PRESS RELEASE

Three Plead Guilty To Charges Related To Methamphetamine Trafficking In Kern County

October 14, 2014
… distribute approximately 3.5 kilograms of methamphetamine. From September 1, 2013, to October 22, 2013, they used a … Juan Angel Lopez, 32, of Bakersfield, admitted that from March 1, 2014, to July 10, 2014, he knowingly and …
October 14, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Man Charged With Manufacturing Hashish Oil In His Home

July 17, 2015
… in the form of hashish oil. According to court documents, from approximately January 2014 to April 2015, Davison … a local Bakersfield business, Davison grew marijuana plants from which he manufactured some of the hashish oil that he … Department, the Kern County Sherriff’s Office and personnel from the DEA’s Western Regional Lab. Assistant United States …
July 17, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Fifth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul

October 04, 2012
… 23,329 (more than 12 tons) of prescription medications from members of the public. When added to the collections in Northern and Central California from DEA’s previous four Take-Back events, nearly 100,000 … pounds of prescription medications have been removed from circulation. A total of 488,395 (244 tons) was …
October 04, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

September 28, 2022
… (571) 776-3409 36 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl Removed from Communities between May and September NEWARK, N.J. – … the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl … is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses removed from the illegal drug supply. Additionally, 338 weapons were …
September 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Multiple white supremacist gang members among 54 defendants charged in RICO indictment

February 12, 2019
… and a determined goal of making our communities safer from gang violence and drug trafficking. This effort, as … “We are committed to helping our communities remain free from these types of crimes using every resource available, … office’s commitment to removing violent, repeat offenders from the streets.”   The case, named “To The Dirt,” which is …
February 12, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Sky Global Executive and Associate Indicted for Providing Encrypted Communication Devices to Help International Drug Traffickers Avoid Law Enforcement

March 12, 2021
… are specifically designed to prevent law enforcement from actively monitoring the communications between members … criminal organizations and protecting these organizations from law enforcement. According to the indictment, Sky … allowed for Sky Global to claim plausible deniability from the activities of their clients that they knew or had …
March 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

23 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Prescription Pills

October 31, 2022
… that Mora, Bello and Bryson obtained their drug supply from other sources at times and that Mora and Bryson had … pills containing controlled substances were also seized from inside a furniture hide. "Since taking office 10 months … Last year we lost over 2000 lives. Loved ones taken, stolen from us. And to be clear – counterfeit prescription pills …
October 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

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

April 01, 2022
… these violent gang members to keep our communities safe from the violence perpetrated by MS-13,” said U.S. Attorney … for their crimes and to eliminate MS-13's violence from our communities.” “Any time we can get a notorious gang … gang composed primarily of immigrants or descendants from El Salvador. Branches or “cliques” of MS-13, one of the …
April 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

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

May 26, 2020
… pharmacist, allegedly sought to capitalize and profit from the suffering of others.  As the pandemic was starting … be billed for prescriptions based on false representations, from 2014 to 2019, as well as using his pharmacy patients’ … with his health care fraud scheme. As for the first scheme, from at least late March to April 2020, during the COVID-19 …
May 26, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Key Member of Drug Distribution Ring Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

March 03, 2025
… along with more than $81,000 in cash proceeds from drug trafficking. Slocumb was a key partner for the … drugs but acting as an enforcer—he took direction from Gill in picking up guns following a trip to get drugs from the stash house, and on another occasion, he conspired …
March 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Sentenced to 120 Months

May 20, 2024
… Ramirez was one of 12 people indicted on charges ranging from money laundering, narcotics trafficking, and extortion … 2020 the FBI conducted surveillance on a bulk cash delivery from Idsel Valenzuela and Sugey Caro Salazar in Chicago.  … targeted, resulting in the seizure of more than $1 million from U.S.-based bank accounts. Agents also conducted …
May 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Cartel transportation head sentenced to federal prison

May 16, 2019
… can feel safer.”    “Montemayor came to the United States from Mexico and used his skills, hard work, and the … in this country to build a successful trucking company from the ground up,” said U.S. Attorney Byung J. “BJay” … Texas, that specialized in moving goods across the border from Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, and then into and across the …
May 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action

September 17, 2021
… recovery, or a new start. Not only do these schemes profit from desperation, but they often leave their victims even … prosecuted by Health Care Fraud and ARPO Strike Force teams from the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, in coordination … with 31 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide, and agents from DEA, HHS-OIG, FBI, and other federal and state law …
September 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Pharmacy Robber Sentenced To 141 Months For Conviction On Federal Hobbs Act, Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges

December 11, 2015
… and we will continue to lock up anyone trying to profit from the sale of these dangerous and highly addictive … distribute.  The charges against Hurtado and Montano arose from the Jan. 6, 2015, armed robbery of the Smith’s Pharmacy … and stealing bottles of Oxycodone and other drugs from the pharmacy’s inventory. Hurtado also pleaded guilty …
December 11, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Indictments Announced Following Wisconsin Drug Trafficking And Illegal Gambling Investigation

June 02, 2011
… On Tuesday, May 24th, over 150 law enforcement officers from the following agencies: Milwaukee High Intensity Drug … and DEA. The Milwaukee HIDTA is comprised of personnel from the MPD, DEA, Wisconsin Department of Justice, FBI, and … of pounds of marijuana have been transported by couriers from Seattle and Vancouver, B.C. to Minnesota, Southeast …
June 02, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Forty-One Defendants Charged With Conspiracy To Traffic Heroin And Prescription Opioids To Upper Midwest Indian Reservations

May 28, 2015
… drugs to the Red Lake and White Earth Indian Reservations from Detroit, Chicago, and Minneapolis ST. PAUL, Minn. - ― … in the arrests of a criminal organization that prospered from poisoning many people on the White Earth Nation. Many … families and communities have been damaged or destroyed from this poison. Now, the hard work of healing and wellness …
May 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Four Horsemen Results In Millions Going Back To Law Enforcement Agencies

February 03, 2011
… Division today, millions of dollars in seized assets from the two-year investigation code-named Operation Four … G. Benson. “The seizure of large sums of U.S. currency from this organization severely disrupted its operations. … to combat the traffic and the problems that evolve there from,” said Lawrenceville Police Chief Randy Johnson. “The …
February 03, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Former Physician Indicted For Selling Amphetamine Diet Pills To Patients After Losing Medical License

August 17, 2016
… disease who died while taking amphetamine pills obtained from the former doctor. Bernhard, 66, was arrested at his … medical license and used it to order controlled substances from a wholesale pharmaceutical distributor, including … health problems, routinely received phendimetrazine pills from Bernhard. The investigation revealed she was typically …
August 17, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Sinaloa Cartel-Connected Drug Distribution Ring That Used Semi-Trucks to Transport Huge Loads Disrupted With Multiple Arrests

August 25, 2025
… Luthy Miller. The drug traffickers transported narcotics from Mexico, via California, sometimes using a semi-truck to … seized hundreds of pounds of methamphetamine and fentanyl from this group that could have yielded a staggering 6.9 … Eder Ramirez Pino, 33, distributor previously removed from the U.S. Rosendo Vazquez Medrano, 37, a redistributor …
August 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Drug Trafficking Ring Connected to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Prison

May 12, 2025
… along with more than $81,000 in cash proceeds from drug trafficking. The stash house property also … possessed firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition. From May of 2021 until December 2022, Gill laundered at …
May 12, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Spokane

March 28, 2025
… The CDC estimates that over 104,000 people in the U.S. died from drug overdoses in the 12-month period ending on … seizures of counterfeit fentanyl pills increased by 264% from Fiscal Year 2020 to Fiscal Year 2021. Counterfeit pill …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And New Jersey State Police Take Down International Drug Ring In “Operation Next Day Air”

October 17, 2013
… Davis allegedly directed his organization’s drug operations from various locations in Jamaica, California, and New … shipping operation and sent large quantities of drugs from California to New Jersey, in close consultation with … the customers, most of whom purchased kilogram quantities from the Davis Organization, and collected the money from …
October 17, 2013
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Family Summit
August 26, 2025 - August 27, 2025
August 26, 2025 - August 27, 2025

DEA El Paso to host Family Summit in Church Rock

6:00 PM - 5:15 PM (EDT)
Church Rock, NM
WHEN: Tuesday Aug. 26 from 6-8 p.m. and Wednesday Aug. 27 from 8 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. MST. WHERE: Red Rock Park, Church Rock, New Mexico WHAT: Summit for New Mexico and West Texas families who have suffered the terrible loss of a loved one to fentanyl or other illicit...
STORY

DEA Omaha Division encourages awareness of prescription medication abuse

March 01, 2019
… substance after marijuana.  In 2017, 70,237 people died from a drug overdose with nearly 60 percent of these deaths … take notice.    Every day across the nation, 46 people die from overdoses involving prescription opioids. Taking just a … mean the difference between a 17 year old who recovers from an injury and returns to sports and a student who …
March 01, 2019
STORY

DEA’s 2019 National Red Ribbon Rally

October 09, 2019
… 300 people, including 150 middle and high school students from the metropolitan DC area filled the Headquarters … of Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena; invited guests from other federal agencies; DEA’s prevention partners; and … with Polaris Dance Institute; and a musical selection from the H-B Woodlawn Chamber Singers.      The rally …
October 09, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION

Miami news 2007

July 15, 2021
… 11, 2007 DEA Suspends Lakeland Branch of Drug Company From Distributing Controlled Substances October 5, 2007 1st … April 24, 2007 DEA Suspends Orlando Branch of Drug Company from Distributing Controlled Substances April 18, 2007 …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Jasper County Felon Sentenced for Federal Firearms and Drug Trafficking Crimes

August 27, 2025
… one being an AR style pistol.  One of the firearms seized from McMahon’s residence was stolen.   McMahon was operating … such as scales and bags used for distribution, seized from McMahon indicated that he was dealing significant … McMahon is a convicted felon and prohibited by federal law from owning or possessing firearms or ammunition. This case …
August 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Sacramento Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking

July 21, 2025
… of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone “M-30” pills from Mexico and distributing them in northern California and … Jose Lopez-Zamora, which law enforcement later seized from one of the organization’s distributors. After supplying … and 10 have been sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 19 months to 27 years. Jose Aguilar Saucedo is …
July 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Warwick Man Admits to Trafficking Fentanyl-Laced Pills Disguised as Percocet

July 08, 2025
… DEA made two controlled purchases of fentanyl-laced pills from Quintanilha. On September 28, 2023, law enforcement … a bag of suspected crack cocaine, and $5,830 in cash from his residence; 1,003 fentanyl-laced pills (109.9 grams) from a Pawtucket apartment he used to store narcotic drugs; …
July 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Charges filed against leader of Northeast Philadelphia heroin distribution ring and six others

June 24, 2020
… Force (HIDTA). According to the federal criminal complaint, from February until June 2020, the defendants operated a … Teesdale Street residence. Lee would transport the drugs from Philadelphia in her vehicle to a stash house in …
June 24, 2020