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Community Event
November 04, 2019 - November 05, 2019
November 04, 2019 - November 05, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC)

3:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EST)
Columbia , MO
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, November 4, and Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Columbia, Missouri...
PRESS RELEASE

Former Leader of the Violent “Clan Del Golfo” Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Engaging in a Continuing Criminal Enterprise and Other Related Charges

January 25, 2023
… other things, engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise from June 2003 through October 2021. The SDFL Indictment … other things, maritime narcotics distribution conspiracy from 2002 through October 23, 2021. The SDNY Indictment … with, among other things, narcotics importation conspiracy from 2001 through April 2009. Úsuga David was extradited …
January 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

More Than Two Dozen Connecticut Residents Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses

November 16, 2011
… are the result of two separate investigations that stem from drug trafficking activity on one street in the Fair … our communities safer by removing such drug traffickers from the streets. The arrests in this operation are a … Administration in New Haven received information from the Connecticut State Police that ANTOVANY ACOSTA was …
November 16, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Three Indicted in Connection with Seizure of Seven Semi-Automatic Guns, 40 Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, and Cocaine

May 11, 2021
… Special Narcotics Prosecutor Guns, Ammunition, Vest seized from Storage Unit.jpg Guns, Ammunition, Vest seized from Storage Unit T-31 2021 Jan 22 Storage unit seizure.jpg … against Barbour, Perry Funchess and Daya Sanders resulting from a yearlong investigation that continued after the …
May 11, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Kingpin Indicted In New York

March 27, 2018
… to smuggle multi-kilogram quantities of fentanyl and heroin from Mexico for distribution in the New York City area. In … Cabo, Quiroz-Zamora arranged for narcotics to be smuggled from Mexico to Arizona and California via trucks, cars and … During that time period, he received approximately $22,500 from an undercover officer via Western Union and wire …
March 27, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Chicago Twins’ Cooperation Against Sinaloa Cartel Yields 14- Year Prison Terms; New Charges Target Cartel’s Top Echelon

January 27, 2015
… as Chicago’s most significant drug traffickers who rose from street level dealers to the highest echelons of the … brothers to forfeit more than $3.66 million that was seized from them and a sport utility vehicle.  In addition, more … on court supervision for five years when they are released from prison after serving at least 85 percent of their …
January 27, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Nine Men Charged with Roles in Gang-Led Drug and Gun Trafficking Network

January 05, 2023
… “In addition to bringing illegal weapons into New Jersey from other states, these defendants are charged with … to doing the necessary work to protect our neighborhoods from criminals who jeopardize the public’s safety and lessen …
January 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

15 Defendants Indicted for Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking

October 09, 2024
… of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle being transported from San Bernadino, Cal. to Springfield, Mo. Stevie Delane … in Greene, Jasper, and Newton Counties, and elsewhere, from Jan. 1, 2022, to April 20, 2024. The federal indictment … Drug Enforcement Administration removed the fentanyl pills from the Dodge Magnum and replaced most of the …
October 09, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

March 29, 2023
… (SNP) in Manhattan Supreme Court. The charges stem from narcotics-related activity that allegedly occurred in … by DEA New York Division Group D-24, with assistance from SNP’s Investigators Unit, the New York City Police …
March 29, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Over 150 Pounds of Crystal Meth is Seized in Manhattan

July 11, 2022
… canister.jpg 100 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine seized from Air Canisters Meth seized in air canister (2).jpg … Methamphetamine Concealed in Air Canisters Meth recovered from Air Canister.jpg Methamphetamine Concealed in Air … Seized on July 5, 2022 NEW YORK CITY –   Two men from Southern California were arrested in Manhattan over the …
July 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

$7 million worth of “fire” branded heroin/fentanyl seized in Bronx packaging mill: six individuals charged

January 28, 2020
… 750,000 glassine envelopes of suspected heroin/fentanyl from an apartment at 2559 Sedgwick Avenue during a court … observed a total of eight individuals coming to and from 2559 Sedgwick Avenue, Apt. 6A, the suspected narcotics … mill. Agents and officers recognized multiple suspects from prior surveillance operations entering Apt. 6A. …
January 28, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Two heroin and cocaine trafficking rings in Western New York dismantled

September 27, 2019
… charged with moving significant amounts of drugs from Puerto Rico and NYC into Western New York ERIE COUNTY, … individuals are charged with trafficking heroin and cocaine from New York City and Puerto Rico into Western New York, … Martinez, Jr. aka “Gordo” was mailing kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to two separate groups of narcotics …
September 27, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Office of Training

January 19, 2025
… incidents and firearms-related issues is included. History From 1985 to 1999, DEA trained its new Special Agents by … training courses are designed to combine participants from several countries sharing common drug trafficking …
January 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA, Along With Manhattan, Brooklyn, And Miami U.S. Attorneys Announce Extradition Of Colombian Narcotics Kingpin

July 09, 2013
… U.S., and laundered tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from that narcotics trafficking activity.  Barrera arrived … September 18, 2012.  Thereafter, he was sent to Colombia, from where the U.S. sought Barrera’s extradition.  The … and prolific drug traffickers ever to be extradited from Colombia, and his Kingpin status can only be compared …
July 09, 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION

game over bio

January 22, 2025
… TV series “Dance Moms”, where she made regular appearances from the third to the seventh seasons.    In the wake of a … of law enforcement, with almost 28 years spent with DEA. From November 2021 to November 2022, Mr. DeLena served as …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

FBI, DEA Release Documentary Film Addressing Heroin/Prescription Drug Abuse

February 04, 2016
… All across this country, it is taking good people from good homes and leading them down a trail that often … through the country.  Statistics show that overdose deaths from heroin abuse have more than doubled since 2010.  More people die each year from drug overdoses than die in car accidents.  Because an …
February 04, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Northern California Residents Turn In 16 Tons Of Rx Drugs On Take Back Day

May 09, 2017
… enforcement and community partners collected 32,965 pounds from 176 Northern California sites on Saturday, April 29, … 2017. Across the nation 900,386 (450 tons) was collected from nearly 5,500 sites. Marking the 13th National … tons) of prescription drugs. “Removing unwanted medication from the home will undoubtedly save lives. It is fantastic …
May 09, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

August 04, 2025
… Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to Take Back America from the drug traffickers who are flooding our streets with … shipment of fentanyl and multiple pounds of methamphetamine from Arizona to individuals in Florida to whom she was … In 2023, Tanner was arrested on outstanding warrants from Citrus County, Florida. In dismantling this conspiracy, …
August 04, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling Over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn

January 11, 2023
… tools available to more effectively stop gun traffickers from endangering our community.” DEA Special Agent in Charge … are aggressively taking every step to protect communities from gun violence and drug trafficking in order to save … “This case, initiated in direct response to complaints from the New Yorkers we serve, underscores some disturbing …
January 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Four Gun Traffickers Charged with Selling over 50 Firearms in Brooklyn

January 11, 2023
… tools available to more effectively stop gun traffickers from endangering our community.” DEA Special Agent in Charge … are aggressively taking every step to protect communities from gun violence and drug trafficking in order to save … “This case, initiated in direct response to complaints from the New Yorkers we serve, underscores some disturbing …
January 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney and Federal Law Enforcement Officials Assemble with State Law Enforcement Officers and Local Dignitaries in Show of Unity Against Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

November 02, 2023
… the flow of drugs and dealers coming into San Francisco from nearby counties; •    conducting regular joint federal … federal cases so that they take as little as a month from time of arrest to disposition; and •    federal … in San Francisco and to remove fentanyl dealers from San Francisco neighborhoods.  The result, U.S Attorney …
November 02, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Cuban National Sentenced to Over 38 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Other Crimes

March 09, 2022
… Chihuahua, Mexico. Porvenir is across the Rio Grande River from the defendant’s ranch. During sentencing, the judge … indicated Morales had smuggled undocumented non-citizens from as early as November 2019. Later that same day federal … to investigate a multitude of serious crimes that result from crimes such as these, and we will continue to work with …
March 09, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Traffickers Used Staten Island Barber Shop To Sell Drugs And Oversee Gun Sales

October 17, 2013
… However, defendant Paone also sold guns and drugs from his Prince’s Bay home, with Lagala and Ayzenberg often … include: a .45 caliber Kimber firearm purchased for $1,500 from Lagala, Ayzenberg and Paone on June 28, 2013 inside the … firearm and a Taurus 9mm firearm both purchased for $1,650 from Ayzenberg and Paone on July 26, 2013 inside 35 Knox …
October 17, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian Drug Kingpin And Cohort Extradited In New York Heroin Trafficking Scheme Millions Of Dollars In Heroin Smuggled In Freight Containers

December 20, 2013
… Andres, who was arrested on April 9, was transported from Buenos Aires, Argentina, where he had lived as a … Andres run the drug trafficking operation, was extradited from Bogota, Colombia on December 12. Fernando pleaded not … revealed that Andres oversaw an international drug empire from his base in Bogota, Colombia. The organization is …
December 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Harris County Woman Convicted of Drug Trafficking Violations

September 21, 2020
… transport approximately nine kilograms of methamphetamine from Houston to Dallas and meet at a gas station in … vehicle, removed a duffel bag containing methamphetamine from the trunk, and placed it in his backseat. While in … police seized approximately 10 kilograms of methamphetamine from the car. On Sep. 19, 2019, the U.S. Drug Enforcement …
September 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 01, 2021
… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Three Springfield Residents Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

August 05, 2021
… guilty to their roles in the drug-trafficking conspiracy from Nov. 22, 2016, to Sept. 26, 2018. Ingram also pleaded … they directly received methamphetamine to distribute from co-defendant Cheyenne W. Conn, 45, of Everton, Mo. Conn … 10 pounds of methamphetamine per week by vehicle from California to the Springfield area. He then distributed …
August 05, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis drug trafficking leader pleads guilty

July 09, 2020
… over one kilogram of heroin, and over 400 grams of fentanyl from March 11, 2018 to March 12, 2019.  Guy R. Goolsby, aka … size can impact many lives and maybe even prevent someone from overdosing.” According to the plea agreement, investigators from of the DEA uncovered a cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl …
July 09, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Law Enforcement Arrested Three Defendants and Seized Approximately 120 Kilograms of Cocaine, $1.3 Million in Cash, and a Firearm

March 15, 2021
… taking six million dollars’ worth of cocaine sales away from alleged drug traffickers while saving lives. Over one … of cocaine and over $1 million in suspected proceeds from illegal narcotics trafficking, disrupting the operation … “Sweet Produce” (the “Warehouse”).  Cocaine was shipped from a company in the Dominican Republic to the Warehouse.  …
March 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two SCDC inmates sentenced to decades in federal prison for roles in separate drug trafficking rings

February 12, 2020
… their roles in separate major drug trafficking rings run from inside prison walls using contraband cell phones. Drug … protect both the general public, and the prison population from the public safety threat caused by contraband … that the dealers were being supplied cocaine and heroin from an organization in Marion County.  The leader of that …
February 12, 2020