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DEA And Attorney General Horne: Arrests Made In Large-Scale Criminal Operation

… Julio Villagrana were spotted on Tuesday night, but fled from law enforcement and have not yet been picked up.  The … through various bank accounts and a local Tucson casino.  From approximately June of 2010, and continuing through May …
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Operation Kruz Control Delivers Major Action Against Large Scale Marijuana Trafficking Organization

… Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … importation of multi-thousand pounds of marijuana from (primarily through the Agua Prieta corridor) into New … in 'Operation Kruz Control" were led by DEA with assistance from the U.S. Border Patrol and its Tactical (BORTAC), …
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Long Island Doctor Indicted For Causing Oxycodone Overdose Deaths Of Two Patients

… that the abuse of prescription drugs can lead to death from a doctor’s office or from distribution on the streets. In this case, these … action against a pharmacy, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
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Bowie Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Federal Prison For $108 Million Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… State Police. According to evidence presented at his trial, from at least January 2011 through January 2015, Marshall … 150 grams of cocaine base.  Testimony showed that from January 2011 until August 2012, Ford-Bey, assisted by … Marshall, received multiple kilogram shipments of cocaine from a source in California.  On August 15, 2012, the Texas …
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BGF Leaders Plead Guilty To Participating In A Racketeering Conspiracy

… prisons. The crimes included extorting protection money from other inmates and using contraband cell phones to … facilities. According to their plea agreements, from 2006 through June 2010, Brown, Olivis and Williams were … incarcerated, he extorted a fellow inmate for protection from violence at the hands of BGF members and assaulted …
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Physician And Pharmacist Among Those Arrested In Drug Conspiracy And Health Care Fraud Case

… indictment contains 240 counts of health care fraud. Agents from multiple federal and local agencies arrested defendants … and pharmacists are trained to help real patients suffering from actual medical conditions, not drug trafficking … heath care fraud schemes not only divert limited resources from patients that really need and deserve care, they also …
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Bronx Beach Avenue Drug Crew “Gang Bangers” Indicted, Charged

… off the streets in order to make our communities safe from drug and gun violence.”  Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet … operated principally in and around the Bronx, New York, from at least 2009 up to and including February 2017. One of … non-members, outsiders, and rival narcotics dealers from distributing crack cocaine in the area controlled by …
DRUG FACT SHEET
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Hallucinogen

Psilocybin

January 25, 2025
Psilocybin comes from certain types of psilocybe mushrooms. Psilocybin is metabolized in the body to the active drug psilocyn, also present in many of the same mushrooms.
January 25, 2025
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DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

January 22, 2025
… 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, …
January 22, 2025
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DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

January 22, 2025
… 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, …
January 22, 2025
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Readout: DEA Leadership Meets with Italian Law Enforcement Delegation

… Terrance Cole met with a law enforcement delegation from Italy, signifying the agency’s renewed focus on working … organizations.  ‘Ndrangheta sources its drug supply from Mexican cartels, particularly the Sinaloa Cartel, and …
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Indictment Charges Man for Trafficking Dangerous, Unusual Drug Mixtures of Heroin, Fentanyl, Tramadol and Methamphetamine

… four pounds of narcotics and packaging equipment recovered from maintenance area of residential building near public … Heights 2400 Walton Ave drugs seized.jpg ketamine.jpg kilo from bedroom.jpg kilo press.jpg Stroke stamp.jpg Queen & … case prevented a tremendous amount of illegal narcotics from flooding into our city’s streets. I commend our NYPD …
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Black market pill manufacturing operation dismantled in Bronx apartment building; superintendent among three charged

… and adjacent vacant studio apartment. The area was accessed from an interior courtyard through a locked door. A review of security footage from the interior courtyard showed Castillo entering and … A headlamp and colorful dyes were also recovered from the suitcase. In order to remove the various unknown …
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U.S. Attorney Announces 17 Indictments in Fayetteville Area as Part of Ongoing Federal Violent Crime and Drug Strategy

… and State agencies to remove violent and career criminals from our community,” said Fayetteville Police Chief Kemberle … and illegal drugs and guns as well as violent offenders from our community.” There are a wide range of charges on … and crimes of violence. The following individuals, all from Fayetteville and surrounding areas, face federal …
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DEA Task Force investigation dismantles Waterbury drug ring; 29 charged

… Waterbury drug ring; 29 charged March 21, 2019 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … documents and statements made in court, the arrests stem from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … received large quantities of heroin and cocaine from various suppliers and sold the drugs to street-level …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Drug Policy

March 28, 2025
… or transferred between schedules) or decontrolled (removed from control). The procedure for these actions is found in  … of Health and Human Services (HHS), or by petition from any interested party, including: The manufacturer of a …
March 28, 2025
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Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)

March 28, 2025
… OCDETF Strike Forces are teams comprised of members from various prosecutorial, state and federal law …
March 28, 2025
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Saratoga County drug dealer sentenced to 20 years for overdose death

… he sold controlled substances, including furanyl fentanyl, from his residence in Saratoga Springs, New York Early on … term of supervised release, to begin after Boice’s release from prison. This case was investigated by the DEA Albany …
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Hallucinogen

Ketamine

January 22, 2025
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is referred to as a “dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen” because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment. Ketamine can...
January 22, 2025
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New York Leadership

July 12, 2022
… imperative role of prevention and education in saving lives from the consequences of drug abuse.  In March, 2022, DEA … in order to save lives.   Mr. Tarentino graduated in 1993 from Norwich University, the Military College of Vermont …
July 12, 2022
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Headquarters News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Drug Take-Back Effort September 29, 2010 Results from DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Start Coming In … 19, 2010 Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradicted From Mexico to United States to Face Federal …
July 15, 2021
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DEA and United Against Fentanyl Announce National Partnership for Walk for Lives 2026

… DEA and United Against Fentanyl Announce National Partnership … –Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and  United Against Fentanyl (UAF) announced a national … trained volunteer leadership teams and community partners from the public and private sector. Each event will feature …
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DEA Implements E-commerce Outreach Program to Combat Counterfeit Drug Production

… counterfeit pills that are nearly indistinguishable from controlled prescription medications.” DEA is engaging … of safeguarding these critical components and prevent them from falling into the hands of illicit DTOs.  Additionally, … of tableting and encapsulating machines and pill punches from its sales/online platform. For more information on …
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DEA Surge Targets Sinaloa Cartel Networks Worldwide

… the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the world’s most violent and powerful drug cartels, responsible for flooding the … their command, control, and distribution networks.  From August 25 through August 29, 2025, DEA agents across 23 …
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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking More than a Kilo of Fentanyl

… fentanyl packaged for sale and $17,963 in proceeds derived from criminal activities. The charging statute provides a … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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DEA announces release of Pennsylvania opioid threat report

… the report. The analysis of data and intelligence received from myriad law enforcement and public health sources … greatest significance: Highly potent, white heroin, sourced from Mexican transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), … and western Pennsylvania frequently acquire their supply from northern New Jersey, Ohio, and Michigan.   Analysis of …
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Former Office Manager of New Jersey Medical Practice Admits Conspiring with Doctor to Divert Controlled Substances

… practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. From January 2018 to March 2021, DeLeon worked as an office … DeLeon or the doctor would typically collect a cash payment from the patient before providing the prescription. For …
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Passaic County Man Admits Role in Illegal Money Transmitting Scheme

… aiding and abetting an illegal money transmitting business. From July 2016 to December 2017, De La Cruz Acosta accepted … De La Cruz Acosta admitted that he knew that the cash was from an illegal source and that he purchased the cashier’s …
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Two Men Admit Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

… in Newark, in a residential neighborhood a short distance from two elementary schools and a high school. The … their supply of narcotics, including heroin and fentanyl, from Jackson and Hardy, who delivered the narcotics either … the direction of Chief Martin McParland, and special agents from the ATF, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge …
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Bergen County Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Distributing and Conspiring to Distribute Crystal Methamphetamine

… officers conducted a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Nieves. Subsequent laboratory testing showed that the … and later seized additional amounts of methamphetamine from Nieves’ belongings, vehicle, and apartment. In all, law … seized approximately 86 grams of methamphetamine from Nieves during the investigation. In addition to the …