United States Drug Enforcement Administration

MIAMI - Christopher Sharod Massena, 25, of Palm Beach County, was sentenced today to 30 years in prison followed by three years supervised release for the distribution of Fentanyl, resulting in the death of a 23 year old man. Massena was previously convicted for unlawfully distributing a controlled substance, Fentanyl...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced two men appeared in federal court to face distribution conspiracy and possession charges after law enforcement found over...

CAMDEN, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced two pharmacists were arrested today and charged in a long-running conspiracy to illegally distribute and dispense large quantities...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Queens, New York, man today admitted his role in a scheme to distribute controlled substance analogues, which...

NEWARK, N.J. - -Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a South Gate, California, man appeared in federal court today to face a drug distribution charge after he was...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New Jersey Division, announced that last weekend’s National Prescription Take Back Day resulted in the collection and destruction of 12,457 pounds, or 6.2 tons, of expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs throughout New Jersey. Nationally, 731,269 pounds-almost 366...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Newark man was charged today with possession with intent to distribute large amounts of heroin and cocaine...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced that a Middlesex County, New Jersey man admitted his role in a conspiracy to traffic approximately four kilograms...

NEWARK, N.J. - - The Office of National Drug Control (ONDCP) announced that Monmouth County has been designated as a HIDTA County. HIDTA stands for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas. The HIDTA program helps federal, state and local authorities address emerging drug threats by coordinating drug enforcement operations, supporting prevention...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, is reminding New Jersey residents that on Saturday, October 22nd from 10 am - 2 pm, the DEA and its law enforcement partners will be holding the12th National Prescription Drug Take-Back...