PRESS RELEASE

Local Pain Doctor Named In A 114 Count Indictment; Accused Of Illegally Issuing Hundreds Of Thousands Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances

April 26, 2016
… the controlled substances in return for payments from patients and insurance companies. The indictment … persons to obtain controlled substances prescriptions from individuals not medically trained or certified to do …
April 26, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition Of Alleged International Narcotics Trafficker Charged With Conspiring To Engage In Narco-Terrorism And To Support The FARC

April 26, 2013
… that Jose Evaristo Linares Castillo was extradited from Colombia on charges that he conspired to import … “As alleged, Linares-Castillo ran cocaine laden aircrafts from Colombia, through Venezuela, Honduras, and into Mexico …
April 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Arrests Of Two Rikers Island Correction Officers For Marijuana Dealing

June 18, 2013
… inmates. While Romain and Phillips worked independently from each other, both of them essentially supplied the … and arrange to pick up the marijuana, tobacco, and scalpels from them.  Romain and Phillips charged the inmates a fee to …
June 18, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Two Organized Crime Members Sentenced To 180 Months And 168 Months, Respectively, For Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine

August 16, 2013
… serve three years of supervised release upon their release from prison, and forfeit $500,000 in narcotics proceeds. The … who lived in Las Vegas, Nevada, obtained the cocaine from his sources in Mexico and then arranged for it to be …
August 16, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Fairbanks Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison

June 08, 2015
… cocaine and heroin, and conspiring to launder the proceeds from the sale of those drugs. “It is time for Etienne Devoe … years in federal prison was intended “to protect the public from drug dealers” like the defendant. Devoe was indicted on …
June 08, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen Arrested In Connection With Lengthy Heroin & Meth Investigation

August 06, 2015
… at large. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) is seeking assistance from the public regarding their whereabouts.             … The searches and arrests involved agents and officers from: Homeland Security Investigations - Seattle, Port of …
August 06, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

11 Alleged Members Of A Drug Trafficking Organization Charged In Federal Court

May 26, 2016
… Brought cocaine and heroin into Montgomery County area from New Jersey (GREENBELT - , Md. - A federal grand jury … to the indictment and evidence presented to the court, from at least March 2014 to May 2016, the defendants …
May 26, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

BGF Commander And Gang Member Sentenced To Prison For Participating In A Racketeering Conspiracy

January 20, 2011
… facilities. According to their plea agreements, from 2006 through June 2010, Duncan and McFadden were … was overheard directing a BGF “commander” to collect $25 from each BGF member under the “commander’s” control, which …
January 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Convicted Of Running Pill Mill And Contributing To A Death

June 12, 2013
… medical purpose and Nathaniel Backes’ death resulted from the use of that substance. The drug conspiracy … Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, with assistance from the Philadelphia Police Department, the North Coventry …
June 12, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Large-Scale Distributor Of Unapproved Foreign Prescription Drugs Indicted

August 08, 2014
… Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … as a trans-shipper, Quinn received non-FDA-approved drugs from countries such as India and the United Arab Emirates, … and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with assistance from the Arlington County Police Department.  Assistant U.S. …
August 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two Indicted In Investigation Involving Smuggling Heroin Into Attica Correctional Facility; Two Others Facing Heroin Charges

February 05, 2014
… that Banks was subject to a protective order preventing him from possessing a firearm.    DEA Acting Special Agent in … poor, suburban resident or prison inmate, no one is immune from the effects of this addiction.  As for the traffickers, …
February 05, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

International Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To The Manufacture, Shipment, And Importation Of Tons Of Cocaine Into The United States And Other Countries

February 05, 2014
… distribution of tens of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela to the United States and other … planes carrying multi-hundred-kilogram loads of cocaine from clandestine landing strips operated by Rios Suarez and …
February 05, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To Two Consecutive Life Terms For February 2000 Double Murder In The Bronx

October 08, 2014
… “New York DTO”) was receiving large quantities of cocaine from a Mexican drug trafficking (the “Mexican DTO”).  In or … the lobby of 3235 Parkside Place, Darge approached Cuellar from behind and fired a gunshot into Cuellar’s skull.  …
October 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Narcotics Dealer Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Overdose Death

February 10, 2017
… Coombs was transported to the hospital, but later died from an overdose of heroin and fentanyl.  Prior to Coombs’s … Diversion (Group TDS-NY) comprises agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the New York City …
February 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Guilty Plea For Accessory To Cocaine Overdose Death

March 21, 2017
… co-defendant James Holder: Johnson regularly bought cocaine from Holder, who lived in and sold cocaine from a third-floor apartment in Chelsea.  During the night …
March 21, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

NYDETF Seizes $2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Concealed In Candy

May 04, 2017
… gas for the vehicle. Martinez then removed the backpack from the vehicle. Agents and officers approached the … this bust, we have removed a significant amount of cocaine from the streets and put a dangerous dealer behind bars. Our …
May 04, 2017
GENERAL INFORMATION

St. Louis News 2009

July 15, 2021
… St. Louis News 2009 December 17, 2009 Doctor from Carmi, Illinois Sentenced on Illegal Dispensation of … Government Alleges $10 Million Worth Of Cocaine Smuggled From Mexico November 13, 2009 Caseyville, Illinois Man …
July 15, 2021
EVENT
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Community Event
June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022

Town Hall Meeting

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EDT)
Kansas City, KS
Join DEA and the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department on June 28 to learn how counterfeit pills and fentanyl are threatening our community. In addition to DEA and KCKPD explaining how this dangerous drug is infiltrating the region, you will hear from Libby Davis, who lost her 16 year old...
PRESS RELEASE

Illinois man sentenced to 57 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin

October 09, 2020
… of cocaine and approximately two kilograms of heroin, from Illinois to the East Coast. The investigation revealed …
October 09, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

Fentanyl Overdose Response

January 22, 2025
… Fentanyl Overdose Response Due to the increase in fatal and non-fatal overdoses in the city of Bakersfield, the … County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration, and Homeland Security Investigations have formed a Synthetic … the victim has an opioid/fentanyl addiction. A member from the Kern County Coroner’s Office, indicated the …
January 22, 2025
DOCUMENT

Welcome Remarks at the 2024 DEA National Family Summit on Fentanyl

November 15, 2024
DEA Administrator Remarks
… The most important thing that I want you to walk away from today with, is knowing this – you are making a …
November 15, 2024
EVENT
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Community Event
February 28, 2023
February 28, 2023

Fact of Fake Series

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM (EST)
Omaha, NE
Jewish Family Services and the Jewish Federation of Omaha are proud to bring in presenters from the Set Me Free Project and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for an informative lecture series open to middle school students, high school students and parents. Talks on each topic will be offered at...
STORY

A Salute to the Oldest and Largest Task Force in the Nation

January 08, 2021
… model to law enforcement throughout the nation. Executives from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s predecessor, …
January 08, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Together for Families: News & Updates

December 05, 2025
… News & Updates News & Updates Browse news and updates from Together for Families' twice-a-month newsletters. …
December 05, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Fees Charged

March 28, 2025
… and for the purposes of withholding any portions exempt from disclosure.  Only requesters who are seeking records …
March 28, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Statement of Anne Milgram Administrator at a Hearing Entitled, “Drug Enforcement Administration Oversight”

January 23, 2025
… Oversight" Before the House Subcommittee on Crime and Federal Government Surveillance July 27, 2023 DEA has … for the influx of fentanyl into the United States, and raise public awareness about how just one pill can kill. … targeting information to our 334 offices worldwide, drawing from our global intelligence and law enforcement teams here …
January 23, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Aviation Division

January 16, 2025
… mission is to provide aviation support to operational and intelligence elements within DEA and the law enforcement community to detect, locate, … Division's command and control functions are conducted from the Aviation Operations Center (AOC) located at …
January 16, 2025
DOCUMENT

Operation Blues Brothers

November 22, 2023
DEA Administrator Remarks
… today. It is devastating families across our country and killing Americans from all walks of life. And it is the leading cause of death for Americans between …
November 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Father and Son Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Dealing

July 29, 2020
… Father and Son Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Dealing July … a woman with a plan to establish a residence in Lee County from which she could use to sell their crack cocaine. … Gloster, Jr. advised the woman on suitable locations and how to run the “trap house.” Over the course of the next …
July 29, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

New Jersey News 2003

July 15, 2021
… 2003 DEA/Newark Division Accepts Surrender of Registration from Neil Laboratories to Manufacture List I Chemicals JAN …
July 15, 2021