DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Drug Enforcement Administration welcomes HIDTA designation for Lake County, Illinois

CHICAGO – Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, DEA Chicago Division, announced today that Lake County, Illinois, has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. The designation means Lake County will receive more resources to coordinate...
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U.S. Attorney Blader welcomes HIDTA designation for Eau Claire County

MADISON, Wis. – Scott. C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced today that Eau Claire County has been designated as a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) by the White House’s Office of National Drug Control Policy. The designation means Eau Claire County will receive...
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Nebraska Commercial Interdiction Unit receives regional award

OMAHA, Neb. –The Nebraska Commercial Interdiction Unit, made up of Omaha Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration agents, Nebraska State Patrol investigators, Douglas County Sheriff deputies, a Pottawattamie County Sheriff deputy and a Nebraska National Guard Counter Drug staff sergeant, was presented the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Outstanding...