DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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New Jersey Man Arrested in Sales of Eight Guns, Cocaine and “Pink Cocaine” in Manhattan

A long-term undercover investigation resulted in the arrest of a New Jersey man in connection with sales of eight guns, cocaine and “pink cocaine” in locations across Manhattan. Laboratory analysis of the “pink cocaine,” also known by the street name “tusi,” indicated the presence of ketamine and MDMA. Bridget G...
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Dark Web Vendor of Opioids and Counterfeit U.S. Currency Pleads Guilty

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Utica, New York man pleaded guilty yesterday to charges relating to his sale of over $1.2 million in opioid pills and counterfeit U.S. currency on multiple dark web criminal marketplaces. According to court documents, from around October 2016 through February 2021, Albie Pagan, 65, operated under...