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Athletes and Opioids Poster

February 19, 2019
Publication
… Drug Prevention February 19, 2019 What is prescription pain reliever misuse? As defined by the National Survey on … can be especially vulnerable to prescription painkiller misuse. This poster encourages teens, parents and … caregivers, and educators to know the risks around misusing pain pills. Athletes and Opioids Poster (Online) (508).pdf …
February 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Massachusetts Man Convicted of Trafficking Four Tons of Cocaine Hidden Inside Furniture

December 20, 2022
… shipments who managed the recipients of the organization’s deliveries of cocaine shipments and the distribution of the … from Massachusetts to Florida to be present for a cocaine delivery, then flew or drove back to Massachusetts to handle additional cocaine deliveries there.  In total, Montilla coordinated at least a …
December 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Newport News Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Receiving Over 200 Kilograms of Cocaine

April 27, 2021
… area. Between June and October 2016, King received four deliveries of cocaine that arrived in hidden compartments of … operated by a co-conspirator in Newport News, to receive deliveries and provide money for the purchase of … their California suppliers. In June 2016, King received a delivery of 70 kilograms of cocaine at his home in Hayes, …
April 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Florida man sentenced to 84 months in prison for trafficking multiple kilos of cocaine into Rhode Island

April 02, 2019
… intercepted and seized by U.S. Postal Inspectors prior to delivery to the intended recipients. The two men were … Inspectors identified cocaine in the package prior to delivery and removed the controlled substance. In its place … drug trafficking activities, a package addressed for delivery to a residence in Cumberland that contained …
April 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

November 06, 2025
… community collaboration. Safely discarding prescription meds is essential in preventing misuse and ensuring they …
November 06, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Safely Disposes 620,000 Pounds of Unused Medication on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 12, 2025
… about the community. Responsibly discarding prescription meds is key to stopping misuse and keeping them out of the …
May 12, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Meth Conversion Lab Found in Vacant Bronx Apartment

February 17, 2021
… 45 grams of heroin, and 2,000 pills with the appearance of Percocet and oxycodone that will be tested as possible … number 30 on the other; and those with the appearance of Percocet pills were yellow in color and rectangular in shape …
February 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Announces the Seizure of Over 8 Million of Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

January 26, 2023
… to real prescription medications—including OxyContin®, Percocet®, and Xanax®—but only contain filler and fentanyl, … to real prescription medications—including OxyContin®, Percocet®, and Xanax®—but only contain filler and fentanyl, …
January 26, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Charged With Accepting Bribes in Exchange for Fentanyl

November 04, 2021
… approved Subsys solely for the “management of breakthrough pain in cancer patients who are already receiving and who … the clock therapy for their underlying persistent cancer pain.” Gazi did not treat patients who were suffering from breakthrough cancer pain and was not in the practice of prescribing …
November 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Virginia doctor running scheme to prescribe opioids with no medical purpose, pleads guilty

November 13, 2019
… Oxycodone and Tramadol to patients at a Richmond-area pain management practice. According to court documents, … Zeljko Stjepanovic, 58, was a doctor working in a pain management practice, initially in Fredericksburg and … or range of motion test for the patient, discuss causes of pain or what might alleviate it, consider any non-medicine …
November 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Newnan Dentist Sentenced To Prison For Unlawfully Distributing Controlled Substances

November 15, 2013
… providers break the law by unlawfully distributing pain medications. This individual distributed highly … been named in the original complaint as an abuser of opiate pain pills. This patient was a long-time dental patient at … eight months. She admitted to being addicted to opiate pain pills. In January 2012, investigators interviewed the …
November 15, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

February 14, 2022
… in the case, between June and July 2021, four controlled buys of cocaine and fentanyl were made from Rutherford. Based on the buys, a search warrant was obtained and executed on July 15, …
February 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced 20 Years For Meth Trafficking

January 05, 2022
… and March 2021, law enforcement conducted controlled buys of over 380 grams of methamphetamine from Mitchell. During one of the buys, Mitchell boasted about having fentanyl available that …
January 05, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

March 27, 2018
… 2014, the defendant engaged in the practice of “smurfing,” buying small quantities of pseudoephedrine, at local … process, Fagan engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies. The …
March 27, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

San Francisco Man Sentenced To 151 Months For LSD And Ecstasy Trafficking Offenses

April 26, 2013
… ecstasy that was delivered to an undercover DEA agent in a buy-bust operation, and that Mr. Cook was arrested on the day of the buy-bust operation, wearing a backpack containing 630 grams …
April 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Redding-based Methamphetamine Distribution Operation Sentenced To 21 Years In Prison

March 16, 2018
… to Tehama County with methamphetamine. The first of these deliveries was completed on June 6, 2015, and brought 14 … into the Eastern District of California. In the second delivery, completed on about June 14, 2015, Martinez paid …
March 16, 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA National Rx Take Back Social Media Campaign

September 22, 2025
… to 2pm (local time), properly dispose of your unneeded Rx meds. Locate a collection site today:  www.DEATakeBack.com … of our communities by responsibly disposing of unused meds. Find a nearby collection site at  www.DEATakeBack.com …
September 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 06, 2024
… prescription medications, such as oxycodone, Xanax, and Percocet. The cartels are also mixing fentanyl powder into …
May 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Former Gallatin County Sheriff Raymond M. Martin Sentenced To Two Consecutive Life Terms Plus Ten Years

January 21, 2011
… in-person meetings with MARTIN, including three separate deliveries of marijuana. MARTIN was paid thousands of … in marked bills for the marijuana he delivered. These deliveries were captured on video and observed by both … armed, and driving his county issued squad car during these deliveries. A federal arrest warrant was issued for MARTIN …
January 21, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Albuquerque Man Convicted of Federal Firearm Offenses

June 06, 2024
… Albuquerque. On June 28, 2022, DEA agents planned a larger buy from Tomasaour at the motel and then executed a search warrant on the motel room. Agents planned to buy five pounds of methamphetamine and approximately 2,000 fentanyl pills. Prior to the buy, agents set up surveillance on the motel. While waiting …
June 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Ross Ulbricht, A/k/a “Dread Pirate Roberts,” Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Life In Prison

May 29, 2015
… the “silk road" website, used by more than 100,000 users to buy and sell more than $200 million worth of illegal drugs … Silk Road, a hidden website designed to enable its users to buy and sell illegal drugs and other unlawful goods and … and other unlawful goods and services to more than 100,000 buyers, and to launder hundreds of millions of dollars …
May 29, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

34 Suspects Indicted In Drug And Firearms Trafficking Organization

January 25, 2011
… as “straw purchasers” by falsely declaring that they were buying the weapons for themselves. AK-47s are considered the … is illegal for a purchaser to falsely declare they are buying firearms for themselves when in fact they are …
January 25, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Joint DEA And Chicago Police Department Investigation Leads To 38lb Meth Seizure

January 27, 2011
… block of S. Komensky Ave. was charged with methamphetamine delivery and possession of methamphetamine. Jose Mejia, 38, … 9700 block of S. Avenue L, was charged with methamphetamine delivery. Cesar Ortiz, 32, of Mount Pleasant, Texas, was … area. On Friday, January 21, 2011, officers observed the delivery of approximately two pounds of methamphetamine in …
January 27, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced To 10 Years On Methamphetamine Charge

June 17, 2013
… 48 pounds of methamphetamine in Chicago, in a controlled delivery.  The methamphetamine was 99% pure and had a street value of $800,000 to $1 million. At the time of the delivery, the source told the CS to hold on to the drugs …
June 17, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

June 28, 2016
… engine, also contained methamphetamine and was destined for delivery to an automotive shop in the Charlotte area. … On February 4, 2016, the day the shipment was scheduled for delivery, law enforcement approached Diaz-Fernandez who was …
June 28, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Drugs Sent From Puerto Rico To Buffalo Led To Man’s Conviction

January 25, 2018
… the Drug Enforcement Administration conducted a controlled delivery of the package. During the delivery, the defendant arrived at the address and placed …
January 25, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Prison Inmates Among Group Charged In Drug Conspiracy

April 01, 2013
… officers by telephone and negotiated a price for the delivery of large quantities of methamphetamine.  Defendants … from California to meet with the “buyers” and discuss the delivery.  On February 20, 2013, it is alleged that … Lopez, who drove from Oklahoma to Philadelphia, to accept a delivery of methamphetamine.    In addition to the …
April 01, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Former Parker Doctor, Office Manager, And Two Pharmacists Indicted For Conspiracy And Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Medication Resulting In Patient Deaths

April 12, 2016
… 70, currently of Manhattan, Kansas, owned and operated the Pain & Injury Clinic which was located in Parker, Colorado. … of Grand Blanc, Michigan was the office manager at the Pain & Injury Clinic from approximately July 2011 to …
April 12, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

September 11, 2012
… involved in the illegal distribution of prescription pain pills is a top priority for this Office because of the … million people in this country are addicted to prescription pain medications.” “Worse, people are dying in vast numbers … defendants obtained and filled doctors’ prescriptions for pain pills and then illegally resold the pain medication to …
September 11, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Florida Doctors No Longer Among The Top Oxycodone Purchasers In The United States

April 05, 2013
… TDS investigations include rogue pharmacies, doctors, and pain clinics.  Since then, TDS has expanded to Tampa, … the DEA.  DEA has taken action on 4 distributors, and 38 pain clinics were closed due to the investigative efforts of … have stripped doctor’s ability to dispense highly addictive pain medicines at rogue pain clinics, have forced addicts …
April 05, 2013