Headquarters news 2009

December 18, 2009 Three Al Qaeda Associates Arrested on Drug and Terrorism Charges
December 17, 2009 Statement from DEA Acting Administrator Michele M. Leonhart on the Death of Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Arturo Beltran-Leyva
December 04, 2009 Three Members of Colombian Terrorist Group Arrested and Charged with Hostage-Taking of U.S. Citizen
November 20, 2009 Global Operation Targets Illegal Importation of Pharmaceuticals
November 17, 2009 DEA Honored By Anti-Defamation League
October 29, 2009 DEA Remembers Its Fallen Heroes
October 27, 2009 DEA Identifies Special Agent Casualties
October 26, 2009 DEA Mourns the Loss of Three DEA Special Agents in Afghanistan
October 22, 2009 DEA Statement on New Department of Justice Marijuana Guidelines
October 20, 2009 DEA Kicks-Off Red Ribbon Campaign
September 29, 2009 DEA Official Testifies to U.S. Senate on Steroids and Health Supplements
September 24, 2009 Multi-Stakeholder Initiative Reduces Methadone- Associated Deaths
September 03, 2009 Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition of Leader of International Drug-Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization
August 28, 2009 Michael Jackson Death Investigation Update
August 20, 2009 Ten Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leaders Among 43 Defendants Indicted in Brooklyn and Chicago as Part of Coordinated Strike Against Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations
August 19, 2009 Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges International Arms Trafficker with Narco Terrorism Conspiracy
August 11, 2009 Leader of Colombian Drug Cartel and Former FBI Top-Ten Fugitive Pleads Guilty to Drug, Murder and Racketeering Charges 
August 3, 2009 DEA Announces Arrest of Top La Familia Cartel Member
July 20, 2009 Alleged Mexican Cartel Leaders, Associates Targeted in Newest Effort to Combat Drug Trafficking Organizations
June 29, 2009 Alleged Afghan Narcotics Trafficker Ordered Detained Pending Trial on U.S. Drug Charges
June 25, 2009 DEA Response to UNODC World Drug Report 2009
June 18, 2009 ICE and DEA Strengthen Partnership to Fight Drug Trafficking
May 20, 2009 Prescription Opioid-related Deaths Increased 114 Percent from 2001 to 2005, Treatment Admissions Up 74 Percent in Similar Period; Young Adults Hardest Hit
May 18, 2009 National Assessment Finds Deaths and Treatment Admissions Involving Controlled Prescription Medications Increasing; Abuse Most Prevalent Among Young Adults
April 30, 2009 Top Taliban Associate and Former Mujahideen Warlord Sentenced to Life in Prison on Heroin Trafficking Charges
April 22, 2009 United States Announces Historic Transfer of Defendants from Sierra Leone to Face Cocaine Importation Charges
April 13, 2009 New Rules Governing Internet Pharmacies Go Into Effect Next Week
March 24, 2009 Department of Justice Announces Resources for Fight Against Mexican Drug Cartels
March 18, 2009 Associate of International Arms Dealer Monzer Al Kassar Found Guilty of Terrorism Offenses
March 5, 2009 Colombian Paramilitary Leader Extradited to The United States to Face U.S. Drug Charges
February 25, 2009 Hundreds of Alleged Sinaloa Cartel Members and Associates Arrested in Nationwide Takedown of Mexican Drug Traffickers
February 11, 2009 DEA Launches New Educational Website for Parents
February 3, 2009 Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. Upon Being Sworn in by Vice President Joe Biden
January 14, 2009 Federal Register Notice in Regards to Lyle E. Craker
January 12, 2009 Rite Aid Corp and Subsidiaries Agree to Pay $5 Million in Civil Penalties to Resolve Violations in Eight States of the Controlled Substances Act