PRESS RELEASE

Costco Wholesale To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Lax Pharmacy Controls

January 17, 2017
… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division Info Community … regulations. The violations include: filling prescriptions from practitioners who did not have a valid DEA number; …
January 17, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Agency Gang Case Results In Several Arrests For Drug And Firearm Offenses

September 08, 2017
… charges 18 defendants with criminal activity ranging from firearms trafficking, drug trafficking, and … to leverage those tools to help protect our communities from the significant public safety threat posed by criminal … the Multi-Agency Gang Enforcement (MAGEC) with assistance from the California Department of Corrections and …
September 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen Defendants Indicted In State-Wide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 24, 2015
… co-defendants regularly received large shipments of drugs from couriers transporting the contraband from San Diego area to the Central Valley of California.  … It’s critical to determine where the money comes from and where it goes.  Finding and connecting those ‘dots’ …
November 24, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Three Members Of International Organization Of Money Launderers For The Largest Drug Cartels Arrested

September 10, 2015
… Task Force, which is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, New York City Police Department and the New … Special Agent in Charge Hunt. “Attacking the proceeds from the sale of illegal drugs is a proven technique for … in the indictment, the investigation determined that from approximately January 1, 2004 to the present, members …
September 10, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Riverhead Physician Assistant Arrested For Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

November 04, 2015
… on the East End in exchange for half the cash profits from the resulting drug sales. DEA and our law enforcement … illegal sales. Troyan was receiving half of the profit from the sale of the oxycodone pills. If convicted, the … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
November 04, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Latin King Gang Member Indicted For Murder Of CW Post Basketball Star Tafare Berryman

February 06, 2017
… murdering Tafare Berryman, who was tragically taken away from his family and friends 12 years ago. Drug-related … students, which later spilled out into a parking lot across from the club. At approximately 5:00 a.m. on April 3, 2005, … friend then entered a car and drove away. Several blocks from the club, Berryman’s friend, who was driving, pulled …
February 06, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Man Charged With Distributing Heroin That Caused The Death Of A 20-Year-Old College Student

February 08, 2017
… District of New York charging Richard Jacobellis, 23, from Ridge, N.Y., with distributing heroin that caused the … court filings, Jacobellis distributed heroin on Long Island from 2012 to the present. Jacobellis’s heroin has caused the … indictment. As charged, on May 17, 2016, Jacobellis drove from his home in Ridge to Kings Park and sold $100 of heroin …
February 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Nine Million Dollars’ Worth Of Cocaine Seized In Buffalo, N.Y.

February 24, 2017
… off the streets.” “Though we may be over 2,000 miles away from the Mexican Border, this case illustrates that the … to Mexico. Cocaine was smuggled into the United States from Mexico and eventually brought to Arizona and then … preceded the transfer of the 18 kilograms of “sham” cocaine from Nowak to Rodriguez.  Rodriguez was arrested in …
February 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Madera And Merced County Residents Indicted In Gang-Related Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

June 08, 2011
… to be in possession of methamphetamine allegedly purchased from Herrera. As a result of the federal arrests and search … eight defendants are already serving prison terms ranging from 18 to 40 years. This is a sustained, long-term … counterparts to remove gang members and drug traffickers from the community,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge …
June 08, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Eastern District Of California Actions In “Project Delirium”

July 21, 2011
… Abreo and Nichols were distributing methamphetamine from Central California to Hawaii and Oklahoma. Assistant … Operations Division, composed of agents and analysts from the DEA, FBI, ICE, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. … Protection, U.S. Marshals Service, as well as attorneys from the Criminal Division’s Narcotic and Dangerous Drug …
July 21, 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Leadership

November 28, 2025
… Administrator Cole brings deep operational experience and a lifelong commitment to public safety. Mr. Cole began … and the Middle East. At the time of his retirement from federal service in 2020, he was serving as DEA's Acting …
November 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Distributor Caught with Massive Amounts of Fentanyl and Meth as well as Firearms, Body Armor, and Silencer Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison

February 20, 2025
… Ellis was a prolific drug redistributor. He obtained drugs from one branch of the drug conspiracy and sold the drugs to … has two prior felony drug convictions and is prohibited from possessing firearms. In asking for a 15-year sentence … three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier …
February 20, 2025
LANDING PAGE

Diversion Control Division

October 30, 2025
… of legitimately made controlled substances being diverted from their lawful purpose into illicit drug traffic. The … of DEA's Diversion Control Division is to prevent, detect, and investigate the diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources while ensuring an adequate and …
October 30, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Veterans and People With Disabilities

January 22, 2025
… Veterans and People With Disabilities The Drug Enforcement … campaigns are entitled to preference over others in hiring from competitive lists of those eligible and also in … Military Spouses:  allows spouses with proper documentation from the Department of Veterans Affairs to apply as a …
January 22, 2025
STORY

DEA Washington Division Partners with Baby Scientist

July 23, 2021
… Scientist and PhD in Molecular Biology, along with agents from the DEA Washington Division, visited disadvantaged … heights, and our future leaders better represent people from all backgrounds, we need to take a more entrepreneurial …
July 23, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

New Jersey News 2008

July 15, 2021
… $2.8 Million in Cash and Six Kilograms of Heroin Seized from North Bergen Residence October 30, 2008 Suspended … 18, 2008 Local NJ Schools Receive Shields, Training from DEA and Prosecutor's Office August 19, 2008 Public …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

China Announces Scheduling Controls Of Carfentanil And Other Fentanyl Compounds

February 17, 2017
… and shared responsibilities in countering the threat from fentanyl class substances. Representatives from the China National Narcotics Laboratory, the Narcotics …
February 17, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

China Announces Scheduling Controls Of New Psychoactive Substances/fentanyl-class Substances

June 19, 2017
… Chinese officials have met regularly to discuss the threat from fentanyl class substances. Representatives from the China National Narcotics Laboratory, the Narcotics …
June 19, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Creates New Resource To Help Distributors Avoid Oversupplying Opioids

February 14, 2018
… system that monitors the flow of controlled substances from their point of manufacture through commercial … have consistently expressed a desire for assistance from DEA in fulfilling these obligations and have requested …
February 14, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Sinaloa Cartel Senior Lieutenant Pleads Guilty

November 19, 2025
… substances, including methamphetamine, for importation from Mexico into the United States for the Sinaloa Cartel.  … the concealment of the ownership of the proceeds stemming from the sale of methamphetamine and other drugs in the … District of Arizona. He oversaw the collection of proceeds from the drug sales in the United States. After the drugs …
November 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Arizona THIS Saturday is DEA's 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 21, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Arrested with Firearms and Over 91 Pounds of Methamphetamine

September 30, 2025
… Mexican National Arrested with Firearms and Over 91 Pounds of Methamphetamine September 30, 2025 … Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Leon, seizing approximately 56 pounds of methamphetamine from the duffle bag along with a firearm that they found in …
September 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment

May 15, 2025
… threats posed to the United States by deadly illicit drugs and the violent domestic and international drug trafficking organizations responsible … dangerous chemicals reminds us that this fight is far from over,” said DEA Acting Administrator Robert Murphy. …
May 15, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Meth and Other Drugs

April 04, 2025
… Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl, Meth and Other Drugs April 04, 2025 Detroit Contact Info Contact … for assault with intent to murder. Following a release from custody, Lark returned to drug dealing. An … for Disease Control, in 2023 at least 107,543 people died from drug poisoning across the United States, which is near …
April 04, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces release of 2018 Pennsylvania Drug-Related Overdose Death Report

October 03, 2019
… Assistance Center to produce this report.   Key findings from the report include: In 2018, approximately 4,491 … Pennsylvania coroners and medical examiners—an 18% decrease from 2017. In 2018, 12 people in Pennsylvania died of a … while rates of decrease in the remaining districts ranged from 11% to 1%.   The presence of an opioid, illicit or …
October 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting

March 11, 2020
… Suspicious Pharmaceutical Activities: (973)776-1172 Towanda Thorne-James Special Agent In Charge View Towanda … “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug … impact on the fabric of our local communities. The proceeds from the local distribution of these narcotics are …
March 11, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one charged with murder

February 25, 2020
… in Crane Village. The charges and arrests resulted from an investigation led by the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, … we have collectively removed the worst of the worst from our community. These individuals worked in tandem as a … the most dangerous offenders responsible for violent crime from the community. “Belleville Police are committed to …
February 25, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen defendants charged in takedown of Newark’s ‘Famous Boyz’ street gang

October 11, 2018
… Suspicious Pharmaceutical Activities: (973)776-1172 Towanda Thorne-James Special Agent In Charge View Towanda Thorne-James Bio Division X Account @DEANewJerseyDiv … “This joint investigation was vital in removing guns from the streets of Newark,” said Valerie A. Nickerson, …
October 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of unwanted medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 05, 2020
… San Diego and Imperial County residents turn in large amounts of … again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from their homes to prevent addiction before it starts. Over … the DEA collected over 60% more unwanted prescriptions from San Diego County residents than we did at our last Take …
November 05, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Law Enforcement Issues public safety warning about Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Imperial Valley; Alleged Dealer Charged with Supplying Fentanyl that caused fatal overdose of 15-year-old high school student

March 13, 2020
… of Brawley in the overdose death of a young football player from Central Union High School. Garcia was arraigned in … in 2019 to reach 150. That’s up more than 600 percent from five years ago, and more than 60 percent from 2018. And the rapid increase continues in 2020.  So …
March 13, 2020