PRESS RELEASE

DEA Seizes Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

September 30, 2021
… Just Think Twice Domestic DEA seizes 1.8 million fake pills and arrests 810 nationwide in two-month effort to dismantle … law enforcement surge to protect American communities from the flood of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills across … too often result, is a problem that cuts across America from small towns to big cities and everything in between. …
September 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 01, 2021
… tons of prescription drugs, including more than 249 tons from the five state Omaha Division. According to the Centers … indicate that a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets.  With that in mind, clearing …
March 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Seizures of Heroin and Fentanyl Increase Across North Dakota in 2020

March 24, 2021
… in 2020 with investigators seeing a 223 percent increase from 2019 in the two drugs combined. Fentanyl, estimated at … Agent in Charge Justin C. King said. “While one pill from a single batch may contain 1 milligram of fentanyl, … fentanyl. Counterfeit pills can be difficult to distinguish from legitimate medications and are often marketed as M30s, …
March 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Three-day span in December nets 240 pounds of methamphetamine and more than $289,000 for DEA Omaha Division agents

December 17, 2019
… the five arrests and 225 pounds of the methamphetamine came from Minnesota, while agents in Omaha seized $134,269 in a … seizures along the Southwest Border increased 255 percent from 2012 to 2017 with the majority, 54 percent, seized … incredibly dangerous drug out of our communities and away from our children.” The DEA Omaha Division covers a five …
December 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Omaha Division feels effects of Sinaloa Cartel

February 13, 2019
… in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota from routes that begin in Mexico. “We’ve been able to trace … with the capture of El Chapo and yesterday’s verdict from his 12 week trial, we recognize that there is still a lot of work that needs to be done to curb the drug flow from Mexico into the United States,” Thimmesch said.  “The …
February 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Partners Hold Prescription Drug Take Back This Saturday

October 17, 2016
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
October 17, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Los Angeles Man Found Guilty Of Federal Narcotics Conspiracy Involving The Opioid Acetyl Fentanyl

October 26, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … members of the drug organization imported acetyl fentanyl from China, which they then used to produce homemade pills … nation. The drug organization also obtained pill presses from China that were used illegally to make tablets in labs …
October 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

April 04, 2011
… Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its partners will …
April 04, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

April 04, 2011
… Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its partners will …
April 04, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged In 154 Pound Cocaine Seizure Destined For East Coast

August 15, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … men were charged today in a federal narcotics case stemming from their involvement in a conspiracy to transport 70 kilograms of cocaine from California to North Carolina. Bobby Ray Palacios, 40, …
August 15, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Simi Valley Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Narcotics Charge

August 15, 2011
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … A. Howard Matz, Tejera pleaded guilty to a charge stemming from a May 2010 incident in which he provided heroin and cocaine to a Simi Valley man who died from an overdose after Tejera injected him three times - …
August 15, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA To Hold Drug Take-Back Event At Locations Throughout Los Angeles Saturday, October 29th

October 20, 2011
… Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the public will be able to drop off …
October 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Two Hartford Men Charged With Murder

February 19, 2015
… murder of Anthony Parker of Hartford. This matter stems from a long-term investigation being conducted by the FBI’s … and gang-related violent activity.  Officers and inspectors from the Cold Case Unit of the Office of the Chief State’s … or missing person case and lists telephone, mail and e-mail contacts that inmates can use to supply information. …
February 19, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Three Arrested In Connection With Pharmacy Forgery Ring

October 20, 2016
… online tools to make it appear that the prescriptions were from legitimate providers.  A criminal complaint filed in … profiles they had made it appear the prescriptions had come from those doctors.  If a pharmacy questioned the prescription, they would call or email the contact information on the prescription or the …
October 20, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Guilty Plea To A Conspiracy To Bribe A U.S. Air Force Contract Administrator

June 05, 2014
… 80 and two of the counts are for using Internet-based email to communicate with officials at Travis Air Force Base. According to the plea agreement, from 2007 to 2010, Lida Amin engaged in a related scheme for … pay him an extra $12,000 to cover the debt that he was owed from 2008. Lida Amin and the contract administrator arranged …
June 05, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

National Prescription Drug Take Back Day scheduled for October 26

October 24, 2019
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, October 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at more than 6,036 sites nationwide … pain relievers said they were given, bought or taken from a friend or relative. Of these misusers, 40 percent got their most recently used prescription pain relievers from a friend or relative for free, while the remainder …
October 24, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Former LAPD officer sentenced to 60 months in federal prison after illegal drug lab exploded in his garage

June 18, 2018
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … extract hash oil containing tetrahydrocannabinol, or “THC,” from marijuana plants, was sentenced to five years in … of maintaining drug involved premises. The sentence stems from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement …
June 18, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney's Office, FBI, DEA, and EPA Announce Indictment in Massive Navajo Nation Marijuana Cultivation Scheme

January 30, 2025
… of marijuana and approximately 260,000 marijuana plants from the twenty-five marijuana farms allegedly operated and … of the ancestral lands and waters of our Tribal partners from those who would exploit them for profit,” said U.S. …
January 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-Led Investigation Of Mexican DTO Results In Charges Against 28

April 28, 2017
… Smuggled Large Quantities of Heroin, Meth, Cocaine from Mexico to US- Drugs: Also Firearms, Money Laundering … large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine from Mexico and distributing the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, … law enforcement organizations we have removed criminals from our communities who have been involved in smuggling, …
April 28, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Arrested in Camarillo for Alleged Drug Trafficking

March 22, 2022
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … the seizure of a large amount of narcotics. Special Agents from the DEA and investigators assigned to the VCAT … prescription oxycodone pills. On March 16, 2022, agents from the Ventura Resident Office of the DEA, narcotic …
March 22, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Reno Doctor Robert Rand Pleads Guilty To Involuntary Manslaughter Of Patient And Unlawful Distribution Of Nearly 24,000 Oxycodone Pills

July 17, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … professional practice that resulted in the patient’s death from oxycodone intoxication.  From the start of treatment, …
July 17, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Charged With Sex Trafficking

November 17, 2015
… accused of inducing and enticing “Victim 1” to travel from Vermont to New York in February 2013 to engage in prostitution, and transporting “Victim 1” from Vermont to New York in February 2013 to engage in … records from Backpage.com revealed that Sharif Cargo’s email address was used to post similar advertisements on the …
November 17, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2017
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … W. Patterson. “This is a crisis that must be addressed from multiple angles.  Educating the public and removing …
November 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Top Players In South L.A. Gang Controlled By Incarcerated Mexican Mafia Member Plead Guilty To Federal Racketeering Charges

May 07, 2014
… and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … the Harpys gang. Valencia - the man who imposed the orders from Danny Roman - pleaded guilty today to violating the … in gang activities, which included collecting “taxes” from drug dealers who were allowed to operate in gang …
May 07, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization

September 20, 2019
… organizations by tracing and seizing the monies they earn from trafficking drugs,” stated IRS Special Agent in Charge … with the investigation and apprehension of the defendants from several federal law enforcement partners, including the … and Las Cruces offices of DEA.  DEA task force officers from the Albuquerque Police Department, Pueblo of Laguna …
September 20, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-One Suspected El Paso Gang Affiliates Arrested for Alleged Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses

August 29, 2024
… Engage Albuquerque Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Omar Arellano Domestic New Mexico, El Paso, Alpine, and Midland Texas Additional Division Info Community … and FBI are investigating the case with valuable support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
August 29, 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA’s Family Summits on Fentanyl

January 19, 2025
… ones to drug poisonings or overdoses, federal partners, and community prevention groups. These families are working to prevent others from experiencing the tragic loss of a loved one that they … advocates for change. Please use the following template and email us at familyoutreach@dea.gov Family Summit Photo …
January 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Steven Bell Named DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge

January 03, 2024
… of Wisconsin and Illinois on January 1. Bell was promoted from Assistant Special Agent in Charge (ASAC) of the DEA … narcotics unit and Metro Gang Task Force. Bell graduated from the DEA Academy in 2004 and was assigned to the Phoenix … of Ohio, Bell graduated with a degree in criminal justice from the University of Cincinnati. The Omaha Division is …
January 03, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Seizures Surge in 2020, Fentanyl Remains a Threat in Nebraska

February 23, 2021
… Gillespie Domestic Nebraska, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota; Additional Division Info Community Outreach:  Amanda Frazier (502) 780-7860 OmahaCommunityOutreach@dea.gov … higher than what was found in 2019.  Last year, agents from the DEA Omaha Division Office seized 421 pounds of …
February 23, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine and Fentanyl Seizures Rise in Iowa

February 24, 2021
… Cocaine and Fentanyl Seizures Rise in Iowa February 24, 2021 Omaha … an increase in cocaine and fentanyl seizures. Agents from DEA offices in Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Sioux City and … the Quad Cities removed a combined 9 kilograms of fentanyl from communities in Iowa last year.  Fentanyl, which is 100 …
February 24, 2021