PRESS RELEASE

Tricked-out Upper Manhattan Stash Apartments Conceal $12 Million In Heroin And $500,000 In “Crystal Meth”

April 16, 2014
… of a long-term investigation, investigators and agents from Special Narcotics and DEA’s Long Island Division Office … lbs. of methamphetamine and shoe soles that had been ripped from several pairs of women’s footwear. International … use hollowed out shoes to conceal narcotics. Also seized from Apt. 21E were 100 grams of heroin from the pocket of a …
April 16, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Ten Charged with Crack Cocaine Distribution in Mount Vernon

November 15, 2022
… to solving violent crime and removing guns and drugs from our city streets.  This operation is an example of what … unsealed today in White Plains federal court: [1 ] From at least January 2022 until November 2022, Esteban …
November 15, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Defendants Charged with Firearms and Narcotics Trafficking

August 11, 2022
… Conspired to Traffic Narcotics and More Than 50 Firearms From Ohio to New York 1. Firearms Sold on June 4, 2022.jpg … than 50 firearms, along with methamphetamine and fentanyl, from Ohio to New York. Vasquez and Colon will be presented …
August 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Over 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, heroin and cocaine seized in Ozone Park, Queens: Three arrested

January 08, 2021
… Over 20 kilograms of suspected fentanyl, heroin and cocaine seized in Ozone Park, Queens: Three arrested … presses seized in mill_0.jpg guns and narcotics 2 seized from vehcile.jpg Equipment, packaging, and cutting agents … Perry Funchess and recovered over 20 kilograms of narcotics from an Infinity Q70 sedan and 94-04 80th Street, Apt. 1. On …
January 08, 2021
STORY

Carfentanil: A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other

May 14, 2025
… involving carfentanil increased approximately sevenfold – from 29 deaths from January to June 2023, to 238 deaths from January to June 2024. Carfentanil has now been detected …
May 14, 2025
EVENT
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Community Event
March 05, 2019 - March 06, 2019
March 05, 2019 - March 06, 2019

New Mexico Youth Summit on Opioid Awareness

11:30 PM - 2:30 AM (EST)
Rio Rancho, NM
More than 3,000 Students to Participate in the New Mexico Youth Summit on Opioid Awareness The Mark Wahlberg Youth Foundation in partnership with the DEA 360 Campaign to hold educational event promoting healthy choices and a drug-free lifestyle for students What: Public health officials refer to the opioid drug epidemic...
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 23, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
April 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Americans Flock To National Drug Take Back Day

October 28, 2016
… than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by … prescription painkillers, say they obtained those drugs from friends and family, including from a home medicine cabinet, according to the National …
October 28, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 am to 2 pm local time, at over 5,000 sites around … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 24, 2017
LANDING PAGE

FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication

September 16, 2025
… FAST and KCO Memorial Dedication In Honor of Those Who Made the … KCO Memorial Unveiled In Honor of Fallen DEA Special Agents and Military Personnel Ahead of 24th Anniversary of … U.S. military helicopter he was in crashed while returning from a joint counter-narcotics mission in western …
September 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA St. Louis Division joins Kiwanis to "Crush Drugs" in St. Charles County

July 30, 2020
… deaths decreased in 2019, more than 1,000 people died from overdoses. In 2017, one in seven high school students … who are in the battle for their loved ones suffering from substance use disorder.” "The Kiwanis Club of St … accepted at bikereg.com/scmokiwanis . Route lengths run from 12 to 45 miles. The registration fee is $25. For …
July 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor pleads guilty to unlawful drug distribution and identity theft

September 17, 2020
… theft September 17, 2020 Also settles civil claims arising from improper ketamine prescriptions and recordkeeping … to pay $43,225.24 to settle civil penalty claims arising from his improper prescribing of ketamine and failure to … treatment. In pleading guilty, McMahon admitted that from at least December 2018 through August 2019, he provided …
September 17, 2020
STORY

13-Year-Old D.J. Daniel Sworn In As Honorary DEA Special Agent

April 22, 2025
… past several months, 13-year-old Devarjaye “D.J.” Daniel and his father, Theodis, have traveled the United States … Academy at Quantico. D.J.’s day began with a welcome from Basic Agent Class (BAT) 254 and Special Agent in Charge …
April 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

New York Drug Enforcement Task Force and NY Attorney General Take Down Ghost Gun Trafficking Ring

December 01, 2022
… a 438-count indictment, charging three individuals from a gun trafficking operation that illegally sold 47 … ghost guns which were shipped to New York and Pennsylvania from various online retailers before being assembled. The … we have removed dozens of illegal, dangerous firearms from our streets and taken out a criminal enterprise that …
December 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Nassau Doctor Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Overprescription of Opioids that Led to Five Deaths

January 22, 2024
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … His actions ultimately led to the deaths of five patients from drug overdose,” said DA Donnelly. “We entrust doctors … in his car, prescribing medications with no examination from the parking lots of the Rockville Centre hotel where he …
January 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged major trafficker among three indicted in connection with over 25 pounds of cocaine and $125,000 cash seized in the Bronx

September 30, 2020
… 720-431-8836 Cocaine bearing dragon symbol recovered from secret compartment in bathroom 1.jpg 4.jpg Cocaine … Group D-43, and the New York State Police, with assistance from the New York City Police Department’s 46th Precinct. … a brick shaped package that appeared to be the same package from earlier in the day. New York State Police investigators …
September 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Large scale narcotics pill manufacturing operation dismantled in a residential building in the Bronx

June 22, 2020
… Gregovich 720-431-8836 Three pill press machines recovered from basement drug lab that also contained a coop of dozens … in basement.jpg crystal meth seized.jpg Product seized from basement.jpg NEW YORK – U.S. Drug Enforcement … pill press machines, used to form counterfeit pills from illicit drugs. Also seized during the search were …
June 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Over 85 Pounds of Cocaine and Fentanyl, 8 Guns and $420,000 Cash Seized in Williamsburg, Brooklyn: Man Charged as Major Trafficker

December 10, 2024
… eight loaded firearms, and approximately $420,000 cash from the defendant’s car, which was parked outside of a … Enforcement Task Force (NYDETF) Group T-11, with assistance from SNP’s Investigators Unit.  NYDETF Group T-11 is comprised of agents and officers from DEA New York Division, the New York City Police …
December 10, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Charged after Federal Investigation Disrupts Massive Counterfeit Pill Manufacturing Operation

September 24, 2024
… Pill Manufacturing Operation September 24, 2024 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … Practitioner 571-362-9171 Synthetic opioid pills trafficked from Connecticut throughout U.S. through dark web EAST HAVEN … documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation led by the DEA New Haven’s Tactical …
September 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

January 14, 2021
… Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic January 14, 2021 Headquarters Contact Info Contact … prescriptions at the scene of a domestic warrant service and arrest.jpg A DEA Forensic Chemist measuring a lethal … significant operations to protect neighborhoods from the rise in violence, the scourge of methamphetamine, …
January 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General William P. Barr announces updates in Operation Legend to include charges against 26 defendants alleged to operate a violent drug trafficking organization

September 22, 2020
… @DEAChicagoDiv Shane Catone Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … DEA Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Division, and Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the … obtained multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine and marijuana from California for distribution in the Milwaukee area. As …
September 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Major Gang Arrests In Greater Little Rock Area Highlights Pioneering Collaborative State, Local, And Federal Violence Reduction Initiative

February 22, 2018
… Rock Area Highlights Pioneering Collaborative State, Local, And Federal Violence Reduction Initiative February 22, 2018 … task force. Early Thursday morning hundreds of officers from multiple agencies executed arrest warrants for the … place to live.” “A team of over 250 agents and officers from law enforcement agencies across our state came together …
February 22, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan Doctor Illegally Sold Painkiller Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

January 31, 2013
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County Additional Division Info Community … who illegally obtained numerous prescriptions for oxycodone from Gibbs. Vaughan filled prescriptions under his own name …
January 31, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Anchorage Attorney Arrested, Charged with Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses

May 22, 2025
… substance. Court documents explain that Facey was suspended from practicing law on Feb. 24, 2025, following numerous bar … Office for the District of Alaska has been recused from this case with the exception of certain personnel. Assistant U.S. Attorney Steven D. Clymer from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of …
May 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

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

September 27, 2021
… Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth September 27, 2021 San Diego Contact Info Contact … last year compared to 2019, sadly, overdose deaths from these drugs significantly increased from 2019 to 2020.  Although the DEA remains committed to …
September 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

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

October 20, 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 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Four Arrested After DEA-Led Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking Ring

April 19, 2023
… of narcotics, revealed that Fisher received heroin/fentanyl from Collins, and fentanyl/heroin and cocaine from other suppliers.  He then distributed the narcotics to … the arrests of the four defendants, agents and officers from the DEA, FBI, Connecticut State Police, and Waterbury, …
April 19, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Drug Delivery Service Responsible for Three Fentanyl Poisoning Deaths Convicted

January 30, 2023
… was fully aware that a customer had previously overdosed from the deadly fentanyl Ortega laced into his product yet … continues to claim lives and inflict havoc on families from all walks of life.  Drug dealers don’t label their …
January 30, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Kilo Fentanyl Distributor in Craven County Sentenced to 40 Years

December 20, 2024
… of Craven County’s most hopeless souls, extracting profit from their pain and addiction,” said U.S. Attorney Michael … and its partners are committed to holding those who profit from this destruction accountable. This is a warning to …
December 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Australian National Pleads Guilty to Participating in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

August 08, 2024
… National Pleads Guilty to Participating in Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy August 08, 2024 Miami … – On July 29, Jordan Curry, 42, an Australian national from Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), pled guilty to … in a conspiracy to launder money and import cocaine from South America through the United States to Australia.  …
August 08, 2024