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DEA Releases New Rules That Create Convenient But Safe And Secure Prescription Drug Disposal Options

… Secure and Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010,was made available online for preview by the Federal Register at … Now everyone can easily play a part in reducing the availability of these potentially dangerous drugs.” Prior to … DEA’s goal in implementing the Act is to expand the options available to safely and securely dispose of potentially …
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DEA Releases 2015 Drug Threat Assessment: Heroin And Painkiller Abuse Continue To Spike

… The heroin threat is serious and increasing.  Heroin is available in larger quantities, used by more people, and … based DTOs.  Methamphetamine continues to be readily available and is being smuggled into the United States in … quantities.  As the United States has restricted the availability of methamphetamine precursor chemicals over the …
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DEA Continues to Prioritize Efforts to Expand Access to Marijuana for Research in the United States

May 14, 2021
… final approval, DEA has determined, based on currently available information, that a number of manufacturers’ … granted DEA registrations, that information will be made available on DEA’s Diversion Control website . DEA will …
May 14, 2021
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

… Education and Prevention Program (YEPP) Mentor Foundation USA  Los Angeles County Office of Education- Friday Night …
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Indictments Announced Following Wisconsin Drug Trafficking And Illegal Gambling Investigation

… today that 24 defendants were charged in federal court with various drug-trafficking and illegal gambling offenses. The defendants are charged with, among other things, conspiracy to possess with the … Wisconsin and Northern Illinois that generated tens of thousands of dollars weekly. To date, over 35 individuals have …
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DEA and FDA warn website operators illegally offering opioids for sale

… these warning letters is not only an effort to deter the availability of dangerous illegal opioids, but it is also a … Given the severity of the opioid epidemic, the easy availability of opioids via the internet poses significant … warning letters with them. We remain committed to using all available regulatory and enforcement tools to stop the …
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DEA Proposes Reduction To Amount Of Controlled Substances To Be Manufactured In 2018

… published in the Federal Register on August 7, 2017 and available for public inspection today. The DEA has proposed … have a high potential for abuse, while limiting the amounts available to prevent diversion. DEA must balance the … or product recalls.  The Federal Register notice is available here : On …
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Webster Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Crystal Methamphetamine

… Burlington - (802) 951-2900 Defendant responsible for the delivery of nearly 1 kilo of methamphetamine BOSTON – A … Jan. 23, 2026 in federal court in Worcester in connection with his role in distributing crystal methamphetamine. Giang … in Worcester. In total, Tran delivered or arranged the delivery of approximately 1 kilogram of methamphetamine.     …
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Australian National Pleads Guilty to Participating in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

… organization.  While based in Dubai, Curry partnered with other conspirators, to launder drug proceeds and … included a co-conspirator in Colombia, to coordinate the delivery of the pesos in Bogota, Colombia. Between July 10 … the cocaine, Curry was going to send a courier in Australia with the cash payment. Curry set up a group chat that …
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Ohio man pleads guilty in methamphetamine conspiracy

… As part of his plea, Ramirez admitted to arranging bulk deliveries of methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin and then …   Upon returning to West Chester, Ramirez began accepting delivery of kilogram quantities of methamphetamine from …
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DEA And USPIS Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 28 Individuals For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

… Rico. The suppliers based in Puerto Rico would coordinate delivery of the boxes containing the marijuana, oversee the delivery to various distributors, pay the couriers, and …
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Drug Ring Peddling Fentanyl Pills Disguised As Oxycodone, Cocaine And Heroin Dismantled

… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … “Operation Blue Death,” authorities seized 502 pills laced with fentanyl, over 100 grams of black tar heroin, over 130 … defendant Pablo Zambrano.  The packages were intended for delivery to Jonathan Rosario and Jonathan Ivan (known as …
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2nd Major Narcotics Trafficker Extradited To US From Columbia

… before returning to Spain in July 2014.  Shortly after the delivery of the heroin and cocaine, members of DEA’s New … City-based trafficking group were indicted following the delivery involving the Juan Sebastian de Elcano, including …
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$2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized In NYC’s Diamond District

… conducted surveillance at 43 West 47th Street and observed deliverymen carry packages inside orange bags into suite 503 … as he attempted to exit the location after the package delivery.  Lopez-Pena was in possession of keys to suite … Brennan said, “This brazen trafficking scheme involved the delivery of 55 kilograms of cocaine to a bustling commercial …
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Meth Organization

… R. Bough to 20 years and 10 months in federal prison without parole. On Sept. 7, 2021, Rodriguez pleaded guilty … was sentenced to 20 years and one month in federal prison without parole. Gonzalez was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole. Fontella J. Noose, 41, of Springfield, was …
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Kentucky Physician Charged With Prescribing Pain Medications That Resulted In The Deaths Of Five Patients

… Kentucky Physician Charged With Prescribing Pain Medications That Resulted In The … schedule II and III controlled substances to patients, without a legitimate medical purpose and beyond the bounds … II and schedule III pain medications to 30 patients, without a legitimate medical purpose and beyond the bounds …
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Cranston Man Sentenced for Producing and Trafficking an “Astronomical” Quantity of Methamphetamine-Laced Pills

… caffeine, and other mixtures disguised and marketed as Adderall was sentenced to federal prison on November 13, … pleaded guilty on June 17, 2025, to charges of possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy …
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Saugus Man Sentenced To 15 Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Firearm Offense

… was convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of … and 40 grams or more of fentanyl; one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of … an orange binding agent commonly used to make counterfeit Adderall pills, which he was observed picking up at a UPS …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 43 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotic Pills

… residence revealed more than a kilogram of counterfeit Adderall pills containing methamphetamine, counterfeit … pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, … investigated by the DEA New Haven Tactical Diversion Squad, with the assistance of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service …
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DEA Los Angeles Field Division Makes Historic Seizure of Approximately 1 Million Fentanyl Pills

… and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall®). In 2021, the DEA offices in the greater Los …
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Twenty-Three indicted in large-scale heroin ring

… today announced that 23 individuals have been indicted with 37 counts for their role in running a large-scale, … took heroin orders, dispatched multiple runners to meet with, make deliveries to, and collect money from customers, and …
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DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visits Tallahassee, Florida

October 06, 2020
… - October 6, 2020 October 06, 2020 Remarks as prepared for delivery DEA’s Acting Administrator Timothy Shea visited …
October 06, 2020
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Seizure Of Additional $28 Million Worth Of Bitcoins Belonging To Ross William Ulbricht, Alleged Owner And Operator Of “Silk Road” Website

… Frank A. Tarentino III Domestic New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long … Syracuse - (315) 426-5300 Westchester - (914) 682-6256 With this, the largest ever Bitcoin seizure, the federal … Road,” a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and …
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Community Event
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN...
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Dekalb And Sterling Doctor And His Wife Charged With Illegally Dispensing Prescription Drugs And Income Tax Fraud

… substances outside the course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, 81 counts of … substances outside the course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, and seven counts of … substances outside the course of professional practice and without a legitimate purpose, five counts of dispensing …
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Indictment Charges 15 With Conspiring In International Drug Ring That Used U.S. Mail To Ship Cocaine From California To New Jersey Jamaican Recording Artist Charged As Leader Of Drug Trafficking Network In "Operation Next Day Air"

… drug ring that used the U.S. Mail and other parcel delivery servicesto ship multiple kilograms of cocaine from … shipment of large quantities of cocaine through parcel delivery services to New Jersey for bulk distribution to …
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Opioid Trafficking Organization Dismantled In The Bronx, NY

… defendants thought they could hide behind a call-in drug delivery service they underestimated the reach of the Bronx … both of the Bronx, allegedly ran an on-call cocaine delivery service to customers throughout New York City, …
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Guilty Pleas For Two Mexican Nationals In Conspiracy To Acquire “Stinger” Missile And Other Military-Grade Weapons

… the weapons negotiations began, Diaz-Sosa arranged for the delivery of 4.5 pounds methamphetamine to serve as a down … for the weapons. Emilia Palomino-Robles made that initial delivery on behalf of Diaz-Sosa. For approximately the next …
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Mitchellville Man Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… drove a vehicle registered to Ford-Bey to make some of the deliveries. As a result of wire taps on conspirators’ cell … to Ford-Bey in Temple Hills, Maryland. A controlled delivery of the boxes was arranged. On August 17, 2012, law …
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DEA Releases annual National Drug Threat Assessment

… have risen sharply as Mexican TCOs increase the drug’s availability and expand the domestic market. Constraints … estimates. The National Drug Threat Assessment is available at …