PRESS RELEASE

Minnesota Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused 11 Overdose Deaths

September 12, 2022
… expecting to receive an amphetamine analogue, similar to Adderall. They were not opiate users and had no tolerance … sent them. After ingesting the fentanyl, believing it was Adderall, eleven of the customers died from a fentanyl … suppliers in China to request a discount on his next drug delivery. On March 31, 2022, following a 10-day jury trial, …
September 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Los Banos Trucking Company Owners Sent To Prison For Tax & Bribery Conspiracy

March 21, 2011
… the payment of employee withholding and FICA taxes to cover USA Express Cab, Kulwant Lasher’s taxicab business in San … in Fresno and asked to be picked up, because he wanted to buy a new BMW. When the dealership asked about a $747,000 …
March 21, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

More Charges Against State Lawmaker for $900,000 COVID-19 Fraud Scheme

March 26, 2021
… the original 10 counts of distributing Oxycodone and Adderall over the internet without valid prescriptions. The indictment alleges that … patients, wrote electronic prescriptions for Oxycodone and Adderall for patients and transmitted them to pharmacies …
March 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Marin Doctor Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Prescribing Oxycodone Outside The Usual Course Of Professional Practice And Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

July 19, 2016
… Outside The Usual Course Of Professional Practice And Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose July 19, 2016 San … outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, in violation of Title …
July 19, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

13 Arrested in Connection with an LSD, Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Trafficking and Money Laundering Scheme Occurring in the West Campus Area of the University of Texas at Austin

December 04, 2020
… resulted in the seizure of large quantities of fentanyl, Adderall pills, Alprazolam (Xanax), LSD, marijuana and … illegal drugs,” said IRS-CI Special Agent in Charge Goss. “Without these ill-gotten gains, the traffickers cannot …
December 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

December 16, 2021
… prescriptions—such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax® and other medicines—and have been found in … years to warn the public about the alarming increase in the availability and lethality of fake prescription pills in the … drug trafficking tool: social media applications that are available on every smartphone,” said DEA Administrator Anne …
December 16, 2021
EVENT
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Community Event
October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019
October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
New Orleans , LA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional, one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, October 21, and Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New...
PRESS RELEASE

Former Doctor Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances

May 27, 2022
… benzodiazepines, such as Xanax, and stimulants, such as Adderall.  During the investigation, federal task force … $200 during visits to receive prescriptions for Xanax or Adderall, or their generic equivalents, with little to no … to one count of distribution of a controlled substance without a legitimate medical purpose and outside the scope …
May 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Three Arrested For Heroin Distribution; Two Were Convicted Felons

February 05, 2014
… of $180; two baggies of powder cocaine valued at $200; Adderall, Clonazapam and Xanax tablets valued at $75; an … Conspiracy 4th - all felonies and CPCS (possessing cocaine, Adderall, Clonazapam and Xanax tablets) and criminal use of … Barnes' at $25,000, and Brockington was sent to the Jail without bail due to two felony convictions.  They are all …
February 05, 2014
GENERAL INFORMATION

Drug Policy

March 28, 2025
Drug Policy Drug Policy The Controlled Substances Act of 1970 The Controlled Substances Act (CSA) places all substances which were in some manner regulated under existing federal law into one of five schedules.  This placement is based upon the …
March 28, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea travels to Florida offices

July 15, 2021
DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea travels to Florida offices DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea travels to Florida offices DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea travels to Florida offices Jacksonville, Florida - October 7, 2020 On Wednesday, …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Bitcoin Exchangers, Including CEO Of Bitcoin Exchange Company, For Scheme To Sell And Launder Over $1 Million In Bitcoins Related To Silk Road Drug Trafficking

January 27, 2014
… 720-431-8836 Defendants sold Bitcoins to be used to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously on the Silk Road drug … Road," the underground website that enabled its users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach … to exchange cash for Bitcoins anonymously, that is, without providing any personal identifying information, and …
January 27, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Letter to E-Commerce Companies on the Sale of Pill Presses Used to Make Fentanyl Pills

February 26, 2024
… prescription medication—like oxycodone, Xanax, and Adderall—but are not.  Those pills actually contain fentanyl … This means that they must collect information on the buyer and seller and provide notice to the DEA of any sale, … This is possible because drug traffickers are able to buy the tools they need, like pill presses and stamps, …
February 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

10 Arrested in McAlester for Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

December 23, 2020
… prison guards. Combatting such organizations cannot be done without the cooperation of law enforcement agencies from …
December 23, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

Forensic Sciences Careers

December 16, 2025
… Forensic Sciences Careers Forensic Sciences Careers Forensic Sciences careers at DEA: …
December 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Convicts Minnesota Man for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused 11 Overdose Deaths

April 01, 2022
… expecting to receive an amphetamine analogue, similar to Adderall. They were not opiate users and had no tolerance … sent them. After ingesting the fentanyl, believing it was Adderall, 11 of the customers died from a fentanyl overdose, … suppliers in China to request a discount on his next drug delivery. “Aaron Broussard was a black-market drug dealer,” …
April 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

34 Suspects Indicted In Drug And Firearms Trafficking Organization

January 25, 2011
… accused of assisting Mexican drug trafficking organizations with illegally trafficking firearms from the United States … as “straw purchasers” by falsely declaring that they were buying the weapons for themselves. AK-47s are considered the …
January 25, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax®, and other medicines. Criminal drug … networks. As a result, these fake pills are widely available. The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to … enforcement effort to address the alarming increase in the availability and lethality of fentanyl-laced fake pills. …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax®, and other medicines. Criminal drug … networks. As a result, these fake pills are widely available. The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to … enforcement effort to address the alarming increase in the availability and lethality of fentanyl-laced fake pills. …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax®, and other medicines. Criminal drug … networks. As a result, these fake pills are widely available. The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to … enforcement effort to address the alarming increase in the availability and lethality of fentanyl-laced fake pills. …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax®, and other medicines. Criminal drug … networks. As a result, these fake pills are widely available. The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to … enforcement effort to address the alarming increase in the availability and lethality of fentanyl-laced fake pills. …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

October 01, 2021
… prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax®, and other medicines. Criminal drug … networks. As a result, these fake pills are widely available. The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to … enforcement effort to address the alarming increase in the availability and lethality of fentanyl-laced fake pills. …
October 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

September 30, 2021
… prescriptions such as Oxycontin®, Percocet®, Vicodin®, Adderall®, Xanax®, and other medicines. Criminal drug … networks. As a result, these fake pills are widely available. The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to … enforcement effort to address the alarming increase in the availability and lethality of fentanyl-laced fake pills. …
September 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Bitcoin Exchanges Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court In Connection With The Sale Of Approximately $1 Million In Bitcoins For Use On The Silk Road Website

September 05, 2014
… a black-market website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs anonymously and beyond the reach … form of payment accepted on Silk Road - to users seeking to buy illegal drugs on the site. Faiella never registered his … to exchange cash for Bitcoins anonymously, that is, without providing any personal identifying information, and …
September 05, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Counterfeit Pill Lab

November 14, 2025
… pleaded guilty to a six-count Information charging him with manufacturing controlled substances; possession with … to manufacture counterfeit pills marked as OxyContin and Adderall but which actually contained fentanyl and … methamphetamine pills from the defendant during controlled buys in March and April, 2024.  Investigators applied for …
November 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

November 01, 2021
… 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 … DEA’s 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at www.DEATakeBack.com . For those who missed …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… 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 … are removed. A location finder and partner toolbox are available at www.DEATakeBack.com for easy reference to …
October 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Tulare County Man Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Deliveries, Co Conspirator Pleads Guilty

April 29, 2022
… to over 7 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Deliveries, Co Conspirator Pleads Guilty April 29, 2022 San …
April 29, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Final Defendant Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

April 18, 2024
… left the ice chest in a car parked in El Paso, Texas overnight. The following day, Cerezo-Espidio’s … The Drug Enforcement Administration investigated this case with assistance from Homeland Security Investigations, the … and Explosives, and the Pecos Valley Drug Task Force, with enforcement assistance from the United States Marshal …
April 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Global investigation of Dark Web drug network leads to arrest of 3 German Nationals

May 03, 2019
… administrators of WSM, a sophisticated online marketplace available in six languages that allowed approximately 5,400 … WSM – advertised and sold drugs such as methamphetamine, Adderall and oxycodone to customers in the United States and … in Germany and Australia.  “Platinum45” also manufactured Adderall tablets and advertised the sale of up to 1 kilogram …
May 03, 2019