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PRESS RELEASE

Canadian Trucker Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Marijuana

November 20, 2012
… his arrest in Idaho when he tried to cross into the U.S. from Canada. The investigation into this international drug … every month.  The marijuana was smuggled into the U.S. from Canada and distributed across the country to … Georgia and New Jersey, among other locations.  Proceeds from the marijuana distribution were used to purchase …
November 20, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Equitable Sharing Program “Takes The Profit Out Of Crime And Benefits Public Safety”

May 19, 2017
… to distributors and retail outlets throughout the U.S. and from his six smoke shops in Fresno, Visalia and Bakersfield. … of crime and benefits public safety. The proceeds seized from this criminal organization and distributed to law … throughout the country and profited tremendously from the illegal sales of these synthetic drugs. Working …
May 19, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Police Narcotics Detective Charged With Bribery, Drug Trafficking, Obstruction, And Filing False Tax Returns

November 20, 2015
… The indictment charges that Diaz, in exchange for bribes from the dealer, provided the dealer with intelligence on … and attempted to provide the dealer protection from search, seizure, arrest and prosecution. The indictment … Detective Diaz has been on paid administrative leave from the Bakersfield Police Department since this …
November 20, 2015
GENERAL INFORMATION

Miami News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Grow House Operation Indicted December 9, 2009 Nineteen From Hallandale Beach Area Charged in Joint Federal-State … for Importing 300 Kilograms of Cocaine into the U.S. from the Bahamas October 30, 2009 19 Sentenced in Operation …
July 15, 2021
DOCUMENT

CY 2021 Fentanyl Profiling Program (FPP)

August 22, 2022
Publication
… analyses on fentanyl and fentanyl-related samples obtained from seizures throughout the United States. This report … market share, but is rather a snapshot of samples submitted from the eight DEA regional and sub-regional laboratories. …
August 22, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Coronavirus-stamped heroin/fentanyl glassines seized in the Bronx: Six individuals charged

May 08, 2020
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … “Antrax” and “95” Close up coronavirus.jpg Items seized from Heroin-Fentanyl Mill_0.jpg Stamps used on branded … livery car.  Surveillance units followed the cab away from the location and stopped it in the vicinity of the …
May 08, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang Indicted With 24 Federal Arrests

March 27, 2023
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … David F. Reames Domestic Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community Outreach … of whom are alleged to have operated this drug organization from prison, and also prevented vast quantities of dangerous …
March 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Five Related Indictments Target South Bay Drug Distribution Schemes

February 11, 2021
… 571-387-5018 Defendants Allegedly Transported Drug Supply From Southern California And Mexico To The San Jose Area SAN … four simultaneous investigations into the movement of drugs from Mexico to the streets of the San Jose area.   “These …
February 11, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Joint Local, State And Federal Synthetic Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And “Bath Salts”

July 01, 2013
… Joint Local, State And Federal Synthetic Drug Round-Up Leads To The Arrest Of 30 Defendants Charged With Selling “Spice” And “Bath Salts” July 01, 2013 Atlanta Contact Info Contact … Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. “These drugs are made from a variety of dangerous chemical compounds that are not …
July 01, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Spice In The City: New York DEA Leads Huge Attack Against Synthetic Drug Traffickers

September 16, 2015
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … 720-431-8836 Money flow to conflict countries continues from U.S. synthetic drug sales to Yemen, Syria, Lebanon and … several years, DEA has identified over 400 designers drugs from eight different structural classes, the vast majority …
September 16, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 5,456 drug-related overdose deaths in Pennsylvania in 2017

August 21, 2018
… Engage Philadelphia Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … per 100,000 people and a 64% increase in overdose deaths from 2015 to 2017. The DEA Philadelphia Field Division will … opioid misuse data sources. A summary of key findings from the upcoming report indicates that heroin sourced from …
August 21, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

December 15, 2020
… unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and others who may … “The current pandemic has taken some of the focus away from the ongoing opioid epidemic,” said Special Agent in … of abused and misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine …
December 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA offers another opportunity to clean out your medicine cabinet

April 24, 2019
… expired prescription medications. This Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration … or prescription pain killers. Removing those prescriptions from the home or locking them up can keep family and friends … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including the home medicine …
April 24, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA says: “Time to clean out your medicine cabinets”

October 24, 2018
… Suspicious Pharmaceutical Activities: (973)776-1172 Towanda Thorne-James Special Agent In Charge View Towanda … (571) 776-3409 NEWARK, N.J. – This Saturday, Oct. 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the Drug Enforcement Administration … and Prevention, in 2017 more than 72,000 Americans died from drug overdoses, and heroin, fentanyl, and/or …
October 24, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Rochester man going to prison for his role in fentanyl delivery service

January 14, 2020
… used a phone provided by a co-conspirator to take calls from drug customers. After receiving orders from the customers, the defendant obtained quantities of fentanyl from a co-conspirator, and then delivered the drugs to the …
January 14, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Trafficker Ordered to Prison for Putting Meth on Greyhound Bus

March 29, 2023
… additional evidence that the meth had been smuggled in from Mexico before Rocha took possession and moved it … to specific luggage on a Greyhound bus that was traveling from Harlingen to Corpus Christi. Upon opening the bag, they … Surveillance footage revealed Rocha had carried the bag in from the bus station in Harlingen. He also purchased a …
March 29, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

December 20, 2022
… over 50.6 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 10,000 pounds of fentanyl powder this calendar … worked to seize over 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the country,” said Administrator … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  Public Safety Alert …
December 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Expansion of Operation Crystal Shield

January 15, 2021
… an ever-evolving initiative to protect the American people from the dangers of methamphetamine. It is imperative we … the trend of increased meth on our streets and deaths from meth use and overdose. This action is an important step to stymie this dangerous drug from flooding our neighborhoods and communities.” In …
January 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 14, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
April 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA dismantles Southern Arizona drug trafficking ring

August 02, 2018
… into a Douglas area drug trafficking ring.  Agents from the DEA’s Sierra Vista Resident Office coordinated a … our country.” Agents were able to develop information from several leads which led them to identify the main … who were allegedly involved in bulk marijuana smuggling from Mexico, and into the U.S for further distribution.  …
August 02, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Pearl District Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

February 16, 2022
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine from his Pearl District apartment. Antonio Bernal Osorio, … (DEA) agents learned that Osorio was selling drugs from his apartment in Northwest Portland. Between November …
February 16, 2022
STORY

Part One: DEA-Washington is Standing Up Against Violent Crime

January 20, 2022
… Part One: DEA-Washington is Standing Up Against Violent Crime January 20, 2022 DC's … linked to the issue of drug trafficking.  Seized firearms from a large international drug investigation led  by the … data . U.S. homicide rates increased by nearly 30 percent from the previous year, despite the national rate of violent …
January 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two former Venezuelan officials charged and two businessmen plead guilty in connection with Venezuela bribery scheme

June 27, 2019
… to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme to and from bank accounts located in southern Florida. According to … to the charges, a substantial portion of the proceeds from the corrupt contracts was laundered through U.S. … be required to forfeit at least $5.5 million in profits from the corruptly obtained contracts, as well as real …
June 27, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Kicks Off Annual Red Ribbon Campaign

October 25, 2021
… 1985.  Red Ribbon Week is officially celebrated nationally from October 23-31; however, communities and school … red ribbons during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to … a virtual color guard by the Junior ROTC Cadet Color Guard from Arlington, Virginia; a spoken word performance; and …
October 25, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Third member of cocaine conspiracy sentenced

July 31, 2019
… that Gregory Smith mailed packages containing cocaine from Houston, Texas, to Joseph Harper in Madison. Postal records from November 2017 to November 2018 showed 32 packages mailed from Smith to addresses in Wisconsin or Iowa associated with …
July 31, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

McFarland man sentenced for money laundering conspiracy related to sale of synthetic cannabinoids

August 01, 2019
… Shakeel was formerly the general manager for the company. From July 2015 through April 2016, Shahzad conspired with … conspirators continued to distribute synthetic cannabinoids from a Mobil gas station located at 3505 East Washington …
August 01, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2019

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

DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27th.

April 24, 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 24, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years in prison for stealing opioids and selling them for profit

November 21, 2019
… located in the 2700 block of West North Avenue in Chicago. From October 2015 to December 2017, Cruz and a co-defendant, … and Green received at least $10,800 in proceeds from the sale of the stolen pills.  Cruz concealed the theft …
November 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 20, 2020
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere … DEA will also accept vape pens or other e-cigarette devices from individual consumers, only after the batteries are …
October 20, 2020

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