United States Drug Enforcement Administration

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The DEA today announced that a Canadian national who was involved in a large marijuana smuggling conspiracy has pleaded guilty in federal court. Jason Boyachek, age 42 from British Columbia, Canada, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana from 2005 through...

ST. LOUIS - DEA Special Agent in Charges James P. Shroba announced today that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Thomas Jopson, 66, and David Jopson, 64, of Rio Oso, were sentenced Tuesday by United States District Judge John A. Mendez to one year in prison for conspiring to cultivate marijuana. The Jopsons were ordered to surrender to the United States Marshals Service to begin serving their...

PHILADELPHIA - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg yesterday announced the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back. As authorized, the event will take place in Pennsylvania and Delaware on September 12th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide...

BRONX, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, and Bronx County District Attorney Robert Johnson announce the 217 count Grand Jury indictment of 23 alleged leaders and members of the Untouchable Gorilla Stone (UGSN) and the Black Stone Gorilla (BSGG) -...

NEW YORK - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Juan Valenzuela, age 40, of Rogers, was found guilty on two counts of Conspiracy to Distribute/Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine and two...

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 31-year-old Houston woman has been sentenced for bringing prohibited drugs into a federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Janet Tapia pleaded guilty on Apr...

EL PASO - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted...

CHICAGO - Two dozen defendants are facing federal drug charges after a two-and-a-half-year investigation uncovered their roles in trafficking wholesale amounts of cocaine and heroin and distributing it in the Chicago area and Wisconsin. Agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Drug Enforcement Administration assigned to the Chicago Strike...