GENERAL INFORMATION

2019 National Red Ribbon Rally

January 22, 2025
… remarks. DEA 2019 National Red Ribbon Rally webcast from DEA Headquarters Monday, October 7. First Lady of the …
January 22, 2025
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Family Summit
June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024

New Jersey Field Division to Host Family Summit

9:00 AM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
New Brunswick, NJ
The DEA New Jersey Field Division will host its Family Summit on Thursday, June 20th, 2024, at Rutgers University - Center for Prevention Science, Cook Student Center, from 9am - 3pm. This free event is open to families who have been impacted by the opioid crisis and those who may...
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Methamphetamine trafficker receives 10 years in federal prison

… a controlled delivery of 12 ounces of methamphetamine from a source in Greensboro to the area of Ovalberry Court …
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Community Event
March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

Tri-State Forum on the Opioid Crisis

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM (EDT)
Dubuque, IA
The Tri-State Forum on the Opioid Crisis will feature presentations from local and regional experts in the fields of law enforcement, emergency medicine, drug treatment and counseling. Join us for an evening in which members of DEA will discuss the dangers of fentanyl and the drug trends seen in the...
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Recruitment
September 13, 2022
September 13, 2022

University of Arkansas - All Careers Fair

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM (EDT)
Fayetteville, AR
We are excited to be attending the All Careers Fair on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from 10:00 pm - 2:00 pm in the Arkansas Union Verizon Ballroom located on the 5th Floor (West side) of the Arkansas Union. Special Agent Bryan Singleton will be conducting multiple DEA Orientations (PowerPoint Presentations...
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2016 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 01, 2016
… public health data; news reports; and intelligence from other government agencies to provide a coordinated and …
November 01, 2016
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Administrator Cole’s Statement Following Major Fentanyl Seizures that Took Millions of Lethal Doses off the Streets of New York

April 10, 2026
… Office, which removed 42.5 kilograms of fentanyl from the streets of New York City this week and dismantled a … represent nearly 2.2 million lives potentially saved from this weapon of mass destruction. This is truly what …
April 10, 2026
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Illegal Alien Receives Five Years for Smuggling Cocaine Hidden in Vehicle Batteries

… and that the vehicle he was driving had made frequent trips from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston, returning the same … Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from Kingsville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. This HSTF Tucson led investigation comprises agents and officers from the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s …
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Orange County Couple Receives Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas

… While enroute to the jail, a deputy observed Lagrone slip from her handcuffs and move closer to Lacouture.  At the … criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  This case was …
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Trial Victory Secured in Largest Single Fentanyl Pill Bust in DEA History

… charges that violated the terms of his pretrial release from a separate case in which he was charged as a felon in … El Paso Division investigated this case with assistance from the IRS Criminal Investigation. Supervisory Assistant …
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Former Daycare Director Sentenced in Large-Scale Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… member of the conspiracy, and that kind of trust only comes from a long history of repeated transactions. She knew … revealed Ochoa-Saucedo picked up the brick of cocaine from Arellano at her residence and that he had done so on …
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to Over 6 years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Sacramento Doctor Agrees to Pay $125,000 for Controlled Substances Act Violations at Sutter Imaging Capitol Pavilion

… Dr. Yen is a radiologist employed by Sutter Medical Group. From 2018 to 2024, he was the DEA registrant at Capitol … was aware of the risk of diversion of controlled substances from Capitol Pavilion. In addition to paying civil monetary …
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Salem Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

… arranged a controlled buy of counterfeit oxycodone pills from Rigutto. Investigators observed him arrive and depart … switches,” are small attachments used to convert firearms from semi-automatic to fully-automatic. Later the same day, …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day is THIS Saturday!

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day THIS Saturday , April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering communities across the … safely remove expired, unwanted, or unused medications from their homes—medications that might otherwise be …
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Ohio Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose Death

… dope.” In his plea agreement, Clifton also admitted that from May 2019 through June 2019, he routinely offered to … serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. …
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Five Sentenced for Smuggling Cocaine into the Country

… - (254) 297-0300 McAllen, Texas – Four more individuals from Mexico have been sentenced for their roles in a … 2023, all had smuggled multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico into the United States. The co-conspirators …
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Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Racketeering Involving Drug and Firearms Trafficking

… cocaine base, more commonly referred to as “crack” cocaine, from a stash house in Somerville. Afonseca was also recorded … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine into Connecticut

… containing nearly 500 grams of cocaine that had been mailed from California to a Bloomfield residence that was connected … and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force, including members from the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector …
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Ten Jersey City men charged with conspiracy to burglarize more than 40 pharmacies

… these suspects so that they can be brought to justice.” From Oct. 11, 2020, through Dec. 22, 2020, the defendants … while traveling in the Malibu. Surveillance video footage from the pharmacy in Linden showed Simmons and Phang wearing …
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Twelve people charged in long-running investigation of Newark G-Shine Bloods

… and chess, they may have been just a few feet away from narcotics and the criminals who sell them. Getting the … and Wali Duncan – obtained their supply of narcotics from Rahim Jackson and Arthur Hardy, who would deliver the …
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Methamphetamine distribution organization disrupted in Cape May County

… L. Abide, age 50 and Robert S. Bellemare, age 47, both from the Villas section of Lower Township, NJ along with … reform.   Terrance Mitchell, who had a fugitive warrant from the state of Pennsylvania, was charged with Possession …
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Overprescribing opioids costs La Jolla doctor $125,000

… Kasendorf’s prescribing practices. This investigation arose from data analytics tools which allow the Department of … to DEA at 877-RX-Abuse (877‑792‑2873). Tips and complaints from all sources about potential fraud, waste, abuse, and …
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El Cajon “Pill Mill” Doctor Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Causing the Illegal Distribution of Opioids

… front including zealously pursuing all who seek to profit from illegally distributing opioids whether or not they may … office and paid them to secure these prescriptions from Salerno. Others assisted the patient recruiter by …
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“Pill Mill” doctor pleads guilty to opioid distribution, admits signing prescriptions for dead and jailed patients

… guilty plea in connection with the pending case that flowed from the investigation of this “pill mill.”  Each of the … and, in some instances, recruiters picked up the tablets from the pharmacies themselves; and, in turn, those …
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has highest-ever partner participation

… Karen Flowers. “By removing unwanted prescription drugs from their homes, these residents may have saved someone from becoming addicted to a prescription medication. Thank …
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Three brothers charged in conspiracy to distribute more than 20,000 pills of fentanyl

… intensity of our war against foreign criminals who profit from destroying American lives,” said DEA Special Agent in … pills. The combined weight of the pills seized from the three brothers on September 13 was approximately …