United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Valerie A. Nickerson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Bergen County, New Jersey, man who was arrested with three kilograms of heroin, a loaded, stolen Glock 22 pistol...

PHOENIX – The DEA today announced the sentencing of former pharmacist, Vilawoe Aku Boadu, to ten years in prison and pharmacy technician, Zinka Sisic, to four years in prison, after DEA agents arrested both individuals and closed two Phoenix area pharmacies last year. Both women were convicted on federal drug...

NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the New Jersey Grape Street Crips who was arrested earlier this week in Durham, North Carolina, on charges that include RICO conspiracy, attempted murder, and conspiracy to commit murder had his initial appearance in federal court today, announced Special Agent in Charge Valerie A...

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Valerie A. Nickerson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced two Hunterdon County, New Jersey, women were sentenced today to federal prison terms for their respective roles in an oxycodone...

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Valerie A. Nickerson announced that New Jersey residents turned in 12,749 pounds or 6.3 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescriptions during DEA’s 16 th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on October 27. Nationally...

PHOENIX - DEA announced the 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day will take place October 27th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can anonymously return their unwanted, unneeded or expired prescription drugs for safe disposal. (DEA...

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Valerie A. Nickerson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced a high-ranking member of the New Jersey Grape Street Crips was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for...

NEWARK, N.J. – This Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Drug Enforcement Administration and its local law enforcement partners will once again give the public an opportunity to safely dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications during the 16 th National Prescription Drug Take...

MAYS LANDING, N.J. – Atlantic County is the latest region to be assigned the designation of being a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) through the federally funded HIDTA program, Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner and Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New...

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Valerie A. Nickerson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a member of the Grape Street Crips gang was indicted today on additional charges in connection with the murder of...