PRESS RELEASE

DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as a part of the 18th National Drug Take Back

October 22, 2019
… - (918) 459-9600 DALLAS – With solid public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National … Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … its tenth year, DEA has collected a total of more than 11 million pounds (almost 6,000 tons) of expired, unused and …
October 22, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 22, 2019
… - (414) 336-7300 CHICAGO - With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National … Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s … its tenth year, DEA has collected a total of more than 11 million pounds (almost 6,000 tons) of expired, unused and …
October 22, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Three Worcester Men Convicted In Crack Cocaine Conspiracy Trial

March 03, 2015
… were convicted of conspiracy with the intent to distribute over 280 grams of “crack” cocaine.  Wooldridge was also … Hernandez, Dunston and Wooldridge bought 200-500 gram amounts of powder cocaine from a number of sources inside … up to a lifetime of supervised release, and a fine of $8 million.  Actual sentences for federal crimes are typically …
March 03, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Financier Of A Network Of High-Tech Marijuana Grow Facilities Sentenced To 16 Years In Prison

May 06, 2011
… systems. The facilities were designed to produce millions of dollars worth of marijuana each year. Bui began his drug dealing career by importing large amounts of high-grade marijuana into the United States from … caught Bui trying to smuggle from the U.S. to Canada over $30,000 hidden in his socks to pay his Canadian …
May 06, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Meridian Man Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering In Treasure Valley “Spice” Case

January 06, 2014
… this period, through a series of monetary transactions in amounts over $10,000, Ciccarello removed over $4.5 million in currency from three Zombie Matter accounts. …
January 06, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Physician Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill from His Northwest D.C. Medical Practice

June 26, 2025
Physician Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill from His Northwest D.C. Medical Practice June 26, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
June 26, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Red Ribbon Week: A Time to Remember, A Time to Teach

October 22, 2024
… NE-SD.Diversion.registration@dea.gov ASAC COS SAC Governor.jpg DEA Omaha Division Assistant Special Agent in … Administration (DEA) Omaha Division will join with millions of Americans October 23, to kick off Red Ribbon …
October 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases New Tip Line to Encourage Information on Drug Kingpin Operating Throughout Colorado

January 17, 2024
… Department of State to announce a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or … be accessed by calling/texting/WhatsApp 720-355-0168 or by emailing Chuy-Reward@dea.gov . Identities are kept strictly … a primary supplier of heroin in the western United States over a decade ago just as Colorado experienced a spike in …
January 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Whitinsville woman faces up to 20 years in prison for adderall distribution

February 14, 2019
… Caraceni to collect, while payments made by debit or credit card were paid to a bank account controlled by Caraceni.   … three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million. The charge of distributing, dispensing, and … three years of supervised release, and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
February 14, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION

Headquarters News 2008

July 15, 2021
… 6, 2008 DEA News: Cardinal Health Inc., Agrees To Pay $34 Million To Settle Claims That It Failed To Report Suspicious … Science Center October 1, 2008 Congress Passes Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act September 29, 2008 … 2, 2008 McKesson Corporation Agrees To Pay More Than $13 Million To Settle Claims That It Failed To Report Suspicious …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… every U.S. state in unprecedented quantities. More than 9.5 million counterfeit pills were seized so far this year, … San Diego County Prescription Drug Abuse Task Force Report Card, unintentional fentanyl-caused deaths increased from … to the 2021 San Diego County Meth Strike Force Report Card, unintentional meth-caused deaths increased from 379 in …
September 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Woman Admits Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death

July 23, 2021
… referred to in court as Victim-1, texted Blake seeking to buy heroin. Blake and Victim-1 discussed the “stamp” or … faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine, and, because the offense resulted in death, …
July 23, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing 7,000 Pills Containing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue

May 11, 2023
… who was cooperating with federal law enforcement. The buy was part of a broader federal investigation into a … to a lifetime of supervised release and a fine of up to $1 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
May 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Ninth Circuit Affirms Convictions Of Two Modesto Men For Growing And Selling Marijuana

January 04, 2011
… in Modesto. During those two years they made $9.2 million in sales, with up to 14 employees who cultivated, … investigation, law enforcement officials made 10 controlled buys and seized more than 50 pounds of marijuana, more than …
January 04, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

January 17, 2024
… families affected by accidental drug poisonings and fatal overdoses. Fentanyl dealers like Tylicky and Kirk will be … awareness campaign, the agency seized a record of 74.5 million fentanyl pills in 2023. Laboratory testing indicates … helpline at 1-800-662-HELP (4357) or visit the online treatment locator. # # # Drug Trafficking Fake Pills …
January 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Kentucky Man Convicted of Possessing Over Five Kilos of Meth

August 12, 2021
… Kentucky Man Convicted of Possessing Over Five Kilos of Meth August 12, 2021 Atlanta Contact Info … Chief U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger presided over the hearing. Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge …
August 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Reno Meth Dealer Sentenced To 12a½ Years In Prison

September 10, 2015
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … source that Ibarra and Fulcher had a significant amount of methamphetamine and firearms in their vehicle.  On the same day, Ibarra was pulled over by a Washoe County Sheriff’s Office deputy for a …
September 10, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Yields Record-Setting Results

May 06, 2016
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back event garnered an overwhelming response as citizens turned in a record-setting amount of prescription drugs.  Last weekend the DEA and over …
May 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Supplying Pure Methamphetamine To Reno, Nevada Area Sentenced To 19a½ Years In Prison

October 21, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … a personal choice to engage in the trafficking of large amounts of almost pure methamphetamine over an extended period of time,” said U.S. Attorney …
October 21, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Missouri Man Admits Being Caught on Interstate 44 with Nearly 3 Pounds of Meth

July 29, 2024
… On July 2, 2022, a Franklin County Sheriff’s deputy pulled over a dark blue Pontiac Trans Am for improperly passing a … After obtaining a search warrant, investigators recovered the packages, which contained 1.339 kilograms of … carries a penalty of 10 years to life in prison, a $10 million fine, or both prison and a fine. The Drug …
July 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Murder, Witness Tampering and Drug Charges

June 03, 2021
… agents seized more than 70 kilograms of cocaine and well over $1 million, among other things. In furtherance of the drug … by Woodson to commit the murder-for-hire was an undercover law enforcement official. The Drug Enforcement …
June 03, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, witness tampering and drug charges

February 25, 2021
… agents seized more than 70 kilograms of cocaine and well over $1 million, among other things. In furtherance of the drug … by Woodson to commit the murder-for-hire was an undercover law enforcement official. The judge will sentence …
February 25, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Metro East fentanyl trafficker sentenced to 19 years in federal prison 

March 13, 2025
… “Nefer Ojeda-Elenes attempted to introduce more than half-a-million lethal doses of fentanyl into our Southern Illinois … certain justice to a drug dealer who prioritized money over the value of human lives.” Co-conspirator Mariano A. …
March 13, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Communities Nationwide Turn In Nearly 630,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications on DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 14, 2024
… El Paso, Texas – On Oct. 26, DEA and over 4,400 law enforcement partners collected nearly 630,000 … National Prescription Take Back Day has removed nearly 19.2 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities …
November 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Five charged in El Paso for smuggling drugs and illegal aliens

February 01, 2021
… charging five individuals for smuggling an estimated $5.4 million worth of marijuana and methamphetamine and 77 … the Quitman Mountain range in Hudspeth County. Agents discovered a total of 77 illegal aliens inside four vehicles. The fifth vehicle, driven by Pinuelas, contained over 450 pounds of marijuana and more than 157 pounds of …
February 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

January 12, 2011
… Juarez Cartel-that was responsible for the distribution of over six tons of cocaine since 1996. Aguirre managed a … New York. Aguirre also directed the repatriation of tens of millions of dollars of drug proceeds from the United States …
January 12, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Kansas City Pharmacy Filled Forged Prescriptions

August 20, 2021
… a free prescriber registration validity application online, which Spalitto’s could have used to discover that …
August 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

More Los Zetas Money Launderers Convicted, Others Head To Prison

October 30, 2012
… laundering investigation relating to the laundering of millions of drug proceeds by Los Zetas, Drug Enforcement … of forfeiture for a money judgment against Casarez in the amount of $2,999,310 and $4 million as to Santos. Casarez …
October 30, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring

December 17, 2020
… DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring December 17, 2020 Atlanta … proceeds are not presently available, but they exceeded 1.5 million dollars. According to documents filed in court, …
December 17, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Authorities Seize $3.5 Million In Cocaine, Detain Three Smugglers In Caribbean

January 30, 2014
… Federal Authorities Seize $3.5 Million In Cocaine, Detain Three Smugglers In Caribbean … with an estimated street value of approximately $3.5 million dollars. “These arrests and multi-kilogram seizure …
January 30, 2014