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Drug Information

December 23, 2024
Drug Information Drug Information Drug Information Drug Facts Browse information on different types of drugs, their street names, how they're used, and how they affect the body. Drug Policy Browse information about drug policy in the United States. Drug …
December 23, 2024
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Operations

December 23, 2024
Operations Operations Operations Asset Forfeiture High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) State and Local Task Forces Cannabis Eradication Office of Administrative Law Judges No …
December 23, 2024
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Law Enforcement

December 23, 2024
Law Enforcement Law Enforcement Law Enforcement El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC) Diversion Control Division Intelligence Program DEA Office of Training Operations No …
December 23, 2024
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Protect

December 03, 2025
Protect Protect Protecting communities through increased enforcement and stronger measures to prevent fentanyl production and distribution. DEA leads the fight to protect American lives and communities from the devastating impact of fentanyl. Our mission …
December 03, 2025
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Narco-Terrorists Charged in Federal Indictment with Exchanging Cocaine for Firearms, Explosives in War with Colombia’s Government

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … a large cocaine-manufacturing ring that trades cocaine to buy firearms to engage in terrorist activity in Colombia, … materials depicting the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles to a buyer. Four other Colombian nationals were also charged in a …
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What We Do

December 20, 2024
What We Do What We Do What We Do All of the resources and people of DEA are dedicated to our mission of enforcing the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States. While this includes investigating criminals and drug gangs that traffic …
December 20, 2024
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Campaigns

December 22, 2025
Campaigns Campaigns Campaigns Fentanyl Free America One Pill Can Kill Prescription Drug Take Back Everyday is Take Back Day No No No …
December 22, 2025
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DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring

… 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, …
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More Los Zetas Money Launderers Convicted, Others Head To Prison

… 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 …
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Partnership Toolbox

March 25, 2026
… 8.5" x 11" PDF Registrant Advertising Image English Rack Card 3.5" x 8.5" PDF Registrant Advertising Image Spanish Rack Card 3.5" x 8.5" PDF Registrant Advertising Social Media … PDF Image Spanish Flyer 8.5" x 11" PDF Image English Rack Card 3.5" x 8.5" PDF Image Spanish Rack Card 3.5" x 8.5" PDF …
March 25, 2026
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Who We Are

December 20, 2024
Who We Are Who We Are Who We Are The DEA was established in 1973 as the federal organization in charge of enforcing the controlled substances laws of the United States. Today thousands of DEA employees located in hundreds of offices across the country and …
December 20, 2024
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Physician And Pharmacist Among Those Arrested In Drug Conspiracy And Health Care Fraud Case

… J. McCartney (215) 861-1974 Division Contacts Delaware Dover - (302) 672-6383 Wilmington - (302) 395-4600 … and a Northeast Philadelphia pharmacist, in a multi-million dollar drug conspiracy involving phony … least $920,574 in United States currency, representing the amount of property involved in the money laundering …
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Federal Authorities Seize $3.5 Million In Cocaine, Detain Three Smugglers In Caribbean

… 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 …
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Trucker guilty of hauling nearly $2 million in drug proceeds

… Trucker guilty of hauling nearly $2 million in drug proceeds November 02, 2020 Houston Contact …
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Fort Wayne man sentenced to 17 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

… in the case, a confidential informant and an undercover agent made several controlled buys of heroin and cocaine from Mr. Jefferson.  Jefferson … to deliver four ounces of methamphetamine to the undercover agent.  He was stopped by law enforcement prior to the …
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Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Dismantled

… organization that allegedly laundered at least $16.5 million for the Sinaloa cartel, and the rescue of two … their families.  In addition, he admitted that he laundered over $2.4 million for the cartel. According to the … of shell companies incorporated in Wyoming to launder millions of dollars in cash belonging to the Sinaloa Cartel. …
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United States Files Civil Complaint Seeking Injunctive Relief, Penalties And Forfeiture Of Assets Tied To Suffolk County Clinic’s Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Painkillers

… along with family members, received most of the clinic’s millions of dollars in revenue. The complaint focuses on the … highly addictive drugs, and that they prescribe limited amounts. This case is the latest in a series of federal …
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Support

December 03, 2025
Support Support We all play a critical role in the fight against fentanyl, supporting those impacted. 911:   If your loved one need help immediately, contact 911 .  All states have Good Samaritan Laws that protect people who are saving a life.   988 …
December 03, 2025
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About

August 20, 2025
About About About Our Mission The mission of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is to enforce the controlled substances laws and regulations of the United States and bring to the criminal and civil justice system of the United States, or any other …
August 20, 2025
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Consent Decree Approved Among the U.S. and Cumberland, M.D. based Pharmacy and Pharmacist

… Level or Combination of Drugs Greatly Increased the Risk of Overdose Baltimore, Maryland - U.S. District Judge Lydia K. … violation of the law.” “The devastating effects of opioid overdoses and poisonings have affected many lives in our … to patients causing their MME levels to be many times that amount—and upwards of 1000 daily MME.  The Government …
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Kentucky Man Convicted of Possessing Over Five Kilos of Meth

… 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 …
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Nevada City Man Pleads Guilty To Possession With Intent To Distribute Methamphetamine

… 50 grams of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin … of Dugan’s residence that resulted in the seizure of over a pound of methamphetamine, along with various items … a mandatory minimum of five years in prison, and a $5 million fine. The actual sentence, however, will be …
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DEA Reminds Families to Discuss the Dangers of Drugs Before Students Return to School

… turning to smartphones as a one-stop shop to market, sell, buy and deliver deadly, fake prescription pills and other …
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Three Business Owners Charged with Wiring Drug Trafficking Money to Mexico

… - (417) 888-9800 Five More Defendants Indicted in $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The … Lilia Leal-Martinez, 46, a citizen of Mexico residing in Overland Park, Kansas, Ana Paola Banda, 50, and Maria de …
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Forensic Sciences

August 19, 2025
Forensic Sciences Forensic Sciences Forensic Sciences DEA Forensic Sciences Mission Statement: To deliver quality forensic information and services to counter the global drug threat. Vision: Serving with integrity, empowering with information, evolving …
August 19, 2025
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Henderson County Methamphetamine Distributor is Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

… as a supplier of methamphetamine in Henderson County. Over the course of the investigation, law enforcement … a confidential source to arrange multiple controlled buys of methamphetamine from Nalley. On December 22, 2021, … Office conducted a traffic stop of Nalley’s vehicle. Over the course of the stop, the deputies found a duffel bag …
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East Bay Resident Found Guilty of Attempting to Help Smuggle Cocaine Through Bay Area Airports

… Chhabria, United States District Judge.  At trial, the government presented evidence that Bellot, 42, of Hayward, … past airport security. The evidence at trial showed that over an eight-month period between March and November of … drug trafficker who would fly to the Bay Area to buy cocaine and needed a quick way to transport it back to …
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Nicolás Maduro Moros and 14 current and former Venezuelan officials charged with narco-terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal charges

… D.C.; and Miami, along with current and former Venezuelan government officials and two Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias … co-conspirators resulting in seizures of approximately $450 million dollars.”   “These indictments expose the … the alleged corrupt receipt or intended receipt of tens of millions of dollars and bribes to illegally fix dozens of …
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Former President Of Guatemala, Alfonso Portillo, Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Laundering Millions Of Dollars Through United States Banks

… Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Laundering Millions Of Dollars Through United States Banks March 18, …
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DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Federal, state and local partners collect close to one million pounds across the country WASHINGTON - Americans … sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal partners, DEA collected … Drug Take Back Day events continue to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s …