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24 Indicted: Some Of The Largest Methamphetamine Manufacturers, Distributors, Users In Central New York State Year Long Major Investigation Reveals Return Of Smurfing, Clandestine Laboratories – 16 Arrested Of 24 Indicted

… again. In this case, it was through concerted efforts from the DEA, local and state law enforcement to identify … last two to three years, and received thousands of pills from individuals, known as “smurfs,” who bought the pills to …
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Russellville Operation Results In 44 Federal Defendants Charged With Multiple Drug And Gun Crimes

… District of Arkansas will continue long after today.” From January 2016 through October 2017 multiple agencies at … dozens of controlled purchases of methamphetamine from individuals associated with the NAE, as well as others …
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United States Files Civil Complaint Seeking Injunctive Relief, Penalties And Forfeiture Of Assets Tied To Suffolk County Clinic’s Illegal Distribution Of Prescription Painkillers

… Files Civil Complaint Seeking Injunctive Relief, Penalties And Forfeiture Of Assets Tied To Suffolk County Clinic’s … offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … of dollars in revenue. The complaint focuses on the period from 2006 to the Spring of 2015, during which doctors …
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Operation Dial Tone Dismantles Heroin Trafficking Organization

… Special Agent in Charge Brian R. Crowell stated, "Resulting from the seizure of nearly one thousand heroin filled dime … and profited thousands of dollars on a weekly basis from the sale of heroin throughout the Oneonta community … diligent work leading this investigation and the assistance from our law enforcement partners with the Cooperstown …
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Four Adult Entertainers And Club Manager Arrested In $200,000 Fraud: Victims Drugged And Transported To New York City Clubs

… indictment centers on the theft of approximately $200,000 from four victims between September 3, 2013 and December 19, … victim’s signature or concealing the amount of the charge from the victim and causing him to believe he was signing a … credit cards.  Charges on individual credit cards ranged from approximately $5,000 to over $50,000. In some cases, …
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Staten Island Physician’s Assistant And Two Other Individuals Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone Pills

… to obtain medically unnecessary prescriptions of oxycodone from Marchetta, according to the Indictment. The … programs as well as patients who rely on those programs from the dangers of America's prescription drug fraud … including opioid painkillers, resulting in more deaths from prescription drug overdoses than auto accidents. …
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Two Out-of-State Residents Charged In Massive Queens Marijuana Bust

… the vehicle, it was clear that the intense odor emanating from the U-Haul truck was indicative of the massive amount … safe prevented more than 800 pounds of marijuana from reaching our streets." The District Attorney identified … observed a U-Haul vehicle with Arizona license plates move from one lane of traffic to another without signaling. It is …
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Doctor And Owner Of Bronx Clinics Involved In Illegal Distribution Of More Than Five Million Oxycodone Pills Is Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison

… clinic with multiple locations in the Bronx, New York, and from which more than five million tablets of the … evidence presented by the government during LOWE’s trial: From approximately January 2011 until February 2014, a drug …
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, LLC.

… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … orders of unusual size, orders that deviate substantially from a normal pattern, or orders of unusual frequency.  The … in a timely matter to deter prescription medication from being illegally distributed.  This settlement is a …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Scam Alert

March 28, 2025
… law enforcement officer will demand cash or gift cards from a member of the public. You should only give money, … information, to someone you know. Anyone receiving a call from a person claiming to be with DEA should report the …
March 28, 2025
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DEA Recognizes Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

January 22, 2025
… Enforcement Appreciation Day, we recognize the dedication and sacrifices of the men and women who vow to serve and … agencies across the nation that go after drug traffickers. From the Northeast: A Salute to the Oldest and Largest Task …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

June 23, 2023
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug networks, from the source of supply to the last mile of distribution, …
June 23, 2023
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Recruitment
October 19, 2018
October 19, 2018

Baker College Law Enforcement Day

2:00 AM - 6:00 AM (EDT)
Allen Park, MI
For: High School students interested in meeting representatives from multiple policing agencies to learn more about potential law enforcement careers. Baker College students, particularly Criminal Justice students, interested in learning more about specific law enforcement agencies and the opportunities available (entire high school CJ classes welcome). Program: Presentations by representatives...
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Family Summit
November 09, 2023
November 09, 2023

El Paso Family Summit

4:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
El Paso, TX
The Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division is hosting a free Family Summit for families from New Mexico and West Texas who have experienced the profound loss of a loved one due to an illicit substance. The DEA Family Summit will take place on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, from 9...
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Community Event
October 27, 2018
October 27, 2018

DEA Take Back Day

6:00 AM - 10:00 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 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6.2 million Americans abused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs...
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2014 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 01, 2014
… Publication Intelligence November 01, 2014 The threat from CPD abuse is persistent and deaths involving CPDs … CPDs. The number of drug overdose deaths, particularly from CPDs, has grown exponentially in the past decade and …
November 01, 2014
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Philadelphia News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Philadelphia News 2009 December 3, 2009 Statement from DEA Special Agent in Charge John J. Bryfonski on the … for Selling Prescription Drugs December 1, 2009 Statement from DEA Special Agent in Charge John J. Bryfonski on the …
July 15, 2021
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Drug-Caused Deaths Investigated by the Washoe County Regional Medical Examiner

August 10, 2020
… Since 2009, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) reporting from the Los Angeles Field Division (LAFD) has explored … LAFD personnel reviewed post-mortem toxicology records from the period between 2015 and 2018. These records show …
August 10, 2020
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DEA Administrator Anne Milgram Releases Statement on Tucson Shooting

… two DEA Special Agents and a DEA Task Force Officer from the Tucson Police Department were involved in a … and Group Supervisor combatting criminal drug traffickers from the Nogales corridor to Kabul, Afghanistan. Group … talent and courage, he carried out duties ranging from tactical instruction to serving as a member of the …
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Miami News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Truck Driver of Transporting $950,000 Worth of Cocaine from Arizona to Central Florida March 11, 2008 Human … Miami Beach Doctor Indicted for Patient Death Resulting from Illegal Dispensing of Controlled Substance January 17, 2008 150 Kilograms of Cocaine Seized from Aircraft in Fort Lauderdale …
July 15, 2021
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New York News 2003/2002

July 15, 2021
… County, NY Dismantled NOV 3, 2003 3 Defendants Extradited From Israel To Stand Trial For Conspiring To Distribute … Leads to Successful Extradition of Ecstasy Kingpin Fugitive from Spain to the United States APR 15, 2003 DEA …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

… that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The DEA’s Take Back Day … “That's why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets …
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Congress Agrees To Add 26 Synthetic Drugs To Controlled Substances Act

… of time a substance may be temporarily placed in Schedule (from 18 to 36 months). In addition to explicitly naming 26 … harmful chemicals. Newly developed drugs, particularly from the “2C family” (dimethoxyphenethylamines), are … 6,959 calls related to synthetic marijuana in 2011, up from 2,906 in 2010. On …
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DEA Administrator Chuck Rosenberg Statement On Walgreens’ Prescription Drug Take Back Initiative

… older who abused pain relievers in the past year got them from a friend or relative for free, including from the home medicine cabinet.  Those who abuse pain … enhance our efforts to remove unwanted prescription drugs from our communities and reduce drug abuse and accidental …
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Computer Forensics Program

March 28, 2025
… this program was to recover information of probative value from computers and magnetic storage media (diskettes, tapes … drive duplication support when evidence cannot be removed from a business. Additionally, any original evidence can be …
March 28, 2025
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Environmental Management Programs

March 28, 2025
… chemicals, contaminated apparatus and equipment seized from clandestine drug laboratories. The program provides … supplies and equipment, and continuing support and training from DEA.   …
March 28, 2025
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Man charged with possessing with intent to distribute meth

… with Department of Homeland Security received a phone call from Richard Treis. Treis was looking to purchase 40 pounds of methamphetamine from the UCA for $120,000.  On July 29, 2020, investigators …
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Philadelphia News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Chester County SEP 19, 2006 DEA Philadelphia Arrests Eight from Roger Ortega Drug Trafficking Organization SEP 15, 2006 … 27, 2006 Six Charged with Importing 230,000 Ecstasy Pills From Canada APR 17, 2006 Two Operation Cyber Chase …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Most Wanted Fugitive Arrives in the United States to Face Charges of Laundering Drug Proceeds

… Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Sebastian Enrique Marset Cabrera, 34, an alleged cocaine trafficker from Uruguay, made his initial appearance in federal court … of cocaine, including as many as ten (10) tons at a time, from South America typically to Europe. The Marset Drug …
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DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30th 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 …