PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Leader of Large-Scale Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

October 06, 2021
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … late yesterday against Gerald Hunter, 55, of Los Angeles, for the offenses of conspiracy to distribute more than 400 …
October 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Murder, Witness Tampering and Drug Charges

June 03, 2021
… St. Louis Man Sentenced to 23 Years for Murder, Witness Tampering and Drug Charges June 03, 2021 … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get …
June 03, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, witness tampering and drug charges

February 25, 2021
… St. Louis man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, witness tampering and drug charges February 25, … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov …
February 25, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Man sentenced to 30 years for meth distribution

September 04, 2020
… Man sentenced to 30 years for meth distribution September 04, 2020 St. Louis Contact … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get …
September 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Indicted In $7 Million Dollar California To Missouri Marijuana Conspiracy

July 06, 2017
… Two Men Indicted In $7 Million Dollar California To Missouri Marijuana Conspiracy July 06, 2017 St. … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … roles in the conspiracy - obtained marijuana from multiple sources, including a grow operation in California and have …
July 06, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Carbondale Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Drug Dealing

August 09, 2011
… Carbondale Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Drug Dealing August 09, 2011 St. Louis Contact Info … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get …
August 09, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Virginia Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Multi-State Drug Conspiracy and Distribution

July 11, 2022
… Virginia Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison for Multi-State Drug Conspiracy and Distribution July 11, … Knighton had a longstanding relationship with his primary source of supply for heroin.  As a result, the source of …
July 11, 2022
STORY

Alert - Extortion Scam Targeting DEA Registrants

June 11, 2019
… is aware that registrants are receiving telephone calls and emails by criminals identifying themselves as DEA employees … submit the information through “ Extortion Scam Online Reporting ” posted on the DEA Diversion Control …
June 11, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION

Freedom of Information Act

January 19, 2025
… of three special law enforcement record exclusions. Submit Online via DEA's Public Access Link (PAL) PAL is a web … 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

Baltimore Heroin Dealer Known As “Mush” Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison

March 14, 2011
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … in prison, followed by three years of supervisedrelease, for possession with intent to distribute heroin. The … officers received information from a confidential source that an individual the source knew as “Mush” was …
March 14, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Laurel Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

May 27, 2015
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … in prison followed by four years of supervised release for distribution of heroin.  Judge Chuang also ordered Byrd … 100 gram quantities.  For example, Byrd sold a confidential source 100 grams of heroin for $11,000 on June 11, 2014, and …
May 27, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Encourages Prescription Take Back This Saturday

April 25, 2024
… Parker (571) 387-2558 utahrecruiter@dea.gov The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division … public to dispose of their prescription drugs in a safe and reliable manner.” While “Every Day is Take Back Day” thanks …
April 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

August 20, 2015
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … 362-4737 nofdoutreach@dea.gov BATON ROUGE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph … of his danger to the community, the Court noted that reliable evidence suggested that Perry had hired an …
August 20, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Licensed pharmacist charged with hoarding and price gouging of N95 masks in violation of Defense Production Act

May 26, 2020
… is also charged with making false statements to law enforcement, committing healthcare fraud, and committing … NEW YORK – Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, … (1) continued to add to his stockpile of N95 masks by buying thousands of additional N95 masks; and (2) charged …
May 26, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

12 People Charged With Heroin Trafficking After Statewide Multi-Jurisdictional Investigations

September 15, 2015
… to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Lowell Jarod Forget Special Agent In Charge View Jarod Forget Bio Jarod Forget Domestic Connecticut, Massachusetts, … Task Force and FBI took the lead in conducting controlled buys and interviewing witnesses. The FBI and HSI played an …
September 15, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Heroin And Fentanyl Drug Ring Dismantled In The Bronx--Supplied The Northeast

February 02, 2017
… fentanyl have been recovered and 32 people were indicted for major drug trafficking and other charges resulting from a joint investigation, state and federal law enforcement officials announced today.  James J. Hunt, Special … determined that people were coming from out-of-state to buy heroin there, and that the defendants were running a …
February 02, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two Indicted on Drug Conspiracy and Other Charges in Landmark Case Following Fentanyl Overdose Death

January 27, 2022
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … area partners every day to root out the drug problem at its source and target drug dealers who deal overdose-prone drugs to our area's most vulnerable. By pursuing 'death resulting' charges, we …
January 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Connecticut Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Methylone Conspiracy

September 28, 2016
… Connecticut Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Methylone Conspiracy September 28, 2016 New York Contact … substances over the Internet, including through an online storefront called “The Online Source.” Canfield, whose criminal history United …
September 28, 2016
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Spokane

March 28, 2025
… deaths involved synthetic opioids such as fentanyl.  Like most states across the country, the State of Washington has … increase  in fentanyl-related overdoses from 2017 to 2021.  Source:  Washington State Department of Health From 2017 to … link to follow. Treatment Connect With Us!   Sign up for email updates about Spokane's Operation Engage Initiative.   …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … hydrocodone, codeine, and morphine, are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  For …
October 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Virginian Native Christopher C. Goumenis Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

September 05, 2025
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … as the Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Division, which … Inspections and Office of Professional Responsibility, and most recently, the Richmond District Office of the …
September 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two Drug Trafficking Co-Conspirators Sentenced to 15-Year Prison Terms

August 07, 2025
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … Columbia, were each sentenced today to 15 years in prison for their roles in a drug conspiracy that trafficked large … a part of the FBI’S Safe Streets Initiative and targets the most egregious and violent street crews operating in the …
August 07, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Chesapeake Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused High School Student’s Death

July 30, 2025
… Chesapeake Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused High School … Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … “Even worse, he chose to target minors to sell one of the most dangerous drugs plaguing our society. His reckless …
July 30, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Privacy Act

March 28, 2025
… Public Access Link (PAL) .  You must register to create an online profile or log into your existing profile to submit a … your request via the PAL, DEA will accept your request via e-mail or United States Postal Service (USPS); however, use … your letter using one of the following options: Option 1:  Email your submission to DEA.FOIA@dea.gov .  Please put …
March 28, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Small Business Program

March 28, 2025
… on government spending: http://www.usaspending.gov  Online access to the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): …   Learn more about how to do business with DEA Email your capabilities statement to DEA's Small Business …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Arrests Of Two Former U.S. Soldiers And One Former German Soldier For Conspiracy To Murder A DEA Agent

September 27, 2013
… DEA Announces Arrests Of Two Former U.S. Soldiers And One Former German Soldier For … for a six figure payday. Their intent was to commit the most serious and ruthless crime that can be directed against …
September 27, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA warns of alarming increase of scam calls

March 13, 2019
… Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov El PASO, Texas – The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered … telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for … should refuse the demand and report the threat using the online form or by calling 877-792-2873. Reporting scam calls …
March 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Final Defendant in St. Louis Area Meth Ring Sentenced to 19+ Years in Prison

March 26, 2024
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … 35, and his co-defendants Terry James Williams, 37, Clifford Dwight Davis Jr., 43, and Maria D. Flores-Cervantes, …
March 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Meth Trafficker Since 2013 Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison

March 01, 2024
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … Carl Junction, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for methamphetamine trafficking and illegally possessing a …
March 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin

June 15, 2023
… Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Heroin June 15, 2023 St. Louis … Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get …
June 15, 2023