PRESS RELEASE

Four Men Charged with Trafficking Nearly Five Tons of Cocaine Hidden in Furniture

July 22, 2021
… in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Dermot Shea, New York City Police … illicit drug trafficking and the associated violence, and most importantly, provide a safe environment for the …
July 22, 2021
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 27, 2022
… DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the … the fentanyl crisis has been the top priority for DEA. The most urgent threat to our communities, our kids, and our …
September 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

24 People Indicted for Cross-County Marijuana Distribution and Money Laundering Conspiracies, Firearms Offenses, and Other Crimes

January 31, 2023
… 24 People Indicted for Cross-County Marijuana Distribution and Money Laundering … following minimum and maximum terms of imprisonment on the most serious counts.  Defendant Age Charges Min/Max Dwight …
January 31, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

MS-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit Multiple Murders

April 01, 2022
… MS-13 Leader Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiring to Commit … safer and healthier.” “The brutality of Corea Diaz is almost unfathomable. We will continue to work with our law …
April 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA warns of methamphetamine and fentanyl drug market built by aftermath of COVID-19 in New York

January 26, 2021
… NEW YORK CITY – The New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) seized an alarming amount of … Ray Donovan.  “Fentanyl has been a public health nuisance for several years and has taken too many lives too often.   … investigating the local drug distribution networks to the most violent and prolific drug traffickers in the world.” …
January 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Five defendants, including two medical doctors, charged as part of Northeast Regional Health Care Fraud Takedown

September 26, 2019
… Medicare programs and a pharmacy owner have been charged for their participation in schemes in which the Medicare and … Central Islip are part of a coordinated health care fraud enforcement action across seven federal districts in the … and Medicare funds meant to protect our elderly and most vulnerable residents,” said United States Attorney …
September 26, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and FBI offices dismantle drug trafficking organizations in New York and Connecticut

October 11, 2018
… Agent in Charge James Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in … us in these investigations and today’s take down of the most significant members of this organization.” “The …
October 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill

September 06, 2018
… Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill September 06, 2018 … 30 counts of conspiracy and criminal sale of prescriptions for controlled substances NEW YORK – New York City’s Special … from receiving oxycodone. Rogelio Lucas conducted only the most cursory medical examinations of patients. Magnetic …
September 06, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges involving more than $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

September 20, 2021
… National Healthcare Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges involving more than $1.4 … taxpayer and put profits over the care of our nation’s most vulnerable citizens,” said Chris Hacker, Special Agent …
September 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Cartel transportation head sentenced to federal prison

May 16, 2019
… the Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration in Atlanta, commented, “Today’s sentencing of Carlos Montemayor is a victory for the citizens of this country. This defendant’s decision … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking and money laundering …
May 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Public Safety Alert on Sharp Increase in Fake Prescription Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

September 27, 2021
… in the greater Phoenix area.  PHOENIX - Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert … the United States last year. Fentanyl, the synthetic opioid most commonly found in counterfeit pills, is the primary …
September 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

97 in Puerto Rico Charged With Drug Trafficking

June 29, 2018
… - (868) 628-8136 Part of Project Safe Neighborhoods Enforcement Effort San Juan, PR  – On June 22, 2018 a federal grand jury … Department’s renewed focus on targeting each community’s most violent criminals. Attorney General Sessions directed …
June 29, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

28 Arrested in Killeen and Waco on federal drug trafficking charges

August 17, 2018
… Federal and state authorities arrested 22 individuals for their alleged roles in a narcotics distribution … activities in the Waco and Killeen areas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of … (OCDETF) program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money …
August 17, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown results in charges against 60 individuals, including 53 medical professionals

April 17, 2019
… Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force takedown results in charges against 60 individuals, … its part to help end this crisis. One of the Department's most promising new initiatives is the Criminal Division's …
April 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Law Enforcement Kicking Off The New Year With Record Breaking Heroin Seizures

February 07, 2016
… Drug Law Enforcement Kicking Off The New Year With Record Breaking … NEW YORK - This past December, the Center for Disease (CDC) published a special report on drug … sent the traffickers a message by denying them what they most want - $23 million in illicit profit.  While we …
February 07, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

August 26, 2025
… with the case.  Thirteen federal, state and local law enforcement agencies assisted in executing 12 search warrants … in 13 arrests. As part of the ongoing investigation, law enforcement seized 26 firearms, including 12 rifles and a … and $63,532 in cash. The initial appearances for the defendants are occurring in the U.S. Magistrate …
August 26, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Guns, Cocaine and Cash Seized in Bronx Apartment

June 09, 2021
… Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA), New York Division, Bridget … to stop the trafficking of narcotics by targeting those most responsible,” said Police Commissioner Dermot Shea. “I …
June 09, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Nassau Doctor Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Overprescription of Opioids that Led to Five Deaths

January 22, 2024
… Nassau Doctor Sentenced to Up to 15 Years in Prison for Overprescription of Opioids that Led to Five Deaths … have and will continue to bring to justice those who do the most harm, like Dr. Blatti and other drug traffickers.” DA …
January 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Leaders of International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Smuggling Organization Sentenced to 21 and 20 Years in Prison

January 11, 2024
… Adalid Cabrera Huato was Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running an Armed Drug Trafficking Affiliate of Mexican … of deadly drugs while exporting weapons to some of the most violent criminal organizations in the world.  They …
January 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

One of the Largest-Ever Fentanyl Seizures in New York City Results in Four Charged for Operating Fentanyl Mill in Bronx Residence

October 06, 2023
… Fentanyl Seizures in New York City Results in Four Charged for Operating Fentanyl Mill in Bronx Residence October 06, … drug trafficking organizations responsible for bringing the most harm to our communities.”    HSI Special Agent in …
October 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Third Defendant Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

September 25, 2023
… NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino … operations to disrupt and dismantle the most significant drug traffickers, money launderers, gangs, …
September 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Defendants, Including a Brooklyn Medical Doctor, And Three Pharmacists, Charged with Illegally Distributing More Than 1.2 Million Oxycodone Pills

October 13, 2022
… with money laundering in connection with their alleged efforts to hide the proceeds of their illegal oxycodone … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt, and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, and …
October 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Major Seizure of Approximately 300,000 “Rainbow Fentanyl” Pills and Over 20 Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl in the Bronx

October 12, 2022
… colors and another 20 pounds of fentanyl in powdered form from a drug stash location in the Bronx. The apartment, … associated violence off of our streets and away from our most vulnerable. These drug traffickers are brazen, but they …
October 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Over 150 Pounds of Crystal Meth is Seized in Manhattan

July 11, 2022
… on July 5, 2022 NEW YORK CITY –   Two men from Southern California were arrested in Manhattan over the past week in … partners to investigate and arrest members of the most significant drug trafficking organizations and …
July 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

“Operation Bread, White and Blues” shuts down drug distribution ring in Orange and Rockland Counties

February 05, 2019
… N.Y. – Twenty-nine defendants have been charged in an enforcement action dubbed “Operation Bread, White and Blues” … Felony complaints filed in conjunction with the enforcement action outline two separate conspiracies, one of … the blue colored pills which were being trafficked. Most of the defendants were arrested in a series of early …
February 05, 2019
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DEA Office of Training

January 19, 2025
… powders, liquids, tablets, and plant materials using the most advanced physical, chemical, and instrumental …
January 19, 2025
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Approximately 300,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank

May 03, 2023
… kilograms of powdered fentanyl (over 11 pounds), from a red Ford Expedition stopped in the Bronx. The fentanyl was … us to target drug traffickers and cartels who inflict the most harm to our communities.” Special Narcotics Prosecutor …
May 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA, FBI, and Seattle Police Seize 2 RVs Packed with Meth and Fentanyl

October 26, 2022
… 1-888-219-4261 Eleven People Arrested in Washington and California for Cartel-connected Drug Trafficking Schemes Meth … to a wire-tap investigation, the traffickers named in the most recent indictments continued their trafficking …
October 26, 2022
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Indianapolis area methamphetamine and heroin trafficking organizations dismantled

March 19, 2020
… Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … today, federal criminal charges against 35 individuals for their role in two separate drug trafficking rings. … who is prosecuting this case for the government, most of the defendants face sentences of up to life …
March 19, 2020
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Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, Sinaloa Cartel leader, sentenced to life in prison plus 30 years

July 17, 2019
… plus 30 years to run consecutive to the life sentence for being a principal leader of a continuing criminal … The court also ordered Guzman Loera to pay $12.6 billion in forfeiture.   Guzman Loera was convicted by a federal jury … women of the DEA, who worked tirelessly to see the world’s most dangerous, prolific drug trafficker behind bars in the …
July 17, 2019