GENERAL INFORMATION

Special Agent Eligibility Quiz

January 22, 2025
… will be further evaluated on their relevant training and experience. This includes:written and oral … conferences; researching, collecting and analyzing data from a variety of sources relating to investigations; …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Statement Regarding The Release Of Rafael Caro-Quintero

August 09, 2013
… to release infamous drug trafficker Rafael Caro-Quintero from a Mexican prison.  Caro-Quintero had been serving a 40 …
August 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Statement On Arrest Of Omar Trevino Morales

March 04, 2015
… serve as yet another warning that no criminal is immune from arrest and prosecution. Omar Trevino Morales …
March 04, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

21 Drug Traffickers and Gang Members Facing Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

May 08, 2025
… prosecutions, which help remove illegal drugs and firearms from our community.  Our community and nation are safer, …  O'Neal is currently in Spokane County Jail stemming from a separate drug trafficking investigation. Gabriella …
May 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

June 09, 2021
… a cocaine distribution network that operated in part from his residence at 1619 Hone Avenue, Apt. 1. When agents … “High-level drug trafficking extracts a tragic toll from our communities in violence and lives lost to substance …
June 09, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and federal, state and local law enforcement announce one of the largest takedowns of MS-13 gang members and associates in nation's history

December 20, 2019
… We will continue to excise these violent street gangs from our communities until no one is in danger from the mayhem they bring. I would like to thank all of our …
December 20, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Ten members of ‘the 200’ robbery crew charged with racketeering, robbery, narcotics, burglary, and firearms offenses

September 12, 2018
… Heights is responsible for a rap sheet of crimes ranging from robbery to racketeering and murder.  I commend the New … in Manhattan federal court and in other court papers [1] : From 2014 through September 2018, in the Southern District …
September 12, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA, HSI and Local Partners, Seize More Than 16 Kilograms of Fentanyl Powder and 60,000 Fentanyl Pills in Fast-Moving Investigation

May 13, 2024
… DEA, HSI and Local Partners, Seize More Than 16 Kilograms of Fentanyl … 1-888-219-4261 Surveillance of Trafficking Group Stretched from Renton to Bellingham Seized fentanyl pills Download … you, disrupt your operations, and safeguard our communities from the devastating impact of illicit substances." The …
May 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

19 Arrested on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA

September 07, 2023
… on Federal Charges Trafficking Meth, Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine in Charlottesville, VA September 07, 2023 … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … rate, and no communities or institutions are immune from its devastation, including here in Virginia,” Special …
September 07, 2023
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ATLANTA NEWS 2008

July 15, 2021
… Kingsland Woman Charged With Stealing Prescription Drugs From Elderly October 7, 2008 Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty … G. Wilhelm OCDETF Strike Force Announces Fruitful Results From Its First Year Of Operations March 27, 2008 Hemingway …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Judge Sentences Three Methamphetamine Traffickers

February 09, 2015
… of crystal methamphetamine smuggled in to the United States from Mexico. Judge Voorhees also sentenced Troy William … 2013 and April 2014, respectively. The prosecutions stem from Operation “Dixie Crystal,” a joint drug task force …
February 09, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

48 Members And Associates Of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering Offenses, Including 3 Murders, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

December 09, 2015
… 48 Members And Associates Of 2 Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In … Offenses, Including 3 Murders, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses December 09, 2015 New York Contact … around several housing developments in the Bronx, New York, from 2005 through December 2015.  Members and associates of …
December 09, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficking Defendants Sentenced to Prison

March 22, 2022
… the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, with assistance from the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force (MCDST) …
March 22, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Members of Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy Indicted

September 24, 2020
… traceable to the offenses. According to the indictment, from November 2019 through September 10, 2020, the …
September 24, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces the establishment of a new Division Office in Omaha

March 07, 2018
… led by Special Agent in Charge Matthew R. Barden, who comes from the St. Louis Division where he served as Associate …
March 07, 2018
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New England News 2002

July 15, 2021
… Offenses SEP 20, 2002 DEA Cape Cod Task Force Arrests 2 From Providence, RI SEP 17, 2002 DEA's HIDTA Transportation …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Bolsters Fight Against Opioid Crisis With 250 Additional Task Force Officers

March 26, 2018
… injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. Approximately 64,000 …
March 26, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches CampusDrugPrevention.gov: Targets College Drug Use

July 11, 2017
… and local prevention contacts, and resources available from DEA’s federal partners. The website also includes a …
July 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

China Announces Scheduling Controls On Two Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

January 05, 2018
… contact to collaborate and share data on the threat from fentanyl-class substances and their impact on the …
January 05, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days

September 29, 2025
… CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days September … as what it is—a terrorist organization—at every level, from its leadership to its distribution networks and …
September 29, 2025
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Pill Press Photo Gallery

January 21, 2025
… Louisville Field Division   On January 31, 2024, DEA agents from the Louisville Field Division executed two search … presses at the Port of Long Beach that were imported from China and destined for Connecticut. Click to download … presses, one loaded AR-15 rifle, and one loaded AR-pistol from the apartment of a large-scale fentanyl pill …
January 21, 2025
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December 03, 2025
… leads the fight to protect American lives and communities from the devastating impact of fentanyl. Our mission is …
December 03, 2025
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November 01, 2019
November 01, 2019

Press event regarding the emerging public health threat of marijuana vaping & 16th annual Red Ribbon Awards Ceremony

2:30 AM - 5:30 AM (EDT)
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WHAT: The DEA and its partners, to include the Office of National Drug Control Policy, County of San Diego Department of Health and Human Services Agency and San Diego County Marijuana Prevention Initiative, will discuss the emerging public health threat of marijuana vaping. The press event will be followed by...
STORY

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April 06, 2021
… emotional abuse. Approximately 86,694 children were removed from their home in FY 2019 because at least one parent had a …
April 06, 2021
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Denver News 2005

July 15, 2021
… Cocaine SEP 26, 2005 DEA Task Force Stops 12 Pounds of Meth From Hitting the Streets of Grand Junction SEP 22, 2005 …
July 15, 2021
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New Jersey News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Ever Meth Seizure In NJ March 6, 2007 Last Defendant from Asbury Park Drug Organization Sentenced to 14 years …
July 15, 2021
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Houston News 2010

July 15, 2021
… the Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Extradited to U.S. From Mexico April 27, 2010 Husband and Wife Physicians …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Robert Patterson Named DEA Acting Administrator

October 03, 2017
… received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, where he graduated with …
October 03, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Meets With Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse

February 29, 2016
… the addictions, overdoses, and crimes that too often result from these substances falling into the wrong hands.” “DEA is …
February 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute 167 Pounds of Meth

September 25, 2025
… to records, Anaya-Valencia has twelve prior removals from the United States and nine previous criminal …
September 25, 2025