWARK, N.J. – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea today announced that the DEA will direct resources to help reduce violent crime in communities throughout the country. Under this initiative, called Project Safeguard, DEA will identify and prioritize ongoing drug trafficking investigations with a nexus to violent crime...
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

WASHINGTON – DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at locations across the country. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse...
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Two New Jersey men charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced two alleged ranking members off the Bloods street gang have been charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin in...
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Carlsbad man sentenced to five years on gun and drug charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Kristopher Wade Parker, 36, of Carlsbad, New Mexico, was sentenced on Oct. 14 in federal court to five-and-a-half years in prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of a firearm in the furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Parker pleaded guilty on Oct. 25...
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DEA-New Jersey instrumental in establishment of statewide “Handle With Care” program

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Interim Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer today announced a new Statewide “Handle With Care” Program to support school children throughout New Jersey who have experienced...
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Bronx man indicted for conspiracy to distribute 30 kilograms of cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a grand jury indicted a Bronx, New York, man today for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy Raul...
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Albuquerque man in court for drug and firearm charges under Operation LeGend

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Toby Randall Walker, 36, appeared in federal court in Albuquerque on Oct. 1 on multiple drug and firearm charges brought under the Department of Justice’s Operation LeGend. According to a criminal complaint, on Sept. 29, agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration encountered Walker and located 1,490 grams...