PRESS RELEASE

Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Tuesday in Federal Court

December 13, 2023
… (571) 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov More than $1.5 million worth of stolen pharmaceuticals involved. LITTLE … from Texas who are accused of stealing more than $1.5 million worth of narcotics from numerous pharmacies in … controlled substances. During the present investigation, over 96,000 tablets of Schedule II controlled substances …
December 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Attorney General Horne: Arrests Made In Large-Scale Criminal Operation

December 12, 2013
… Tucson, and Yuma areas Joint law enforcement effort uncovers large-scale operation that laundered more than $1.6 million and shipped drugs across country phx121213-01.jpg … "Drug traffickers who profit from the laundering of millions of dollars in drug proceeds can no longer feel safe …
December 12, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force receives over $132,800 forfeiture award from U.S. Department of Justice as a result of dismantling fentanyl-laced pill drug trafficking ring in the Tri-City area

January 26, 2021
… Tri-City Metro Drug Task Force receives over $132,800 forfeiture award from U.S. Department of … sharing funds. Kennewick Police Chief Ken Hohenberg, Governing Board Chair of the Metro Drug Task Force, accepted … is largely responsible for the marked increase in drug overdoses and deaths in Eastern Washington. Fentanyl is the …
January 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Convicts Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Plaza Boss

July 19, 2016
… Los Zetas and served as a sicario until 2013 when he took over control of the Piedras Negras “Plaza,” or drug … Testimony also revealed that as the “Plaza boss,” Vasquez oversaw the importation and distribution of more than 1,000 … drug trafficking of this organization generates multi-million dollar revenues. The Los Zetas were first …
July 19, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Los Zetas Drug Cartel Sicario And Piedras Negras Plaza Boss Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

June 28, 2017
… Jr. “Today’s sentence marks an end to his reign of terror over the drug plaza in Piedras Negras.” On July 19, 2016, … trafficker and weapons distributor until 2013 when he took over control of the Piedras Negras “Plaza” (or drug … drug trafficking of this organization generates multi-million dollar revenues. The Los Zetas were first …
June 28, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Nationwide Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Dismantled

April 29, 2013
… opioid family carries a high risk of abuse, addiction, and overdose, including death. In 2011, at least 93 overdose … Osemwengie, Badamosi, and other co-conspirators netted millions of dollars of drug proceeds that allowed them to …
April 29, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Leads Major Narco-Terror Operation

April 04, 2013
… DEA Bogota Country Office concluded a long-standing undercover operation conducted in Guinea-Bissau and elsewhere.  The operation consisted of two separate undercover investigations.  During the firstpart of the operation, … of the FARC.  The communications occurred by telephone, over e-mail, and in a series of audio- recorded and …
April 04, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 19, 2022
… at 289 collection sites throughout the division.  The amounts collected for each state within the division was the … law enforcement, Take Back Day has removed more than 15 million pounds of medication from circulation since its …
April 19, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Rock Hill Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl Distribution Ring

February 02, 2023
… investigate a group of defendants who were obtaining large amounts of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and marijuana … marijuana. The group used the fentanyl to make more than 1 million counterfeit Roxicodone pills, which were sold to …
February 02, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

June 01, 2023
… mill was a ticking time bomb for New Yorkers.  With the amount of fentanyl seized, potentially countless lethal doses were taken off the streets.  This multi-million-dollar seizure was in a prime location for …
June 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Starr County Justice of the Peace and Another Sent to Prison for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

July 01, 2024
… from Mexico into the United States in addition to large amounts of cocaine and marijuana. The court learned about … up to life in federal prison as well as a possible $10 million fine. He remains in custody. The Drug Enforcement …
July 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Nine Defendants Charged In Benton Harbor, Michigan Heroin Conspiracy

November 24, 2014
… of heroin, several medical-grade fentanyl patches, a small amount of crack cocaine, and approximately $27,000 in … in prison and a maximum of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. The filed complaint details the alleged roles …
November 24, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

24 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking

May 20, 2014
… Port-of-Spain - (868) 628-8136 Forfeiture Allegation of $42 million SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney for the … of Orlando and Kissimmee, Florida, in order to stash large amounts of U.S. currency and drugs. The co-defendants and …
May 20, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Prison Sentence for Final Defendant Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

March 01, 2022
… Edmonds was a mid-level drug dealer in the organization, buying “crack” cocaine and “ice”-grade methamphetamine from …
March 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen Individuals Indicted in Cross-State Drug Trafficking Conspiracy that Used Social Media Apps to Facilitate Drug Distribution and Guns for Drugs

November 20, 2024
… Jane Young announces. According to court documents, over the course of two days last week, law enforcement … premises used by the DTO to store and package various amounts of narcotics. Law enforcement seized more than two … with the DTO account that was used to arrange the undercover purchases, and similarly executed a search warrant for …
November 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney and Federal Law Enforcement Officials Assemble with State Law Enforcement Officers and Local Dignitaries in Show of Unity Against Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

November 02, 2023
… are completely unacceptable and require all levels of government to work together to close open-air drug markets … from the streets in the Tenderloin, nearly double the amount taken off the streets in the same area during the …
November 02, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Members of Mexican Cartel Pipeline Indicted on Charges of Distributing Large Quantities of Fentanyl in Adams County

November 01, 2023
… cocaine into Adams County.    The 6-month investigation uncovered direct ties between the Sinaloa Cartel and the … cartels that do our residents a great deal of harm." The amount of fentanyl announced today equates to over 290,000 lives potentially saved, which is more than …
November 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Michigan Based Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Harvard Drug Group To Pay U.S. $8,000,000 In Settlement

April 18, 2011
… Robert L. Corso announced today a settlement between the government and Harvard Drug Group, LLC, which resolves … The settlement calls for the payment of $8,000,000 to the government over the next three years, and the government has … agreed to suspend payment of the final $2,000,000 of this amount if Harvard demonstrates that it has implemented an …
April 18, 2011
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March 28, 2025
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March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

15 Defendants Indicted for Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking

October 09, 2024
… the interception of wire and electronic communications over three cellular phones being utilized by Mark Logan’s …
October 09, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Law Enforcement Operation Results in 25 Arrests for Drug-trafficking Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

March 10, 2022
… one step closer toward reversing the devastating trends of overdoses and drug-related violence threatening Kansas … seeking his detention in federal custody without bond, the government alleges that Cokes is the main supplier for the … to flee from officers. Among the incidents cited in the government’s detention motion are shootings that occurred at …
March 10, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and Texas DPS conduct joint operation

September 25, 2019
… Division conducted multiple independent investigations over the last year focused on identifying and targeting …
September 25, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Essex County Man Admits to Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Firearms Charges

April 23, 2024
… man today admitted possessing with intent to distribute over five kilograms of fentanyl and four kilograms of … years in prison, a maximum of life imprisonment, and a $10 million fine. The count of distribution of 500 grams or more … years in prison, a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a $5 million fine. The count of possession of firearms by a …
April 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Z-43 Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tons of Cocaine into United States

September 21, 2023
… in a large swath of Central America. Those days are over, and the residents of the Southern District of Texas … distribution. Guizar-Valencia also managed the receipt of millions of dollars in U.S. currency the cartel obtained …
September 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Two Malden Men Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

December 02, 2021
… defendants’ residence on May 25, 2021 resulted in the recovery of a firearm, over 200 rounds of ammunition, black tar heroin, MDMA … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $10 million. The charge of possession with intent to distribute …
December 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 25, 2018
… high, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Because the Environmental … After collecting nationally a total of more than 9.9 million pounds (nearly 5,000 tons) of expired, unused and … Enforcement Administration expects to reach a total of 10 million pounds collected following the upcoming fall 2018 …
October 25, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Lebanese businessman tied by Treasury Department to Hezbollah pleads guilty to money laundering conspiracy in furtherance of violations of U.S. sanctions

December 07, 2018
… conspired with at least five other persons to conduct over $50 million in transactions with U.S. businesses that violated … to the United States in March 2017 after his arrest overseas. Sentencing is scheduled to occur on Jan. 18, 2019. …
December 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Two Michigan Physicians Convicted Of Illegally Distributing Powerful Painkillers At Ann Arbor Area Pill Mill

March 22, 2017
… Meghont Clinic’s unlawful practices generated roughly $4.5 million dollars in revenue.  And the Clinic’s physicians prescribed over 1.5 million oxycodone pills, among other drugs. Each of the …
March 22, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Americans Turn Out In Droves For DEA’s Seventh National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 06, 2013
… tribal law-enforcement and community partners have removed over 3.4 million (1,733 tons) of medication from circulation.  (A … drug abuse in the U.S. are alarmingly high; more (6.8 million) currently abuse prescription drugs than the number …
November 06, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Meet A Growing Need For Americans

May 08, 2014
… past Saturday.  After seven previous Take Back Days spread over almost four years, 780,158 (390 tons) of pills were … collected at previous DEA-coordinated Take-Back events, 4.1 million (2,123 tons) of prescription medications have been … (CS) medications is at an all-time high, with 6.8 million Americans reporting having abused prescription drugs …
May 08, 2014