PRESS RELEASE

Organizer Of The Most Prolific Cocaine Network In Alaska Sentenced To 16 Years

March 29, 2016
… Infiltrated - Over 250 kilograms of Cocaine to Alaska from 2010 to 2014 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Clarence Anthony … in Las Vegas, would obtain large quantities of cocaine from California, where he was from. He then paid employees at Las Vegas McCarran …
March 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Suitland Drug Ringleader Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

May 02, 2011
… and local partners, to stop drug traffickers who profit from the harm they present to our community.” According to … Cox led a drug trafficking ring in Suitland, Maryland. From at least February 2007 to February 2009, Cox regularly …
May 02, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Former Philadelphia Police Officer Sentenced To 16 Years For Drug Conspiracy

August 19, 2011
… a phony arrest was orchestrated in order to steal drugs from a drug dealer. At the time of the crime, Williams was a … launderer, but who was actually an undercover Special Agent from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Williams went to … by greed and who turn a blind eye to tragedies that stem from illicit drug use," said John J. Bryfonski, Special …
August 19, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Pennsylvania And Delaware Holding Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In September

September 26, 2012
… unused, and unwanted medications on Saturday September 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The DEA will have more than 300 … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, and often come from the home medicine cabinet. The many convenient …
September 26, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Guilty Verdict In Cocaine Conspiracy And A Conspiracy To Launder Drug Money

June 30, 2014
… recipient and trafficker of multiple kilograms of cocaine from California. AUSA Lenhardt indicated in court filings … revealed that Spence was initially obtaining cocaine from California by use of common couriers such as DHL, … changed the mechanism of transportation multiple times from tractor trailers and other vehicles, to flights from …
June 30, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Waldorf Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

December 15, 2014
…    According to evidence presented at the six-day trial, from at least August 2010 through June 6, 2013, White … During this time period, White sent shipments from the East Coast to California via FedEx and private … sealed packaging.  The evidence further established that from August 2010 through May 2013, White sent 25 shipments, …
December 15, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Hyattsville Man Sentenced For Selling Misbranded Prescription And Non-Prescription Drugs

January 08, 2013
… Washington Field Office. According to his plea agreement, from 2007 to March 27, 2012, Jimenez purchased misbranded prescription and nonprescription drugs from conspirators who brought the drugs into the United States from El Salvador and elsewhere, and then sold the drugs from …
January 08, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Allan Peters Guilty Of Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana

January 30, 2014
… trial. During trial, the government offered evidence that from at least 2005 until 2011, Peters, Alan Forget, Cheryl … Border Patrol seized approximately 250 pounds of marijuana from Cheryl Lobdell in North Hudson, New York. On September … State Police seized approximately 240 pounds of marijuana from a vehicle operated by Alan Forget, after Forget led law …
January 30, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Maritime International Drug Transportation Organization Arraigned In Brooklyn

August 19, 2014
… on October 14, 2013, on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York. The arraignment was … responsible for transporting shipments of cocaine from Colombia to locations in Central America and Mexico for … arranging boats and submarines that transported the cocaine from Colombia to other members of his organization in …
August 19, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Three-Time Felon Arrested While On Parole

September 04, 2014
… Division, the Albany DEA District Office with assistance from the Oneonta Police Department and New York State parole officers from the Utica office. In the fall of 2013, Sheriff’s Office … and December 2013, quantities of heroin were purchased from Collins by confidential sources during the narcotics …
September 04, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Fresno Man Pleads Guilty In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Ring And Money Laundering

August 26, 2013
… in a drug and money laundering ring that extended from Fresno to Alabama and Georgia, Acting Special Agent in … the guilty plea, Kelley structured $65,298 in cash derived from an interstate marijuana-trafficking organization led by … Gable admitted to structuring $693,905 of drug proceeds from the distribution of marijuana in Birmingham. He is …
August 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Kingpin Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison: $6.5 Million “Crystal Meth” And Heroin Haul

June 03, 2015
… “crystal meth,” and five (11 lbs.) of heroin from Mexican suppliers. At the time of the guilty plea, … a two-week wiretap investigation. With authorization from the court, agents were able to record Mota’s calls and … of methamphetamine and heroin as it was being transferred from a tractor trailer to a car. Evidence suggested that …
June 03, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Canadian Marijuana Trafficker Receives Life Imprisonment

January 15, 2016
… by Dinelle, ran a vast international marijuana operation from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, which operated from at least 2005 until 2008.  During the trial in federal … testified that Woods procured large quantities of marijuana from his sources in Canada, and with Dinelle, arranged for …
January 15, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Second Canadian Marijuana Trafficker Receives Life Sentence

January 21, 2016
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … Woods in running a vast international marijuana operation from Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, which operated from about 2005 until 2008. During the trial in federal …
January 21, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

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

November 07, 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 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … ever encountered,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram.  “From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
August 19, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Anne Milgram Sworn In As DEA Administrator

June 29, 2021
… safer and healthier,” said Administrator Milgram. From 2007 to 2010, Ms. Milgram served as the Attorney … Award for her work. After graduating summa cum laude from Rutgers University, Ms. Milgram received a master’s …
June 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hero Joseph Piersante Honored By U.S. Secretary Of Defense

April 30, 2015
… to the Department of Defense. Piersante’s recovery from this life-threatening event has been nothing short of … Special Agent Piersante has received numerous awards from a variety of organizations, including the Federal Congressional Badge of Bravery - from the United States Congress, and from his alma mater, …
April 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Madera County Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

October 27, 2015
… were found inside. Officers seized two rifles and a shotgun from a gun safe along with high-capacity magazines and more … for that firearm. The serial numbers had been removed from two of the seized firearms, and one had been reported … had previously been convicted of crimes that prohibited him from possessing firearms. This case was the product of an …
October 27, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-Three indicted in large-scale heroin ring

October 07, 2020
… contained in the indictment as well as information from detention hearings, defendants Azusena Maribel Sierra and her husband Juan Antonio Amaya-Nunez were at the center … collector who, on a daily basis, received calls and texts from dozens of street-level customers. Sierra took heroin …
October 07, 2020
STORY

DEA Celebrates 45 Years

July 10, 2018
… seizing tens of billions of dollars of assets from traffickers and strong bonds with our international and … DEA’s work, hundreds of thousands of people have been saved from drug addiction and death and communities have been … far too many people still become addicted - and often die - from drugs today. This includes drugs we were fighting 45 …
July 10, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases annual National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially following the DEA’s … period ending in July of 2020, a significant increase from 2019, when more than 70,000 people died of overdoses.  … the first part of 2020. The assessment gathers information from many data sources such as drug investigations and …
March 02, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Red Ribbon Rally

February 25, 2022
… Fox Young Marines Color Guard, Eat at Joe’s acapella group from Georgetown Day School in Washington, D.C. and invited guests from other federal agencies, the military, DEA’s prevention partners, and students from H.B. Woodlawn Secondary Program, Arlington, Virginia.  …
February 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts 25th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2023
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers an easy, no-cost … medications—those that are old, unwanted, or expired—from their homes.  These medications can be a gateway to … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary …
October 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 19, 2020
… to dispose of unwanted, unused prescription drugs during pandemic WASHINGTON – DEA is holding its 19th National … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere …
October 19, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Barr announces Timothy J. Shea as new Acting Administrator of Drug Enforcement Administration

May 19, 2020
… Shea served as Associate Deputy Attorney General from 1990 to 1992 and as Counselor to the Attorney General … a crackdown targeting violent crime in seven U.S. cities. From 1992 to 1997, Shea served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney …
May 19, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Portland Man Sentenced To Almost Seven Years For Trafficking Bath Salts And Opiates

January 10, 2017
… the charges on April 1, 2016. According to court records, from February through May 2015, Day was involved in a … heroin, and fentanyl. Heroin and fentanyl were obtained from sources in New Hampshire and Massachusetts and bath salts were obtained through the mail from a source outside the United States.  Day and his …
January 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

November 29, 2012
… 11, 2012. According to evidence presented at trial, from early 2011 until his arrest on October 18, 2011, Coronado sold large quantities of methamphetamine from his home in Riverview to lower-level dealers. The … multiple-ounce quantities of high purity methamphetamine from Corona for purposes of distribution. Corona previously …
November 29, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Collects 188.5 Tons

November 03, 2011
… partners have removed 995,185 (498.5 tons) of medication from circulation in the past 13 months. “The amount of … majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs obtain them from family and friends for free, including from the home medicine cabinet. Many Americans simply do not …
November 03, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Six Colombian Nationals Charged With Murder Of DEA Agent

July 19, 2013
… He was a hero, in every sense of the word, who was taken from us far too suddenly and far too soon," said Attorney … cooperation with Colombian authorities, and with assistance from INTERPOL and the Justice Department’s Office of … Affairs.  Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael P. Ben’Ary from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of …
July 19, 2013