PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back Day Saturday

October 18, 2016
… 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 cabinet. When the results of the 11 …
October 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Gun And Drug Offenses

April 11, 2016
… 56 grams and 62 grams of crack cocaine, respectively, from Thornton.  On June 9, 2015, DEA and ATF used an undercover officer to purchase a .357 caliber revolver from Thornton.  On June 23, 2015, a confidential source DEA … a .22 caliber pistol, both with obliterated serial numbers, from Thornton. Thornton has previous felony drug and gun …
April 11, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Pittsburgh Cocaine Ringleader Sentenced To 30 Years

May 02, 2011
… judge called a "large-scale" drug ring in Linmar supplied from Detroit and other cities. Mr. Dorsett refused comment … at least 60 kilograms of cocaine and 10 kilograms of crack from 2003, when he got out of the Beaver County Jail, and … a feud between Mr. Dorsett's Linmar gang and a rival gang from nearby Griffith Heights. Mr. Cain was from Griffith …
May 02, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Philadelphia Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Pill Mill

July 09, 2013
… Medical Society, Inc. (“WMS”), ran a prescription pill mill from June of 2008 through February 18, 2010.  Gosnell wrote … give it to WMS staff who would then collect cash and “tips” from customers.  Gosnell went from writing several hundred prescriptions for controlled …
July 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Drug Traffickers Indicted

September 03, 2013
… intent to distribute 12 kilos of heroin, which was seized from the organization’s heroin stash house located at 3901 … coordinated and supervised the transportation and delivery from Mexico to Philadelphia where he oversaw distribution of … heroin for the organization and was awaiting cash payments from Philadelphia area heroin distributors.  The indictment …
September 03, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 57 Months Imprisonment In Drug Conspiracy Case

October 23, 2013
… that involved the importation of cocaine and heroin from Panama and Afghanistan.  United States District Judge … five kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin from the Republic of Panama into the United States, in … smuggled or attempted to smuggle heroin and cocaine from Panama to Delaware.  He acknowledged making cocaine and …
October 23, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

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

October 17, 2016
… Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 22 SAN DIEGO - America is … 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 …
October 17, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Dealer Sentenced For Structuring Drug Proceedshirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Idaho Meth Case

January 27, 2011
… Carolina, when he committed the offense. The case arose from an investigation into the distribution of marijuana and … of shipments containing marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms from Michael James Walsh in Eugene. Walsh was a distributor … to people in multiple states. Upon receiving the shipments from Walsh, Yaun sold the marijuana and mushrooms and …
January 27, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Money Courier For Large Guatemalan Drug Ring Sentenced To Over 13 Years In Prison

May 31, 2013
… organization that imported cocaine into the United States from Guatemala and smuggled the proceeds back to Guatemala.  … enforcement seized $1,168,000 in cash wrapped in bundles from a secret compartment in his vehicle. In 2005, Duarte picked up drug money from a co-conspirator in Connecticut to take to the …
May 31, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficker Receives 19 Year Prison Sentence For Two Cocaine Conspiracies

April 09, 2013
… a total of approximately 8.5 kilograms of cocaine from Burbank, California, to Alaska. Law enforcement … the second box of cocaine that Dimmer had sent to Hernandez from Burbank. Dimmer concealed the kilograms of cocaine sent from Burbank in rather unique retro-looking Crosley Stereo …
April 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Southern Oregon Martial Arts Instructor Sentenced To Federal Prison On Marijuana Charges

June 03, 2013
… of marijuana weights and prices per pound sold, ranging from $18,000 to $29,000. Agents also discovered that … either did not use marijuana or never received marijuana from Hisamoto. Further investigation revealed that Hisamoto sold the marijuana to buyers from California. Hisamoto recruited co-defendants Charlie …
June 03, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Lane County Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison

July 26, 2013
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … possess and distribute methamphetamine.  Upon his release from prison, he will be placed on supervised release for … enforcement conducted multiple purchases of methamphetamine from an individual who was acting as a courier for …
July 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Five People Arrested; Charged With Illegal Marijuana Grow In Boise County

September 19, 2013
… law enforcement at a camp located approximately 100 meters from the marijuana grow site. According to the complaints, … hundred marijuana plants that had already been harvested from the growing operation. Investigators also located and … investigators removed over 4,800 marijuana plants from the dispersed grow site. If convicted, the defendants …
September 19, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced For Drug Shipments

December 05, 2016
… Central Valley, pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds from the sale of synthetic drugs. Court documents indicate that from September 2012 to May 2013, New, Middleton, Douglas … enterprise that imported raw synthetic cannabinoids from China containing AM-2201 and XLR11 that they processed …
December 05, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Man Sentenced For Structuring Over $4.2 M In Proceeds Of Synthetic Drug Sales

August 14, 2017
… 49, also of Bakersfield, to structure $4,204,965 obtained from the sale of smokeable synthetic drugs, U.S. Attorney … Farraj and Akroush obtained synthetic cannabinoids from Haitham Eid Habash, aka Eddie Habash, 54, of Hawthorne, … A. Drozd ordered the forfeiture of over $5 million seized from various bank accounts, seven properties, a 1962 …
August 14, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Marijuana Growers In Siskiyou County Arrested For Conspiring To Bribe Sheriff

August 31, 2017
… of $1 million was contingent on Yang securing and profiting from certain out-of-state marijuana licenses, Yang and … a total of $80,000 if he would exempt eight properties from the Siskiyou County ban against outdoor marijuana grows. They sought protection from raids or other law enforcement actions on these eight …
August 31, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’S Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

October 02, 2015
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … are shocking-approximately 46,000 Americans die each year from drug-related deaths.  More than half of those are from heroin and prescription opioids,” said Acting DEA …
October 02, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Kern County Drug Traffickers Indicted

January 31, 2013
… were returned today in two separate cases originating from Kern County involving large quantities of controlled … half pound of heroin, and one and a half pounds of cocaine from a residence in northeast Bakersfield where both men … packaging material, and ammunition and seized $3,179 from Hernandez’s residence on the property. If convicted, …
January 31, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Fresno Man Sentenced For Laundering Drug Proceeds

April 22, 2013
… of supervised release, for structuring proceeds derived from an interstate drug trafficking operation, Drug … court documents, Gable structured $693,905 in cash derived from the sales of marijuana grown in Fresno and shipped to … to obtain California medical marijuana recommendations from a local physician for the purpose of growing marijuana, …
April 22, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Indicted For Sanger Marijuana Cultivation Operation Bullet Holes In Thieves’ Truck Lead To Defendants

October 25, 2012
… they responded to a call regarding men unloading marijuana from a pickup truck on East Ashlan Avenue in Sanger. In … detectives found four men unloading 150 pounds of marijuana from the flatbed of a pickup truck and hanging it in a barn. … been shot at with a rifle when they were stealing marijuana from a grow site in the area of Zediker and Shaw Avenues in …
October 25, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same time period. These reductions in …
December 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Gun and drug trafficking ring dismantled in the Bronx

February 13, 2020
… Gun and drug trafficking ring dismantled in the Bronx February … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … repeatedly referenced their ability to obtain guns from Pennsylvania and bring them into New York to be sold. …
February 13, 2020
STORY

In Memoriam: Pope Francis—A Global Voice Against Drug Trafficking and Addiction

April 21, 2025
… Pope Francis—A Global Voice Against Drug Trafficking and Addiction April 21, 2025 Today, the Drug Enforcement … addiction. His commitment to protecting the most vulnerable—from the barrios of Buenos Aires to the streets of Rome—will … Rome, more than 100 senior drug law enforcement officials from around the world were received at the Vatican by His …
April 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 06, 2024
… has ever faced.  In 2022 alone, 107,941 Americans died from drug poisonings, with a staggering 70% of those deaths … exhibit will have extended hours on Tuesday, May 7, from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. “Americans today are experiencing … fentanyl. The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals. For more …
May 06, 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION

Phoenix News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Phoenix News 2006 The archive stories for 2009 - 2002 are from the retired web site for DEA.gov.  NOTE: navigation … Conference JUN 1, 2006 Two Mexican Nationals Extradicted From Mexico To Face Charges In Naco, Arizona Drug Tunnel MAY …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Chemist (Forensic)

March 28, 2025
… critical in supporting our efforts to keep Americans safe from dangerous drugs and those who traffic them.  Expert … laboratory analysis, court testimony, and evidence gathered from crime scenes are key components in successful criminal …
March 28, 2025
DOCUMENT

Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act

June 23, 2023
Testimony
… between the ages of 18 to 45, and it kills Americans from all walks of life, in every state and community in this … financial network to pocket billions of dollars in revenue from those sales. Responding to America's Overdose …
June 23, 2023
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April 27, 2019
April 27, 2019

DEA Take Back Day (April 2019)

2:00 AM - 6:00 AM (EDT)
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Find a collection site near you! The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs...
PRESS RELEASE

Large Hexane Hash Oil Extraction Lab Seized in El Cajon

December 03, 2021
… Sandoval Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Drums of Hexane Seized From Hexane Hash Oil Lab Drums of Hexane Seized From Hexane Hash Oil Lab Hexane Hash Oil Lab Hexane Hash Oil …
December 03, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Major takedown dismantles multi-state methamphetamine network tied to Sinaloa cartel

May 21, 2019
… for the shipment of large quantities of methamphetamine from San Diego to various locations in the United States and … today’s operation sends a message: If you’re profiting from drug addiction, you will be pursued relentlessly by … task force comprised of federal and local law enforcement from the DEA, San Diego County Sheriff’s Department, the San …
May 21, 2019