PRESS RELEASE

Nearly Three Dozen Charged Methamphetamine-Trafficking Conspiracy

July 16, 2021
… in the Southern District of Georgia. The indictment in USA v. Monroe et. al charges 30 defendants with 56 felony … of Laurens County. “This operation could not have happened without the great partnerships of these agencies, along with …
July 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Man Admits to Conspiring with India-Based Company to Mail Illicit Pharmaceutical Meds to U.S.

October 25, 2023
… thinking that pharmaceutical medications can be purchased without a prescription and mailed from India is not someone to buy anything from. Laundering his illegal proceeds back to …
October 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven Sentenced To Over 97 Years Combined For Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Offenses

June 01, 2015
… that drug traffickers inflict upon law-abiding communities without any regard for the violence and destruction that … methamphetamine in Northwest Arkansas.  Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring were …
June 01, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Violent South Coast Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

September 10, 2015
… This investigation would not have been a success without the continued commitment of our state and local law … purchase, Monteiro robbed the cooperating witness of the “buy money.”  Monteiro was arrested three days later, at …
September 10, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

OCDETF Operation CAMO Results In Guilty Plea Involving The Distribution Of More Than 6.6 Million Dollars Of Synthetic Cannabinoids

June 08, 2017
… store.” Inscentives Resale was represented to be a “buy, sell, and trade business.” Inscentives Auto held a … subject to a sentence of up to 40 years in federal prison without parole. This case was an Organized Crime Drug …
June 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

East St. Louis Man Convicted In Heroin Overdose Death

February 23, 2011
… DOYLE - faces a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment without parole. According to evidence presented at trial, … their prostitution customers into DOYLE’S - residence to buy drugs. DOYLE - was also convicted of “Distribution of a …
February 23, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Pensacola Women Plead Guilty to Illegal Drug Diversion

November 17, 2025
… pleaded guilty in federal court to charges in connection with the unlawful diversion of controlled substances. The … registration numbers of the practice’s two physicians without their knowledge or authorization. McCray issued … Bradley and Purves to distribute amphetamine in the form of Adderall pills or its generic equivalent. On multiple …
November 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Coeur d’Alene Teen

July 22, 2023
… bring you to justice.  Cases like these don’t come together without collaboration between our federal, state, and local … and alprazolam (Xanax); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall).  It is difficult to tell the difference between …
July 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA, Arizona Attorney General & Tempe Police Announce 150+ Subjects Charged & Massive Quantities of Narcotics Seized

February 23, 2023
… $2 million dollars. PHOENIX – Today, DEA in partnership with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office and the Tempe … drugs within the City of Tempe would not be successful without the collaboration and, more specifically the hard … drugs such as Oxycontin, Hydrocodone, Percocet, Xanax, and Adderall.  They are also hiding fentanyl in other drugs such …
February 23, 2023
LANDING PAGE

FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication

September 16, 2025
FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication In Honor of Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice In Honor of Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice FAST KCO Memorial Unveiled In Honor of Fallen DEA Special Agents and Military Personnel Ahead of 24th Anniversary of …
September 16, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

National Forensic Science Week

September 12, 2025
… Forensic Science Week No DEA investigation is complete without the science behind it. In cases against cartel … drives our mission.    Please note: Public parking is not available on-site. The closest Metro station is Pentagon …
September 12, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Licensed pharmacist charged with hoarding and price gouging of N95 masks in violation of Defense Production Act

May 26, 2020
… as using his pharmacy patients’ identifying information, without authorization, in connection with his health care … (1) continued to add to his stockpile of N95 masks by buying thousands of additional N95 masks; and (2) charged … identifying information of his pharmacy’s patients, without their authorization. Schirripa, 66, of Fort Salonga, …
May 26, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Agency Enforcement Operation In New Mexico Significant Part Of Nationwide Synthetic Drug Takedown

June 27, 2013
… synthetic drug trafficking organizations that have operated without regard for the law or public safety.  “Project … be on notice that law enforcement agencies will utilize all available resources to hold them accountable for their …
June 27, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and Kansas Law Enforcement Partners Join Together to Find Drug Traffickers behind Overdoses

April 07, 2022
… Patrol seized this fentanyl and counterfeit pills. RCPD Adderall 30.PNG Riley County (Kansas) Police Department seized these fake Adderall pills. RCPD Xanax Bars.PNG Riley County (Kansas) …
April 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties

January 16, 2013
… Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties January 16, … Dayi’s innermost, trusted circle of lieutenants, who either buy/sell drugs, participate in the laundering of money … cash in cars; sending cash through the mail and commercial delivery services; structuring deposits into bank accounts …
January 16, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Charges filed against dozens in trafficking network responsible for diverting over 23 million oxycodone, hydrocodone and carisoprodol pills

August 28, 2019
… two providers involved in dispensing controlled substances without legitimate medical purpose.   The Health Care Fraud … oxycodone pill that left the premises – was in the highest available dosage strength of that drug.    On certain … to unlawfully distribute and dispense controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose through Sunnyside …
August 28, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Massachusetts man sentenced to 97 months for participating in fentanyl and heroin distribution conspiracy

September 24, 2020
… of 2017 through July of 2017, Vasquez and others made deliveries of heroin and fentanyl to customers of a drug … Brian D. Boyle.  “DEA will continue to use every resource available to identify traffickers, like Mr. Vasquez who come …
September 24, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, LLC.

December 23, 2016
… Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against … Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … of its Whitestone, New York, facility at any time without condition and without advance notice. In addition, …
December 23, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Lead Defendant Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Major Augusta-Area Drug Trafficking Operation

February 14, 2023
… and his co-defendants were indicted in April 2022 in USA v. Wheatley et. al , based on evidence gathered during … A related indictment in Operation Wheat Fields, USA v. Fields et. al , named 10 additional defendants in …
February 14, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… Back Day, safe and secure drug disposal continues to be available at any of the 11,000 DEA authorized collectors … other ways they can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs without having to leave their homes. Both the U.S. Food and … Complete results for DEA’s 2020 October Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Take Back Day On …
October 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 15, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day events is not possible without working together with our local law enforcement … United States. A location finder and partner toolbox are available at www.DEATakeBack.com for easy reference to April 30 collection sites. Year-round receptacles are available at over 13,000 pharmacies, hospitals, police …
April 15, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day provides impressive results with record-breaking participation

May 07, 2019
… Drug Take Back Day would not have been as lucrative without the participation of the law enforcement and …   Complete results for DEA’s spring Take Back Day are available at www.DEATakeBack.com . Video of DEA’s Take Back Day collections being weighed and destroyed is available at https://youtu.be/5y_LCuJvWRs .   DEA’s next …
May 07, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA releases 2018 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 02, 2018
… of heroin with fentanyl and other synthetic opioids. Heroin available in U.S. markets is primarily sourced from Mexico, … of deaths in the United States. Fentanyl is increasingly available in the form of counterfeit prescription pills … street sales, and also sold by traffickers on its own, without the presence of other drugs. (pages 21-37) Mexican …
November 02, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… Back Day, safe and secure drug disposal continues to be available at any of the 11,000 DEA authorized collectors … other ways they can dispose of unwanted prescription drugs without having to leave their homes. Both the U.S. Food and … Complete results for DEA’s 2020 October Take Back Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . NTBI 19 Totals_0.pdf Take …
October 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case

March 10, 2011
… trustee in Columbus. Ten of the 11 defendants were arrested without incident this morning by teams of federal, state and … resembling AK-47 rifles but with shorter barrels and without rear stocks, and American Tactical 9 mm caliber … in fact they were acting as “straw purchasers” who were buying the firearms on behalf of others. During the …
March 10, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl and Illegal Firearms Possession Put Man in Prison for 22 Years

May 20, 2024
… A. Ketchmark to 22 years and six months in federal prison without parole. On Nov. 30, 2023, Bean pleaded guilty to one … from a more recent source in St. Louis, Mo. Bean stated he buys all his guns off the streets locally, and often takes …
May 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Melvin Hill Sentenced on Federal Drug And Firearms Charges

July 11, 2024
… a ten-year term of supervised release. Hill has been held without bail since his arrest in March 2022. According to … told Burlington narcotics investigators that they could buy narcotics from Hill. In February and March, this source …
July 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Nationwide Drug Trafficking, Law Enforcement Impersonation, and Fraud Ring Disrupted

June 17, 2022
… as a FBI Special Agent, attempted to dissuade a person from buying a property in Placer County, claiming that the seller … insurance benefits in the names of these victims without their consent and knowledge. The applications …
June 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor, Pharmacist And Call-Center Manager Found Guilty In Massive Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

November 16, 2012
… and mydoctorconsultonline.com, to solicit customers to buy hydrocodone and other pills without valid prescriptions, according to court documents. …
November 16, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Interstate Online Pill Mill Ring Sentenced To More Than Eight Years In Prison

November 20, 2012
… He set up and maintained websites to solicit customers to buy hydrocodone and other pills without valid prescriptions, according to court documents. …
November 20, 2012