PRESS RELEASE

Two San Gabriel Valley Men Who Participated In ‘Black Market Peso Exchange’ That Moved Money Out Of U.S. Sentenced To Federal Prison

April 24, 2014
… pesos. The peso broker finds business owners in Mexico who buy goods from vendors in the United States, such as Peace & … took in large amounts of cash and conducted transactions without being registered as a money transmitting business … cash as directed by a peso broker in Mexico to couriers for delivery to other United States based businesses on behalf …
April 24, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Conspiracy in Southwest Missouri

February 09, 2023
… Ketchmark to 21 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On Feb. 17, 2022, Magallon pleaded guilty to … box at a Mt. Vernon truck stop to mail parcels, priority overnight, to Magallon. On April 3, 2020, investigators … felony convictions for burglary (twice), taking a vehicle without consent, attempting to receive known stolen …
February 09, 2023
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA’s Family Summits on Fentanyl

January 19, 2025
… not acceptable. Illicit drugs are more accessible and available than ever before; anyone with a smart phone or …
January 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

New York Methodist Hospital Agrees To Implement Compliance Program To Settle Civil Claims Under The Controlled Substances Act

September 20, 2013
… Hospital’s residents issued improper prescriptions for Adderall, a highly addictive stimulant (BROOKLYN, N.Y.) - … by NY Methodist issued a total of 194 prescriptions for Adderall without a legitimate medical purpose. The medical …
September 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA To Publish Final Rule Rescheduling Hydrocodone Combination Products

August 21, 2014
… data.  The Federal Register has made the Final Rule available for preview on its website today at … and potentially dangerous prescription medications available.” When Congress passed the CSA in 1970, it placed …
August 21, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two Chinese nationals charged with operating global opioid and drug manufacturing conspiracy resulting in deaths

August 22, 2018
… it had “special ways” to “go through customs safely” in “USA, Russia, Europe,” and other locations around the world.  … drugs. In 2015, it advertised that it delivered “to all 50 USA states” and “worldwide to Australia, Europe, Asia and … synthetic drugs. It also created and shipped counterfeit Adderall pills that were adulterated with deadly bath salts. …
August 22, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Uxbridge doctor sentenced to seven years in prison for conspiring to distribute over 3.5 kilograms of amphetamines

January 15, 2021
… 2020 in connection with her role in a scheme to prescribe Adderall to individuals without a legitimate medical purpose.    Leslie Caraceni … to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute Adderall and three counts of distributing and dispensing …
January 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Mariah Ferry and Jose Torrez plead guilty to federal kidnapping charges for abducting and brutally beating two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

February 14, 2020
… contacted M.T. under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from M.T. When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s … to another location where those co-conspirators held M.T. overnight before releasing him. On Aug. 9, 2017, Ferry drove …
February 14, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 02, 2021
… saved lives. This success would not have been possible without DEA’s law enforcement, Tribal and community … Americans for profit. These fake, deadly pills are widely available and deadlier than ever. Fake pills are designed to … prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines. Criminal drug …
November 02, 2021
STORY

Spreading the Word:

June 07, 2022
… Spreading the Word: June 07, 2022 DEA Washington Leaders Partner to Educate … agents say they have never seen a drug this dangerous, and available on such a large scale.   HOW FENTANYL IS MARKETED … thing – often, DEA personnel cannot tell the difference without a laboratory test. DTOs are producing fake pills …
June 07, 2022
STORY

DEA Washington Warns of Deadly Counterfeit Drugs on Social Media

July 23, 2021
… Social Media July 23, 2021 Counterfeit Xanax, OxyContin and Adderall are Being Sold to Kids Counterfeit Adderall Today, Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) … overdose, and what these cartels are selling to our kids, without any regard for a child’s life, is unfathomable.” The …
July 23, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and El Paso County District Attorney Team Up

November 01, 2005
… By approaching drug investigations with all of the tools available, law enforcement and judicial, Colorado Springs … of the defendants were placed under arrest following the delivery of 14 kilograms of cocaine and approximately 1 … Springs in recent memory. This would not have occurred without the joint cooperation of the Drug Enforcement …
November 01, 2005
ALERT

Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… public of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl … These counterfeit pills are easy to purchase, widely available, and often contain deadly doses of fentanyl. Pills … and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall®). Fake prescription pills are widely accessible …
PRESS RELEASE

Cumberland Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison in Largest Counterfeit Pill Seizure

February 27, 2023
… approximately 665,728 methamphetamine-laced counterfeit Adderall® pills, the largest known seizure of its kind in … of methamphetamine in Rhode Island. Rodas was arrested for delivery of methamphetamine to a confidential source which … approximately 665,728 methamphetamine-laced counterfeit Adderall® pills, weighing a total of approximately 660 …
February 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Pair of Indictments Charge Conspiracies to Use Drones to Deliver Illegal Drugs, Contraband Cell Phones to Georgia Prisons

August 21, 2024
… and cell phones to Georgia state prisons. The indictments, USA v. Hall, et al,  and USA v. Harris, et al,  were … primary charge in each indictment, conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute marijuana and … activities of conspirators outside the prisons, and arrange deliveries of contraband to the prisons using drones. Text …
August 21, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Denton Physician Sentenced for Over-Prescribing Opioids

May 19, 2023
… outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose.  An investigation … exhibiting drug seeking behavior.  Evans would pre-sign the scripts and the patients would be seen by his four nurse … for Hydrocodone from Evans and one of the nurses without ever being fully examined or providing any …
May 19, 2023
LANDING PAGE

Home

December 15, 2025
… focus on outreach, prevention, engagement, and education with law enforcement partners and communities across the … the public’s awareness about the dangers associated with using drugs. Drug Prevention Education Parents, …
December 15, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

August 19, 2024
… Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year … death, admitted to repeatedly injecting Perry with ketamine without medical training, including performing multiple … Plasencia conspired with Chavez about inventory, price, and availability of ketamine to sell to Perry and Iwamasa. …
August 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

22 Charged In The Southern District Of Texas As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In History

June 22, 2016
… As Part Of Largest National Medicare Fraud Takedown In History June 22, 2016 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) … were involved in large scale health care fraud against the USA sends a tremendous message to the public of our … for the company; Miriam Aguilar, 31, of Rio Grande City, a delivery driver and recruiter; and Nancy Rangel, 30, of …
June 22, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Federal grand jury charges three men for distributing fentanyl-laced pills that caused death of rapper Mac Miller

October 02, 2019
… 20 years in federal prison and a potential sentence of life without parole. Walter alone is charged with being a felon … providing McCormick with genuine oxycodone when he made the delivery during the early morning hours of Sept. 5, Pettit … law enforcement is using informants and undercover to buy them on the street do they can start putting ppl in …
October 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Brothers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Delivery Of Heroin Resulting In Death

May 19, 2015
… Brothers Sentenced To Federal Prison For Delivery Of Heroin Resulting In Death May 19, 2015 Seattle …
May 19, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Naples Doctor Who Operated a Pill Mill Sentenced to Three Years in Federal Prison

December 06, 2021
… patients pretended to have and prescribed them oxycodone without ever examining them. Additionally, Abraham … also revealed that Abraham frequently prescribed Adderall to patients for no legitimate reason. Adderall is … Abraham prescribe Adderall simply upon a patient’s request, without asking any questions or engaging in any examination …
December 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Attacks Indiana Opana Painkiller Epidemic

February 05, 2016
… happy to assist but it is not a problem which can be cured overnight and requires a comprehensive approach. Arresting … the US Attorney have tools in their toolbox that are not available in state prosecutions, which make these types of …
February 05, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of prescription fraud ring sentenced to over three years in federal prison

January 30, 2020
… so he and his associates could illegally obtain oxycodone, Adderall, and promethazine with codeine from pharmacies … Agent in Charge Gannon. “DEA will continue to utilize all available resources to investigate and arrest offenders like … DEA registration numbers, and medical license numbers without authorization in order to create fraudulent …
January 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Chinese drug traffickers charged in fatal opioid conspiracy

August 21, 2018
… it had “special ways” to “go through customs safely” in “USA, Russia, Europe,” and other locations around the world.  … drugs. In 2015, it advertised that it delivered “to all 50 USA states” and “worldwide to Australia, Europe, Asia and … synthetic drugs. It also created and shipped counterfeit Adderall pills that were adulterated with deadly bath salts. …
August 21, 2018
DOCUMENT

Counterfeit Pills Factsheet

September 27, 2021
Publication
… and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall®) – but contain fentanyl or methamphetamine. … deceive the American public. Counterfeit pills are widely available, and DEA and its law enforcement partners are …
September 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts State Lawmaker of COVID-19 Fraud Scheme at Springfield Health Care Charity

June 28, 2022
… fraud, 10 counts of distributing drugs over the internet without a valid prescription, and two counts of making false … was convicted of 10 counts of distributing oxycodone and Adderall over the internet without valid prescriptions. The indictment alleges that …
June 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged in Connection with Search of Bronx Drug Mail Distribution Center Containing Approximately 100,000 Pills Suspected of Fentanyl and Meth

February 27, 2024
… what appears to be counterfeit oxycodone and counterfeit Adderall EDTF 2.jpg A photograph of the narcotics and some … America.  This emerging trend of mail order fentanyl pill delivery services elevates the danger of ordering pills from … look like, among other things, prescription oxycodone and Adderall, but that are, in fact, counterfeit pills laced …
February 27, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Worcester Psychiatrist Sentenced For Unlawful Distribution Of Controlled Substances

August 12, 2025
… and February 2017, Och knowingly issued prescriptions for Adderall (a Schedule II amphetamine) and Xanax (a Schedule … showed the risks presented by mixing Xanax, a depressant, with a stimulant like Adderall.  Och prescribed such highly-addictive medications without doing proper psychiatric examinations, without …
August 12, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Convicts Syndicato De Nuevo Mexico Associate of Murdering Federal Witness, Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

December 13, 2023
… According to evidence presented at trial and other publicly available court records, from about Sept. 17, 2018, to Sept. … and flaunt their illegal activities in the face of the law without fear of consequence.,” said FBI Special Agent in …
December 13, 2023