PRESS RELEASE

Narcotics Trafficker Extradited from Colombia to Face International Cocaine Distribution Charges

November 15, 2021
… Taborda is finally facing justice at the hands of the U.S. government,” said DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Donovan. “This … Affairs, the Colombian National Police, and the Government of Colombia. “The waves of internationally … of the investigation, law enforcement authorities seized over 1.9 metric tons of cocaine attributable to Zapata …
November 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 20, 2021
… that last year, more than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States, marking the largest number … year. Opioid-related deaths accounted for 75 percent of all overdose deaths in 2020. For more than a decade, DEA’s … directly in line with DEA’s priority to combat the rise of overdoses plaguing the United States. “The United States is …
October 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two Leaders of Violent Puerto Rico Drug Cartel Convicted at Trial

April 08, 2022
… to seize power from Marquez-Alejandro.  Barbosa was shot over a dozen times while getting his hair cut at a … are in charge of the prosecution and represented the Government at trial. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jordan Estes, …
April 08, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Second leader of major opioid trafficking organization sentenced in Rochester

March 04, 2019
… bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers China. They ordered the furanyl fentanyl … fentanyl and U-47700. In addition, at least one individual overdosed on more than one occasion after using the blue … Sayre location on May 16, 2017, law enforcement agents recovered, among other things, 244 blue pills containing …
March 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Head of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking ring pleads guilty

October 26, 2018
… bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers in China. They ordered the furanyl … In addition, at least one individual – identified as J.M. – overdosed on more than one occasion after using the blue … Sayre location on May 16, 2017, law enforcement agents recovered, among other things, 244 blue pills containing …
October 26, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Pharmacist arrested in diversion of 5,000 oxycodone pills worth up to $150,000 from a pharmacy in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn

November 01, 2018
… for the purposes of selling the pills. In an attempt to cover up this diversion, Mui allegedly produced eight forged … York State Health Department’s Internet System for Tracking Over-Prescribing – Prescription Monitoring Program … personal profit. I commend the law enforcement team that uncovered this alleged criminal scheme and will now seek to …
November 01, 2018
DRUG FACT SHEET

Methamphetamine

January 22, 2025
Methamphetamine
Stimulant that speeds up body’s system that comes as pill or powder. Available in prescription as Desoxyn® to treat obesity and ADHD. Crystal meth resembles glass fragments and is an illegally altered version of the prescription drug that is cooked with over-the-counter drugs in meth labs.
January 22, 2025
DRUG FACT SHEET

Ecstasy Or MDMA (also Known As Molly)

January 21, 2025
Hallucinogen
Ecstasy/MDMA acts as both a stimulant and hallucinogen, producing an energizing effect, distortions in time and perception, and enhanced enjoyment of tactile experiences. Adolescents and young adults use it to reduce inhibitions and to promote: • Euphoria, feelings of closeness, empathy, and sexuality Known as a party drug, ecstasy comes...
January 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

First Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death Conviction in Western District of Louisiana

January 17, 2025
… in a brick form, and 639.9 grams of fentanyl pills (over 5,000 pills). Agents learned that these two individuals … to a single car crash in Greenwood, Louisiana, and discovered that the driver was unconscious and not breathing but … examiner determined his death was caused by a fentanyl overdose. Further investigation by DEA agents proved that …
January 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Defendants Sentenced to a Total of 41+ Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Narcotics

January 10, 2025
… were sent to the crime lab for analysis and confirmed to be over 50 grams of pure methamphetamine. Brown pleaded guilty …
January 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Co-Conspirator in Idaho Drug Ring Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

July 18, 2024
… today to 10 years in federal prison for distributing over 7,000 fentanyl pills in Idaho's Magic Valley. According … who, unbeknownst to Lee or Dana at the time, was an undercover officer investigating their conspiracy.  The … lot located in Jerome, Idaho, where he met with the undercover officer. During the drug transaction, Dana handed the …
July 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Two Defendants Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose

June 04, 2024
… Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose June 04, 2024 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us … been charged with murder in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of 31-year-old Connor Gerhart. Defendants … to sell the victim fentanyl pills which resulted in his overdose death. “These defendants were aware of the dangers …
June 04, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Lawrence Man Sentenced to More Than One Year in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

June 02, 2024
… a fentanyl analogue, in Lawrence, Woburn, Wilmington and Andover. Specifically, in March 2022, Guzman and Morillo met … to a cooperating witness on one occasion, as well as over 560 grams of a fentanyl and fentanyl analogue mixture …
June 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Lawrence Man Sentenced to More Than Three and a Half Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

June 02, 2024
… a fentanyl analogue, in Lawrence, Woburn, Wilmington and Andover. In March 2022, Morillo and Guzman met with a … nearly 130 grams of fentanyl on one occasion, and over 560 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and p-fluorofentanyl …
June 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Former U.S. Border Patrol Agent Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Distribute Meth and Receiving Bribes

February 01, 2024
… individuals misuse their positions of trust within our government for nefarious activities,” said FBI San Diego … to be a drug trafficker but who was, in fact, an undercover federal agent. During this meeting, Hernandez agreed to … be hidden near the border fence and bring it to the undercover agent in exchange for $20,000. Undercover agents loaded …
February 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Six Indicted as Part of Whatcom County Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

April 20, 2023
… that worked to interdict potentially deadly pills over the last four months,” said U.S. Attorney Brown. “These … to a mini-mart where two people involved with the drug ring overdosed on fentanyl and had to be revived and transported … “While our community struggles with the impacts of fentanyl overdoses and deaths, the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office …
April 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Washington Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Shooting in Tri-Cities and Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl-Laced Pills

March 09, 2023
… When law enforcement officers searched Ard’s home, they recovered approximately 500 fentanyl-laced pills and the gun … officers searched Ard’s cellular telephone and recovered additional drug-related evidence and numerous … new face of the opioid epidemic and the leading cause of overdose deaths across the country. According to DEA, in …
March 09, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

18 month multi-agency operation “Fury Road” results in 82 federal prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base

October 15, 2020
… With every seizure of illicit firearms and drugs over the course of 18 months, Vermont families and … experiencing the effects of the drug crisis and opioid overdose epidemic. The surges targeted drug and firearm …
October 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Upper East Side doctor convicted in Brooklyn Federal Court of causing overdose death of a patient

July 18, 2018
… Side doctor convicted in Brooklyn Federal Court of causing overdose death of a patient July 18, 2018 New York Contact … were abusing illegal drugs and the tragic result was an overdose death,” stated United States Attorney Donoghue. … and fentanyl patches by Dr. Tesher. According to a government expert witness, none of the patients for whom …
July 18, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

November 02, 2021
… 150 pounds of methamphetamine Seattle – A series of arrests over the last ten days has disrupted a multi-state … rifles, and a shotgun. An additional four guns were recovered at other search locations. Defendant Healer engaged …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… that last year, more than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in the United States, marking the largest number … year. Opioid-related deaths accounted for 75 percent of all overdose deaths in 2020. For more than a decade, DEA’s … directly in line with DEA’s priority to combat the rise of overdoses plaguing the United States. “The United States is …
October 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana, California drug-trafficking organizations dismantled

December 19, 2019
… the superseding indictment states that Grindle took over 200 grams of methamphetamine and firearms from Mathews, … to enlist the help of co-conspirators to attempt to recover the drugs and guns. According to a second superseding … M. Kendra Klump, who is prosecuting these cases for the government, defendants, if convicted, each face up to life in …
December 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve arrested in North Sound drug trafficking organization

August 05, 2020
… with the parents of young people who died from fentanyl overdoses linked to counterfeit pills.  We are making it a … pounds of heroin, 7,500 pills likely tainted with fentanyl, over $100,000 in cash, 4 firearms, and vehicles outfitted …
August 05, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Aryan Brotherhood members and associates charged with racketeering for directing murders and other violent crimes from inside California prisons

June 06, 2019
… the Aryan Brotherhood has maintained its deadly influence over members, associates and others both inside and outside … murder and drug trafficking offenses. Yandell and Sylvester oversaw a significant heroin and methamphetamine trafficking … activities, membership in the AB, order murders, and oversee other criminal activities. The complaint alleges …
June 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Racketeering Indictment Charges Multiple Members Of Detroit’s Seven Mile Bloods Street Gang

March 01, 2016
… Attorney’s Office and Wayne County Prosecutor’s Office over the last two years involving violent street gangs in …
March 01, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Synergy Results In 18 Arrested For Synthetic Cannabinoid Distribution Operations In Austin And San Antonio

June 26, 2013
… shops,” convenience stores, adult book stores, as well as, over the Internet. Synthetic cannabinoid products are …
June 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Anesthesiologist Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone And Other Prescription Painkillers

February 23, 2017
… Charlyn Carter was the clinic’s office manager, and would oversee the clinic’s operations when Licata was away.  … to opioids, but received new prescriptions nonetheless. Over the course of the conspiracy, the clinic moved …
February 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Milwaukee Area Pharmaceutical Controlled Substance Distribution Rings Targeted

September 29, 2011
… initiative culminating multiple investigations conducted over the past several months in conjunction with numerous … levels throughout the United States, leading to more overdose deaths than heroin and cocaine combined. The DEA … and is entitled to a fair trial at which the state or government must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. …
September 29, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA: Kenyan Drug Traffickers Arrive In US To Face Charges

January 31, 2017
… Just Think Twice Domestic Akasha organized crime family oversaw massive global heroin and meth trafficking … of narcotics within Kenya and throughout Africa.  Moreover, the Akasha Organization’s distribution network extends … for transporting tons of kilograms of heroin by sea.  Over the course of several months, during telephone calls …
January 31, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Thomas Hoey, Jr., Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 151 Months In Prison For Large-Scale Drug Distribution And Obstruction Of Justice

April 23, 2015
… who led a large-scale cocaine distribution conspiracy for over five years, which led to the death of another person, …
April 23, 2015