DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

BOSTON – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea today announced that the DEA will direct resources to help reduce violent crime in communities throughout the country. Under this initiative, called Project Safeguard, DEA will identify and prioritize ongoing drug trafficking investigations with a nexus to violent crime. “D...
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

NEW YORK CITY – DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at locations across the country. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential...
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Peruvian citizen pleads guilty to role in transnational drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy

ALBANY, N.Y. – Hilario Renato Mendoza Beltran, age 47, and a citizen of Peru, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaine and conspiring to launder the proceeds of an international cocaine trafficking organization. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon...
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to possession with intent to distribute meth

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White accepted a plea today from LeVaughn Neal. The 35-year-old St. Louis, Missouri resident pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to a plea agreement, in August 2019, investigators with the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis...
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

WASHINGTON – DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at locations across the country. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse...
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

HOUSTON – DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at locations across the country. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse...
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Kansas City man faces 12 years in prison for distributing heroin

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Kansas City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty today to a charge of distributing heroin, which could send him to federal prison for 12 years. Titus Sanders, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of distributing heroin. According to court records, the investigation began when Westwood, Kan., police...
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

WASHINGTON – DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at locations across the country. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse...
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DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

BOSTON – DEA is holding its 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24 at locations across the country. The nationwide event aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse...
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Two New Jersey men charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced two alleged ranking members off the Bloods street gang have been charged with conspiring to distribute fentanyl and heroin in...