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Fentanyl Supply Chain

February 07, 2025
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug networks, from the source of supply to the last mile of distribution, … to buy the tools they need, like pill presses and stamps, online,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “E-commerce …
February 07, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

FOIA Library

April 11, 2025
… the United States.  This section also includes chapters from  DEA’s Laboratory Manual. Forensic Sciences’ Quality …
April 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Stuart Encourages West Virginians To Participate In DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day 15th National Prescription Drug Collection Event Scheduled For Saturday, April 28th From 10:00am To 2:00pm

April 27, 2018
… Drug Collection Event Scheduled For Saturday, April 28th From 10:00am To 2:00pm April 27, 2018 Louisville Contact … Day this Saturday, April 28, 2018.  The event, held from 10:00am to 2:00pm, provides an opportunity for people …
April 27, 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Yavapai

March 28, 2025
… Engage Yavapai has moved to Glendale Welcome Letter from Cheri Oz, Special Agent in Charge of the Phoenix Field … drug education and awareness,  prevention curriculum, on-line resources, school programs and many other special … drug overdose deaths increased in Yavapai County from 47 deaths in 2018 to 68 deaths in 2019, according to …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Powerful Stories and Connections During DEA Washington Division’s 3rd Family Summit on Fentanyl

June 24, 2024
Powerful Stories and Connections During DEA Washington Division’s 3rd Family Summit on Fentanyl June 24, 2024 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov …
June 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Announces Summer Teen Academies Across the DMV

July 31, 2025
DEA Washington Division Announces Summer Teen Academies Across the DMV July 31, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events …
July 31, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

-Media Advisory-

April 26, 2011
… other invited guests will be available to take questions from reporters in attendance about the April 30th National … sites throughout South Texas. The free event will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Government, community, public health … that abuse prescription drugs often obtained them from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
April 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Trio Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

January 17, 2017
… her Miranda rights, she admitted obtaining meth in the past from Salinas, to wiring money to him in Oklahoma to pay for meth, and to selling meth she had obtained from him.  The government forfeited more than $20,000 in cash stemming from this case.   In April, 2016, Myers was observed leaving …
January 17, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Ten Arrests Made In Connection With Alleged Crystal City Cocaine And Heroin Trafficking

April 29, 2011
… of $2 million dollars which represents the alleged proceeds from the defendants’ drug distribution activities. Upon … by agents with the DEA together with investigators from the Zavala County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United …
April 29, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Former Police Chief Of Sullivan City Sentenced To Prison

April 21, 2011
… the traffickers as they ran the loads of marijuana from the river into Sullivan City. Guerra was paid for the …
April 21, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Texas Syndicate Members In San Antonio Indicted On Racketeering Charges

December 08, 2011
… prison for conspiracy to commit murder. This case resulted from a joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement …
December 08, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Six Defendants Plead Guilty to Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

June 16, 2022
… valued at $1 million or more, across state lines from December 2019 to October 2021. Marshall also admitted … tens of thousands of stolen catalytic converters directly from his co-defendants and from other thieves, and sold the …
June 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled

May 28, 2014
… authorities in the Dominican Republic, acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the … are alleged to have engaged in a scheme to extort money from individuals located in the United States by posing as …
May 28, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

37 Alleged Members And Associates Of An International Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate ArrestedDefendants Charged With Trafficking Cocaine, Marijuana, MDMA And Prescription Drugs, And Laundering Tens Of Millions Of Dollars In Narcotics Proceeds

July 13, 2011
… of tens of thousands of kilograms of hydroponic marijuana from Canada and Mexico, substantial quantities of MDMA from the Netherlands and Canada, hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela and Peru, and large …
July 13, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

May 29, 2014
… authorities in the Dominican Republic, acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the … are alleged to have engaged in a scheme to extort money from individuals located in the United States by posing as …
May 29, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

May 29, 2014
… authorities in the Dominican Republic, acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the … are alleged to have engaged in a scheme to extort money from individuals located in the United States by posing as …
May 29, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

International Scheme To Extort Americans By Impersonating DEA Special Agents Foiled Seventeen Arrests In Dominican Republic Target Those Calling Innocent Citizens Demanding Payment In Exchange For Dropped Bogus Charges

May 28, 2014
… authorities in the Dominican Republic, acting on requests from the United States, located and arrested 17 of the … are alleged to have engaged in a scheme to extort money from individuals located in the United States by posing as …
May 28, 2014
GENERAL INFORMATION

How To Claim Veterans' Preference

January 22, 2025
… Copy 4 of your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty); VA letter as applicable; official statement of service from your command if you are currently on active duty; or … Copy 4 of your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty) OR an official statement of service from …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Alarming spike in fentanyl-related overdose deaths leads officials to issue public warning

August 06, 2020
… Fentanyl Pills_0.jpg SAN DIEGO – Law enforcement officials from across the county are warning the public about a sharp … occurred in all areas of the county. Victims ranged in age from 17 to 66-years-old, with the average age being 37. The joint warning about fentanyl-laced drugs comes from the DEA, San Diego County District Attorney, U.S. …
August 06, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Indictments Charge Eighteen With Oxycodone Trafficking

September 26, 2011
… with extortion and/or bribery offenses. This matter stems from “Operation Blue Coast,” an investigation headed by the … possession of a large quantity of oxycodone was traveling from Palm Beach, Fla. to Stamford, Conn. to sell thousands … one year, he had regularly purchased oxycodone from suppliers in Florida, transported the oxycodone to …
September 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Southern District Of Texas Investigation And Personnel Win National Award

December 03, 2014
… investigation was Assistant U.S. (AUSA) Mary Lou Castillo from the Laredo Division. Also honored today in a separate award was AUSA Julie Hampton from the Corpus Christi Division. She was selected to … only involved agents with the Laredo DEA, but also agents from DEA offices in Chicago, Dallas, San Antonio, Eagle …
December 03, 2014
DRUG FACT SHEET

Inhalants

February 19, 2025
Inhalant
Inhalants are invisible, volatile substances found in common household products that produce chemical vapors that are inhaled to induce psychoactive or mind-altering effects.
February 19, 2025
STORY

Overdose Death Investigations Challenge DEA Agents to Bring Justice

February 08, 2023
… collected during a warrant search of a residence. Deaths from illicit drugs, especially fentanyl, are at historic … DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “Fentanyl is everywhere. From large metropolitan areas to rural America, no community …
February 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

TSA And Law Enforcement Officers In Nevadaand Florida Charged In Prescription Drug Ring Narcotics Trafficking Network Results In 20 Arrests

September 13, 2011
… thousands of highly-addictive prescription narcotic pills from Florida to users in Connecticut. Second, we have … crime reduction in the City of Stamford and it is apparent from the results of our many cooperative investigations and … possession of a large quantity of oxycodone was traveling from Palm Beach, Fla. to Stamford, Conn. to sell thousands …
September 13, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Task Force Investigation Results In Federal Drug Charges Against Gang Members And Associates That Operated In The San Gabriel And Antelope Valleys

December 12, 2013
… in which methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin were supplied from Mexico and distributed widely in southern California.  … that facilitated the delivery of pure methamphetamine from Mexico through southwest states and ultimately to local … 60 pounds of methamphetamine, heroin and powder cocaine from sources linked to the drug trafficking organization. …
December 12, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Top China-Based Global Designer Drug Trafficker Arrested In U.S.

May 28, 2015
… trafficker apprehended to date in the United States. Agents from the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Internal Revenue … March 4, while he was attempting to enter the United States from the People’s Republic of China.  The DEA is working … I controlled substance AB-FUBINACA into the United States from the People’s Republic of China.  The indictment further …
May 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Pill mill clinic manager sentenced to nine years in federal prison for illegal opioid distribution

June 10, 2019
… Wellness Clinic on Southeast 122nd Avenue in Portland. From the clinic’s opening until July 2016, DeMille illegally … and DeMille worked together at his clinics in Houston from early 2011 to mid-2014. As early as 2013, DeMille began …
June 10, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Guilty plea for man accused of importing cocaine hidden in Savannah shipment

October 13, 2020
… June 2019 after more than 45 pounds of cocaine were seized from a Savannah shipment has admitted guilt to a federal … today because another drug trafficker has been removed from the streets.”  “Safeguarding the integrity of the vital … The shipment was intercepted in June 2019 by Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in …
October 13, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Six Charged In Four Overdose Death Investigations

April 22, 2016
… week on various federal heroin charges.  The charges stem from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … The emergency involved an 18-year-old male who had died from an apparent heroin overdose.  Fisher was not present at … to the hospital. The victim has since been removed from life support and died.  Bridgeport Police recovered two …
April 22, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Sinaloa Cartel Member Sentenced To 22 Years In Federal Prison; Plea Agreements Unsealed For Leaders Of Cartel’s Chicago Cell

November 24, 2014
… and submarines for the Sinaloa Cartel to transport cocaine from Central and South America to Mexico, as well as from Mexico into and throughout the United States. Vasquez … on court supervision for five years after he is released from his 264-month sentence. He must serve at least 85 …
November 24, 2014