PRESS RELEASE

Guilty Plea from Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Fentanyl

June 14, 2024
… Guilty Plea from Dealer Who Sold Fatal Dose of Fentanyl June 14, 2024 … 387-5067 StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov ST. LOUIS – A man from St. Peters, Missouri, on Friday admitted selling the … another person. That woman would testify that she wanted to buy oxycodone from Hovis and that Hovis said he was …
June 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

September 09, 2021
… he was sentenced, admitted that he conspired with others to buy and resell methamphetamine throughout the Pekin and Peoria areas for at least a six-month period from August 2019 until his arrest in February 2020.  … can bring out the absolute worst in people, its addictive qualities make it difficult to quit, and it wreaks havoc in …
September 09, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Albuquerque Man Sentenced for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel

March 27, 2024
… premises in southeast Albuquerque. As the manager of the Best Choice Inn, Kamal Bhula, 44, of Albuquerque, profited from in a kickback scheme that required drug traffickers and … court records, Bhula acted as the on-site manager for the Best Choice Inn between March 2018 and June 2019 when law …
March 27, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Eighty-Four Defendants Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses As A Result Of DEA "MET" Operation In Roswell, New Mexico

September 23, 2011
… long investigation led by a Mobile Enforcement (MET) from the DEA’s El Paso Division Office in conjunction with … investigation, agents made approximately 60 undercover drug buys and executed four federal search warrants in addition … are working to reduce overall crime and improve the quality of life for area residents. The arrests in this …
September 23, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Missouri Doctor Admits Diluting Clinic’s Methadone

February 03, 2023
… to defraud or mislead. He admitted that while the owner of Best Medical LLC, a family medicine clinic in Leadington, … to bottles of methadone to conceal a shortage of the drug from the Drug Enforcement Administration. Dr. Chand decided … use disorders, his plea agreement says. Dr. Chand caused Best Medical to obtain a DEA registration authorizing it to …
February 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Launches New Conference Series to Work with Healthcare Professionals & Help End the Overdose Crisis

April 22, 2021
… leaders at DEA Washington Division, who will share best practices, trend information, and discuss how they can … scale throughout the DMV, in making our communities safer from the problems associated with prescription drug … informed decision-making; and ultimately help form a better quality of life for our neighbors throughout the tristate …
April 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Philadelphia And Its Delaware Partners Join Forces To Announce The April 30 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

April 12, 2011
… said, noting that in 2007 there were more deaths nationwide from overdosing on prescription painkillers than heroin and … Health and Social Services. “In addition to antibiotics and steroids, over 100 individual medications have been … an active role in properly disposing of medications.” The best way to ensure that our waterways are drinkable, …
April 12, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel in Albuquerque

February 13, 2024
… and $9,000 in restitution and ordered to forfeit the Best Choice Inn at 7640 Central Avenue SE in Albuquerque . … records, between March 2018 and June 2019, Patel leased the Best Choice Inn to Bhula, who took over as the on-site … to be in charge when Bhula was away. Craft sold drugs from his room, allowed others to do the same, and permitted …
February 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges Alleged Darknet Marketplace Fentanyl Dealer

February 28, 2023
… “a syndicate of professionals that specialize in making the best products the markets have to offer. We focus on quality, consistency, stealth, and speed. Nothing but the … businesses in order to conceal that the transactions were from drug trafficking. Law enforcement executed a series of …
February 28, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

35 Years for Second Drug and Weapons Conviction

August 12, 2021
… calling Mr. Lopez to schedule a $1,000, two-ounce meth buy. Two days later, equipped with an audio/video recording … baggie. When the CI said the substance looked “shaky” (low quality), Mr. Lopez promised to get the second ounce from another location. Mr. Lopez retrieved additional meth …
August 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

East Bay Man Sentenced to More Than 5 Years for Sale of Fentanyl That Killed a Young Woman

August 22, 2022
… 2020, a former high school classmate came to his house to buy oxycodone pills.  He sold her thirteen M30 pills, which … Pascoe told the victim he would buy the oxycodone pills from a street source he referred to as his “other connect.”  … drugs.  However, very small variations in the amount or quality of fentanyl creates huge effects on the potency of …
August 22, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Cheun Fat Yip

December 15, 2021
… Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Cheun Fat Yip … marks the culmination of several years of law enforcement and prosecution efforts against one of the most prolific … operating in China.  As the largest, multi-ton clandestine, steroid manufacturing operation in Southeast Asia, and a …
December 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Richard McNeal Hillman Sentenced To 188 Months On A-PVP (a.k.a. “Gravel” Or “Flakka”) And Firearm Charges

August 14, 2015
… of a firearm.  A-PVP is a synthetic drug, primarily ordered from China, which is commonly referred to on the street as … not only for the users, who have described it as “meth on steroids,” but also for law enforcement responding to … trafficking activities posed a significant threat to the quality of life in northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia …
August 14, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

34 Suspects Indicted In Drug And Firearms Trafficking Organization

January 25, 2011
… organizations with illegally trafficking firearms from the United States to Mexico. Beginning earlier this … as “straw purchasers” by falsely declaring that they were buying the weapons for themselves. AK-47s are considered the … of collaborative law enforcement approach that positions us best to combat the Mexican Cartels responsible for the …
January 25, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Member Of “Los Piojos” Cocaine Trafficking Family, Responsible For Importing Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 Million In Assets Seized

June 15, 2017
… Tons Of Cocaine Into US Convicted Millions Used To Buy Over 50 Racing Horses: Over 280 Kilos Of Cocaine, $15-20 … (1) Engage in financial transactions using proceeds derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling cocaine; and (2) Transport or …
June 15, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two Face Life for Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot

April 22, 2023
… Jr., 28. Authorities were conducting surveillance at a Best Buy parking lot in McAllen They saw vehicles approach, … after which Perez removed bags containing bricks of cocaine from the trunk of his vehicle. Mendez was parked in another …
April 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Three Men Pled Guilty to Federal Charges Involving Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises

July 17, 2023
… Craft pled guilty to drug and firearms charges arising from a drug trafficking venture run out of a motel … 5, 2019. According to court records, Patel owned the Best Choice Inn at 7640 Central Avenue SE and was the on-site manager from September 2017 to March 2018, when Bhula leased the …
July 17, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

SoCal Doctor Sentenced To Over 5 Years In Federal Prison

January 06, 2015
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … for illegally distributing the powerful painkiller best known by the brand names Vicodin and Norco was … drug best known as Xanax - in exchange for cash payments from “patients.” According to a sentencing memo filed by …
January 06, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Rochester man going to prison for cocaine conspiracy

July 30, 2019
… via the United States Postal Service, that had been sent from Puerto Rico to locations in Rochester, on behalf of the … grams of cocaine. The defendant would pick up the packages from various locations, at the direction of the … and the co-conspirator purchased three electronic devices from Best Buy in which to secrete United States currency …
July 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Pulaski Man Sentenced To 70 Months

March 29, 2013
… trial, obtained large quantities of cocaine and marijuana from various suppliers. Gentry then cooked a large portion … of search warrants. Approximately $2,100 in marked buy money, from a prior cocaine purchase from Gentry, was … or declared business tax receipts from his business, Quality Window Tinting, in Pulaski, Tennessee. Prosecutors …
March 29, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Authorities Announce Initiative Targeting Houston Violent Offenders

June 29, 2017
… Violent Crime Initiative brings together personnel from 10 area law enforcement agencies to not only augment … to enhance those partnerships and collaborate on the best avenues for targeting and ultimately prosecuting the … the amount of violent crime in the city and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Houston. On …
June 29, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Judge Sentences St. Louis Drug Dealer Known to Carry a Gun During Drug Deals

April 01, 2021
… Administration investigators received information from two sources that Burns-Jackson was a multi-pound … distributor known to carry a firearm. One source confirmed buying methamphetamine daily from Burns-Jackson over a …
April 01, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

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March 28, 2025
… Administration (DEA) is committed to making our information and communication technology (ICT), including our websites, … Manager is Dwayne Spriggs.  To contact the Program Manager email  Section508ProgramManager@usdoj.gov .  Reporting … Service TTY/TDD: 800-877-8339  You can learn more about TRS from the  Federal Communications Commission’s website . …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking

November 09, 2023
… participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from May 11 to July 15, 2020. Dryden was sentenced on June … 2009 Nissan Maxima parked in the parking lot of America’s Best Value Inn on July 15, 2020. When Potter and Dryden came … According to court documents, Potter stayed at America’s Best Value Inn in Lee’s Summit, Mo. He was a friend of the …
November 09, 2023
GENERAL INFORMATION

FOIA Library

April 11, 2025
… FOIA Library FOIA Library The DEA’s FOIA and Privacy Act Unit regularly posts frequently requested … Notices (View Rules and Proposed Rules related to Anabolic Steroid Exemptions, Chemical Control Actions, CMEA, Drug … Federal Register Notices   Forensic Sciences’ Quality System Documents This section includes various …
April 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve Members and Associates of ‘Harlem World/12th Avenue’ Street Gang Charged in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

April 29, 2021
… records, the investigation uncovered evidence that from February 2020 through April 26, 2021, the defendants … and cocaine base. Harlem World/12th Ave derives its name from a reference to an area in Paterson on and around 12th … “Coca Cola,” “Larry Bird,” “Kobe Bryant,” “Paid in Full,” “Best Buy,” and “K.O.,” and have since October 2020 been …
April 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Newark Drug Dealer And Associates Indicted In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

June 30, 2011
… During the calls, agents overheard Pender agreeing to buy heroin from Bassett. They also observed Pender meet with Bassett on … admitted testing the heroin for her son to determine its quality. U.S. Attorney Fishman credited special agents of …
June 30, 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION

Contact DEA FOIA

March 28, 2025
… call our Requester Service Center at (571) 776-2300 or via e-mail at  DEA.FOIA@dea.gov . You may also contact us by … you have questions after receiving an initial response from DEA’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Act Unit, or concerns regarding the quality of the assistance provided to you, please contact …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Joint DEA /State Investigation Results In Charges Against Entire Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization

March 11, 2011
… BALTIMORE, MD. - At least 425 law enforcement officers from DEA, Baltimore Police Department, U.S. Marshals … and takedown demonstrate that law enforcement works best when we all work together,” said Baltimore City State’s … and Baltimore City and County to improve public safety and quality of life.”  According to the indictments and other …
March 11, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Homicides in Buffalo Down Over 50% Following Implementation of VIPER

September 09, 2021
… possess firearms and ammunition; Individuals who unlawfully buy, sell, or traffic (or attempt illegally to buy, sell or … Task Force, was extremely proactive in arresting fugitives from justice who had active arrest warrants for gun crimes … be removed from our neighborhoods, greatly improving the quality of life for citizens living in those neighborhoods.” …
September 09, 2021