PRESS RELEASE

DEA Atlanta Divisional Office To Hold 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 23, 2015
… poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from … medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medications, often … no questions asked. This is just one of example of how DEA is working hand-in-hand with its law enforcement and …
September 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Charlotte District Office To Hold 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 23, 2015
… poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from … medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medications, often … no questions asked. This is just one of example of how DEA is working hand-in-hand with its law enforcement and …
September 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Nashville District Office To Hold 10th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

September 23, 2015
… poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs. Studies show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from … medicine cabinet. In addition, many Americans do not know how to properly dispose of their unused medications, often … no questions asked. This is just one of example of how DEA is working hand-in-hand with its law enforcement and …
September 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Former Bellevue Resident Whose Hash Oil Extraction Caused Explosion, Fire & Death Sentenced To Nine Years In Prison

June 08, 2015
… travel to attend the court hearing.  The letter describes how the young middle school teacher had to jump from a third … her month in a nursing home, her ongoing pain, and how she will never be able to run or play soccer again.  The …
June 08, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcements Launched In New York

October 29, 2015
… addressing the dangers of prescription drug abuse and how parents can keep their children safe. According to the … by this problem.  The PSAs released today provide tips on how parents can dispose of prescription drugs safely, since …
October 29, 2015
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Recruitment
September 17, 2025
September 17, 2025

Texas Christian University All Majors Career & Intern Expo

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Fort Worth,, TX
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be participating in the Texas Christian University All Majors Career & Intern Expo. Visit our booth to learn about the DEA’s mission and explore impactful career opportunities. Discover how you can make a difference – our team looks forward to connecting with you. For...
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Recruitment
September 17, 2025
September 17, 2025

2025 Rutgers - New Brunswick Fall Career & Internship Mega Fair

7:30 AM - 11:30 AM (EDT)
Piscataway, NJ
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be participating in the 2025 Rutgers - New Brunswick Fall Career & Internship Mega Fair . Visit our booth to learn about the DEA’s mission and explore impactful career opportunities. Discover how you can make a difference – our team looks forward to connecting...
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Recruitment
July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Convention Career Fair

8:00 AM - 12:00 PM (EDT)
Philadelphia, PA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be participating in the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., Convention Career Fair. Visit our booth to learn about the DEA’s mission and explore impactful career opportunities. Discover how you can make a difference – our team looks forward to connecting with you. For additional...
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Recruitment
July 21, 2025 - July 22, 2025
July 21, 2025 - July 22, 2025

Arizona Narcotic Officers Association (ANOA) 37th Annual Training Conference & Vendor Show

4:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Phoenix, AZ
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be participating in the ANOA 37th Annual Training Conference and Vendor Show. Visit our booth to learn about the DEA’s mission and explore impactful career opportunities. Discover how you can make a difference – our team looks forward to connecting with you. For additional...
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Recruitment
August 19, 2025
August 19, 2025

University of North Georgia (UNG) Fall 2025 Part-Time Job & Internship Fair

7:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
Oakwood, GA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be participating in the UNG Fall 2025 Part-Time Job and Internship Fair – Gainesville Campus. Visit our booth to learn about the DEA’s mission and explore impactful career opportunities. Discover how you can make a difference – our team looks forward to connecting with...
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Recruitment
July 15, 2025
July 15, 2025

Hiring Our Heroes Career Summit

4:30 AM - 12:30 PM (EDT)
Eglin AFB, FL
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be participating in the Eglin Air Force Base & Hurlburt Field Career Summit. Visit our booth to learn about the DEA’s mission and explore impactful career opportunities. Discover how you can make a difference – our team looks forward to connecting with you. For...
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Community Event
January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020

Ferguson Town Hall

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EST)
Ferguson, MO
Join the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, the City of Ferguson, and valued partners for an important discussion around opioid misuse and abuse and how it is impacting your community. DEA will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to your concerns. NARCAN training will also be...
PRESS RELEASE

Law Enforcement Cooperation Between United States and Mexico Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Fentanyl Trafficker

January 24, 2025
… States and Mexico Leads to Mexican Takedown of Significant Fentanyl Trafficker January 24, 2025 Phoenix Contact Info … two buildings, two firearms currency, a large number of fentanyl pills, and other controlled substances.     Six …
January 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Phoenix Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 151 Months After Agents Seize Over 90 Pounds of Fentanyl and Over 40 Pounds of Cocaine from Stash House

February 14, 2025
… to 151 Months After Agents Seize Over 90 Pounds of Fentanyl and Over 40 Pounds of Cocaine from Stash House … (74.9 pounds) of blue pills stamped M30 which contained fentanyl, 8 kilograms (17.6 pounds) of fentanyl powder, and …
February 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Joins with Special Agents in Charge of DEA and FBI to Announce Law Enforcement Surge Combatting Nighttime Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

June 13, 2024
… U.S. Attorney Joins with Special Agents in Charge of DEA and FBI to Announce Law Enforcement Surge Combatting Nighttime Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San …
June 13, 2024
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Recruitment
June 24, 2025 - June 25, 2025
June 24, 2025 - June 25, 2025

39th Annual Police Security Expo

6:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
Atlantic City, NJ
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be participating in the 39th Annual - Police Security Expo 2025. Visit our booth to learn about DEA’s mission and explore impactful career opportunities. Discover how you can make a difference – our team looks forward to connecting with you. For additional details about...
GENERAL INFORMATION

Scam Alert

March 28, 2025
… in which scammers impersonate DEA agents in an attempt to extort money or steal personal identifiable information. DEA … like a social security number to the caller, can learn how to protect against identity theft at  …
March 28, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

FOIA FAQ

November 03, 2025
… FOIA FAQ Frequently Asked Questions How long will it take to receive my request? DEA will do its best to process every request quickly and efficiently, but please be advised that DEA works on a … clearly marked “Freedom of Information Act Appeal.” No No Show Title No No …
November 03, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Student & Entry Level Careers

January 21, 2025
… please visit  USAjobs.gov . Employment Requirements To qualify for employment with DEA, applicants must not violate any of the automatic employment disqualifiers or the drug policy …
January 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA agents arrest Tucson woman on federal charges for selling fentanyl resulting in three overdoses, one victim died

May 09, 2019
… agents arrest Tucson woman on federal charges for selling fentanyl resulting in three overdoses, one victim died May … through the investigation as the alleged supplier of fentanyl that resulted in one victim’s death, and serious … also faces two counts related to the alleged importation of fentanyl from Mexico.    Lopez-Sanchez turned herself in to …
May 09, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl Analogue Resulting In The Death Of A 24-year-old Orlando Woman

April 27, 2018
… Man Sentenced To Life In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl Analogue Resulting In The Death Of A 24-year-old … today illustrates the dangers of illicit drugs mixed with fentanyl,” said Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge …
April 27, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Over 86 Pounds of Suspected Heroin, 1,000 Fentanyl Pills and $200,000 Cash Seized in Ridgewood, Queens: Four Arrests

February 10, 2021
… Over 86 Pounds of Suspected Heroin, 1,000 Fentanyl Pills and $200,000 Cash Seized in Ridgewood, … with an estimated street value of $12 million, 1,000 fentanyl pills and $200,000 cash were recovered during the …
February 10, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… Southern California Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … communities with deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the same criminals … DEA is committed to treating these crimes as homicides, where appropriate. In recent months, violent crime has …
October 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Stowe Man Charged with Drug and Firearms Violations Related to Two Homicides

September 25, 2024
… to distribute cocaine base, possession of cocaine base and fentanyl with intent to distribute, using and carrying a … of Solomon and White to two wooded areas in Eden, Vermont, where the bodies were discovered by law enforcement on …
September 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Pierce County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes

September 09, 2024
… Pierce County Man Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes September … by law enforcement in November 2022, for an incident where he fired multiple shots into the air outside a Planet … warrant was served on Townsend’s residence, agents seize fentanyl pills, heroin, and three firearms. In June 2024, …
September 09, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Johnson, Vermont Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Drug and Gun Offenses

June 02, 2024
… later obtained a warrant to search Goins’ apartment where they recovered a Smith & Wesson SD9 VE 9mm … in South Burlington, Vermont. Law enforcement recovered fentanyl and cocaine base in Goins’ hotel room. Goins also had four bags of fentanyl on his person at the time of his arrest. United …
June 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Trap House Drug Dealer Sent to Prison

February 01, 2024
… executed a search warrant at a residence in Corpus Christi where they found several people, but not Rendon. Authorities … also found meth, cocaine, heroin, cocaine base (crack) and fentanyl – some packaged for sale – throughout the …
February 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty seven individuals charged or arrested as part of joint law enforcement effort

February 07, 2020
… (including two AR-style rifles), approximately 148 grams of fentanyl and heroin, approximately 260 grams of cocaine … if they do, they will face serious consequences, no matter where in the state they do business. Addicted Vermonters …
February 07, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Husband and Wife Convicted of Federal Charges Relating to Drug and Firearm Investigation

August 20, 2025
… guilty as charged to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and possession of firearms and ammunition by a … executed simultaneously at an outbuilding in Crestview where Kevin Powell regularly stored and distributed drugs … and the Powells’ home in Pensacola, law enforcement seized fentanyl, evidence that Kevin Powell was packaging and …
August 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Gulf Coast health care fraud strike force expanded to include Eastern District of Texas

November 18, 2020
… Gulf Coast health care fraud strike force expanded to include Eastern District of Texas November 18, 2020 … endangering Texarkana, Texas, patients by stealing fentanyl.  Harris broke into the secure drug storage at …
November 18, 2020