PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney's Office Prosecuted 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners

March 06, 2024
… 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners March 06, 2024 Seattle Contact Info …
March 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit

September 20, 2025
… Cultural Initiative and was followed by drug trend reports from the DEA and local law enforcement agencies. Twenty high … Teenagers and adults came together for a performance from World Champion Wichita War Dancer Greg Victors and … Summit allowed us an opportunity to connect with and hear from several of our Midwestern Tribal community members,” …
September 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Actions Related To Marijuana And Industrial Hemp

August 11, 2016
… DEA Announces Actions Related To Marijuana And Industrial Hemp August 11, 2016 Headquarters Contact … and medical evaluation and scheduling recommendation from the Department of Health and Human (HHS), which was … most appropriate way to assess whether a product derived from marijuana or its constituents is safe and effective and …
August 11, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime

May 27, 2021
… Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime May 27, … of Justice effort to help protect our communities from the recent increase in major violent crimes. “Today, we … grant-making, we will support programming at all stages – from the earliest violence interruption strategies to …
May 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy

August 30, 2019
… prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy August 30, 2019 New York Contact Info …
August 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Member Of Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 19 Years In Prison For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico

November 18, 2015
… For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico November 18, 2015 Chicago Contact Info Contact … and served as a broker in its efforts to ship the narcotics from Mexico. Arevalo-Renteria, 46, pleaded guilty last year …
November 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Sinaloa Cartel-Connected Drug Distribution Ring That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests

August 25, 2025
… Luthy Miller. The drug traffickers transported narcotics from Mexico, via California, sometimes using a semi-truck to … seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl from this group that could have yielded a staggering 6.9 … Eder Ramirez Pino, 33, distributor previously removed from the U.S. Rosendo Vazquez Medrano, 37, a redistributor …
August 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Bronx Man Indicted as a Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia

March 01, 2022
… Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia March 01, 2022 New York … Kilograms of cocaine seized in tractor trailer box of chips from tractor-trailer 2.JPG Box of chips used as cover load … of 50 kilograms of cocaine (approximately 110 pounds) from a tractor-trailer truck stopped in Virginia. The large …
March 01, 2022
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Approximately 300,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank

May 03, 2023
… Approximately 300,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank May 03, 2023 New York Contact Info … plus five kilograms of powdered fentanyl (over 11 pounds), from a red Ford Expedition stopped in the Bronx. The …
May 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Sitka Woman Sentenced to 15 Years for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

September 03, 2025
… Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … David F. Reames Domestic Alaska, Idaho, Oregon and Washington Additional Division Info Community Outreach … recruited Fuller to distribute drugs upon her release from incarceration for a drug trafficking organization …
September 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Nebraska Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

August 11, 2025
… than seven years in federal prison. Joshua Rysavy, age 35, from South Sioux City, Nebraska, received the prison term … utilized an undercover officer to make several purchases from Rysavy of counterfeit oxycodone pills marked “M30” but … thousands of lethal doses of fentanyl were removed from the streets of South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Sioux …
August 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican national pleads guilty in conspiracy to transport 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States

March 27, 2019
… guilty in conspiracy to transport 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States March 27, 2019 New … others to transport approximately 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States. On Aug. 6, 2016, a …
March 27, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

November 14, 2022
… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 Headquarters Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. “The Take Back campaign … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” DEA continues to expand opportunities to …
November 14, 2022
DOCUMENT

The Characterization of Etaqualone and Differentiation from its 3- and 4-Ethyl Analogues (Microgram Journal 2012;9(2):47-51)

January 01, 2012
Microgram
… The Characterization of Etaqualone and Differentiation from its 3- and 4-Ethyl Analogues (Microgram Journal … 2012 The Characterization of Etaqualone and Differentiation from its 3- and 4-Ethyl Analogues (Microgram Journal …
January 01, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island convenience store owner sentenced to prison for selling K2 drug from his convenience store

August 17, 2018
… store owner sentenced to prison for selling K2 drug from his convenience store August 17, 2018 New York Contact … drug K2, also known as “spice” and synthetic marijuana, from his convenience store in Medford, New York.  Ak pleaded … their hard work on this investigation.”  “Osman Ak is going from his convenience store to prison for selling dangerous …
August 17, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Seattle Field Division and Partners Remove 22,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications from the Northwest

November 17, 2022
… Remove 22,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications from the Northwest November 17, 2022 Seattle Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. The Seattle Field … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” “The DEA Drug Take Back is another …
November 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

November 14, 2022
… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 Rocky Mountain Contact … Day has removed almost 17 million pounds of medications from communities across the country. “The Take Back campaign … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” “A majority of people who misuse a …
November 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Justice Department Obtains Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Tampa-Area Physician from Writing Opioid Prescriptions

July 29, 2022
… Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Tampa-Area Physician from Writing Opioid Prescriptions July 29, 2022 Miami … restraining order prohibiting a Tampa-area physician from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, … of driver’s licenses she received via text messages from a third party in exchange for payment for the …
July 29, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide

May 24, 2024
… Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications from Communities Nationwide May 24, 2024 Headquarters … Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2024.  This is an increase from the more than 663,000 pounds collected in April 2023. … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report …
May 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon From Tarrant County Sentenced To 300 Months In Federal Prison On Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Conviction

October 16, 2015
… Convicted Felon From Tarrant County Sentenced To 300 Months In Federal … - (918) 459-9600 FORT WORTH, Texas - A convicted felon from Tarrant County who pleaded guilty this summer to his …
October 16, 2015
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Indian Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Almost $8 Million Worth of Drugs into the United States

August 29, 2025
… States after successfully seeking asylum, and faces removal from the United States after completing his prison term. … area just south of the U.S.-Canada border, a half-mile away from the port of entry at Danville, Washington.  United …
August 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA celebrates Red Ribbon Week with Virtual Red Ribbon Rally

September 30, 2020
… of October. This year’s Red Ribbon Rally features voices from our community and special guests who represent diverse … Any questions regarding the virtual rally please email: community.outreach@usdoj.gov .  For more information …
September 30, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

Freedom of Information Act

January 19, 2025
… that such records (or portions of them) are protected from public disclosure by one of nine exemptions, or by one … your request via the PAL, DEA will accept your request via e-mail or United States Postal Service (USPS); however, use of e-mail or USPS will result in slower receipt and processing …
January 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Indianapolis Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Fentanyl and Meth from Mexico into Indianapolis

August 08, 2023
… for Trafficking Dozens of Kilograms of Fentanyl and Meth from Mexico into Indianapolis August 08, 2023 Chicago … the fentanyl and meth plaguing our streets ultimately comes from international cartels operating across the southern … who are responsible for selling and transporting drugs from Mexican cartels is a priority of federal law …
August 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: More Than 20,000 Pounds In Michigan

May 09, 2017
… Record Results From 13th DEA TakeBack Event: More Than 20,000 Pounds In … that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine …
May 09, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

November 14, 2022
… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 New Orleans Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. DEA’s New Orleans Field … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.”  “Residents in this four-state region took …
November 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

November 14, 2022
… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 New York Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. “The Take Back campaign … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” “With 122 partners throughout the State of …
November 14, 2022
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Over 65 Pounds Of Heroin Recovered From Truck Axle In Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Two Arrested

August 25, 2016
… Over 65 Pounds Of Heroin Recovered From Truck Axle In Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.: Two Arrested … individual doses of heroin. “This heroin had a long journey from Mexico to New York where it was destined for …
August 25, 2016
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Physician Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill from His Northwest D.C. Medical Practice

June 26, 2025
… Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill from His Northwest D.C. Medical Practice June 26, 2025 … prescriptions for narcotics in exchange for cash from his Northwest Washington D.C. medical clinic.  A jury … of controlled substances after it received information from law enforcement agencies nationwide regarding …
June 26, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Attorney General Announce Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel

September 30, 2011
… Arrests Connected To Multi-Million Dollar Haul Of Cocaine From Mexican Cartel September 30, 2011 Phoenix Contact Info … responsible for smuggling into the United States anywhere from nearly 26 million to nearly 34 million dollars’ worth …
September 30, 2011