PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl In The City: Nearly 20 Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin Seized On Central Park West In Manhattan

August 07, 2017
… nine (nearly 20 pounds) of suspected fentanyl and heroin from an apartment building across the street from Central Park in Manhattan, N.Y. and from a vehicle. Four defendants are charged. On August 4, …
August 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Arrested For Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Overdose Victim: Pain Management Clinic Shuttered

November 21, 2011
… who illegally sold prescriptions for controlled substances from a pain management clinic he operated in Flushing, … dozens of prescriptions for multiple controlled substances from Li between May 2009 and August 2010, and overdosed at … his patients for the visits and the funds he obtained from government health insurance programs, including …
November 21, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

New York Pharmacist And Two Others Face Criminal And Civil Charges For Multimillion-Dollar Oxycodone Distribution Scheme

October 29, 2015
… pop’ pharmacies in Brooklyn and Queens.  Using resources from numerous law enforcement agencies, the three defendants … oxycodone pills in its zip code for three straight years, from 2010 to 2012.  In 2011 and 2012, for example, Chopin …
October 29, 2015
DOCUMENT

DEA 360 Strategy Reach and Impact Report: NEWARK

January 21, 2020
Publication
… DEA 360 Strategy Reach and Impact Report: NEWARK Publication Drug Prevention … January 21, 2020 This report describes the methods and results of an assessment of the reach and impact of … Newark. Results are based on a summary of metrics compiled from each program facilitator, as well as from interviews …
January 21, 2020
DOCUMENT

Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program Report

October 28, 2019
Publication
… analyses on fentanyl and fentanyl-related exhibits obtained from seizures made throughout the United States.  This report details the results and conclusions derived from these analyses that are reported on a quarterly basis. … rather a snapshot of samples submitted to this laboratory from the 7 DEA regional laboratories. …
October 28, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol

June 07, 2023
… the substances, including Tramadol and others, were shipped from outside the United States and received by Gentile in … to a Vermont coconspirator and received electronic payments from the Vermont coconspirator as reimbursement for shipping … his arrest, investigators seized approximately 17,500 pills from his vehicle. The pills included Tramadol and other …
June 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Two brothers sentenced for operating marijuana ring in San Francisco, New York City, and Rochester

April 02, 2019
… Green obtained significant quantities of marijuana from the State of California and was shipping allotments to … the investigation, law enforcement officers seized $221,344 from Alexander Green. Specifically, $1,100 in cash was seized from Alexander Green in March 2011 in Jackson County, Ore., …
April 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 22, 2023
… removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving; not …
November 22, 2023
STORY

Spreading the Word:

June 07, 2022
… to get the word out about what fentanyl is, where it comes from, how it’s being marketed to unsuspecting victims, and what you can do to keep your family and neighbors safe from this deadly drug. Do you know the basics of what … of drug threat. It is synthetic – meaning, it‘s manmade from chemicals. Currently, those chemicals are largely …
June 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

California man sentenced to 140 months in prison for supplying methamphetamine to Boston-based drug ring

April 30, 2019
… to Boston-based drug ring April 30, 2019 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … in federal court in Boston for distributing methamphetamine from California to Massachusetts.    Christopher Halfond, …   After a two-year investigation, Halfond and 10 others from Massachusetts and California were indicted in 2016 on …
April 30, 2019
STORY

Fentanyl Deaths Climbing, DEA Washington Continues the Fight

February 16, 2022
… seeing Mexican cartels sourcing raw, dangerous chemicals from China, using these chemicals to cheaply produce the … opioid overdose fatalities increase by roughly 18 percent from 2019 to 2020 and most recent data show the state is on … of the nation – fatal drug overdoses are up over 30 percent from the previous year. Many experts have attributed the …
February 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

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

October 19, 2021
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
October 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield man sentenced for structuring synthetic drug proceeds

June 15, 2020
… conspiring to structure over $700,000 in cash withdrawals from four different bank accounts associated with his … real property in Bakersfield, approximately $109,555 seized from five different bank accounts, approximately $199,181 in cash seized from a safe in his residence, approximately $233,460 in cash …
June 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield man pleads guilty to conspiring to structure funds

February 18, 2020
… at least half a million dollars in cash withdrawals from his bank accounts, Drug Enforcement Administration … he agreed to the forfeiture of the following assets derived from his structuring activity: real property in Bakersfield, approximately $109,555 seized from five different bank accounts, approximately $199,181 in …
February 18, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Receive More Than $730,296 In Federally-Forfeited Funds

May 16, 2018
… to state and local law enforcement agencies, resulting from a forfeiture action against convicted drug trafficker … The Justice Department recovered more than $1 million from Brown, of which 80 percent will be shared with 15 law … Justice’s Equitable Sharing Program. “Taking away the funds from drug trafficking organizations continues to be one of …
May 16, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Major Drug Traffickers With Ties To The Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced In West Michigan

June 03, 2013
… Number: (313) 234-4310 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Four men from California and five men from West Michigan have been sentenced to federal prison for … of the conspiracy obtained 20-30 kilograms of cocaine from sources affiliated with the Sinaloa Cartel and shipped …
June 03, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 29, 2016
… City - (571) 362-0443 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 DETROIT - After collecting … said, “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from their own family, or from their friends.  Please take the proactive step to …
April 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

High Speed Chase Leads To Indictment Of “Large Scale Gun Toting Cocaine Trafficker” In Ohio

November 29, 2016
… a firearm.  Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers and officers from Akron Police Department executed a traffic stop of … chase. Davis crashed his car into a light pole and then ran from officers. He was arrested after he jumped from a bridge, falling 30 feet to the ground, according to …
November 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Dealer In Kentucky Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For Distributing Fentanyl That Led To Overdose Death

January 11, 2017
… that brought significant amounts of heroin and fentanyl, from Detroit, Michigan for distribution in Richmond, … Danny Reeves sentenced Navarius Westberry, 38, originally from Michigan, but currently living in Lexington, Kentucky … “Mr. Westberry and his co-conspirators moved to Kentucky from Michigan for the sole purpose of establishing a large …
January 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two South Texas Men Convicted Of Trafficking Methamphetamine In Houston

November 25, 2013
… Attorney, Southern District of Texas announced two men from the South Texas area have pleaded guilty to trafficking … Fearing for his life, one of the agents fired two rounds from his service weapon toward Chavez while attempting to … seized three plastic containers containing methamphetamine from the rear area of the Honda CR-V. The methamphetamine …
November 25, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Rio Grande Valley Defendants Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

February 03, 2011
… organization operating out of the McAllen, Texas, area from approximately 2004 through 2009 were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 180 to 360 months, without parole, Drug Enforcement … to ship large quantities of cocaine and marijuana from the McAllen area to various locations in Georgia, …
February 03, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Canada Extradites Second Drug Trafficking Defendant To Colorado For Prosecution

May 14, 2015
… age 35, who was until today in Canada, was extradited from Canada to Denver, Colorado so he can face drug … with six others, in 2010 for the importation of cocaine from Mexico.  The cocaine was brought to Colorado, where it … with others, conspired to import into the United States from Mexico, and then export from the United States into …
May 14, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 27 Years In Federal Prison

June 24, 2014
… was involved in maritime cocaine smuggling operations from the 1980s until at least 2009. He started out as a … GFVs and SPSS vessels, and dispatch those stateless vessels from Colombia.  Renteria-Cuero acted as a “general … contractor,” accepting contracts to build SPSS vessels from cocaine owners in Colombia. Renteria-Cuero provided …
June 24, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Arrest Made For International Narcotics Trafficking

January 06, 2017
… was flown to the U.S. by the DEA Air Wing and agents from the DEA West Palm Beach District (DO) to face charges … and engage in monetary transactions in property derived from unlawful activity; and one substantive count of …
January 06, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Alleged Members And Suppliers Of Heroin Trafficking Organization Charged

March 11, 2015
… in a drug trafficking organization that obtained heroin from Essex County, New Jersey, and supplied it to Central … surveillance, controlled heroin purchases, information from confidential sources and other investigative …
March 11, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Sponsoring 11th National Prescription Take Back Day

April 26, 2016
… reminding New Jersey residents that on Saturday, April 30th from 10 am - 2 pm, the DEA will be holding its11th National … “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household medicine cabinet,” said DEA Acting …
April 26, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Spring Cleaning Takes Down A Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring In Port St. Lucie

May 09, 2013
… were arrested in this investigation: on April 2, 2013, from Port St. (PSL) Kevin Piscottano, Chris Piscottano, Raul … Zappier, and Katharina Von Watts.  Arrested on May 2, 2013, from PSL:  Boyd Jones, Jessica Bifaro, Maurice Jones, … Diana Shearer, Misty Fisher, Geralyn Varricchio, and from Ft. Pierce: Lindsey Grantham and Anthony Sgarlato.  On …
May 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

New London Man Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison For Heading Drug Trafficking Ring

March 30, 2011
… For Heading Drug Trafficking Ring March 30, 2011 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … drug trafficking organization. This matter stems from a joint law enforcement investigation headed by the … 2007, Renaldo Goosby, a close friend of MULLER’s, fled from officers of the Waterford Police Department after a …
March 30, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

North Carolina Man Sentenced In New Hampshire Methamphetamine Manufacturing Conspiracy

February 02, 2017
… about January 29, 2016, co-defendants picked up Jamie Smith from a bus station in Vermont. Soon after getting in the … co-defendant wrote down a piece of paper. During the drive from Vermont to Lebanon, New Hampshire, Smith and his … method. The chemist also determined that two samples taken from the apartment indicated the presence of …
February 02, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Manchester Woman Sentenced For Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

February 28, 2017
… 1.8 kilograms of fentanyl and $198,000 in drug proceeds from an apartment occupied by the defendant and another … enforcement seized approximately $560,000 in drug proceeds from a safe deposit box.  The defendant was not employed at … five-year term of supervised release, following her release from prison.  All of the drug proceeds previously were …
February 28, 2017