DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Offices throughout New York Promote National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

NEW YORK – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration is holding its 20th Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24th. DEA’s October 2020 Take Back Day brought in a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500...
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DEA New England Announces 20th Take Back Day

BOSTON –This weekend the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday April 24 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications at 565 collection...
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

SAN DIEGO – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration is holding its 20th Take Back Day this Saturday, April 24th. DEA has collected over 6,800 tons of prescription drugs over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, and during DEA’s October 2020 Take Back...
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Grand Junction Man Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl Resulting in Death

DENVER – The Drug Enforcement Administration Denver Field Division alongside the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Bruce Holder, age 55, of Grand Junction, was convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Counterfeit Substances, Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death, Distribution of Fentanyl, and Distribution of...
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Madera County Woman Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Distribution of Heroin that Resulted in an Overdose Death

FRESNO, Calif. — Georgia Nicole Dean, 37, of Coarsegold, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 12 years in prison for distributing heroin, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Wade R. Shannon and Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court documents, on...
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

ST. LOUIS – The Drug Enforcement Administration is holding its 20th Take Back Day and invites the public to safely turn in expired, unused or unwanted prescription drugs at designated collection sites from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 24, National Prescription Take Back Day. With studies indicating...
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

MIAMI - With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Administration is holding its 20th Take Back Day on Saturday, April 24th. DEA’s October 2020 Take Back Day brought in a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500 tons...
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Second of Two Defendants Sentenced in Scheme to Steal, Sell Drugs from Nursing Home Patients

BRUNSWICK, GA - Two former employees of a nursing and personal care facility have been sentenced after admitting to a scheme in which they stole and resold prescription drugs. Rochella Ellison, 48, of Townsend, Ga., and Nadia Gibson, 38, of Jacksonville, Fla., each were sentenced to probation after pleading guilty...
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DEA Announces Culture-based Drug Prevention Tools Now Available to Educators

WASHINGTON, DC – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in collaboration with Discovery Education and the National Indian Education Association (NIEA), announces the launch of “Good Medicine Bundles,” a set of hands-on, science-based, standards-aligned resources for elementary and middle school students to address the nation’s opioid crisis and encourage resiliency through...
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Gang Member and Convicted Felon Sentenced to over 11 Years in Prison

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 37-year-old local Corpus Christi resident and member of the Texas Syndicate gang has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer...