DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Hanover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland

Baltimore, Md., – Dwight Antonio Pitts, age 47, of Hanover, Maryland, pleaded guilty on November 19, 2021, to charges related to his participation in a drug distribution conspiracy involving large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and other drugs, shipped through the U.S. Mail from California to Maryland. The guilty plea was...
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DEA Washington Division Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Communities

Washington, D.C. – Today, DEA Acting Administrator D. Christopher Evans, and Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division, Jarod Forget, announce the release of the 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment – DEA’s annual publication outlining the threats posed to the U.S. by domestic and international drug trafficking and...