PRESS RELEASE

DEA Ventura And San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office Shut Down Central Coast Cocaine Distribution Organization

August 05, 2015
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … Luis Obispo County.  Investigators served search warrants over three days at five locations in the county, including … kilograms of cocaine, with an estimated street value of over $200,000 were seized from the locations.  …
August 05, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Man Guilty of Trafficking Drugs through the Eastern District of Texas

June 22, 2018
… in court, on Jan. 19, 2017, a known drug courier was pulled over after leaving Cerda’s home. Inside the vehicle, … Texas and is believed to have laundered at least $1.5 million in drug proceeds. Cerda was indicted by a federal …
June 22, 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION

Phoenix News 2010

July 15, 2021
… on Tohono O'odham Nation November 18, 2010 A Seizure of Over $1.8 Million Dismantles a Drug Trafficking Organization November …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Fall River Man Sentenced To Prison For Marijuana Conspiracy

January 27, 2016
… in connection with his role in a scheme to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana in the Fall River area. … that from 2012 to 2014, suppliers in California shipped over 1,500 kilograms of high-grade marijuana to Boyer who … back to the suppliers in California, totaling over $8 million, and used bank accounts to transfer the funds. At …
January 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Charged With Cocaine Trafficking

June 17, 2011
… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Over Two Million Dollars Worth of Cocaine Seized in Monroe, N.C. …
June 17, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Announces Takedown Of Major Synthetic Drug Distribution Ring As Part Of Nationally Coordinated Action

October 16, 2015
… are charged with conspiring to structure more than $3 million in proceeds derived from their Internet-based drug … 12 search warrants in Bakersfield and the Los Angeles area. Over 1,000 pounds of synthetic drugs, nearly a half a … Project Synergy III continues to reveal the flow of millions of dollars in U.S. synthetic drug proceeds to …
October 16, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Second Canadian Marijuana Trafficker Receives Life Sentence

January 21, 2016
… a drug trafficking organization that made more than $10 million in profits in a single year. The announcement was … a six-day jury trial in July 2015, which was presided over by Senior United States District Judge Norman A. … entailed with the dismantlement of Mickey Woods’ multi-million dollar marijuana trafficking ring that operated on …
January 21, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Arizona announces 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back

October 24, 2019
… with new locations added regularly.  Currently, over a record 60 state, local and tribal police departments … number of participating agencies in Arizona.  Nationally, over 5,250 sites supported by 4,500 law enforcement partners … of the program. Nationally, DEA has collected over 11 million pounds since 2010.      On …
October 24, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION

2019 National Red Ribbon Rally

January 22, 2025
… death led to the creation of the Red Ribbon program. Today, millions of Americans all over the United States continue to wear red ribbons to …
January 22, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

St. Louis News 2003

July 15, 2021
… Years in Prison  DEC 5, 2003 Year-Long Investigation Nets Over 4 Million Pseudoephedrine Pills And $850,000 in United States …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl Distributor Linked to Three Fatal Overdoses Imprisoned for 27 years

June 02, 2025
… conducted a search at his residence. They found large amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, narcotics …
June 02, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Federal indictment targets South Bay street gang involved in drug trafficking, including smuggling meth into a California state prison

November 15, 2018
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … used his East Side Torrance gang associates to sell large amounts of methamphetamine, heroin and other drugs in the …
November 15, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reports Significant Increase in Counterfeit Pills in Minnesota

August 12, 2020
… the first seven months of 2020, nearly four times the amount seized in all of 2019.  Agents note that the …
August 12, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Former Baggage Handler At LAX Arrested For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy After Allegedly Using Credentials To Pass Cocaine Through Security

February 23, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … enterprises that use the aviation system to transport large amounts of illicit drugs throughout the United States, and …
February 23, 2017
GENERAL INFORMATION

Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border

January 23, 2025
… Department of Justice (Department), and in particular the over 9,000 employees working at the Drug Enforcement … unprecedented heights. In 2022, DEA seized more than 58 million fake pills containing fentanyl, and 13,000 pounds of fentanyl powder, equating to nearly 400 million deadly doses of fentanyl. This is enough fentanyl to …
January 23, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Denver News 2005

July 15, 2021
… Grand Junction Cocaine Ring Indicted OCT 24, 2005 Record 7 Million Dollar Settlement OCT 14, 2005 Drug Investgation … Internet Pharmacy Scheme Exposed SEP 21, 2005 One-Half Million Lines Of Cocaine Seized DEA Grand Junction Task Force Nets 6 Kilos Of Coke Valued At Over 700,000 Dollars   AUG 31, 2005 DEA Launches Secure …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two MS-13 Leaders Convicted of Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

November 24, 2021
… a/k/a “Insolente” and “Trankilo,” age 24, of Landover, Maryland, and Miguel Angel Corea Diaz, a/k/a “Reaper,” … area had a dispute with a local high school student over marijuana. In response, Alvarado-Requeno and Corea-Diaz … of talking to the police. The boy’s remains were discovered eighteen months later in the woods outside of …
November 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Money Launderer and Wholesale Supplier of Narcotics to East Baltimore Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit $472,000

September 14, 2021
… Roundheart, utilizing confidential informants and undercover Baltimore Police Department (“BPD”) officers.  These undercover purchases also identified the drugs shops’ sources of … distributed a tramadol/fentanyl mixture to an undercover detective who believed he was purchasing heroin.  On …
September 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Monument Street Gang Supplier Sentenced and Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty

July 29, 2021
… Seized Kilo Quantities of Drugs, Loaded Guns, and over $535,781 in Drug Proceeds Baltimore, Md., – U.S. … at the Dallas Street residence owned by Crosby and recovered 677 grams of a fentanyl and heroin mixture, which … was executed on Crosby’s vehicle and law enforcement recovered a stolen .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol from a …
July 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Roanoke Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

March 10, 2021
… possession of one or more firearms in furtherance of the overall drug conspiracy. “Fentanyl is responsible for … interdiction officers with the Virginia State Police discovered a secret compartment, or trap, underneath the … fentanyl inside the trap, wrapped in smell-proof bags, and covered in an oily masking agent designed to defeat the …
March 10, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Court Jury Convicts New Woodstock Man of Drug Conspiracy

September 30, 2021
… base (crack). The trial evidence included the seizure of over 171 grams of powder cocaine and over 80 grams of crack cocaine from a stash house in Nedrow, … Shaw also agreed to a forfeiture money judgment in the amount of $105,000.00 for unrecovered proceeds he acquired …
September 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Syracuse Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Firearms Offenses

October 03, 2024
… Leslie admitted that on February 6, 2024, he possessed over 151 grams of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance, … he used to protect his drugs and drug proceeds as well as over 100 rounds of ammunition which were found in his home …
October 03, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Southern California Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine from Mexico to Modesto

January 18, 2022
… Reyes-Pineda, 49, of Anaheim were charged with conspiring over a two-year period to distribute methamphetamine in … States and, on one occasion, coordinating the shipment of over 20 pounds of crystal methamphetamine to Serrato-Calles … for our office.” “Castellanos’ actions allowed large amounts of methamphetamine to make its way from Mexico to …
January 18, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Aspen And Los Angeles Residents Indicted For Cocaine Distribution

May 20, 2011
… that this organization has transported and distributed over 200 kilograms of cocaine into Aspen over the past 15 years. According to the indictment, … and its surrounding communities safer by taking significant amounts of drugs off the street and putting violent …
May 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Sophisticated Traffickers Smuggled Narcotics To New York City Via U.S. Postal Service

April 15, 2014
… revealed that Fun World Childcare served as a cover for the drug organization. Agents and detectives seized … 23 kilograms of (over 50 lbs.) worth approximately $1.4 million linked to Valdez's organization. Charges in the …
April 15, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Ten Alleged Members Of A Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Distributing Over 25,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine Designated Drug “Kingpin” Javier Antonio Calle Serna Charged With Murder

June 06, 2011
… Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Distributing Over 25,000 Kilograms Of Cocaine Designated Drug “Kingpin” … stated, “The scourge of drug trafficking casts a shadow over the rule of law. These arrests demonstrate the combined …
June 06, 2011
STORY

Carfentanil: A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other

May 14, 2025
… A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other May 14, 2025 Over the past two decades, synthetic opioids have increased … opioid epidemic. Nearly 70% of all drug poisonings and overdose deaths in 2023 involved synthetic opioids, … fentanyl.  Because of its strength, a nearly microscopic amount of carfentanil can induce a powerful, and often …
May 14, 2025
STORY

DEA Asheville Post of Duty Engages in First-Ever Major Takedown on Indian Reservation

March 29, 2019
Heroin Fentanyl Methamphetamine Marijuana (Cannabis)
… and frequently involved the transfer of large amounts of bulk currency. Local customers arrested were … oxycodone tablets and more than 100 kilograms of marijuana. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement also … Local and regional television and print news outlets covered the event, which aired the story prominently on their …
March 29, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 01, 2021
… prepare for April event WASHINGTON, D.C. – With opioid overdose deaths increasing during the pandemic, the Drug … last Take Back Day in October, DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in close to 500 tons of unwanted drugs. Over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in …
March 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Indictments returned targeting East Bay drug trafficking rings

May 15, 2019
… less than 5 years supervised release and up to life   $10 million fine Distribution of and Possession with Intent to … less than 5 years supervised release and up to life   $10 million fine JEFFREY MCCOY 46 Pittsburg, California … wiretap orders in 2018 and 2019 to monitor communications over telephones used by the conspirators.   According to the …
May 15, 2019