PRESS RELEASE

Insys Regional Manager Pleads Guilty To Kickback Conspiracy

… have been influenced to prescribe a life-altering drug without a legitimate need.  They should be able to trust the …
PRESS RELEASE

Perryville Pharmacist Sent To Prison For 10 Years, To Pay $850,000 For Role In Pill Scheme

… Perryville Pharmacist Sent To Prison For 10 Years, To Pay $850,000 For Role In Pill Scheme September 27, 2017 New Orleans … Watson pleaded guilty to conspiracy to dispense hydrocodone without an effective prescription, healthcare (resulting …
PRESS RELEASE

Medical Doctor Surrenders License, Pays $700,000 Restitution For Prescription Drug/Money Laundering Scam

… by writing massive amounts of prescriptions for narcotics without properly ensuring the patients actually needed those …
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

… to patients, who the defendant knew were addicts and without performing any meaningful medical examination. When …
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-five Members And Associates Of The ‘Hooly Gang’ In The Bronx Charged With Narcotics Trafficking

… neighborhoods to the law-abiding people who deserve to live without fear of gangs and the violence they often bring.” …
PRESS RELEASE

Death Charge Added To Indictment Against Pill Mill Doc

… prescriptions for them to obtain oxycodone-based drugs without there being a legitimate medical purpose for the …
PRESS RELEASE

Illegal Drug Company Gallant Pharma And Co-Founder Sentenced

… drugs and devices, which were used on Aphrodite patients without the patients’ knowledge or consent. To date, twelve …
PRESS RELEASE

Investigations Into Heroin And Oxycodone Powder Trafficking Ends In Arrests

… able to continue their investigation efforts. Of course, without the assistance and teamwork with our Federal and …
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 8 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… him of distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and unlawful … baggies used for packaging and distributing drugs, a wallet with Trevino’s ID card, and a loaded pistol. Trevino’s … and federal law enforcement can achieve the most effective available response to drug and gun offenses.  We thank …
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Distribution Conspiracy in the Northern District of Florida

… in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. The plea was … will face full accountability for flooding our streets with deadly drugs in the Northern District of Florida. The … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
PRESS RELEASE

Two Mexican nationals Removed to U.S. to Face Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in New Mexico

… removed from Mexico on a five-count indictment charging him with conspiracy, distribution of fentanyl, distribution of … which have long fueled violence and instability within our borders. In performing this work, the HSTF places … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Three Men of Meth and Cocaine Conspiracies Across Multiple States

… The trial, which spanned six days, ended Tuesday evening with guilty verdicts for Bruce McArthur Smith, 54, of … a Superseding Indictment on January 6, 2026, charging Smith with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboard Sparks Conversation on Dangers of Synthetic Drugs

… such as fentanyl, by disrupting supply chains, reducing availability and saving American lives.  In 2025, DEA agents … than in 2024. Agents continue seeing fentanyl mixed with other substances including heroin, methamphetamine and cocaine, with users often unaware of its presence. In encouraging …
PRESS RELEASE

Independence, LA Man Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Conviction

… D. Nelson, age 56 of Independence, Louisiana, in connection with an extensive federal, state, and local investigation … his convictions of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and methamphetamine. The … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Fentanyl Free America Billboards Remind Omaha Community of Local Threat, Work to be Done

… Fentanyl Free America Billboard.jpg Four billboards with the Fentanyl Free America message have posted in Omaha, … such as fentanyl, by disrupting supply chains, reducing availability and saving American lives.  In 2025, agents with the DEA Omaha Field Division removed approximately one …
PRESS RELEASE

Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Takes Down Drug and Gun Trafficking Ring; Six Arrested

… the purchased fentanyl revealed that some of it was mixed with bromazolam, which is a relatively new synthetic … Vargas D’Olon, Benoit, Perez, Amador Nova, and Vasquez with conspiracy to distribute, and to possess with intent to … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Implements Ecommerce Outreach Program to Combat Counterfeit Drug Production

… an e-commerce outreach program aimed at reducing the availability of dangerous, often deadly, counterfeit …
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Involving Attempted Murder and Drug Trafficking

… Bethea, a/k/a “Freeze,” committed an attempted murder with a firearm of an NOB/Wendover gang member in Dorchester … of .45 caliber ammunition, clothing and jewelry associated with Cameron Street was recovered. Centeio was encountered … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
PRESS RELEASE

Revere Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Role In International Money Laundering Organization

… Revere Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Role In International Money Laundering Organization … to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances; one count … crimes involving children. The HSTF further utilizes all available tools to prosecute and remove the most violent …
PRESS RELEASE

Coordinated Federal-Local Law Enforcement Efforts Lead Surge in Arrests, Drug Seizures, and Federal Drug Trafficking Charges in San Francisco

… be accomplished when federal law enforcement works together with our local partners to serve the public.  The days of … and intensified efforts, our strategic partnerships with local law enforcement plays a critical role in … we will disrupt the fentanyl supply chain, reducing its availability along with other drugs.  We remain committed to …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a comprehensive … million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl nationwide. Within the DEA St. Louis Field Division, encompassing … advertising, billboards, and social media resources are available at  dea.gov/fentanylfree .   DEA’s efforts are …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a comprehensive … period. These reductions in potency and purity correlate with a decline in synthetic opioid deaths to levels not seen … advertising, billboards, and social media resources are available at dea.gov/fentanylfree .   DEA’s efforts are part …
PRESS RELEASE

Midwestern Communities Safely Dispose of 18,710 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day Event

… for DEA’s fall National Prescription Drug Take Back Day are available at  www.dea.gov/TakeBackDay .  ### Take Back Day …
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

… We are passionately committed to continue partnering with local and state allies to put an end to the … three Chinese nationals. DEA has vaping-related resources available at  www.getsmartaboutdrugs.gov . Operation Vape …
PRESS RELEASE

Oxnard Men Charged with Being Prolific Sinaloa-Linked Drug Traffickers in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties

… Oxnard Men Charged with Being Prolific Sinaloa-Linked Drug Traffickers in … indictment charging two Oxnard men and a Mexican national with being large-scale cocaine and methamphetamine … dismantling major drug trafficking organizations, reducing availability of harmful substances, and ultimately improving …
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

… a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and … stop on a car that Ellis was driving and found a loaded gun with a large capacity magazine, fentanyl pills, … and planned to distribute, some of the most dangerous drugs available.  His case shows that those exposing the citizens …
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Two Fatal Overdoses

… deadly drug despite the fatal overdoses of two customers within a four-month span, was sentenced in federal court … awaiting those who choose to flood our communities with deadly fentanyl,” said Shawn Gibson, special agent in … to counter the rising overdose rate and decrease the availability and accessibility of fentanyl. INVESTIGATING …
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud

… Takedown Results in 324 Defendants Charged in Connection with Over $14.6 Billion in Alleged Fraud June 30, 2025 New … criminal charges against two defendants in connection with alleged schemes to defraud government benefit programs. … of each case involved in today’s enforcement action are available …
PRESS RELEASE

Georgia Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Prison

… was scheduled to arrive in the Goldsboro, NC area with a large shipment of methamphetamine on October 21, … The driver, Rosendo Salazar, pled guilty to possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine on March 10, … www.dea.gov/onepill .  The materials on this website are available for public use. Follow DEA Atlanta on X and …
PRESS RELEASE

Savannah Resident Convicted at Trial of Machinegun and Drug Charges

… Court on charges of Possession of Controlled Substances With Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Machinegun in … in that it expelled multiple rounds of ammunition with one sustained pull of the trigger.  McKenzie was … www.dea.gov/onepill .  The materials on this website are available for public use. Follow DEA Atlanta on X and …