PRESS RELEASE

DEA and U.S. Attorney’s Office Partner to Promote Fentanyl Awareness in Edina, Minnesota

… with our loved ones about the consequences that can come from taking just one pill.” Assistant Special Agent in …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Educational Foundation Celebrates Success of First-Ever Lacrosse Clinic

DEA Educational Foundation Celebrates Success of First-Ever Lacrosse Clinic May 16, 2022 Omaha Contact Info Contact Us (402) 965-3600 (571) 387-3545 Emily Murray Recruiter Name Scott Kunkel (571) 362-7282 Omaha.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian National sentenced to 60 months for maritime cocaine trafficking

… Mendoza Vasquez, a Colombian national, was extradited from Colombia on March 29, 2019 to face charges.  Beginning … wiretaps, the seizure of 1,688 kilograms of cocaine, e-mail messages, and photographs, investigators determined …
PRESS RELEASE

Las Vegas Real Estate Broker Arrested On Money Laundering Charges

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … in narcotics proceeds, Jesus Rodriguez-Jimenez traveled from Monterrey, Mexico, to Las Vegas to meet with a …
PRESS RELEASE

Omaha DEA announces successful month in drug enforcement

… States are more likely to die of a drug overdose than from a fatal car accident. Agent in Charge Barden urges …
PRESS RELEASE

East Butler public school awarded for student’s Red Ribbon Week Photo Contest entry

… “We were really excited to learn that two individuals from states within our Division were awarded top honors,” …
PRESS RELEASE

Nebraska Commercial Interdiction Unit receives regional award

… Gillespie Domestic Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota Additional Division Info Community Outreach:  Amanda Frazier (502) 780-7860 Amanda.M.Frazier@dea.gov … Unit is a prime example of how law enforcement agencies from the federal, state and local level can work together to …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Omaha Division marks six month anniversary

… to take drugs off of the streets and keep people safe from the dangers that these illicit drugs bring with them.” …
PRESS RELEASE

Three Orange County Men Face Federal Narcotics Charges That Allege Distribution Of Counterfeit Opioid Pills Containing Fentanyl

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … States, according to the affidavit, which noted that pills from all seven parcels tested positive for fentanyl. On …
PRESS RELEASE

El Monte Flores Gang Member Sentenced To 210 Months In Federal Prison On Multiple Racketeering Charges

… Engage Orange County Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … through violence and intimidation, while deriving profits from its drug-trafficking operations and the scheme of …
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Wilmington Street Gang

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … controls the drug trade in Wilmington, collects “taxes” from drug dealers for the benefit of Mexican Mafia members, …
PRESS RELEASE

Task Force Investigation Results In Whittier-Area Gang Members Being Named In Federal Narcotics Trafficking Indictment

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … HIDTA Group 51, which is comprised of agents and officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Los Angeles …
PRESS RELEASE

Antonio Indjai, Chief Of The Guinea-Bissau Armed Forces, Charged With Conspiring To Sell Surface-to-Air Missiles To A Foreign Terrorist Organization And Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy

… Surface-to-Air Missiles To A Foreign Terrorist Organization And Narco-Terrorism Conspiracy April 18, 2013 Headquarters … of facilitators." U.S. Attorney Bharara said: “As alleged, from his position atop the Guinea-Bissau military, Antonio … of the FARC. The communications occurred by telephone, over e-mail, and in a series of audio-recorded and videotaped …
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen People Charged in Takedown of a Major Drug Trafficking Network

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … (NYSP).  On June 12, law enforcement officers, including from the NYSP, DEA and FBI, conducted searches at 24 … to break up a drug trafficking network that shipped drugs from California to New York City and then Upstate New York.  …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Multi-Location Arrest Warrant Operation

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … and 1 handgun. Jose Angel Sanchez III, 40-years-old, from Banning, California (Riverside County) Luz Maria Sanchez, 43-years-old- from Banning, California (Riverside County) Anselmo Salvador …
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking After Possessing 86 Pounds of 100% Pure Meth and 4,700 Carfentanil Pills

… Jimenez later admitted to transporting the methamphetamine from San Diego and was planning to distribute it in Reno, … Investigation Team (HIIT), which is composed of personnel from the California Department of Justice, the Fresno Police … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Counterfeit Pills …
PRESS RELEASE

South Lake Tahoe Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

… uncovered that some of the drug supply was coming from Sacramento. Gomez pleaded guilty to one count of … guilty in September 2025. The charges in this case arose from Operation Bear Trap, which law enforcement agencies … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Arrests/Convictions …
PRESS RELEASE

Jonesboro Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute 500 Grams or More of Methamphetamine

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Little Rock comprises agents and officers from the FBI, Second Judicial District Drug Task Force, … by the Federal Bureau of Investigation with assistance from the Drug Enforcement Administration, Second Judicial …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and Local "Trifecta" Partnership Announce 70% Reduction in Fentanyl Deaths, Proving Blueprint for 'Fentanyl Free America'

… we stand united, ensuring that the entire supply chain, from precursor chemicals in China to the street dealers in … He was our son. He had a future, and it was stolen from him. We stand fully behind the DEA and the District … need this work done. We need you to save other families from this unending heartbreak." The DEA encourages the …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New Orleans Division Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, October 25.  At nearly … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National …
PRESS RELEASE

Three Baton Rouge Individuals Sentenced to Federal Prison in Connection with The Department of Justice's 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

… their roles in schemes to obtain controlled substances from pharmacies using fraudulent prescriptions with the … of licensed medical professionals, and to obtain funds from federal pandemic assistance programs by submitting … at least $15,859 in unemployment insurance benefits from the LWC and Maine DOL.  Matthew R. Galeotti, Head of …
PRESS RELEASE

Bristol, Tennessee, Man Sentenced to Over 24 Years for Fentanyl Distribution Related to an Overdose Death

… and a short-barreled rifle. One of the stolen firearms was from the Tennessee Valley Authority Police. During an … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

… Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly … law enforcement surge to protect American communities from the flood of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills across … too often result, is a problem that cuts across America from small towns to big cities and everything in between. …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación

… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Anthony Chrysanthis … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug … impact on the fabric of our local communities. The proceeds from the local distribution of these narcotics are …
PRESS RELEASE

Queens Man Arrested for Bronx Kidnapping and Murder

… District of New York.” As alleged in the Complaint: From at least in or about November 23, 2023, through at … 27, 2023, the Tracking Device was deactivated, and an email address associated with the Tracking Device was …
PRESS RELEASE

High-Speed Ditching of Bulk Methamphetamine Leads to 135-month Sentence for Convicted Felon

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Houston comprises agents and officers from DEA, FBI, HSI and ATF with the U.S. Attorney’s Office …
PRESS RELEASE

Prichard, AL Drug Dealer Sentenced in Federal Court

… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … X John P. Scott Domestic Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
PRESS RELEASE

High-Ranking Member of Violent Mexican Drug Cartel Sentenced on Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charge

… 442-5600 Waco - (254) 297-0300 HOUSTON - A Mexican national and high-ranking, violent member of the Los Zetas cartel was … to over 31 years in prison for conspiring to manufacture and distribute large quantities of cocaine and marijuana. He … criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
PRESS RELEASE

Putnam County Veterinarian Ordered to Pay $956,709 in Civil Penalties

… and 600 dosage units of oxycodone HCL at 5 milligrams each from a veterinary pharmaceutical wholesale supplier. At the … Mason ordered substantially more hydrocodone/acetaminophen from the supplier than any other individual customer. …