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Statement of DEA Special Agent in Charge and U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen

Statement of DEA Special Agent in Charge and U.S. Attorney Thomas T. Cullen October 09, 2019 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk …
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DEA Distributes Funds to Local Agencies

DEA Distributes Funds to Local Agencies February 02, 2006 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 800 …
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DEA Official to Give Red Ribbon Presentation at Southern Virginia School

DEA Official to Give Red Ribbon Presentation at Southern Virginia School October 26, 2006 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to …
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Strasburg Man Charged with Drug Conspiracy

Strasburg Man Charged with Drug Conspiracy September 15, 2006 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us …
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“Godfather” of Methamphetamine Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison

“Godfather” of Methamphetamine Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison July 19, 2005 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
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Woman Sentenced To 10 Years For Conspiracy To Distribute PCP

Woman Sentenced To 10 Years For Conspiracy To Distribute PCP May 24, 2005 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter …
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Elks Extend "Hands Across the Border" to Kick Off Red Ribbon Week

Elks Extend "Hands Across the Border" to Kick Off Red Ribbon Week October 13, 2003 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 Washington.Special.Agent@dea.gov Talk to a …
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DEA and SAMHSA announce winners of Red Ribbon Week campus video Public Service Announcement contest

… said O’Regan. “Especially given the need to diversify our online presence in the midst of the pandemic, we thought …
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DEA’s response to COVID-19

… Control and Prevention website and the U.S. government's online guide to information and services .  # # # On …
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Pharmacist Arrested, Charged With Assembling Illegal Drug Lab

… P. McMahon NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 Mulberry Street 2nd Floor … Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs … complaint: Gonzalez made a series of purchases through an online auction website of materials associated with the …
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Former Physician Sentenced To Nearly Six Years In Prison On Drug Charge For Trading Prescription Drugs For Sex And Cash

… On Drug Charge For Trading Prescription Drugs For Sex And Cash August 05, 2014 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us … Social Accounts X Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … Ativan, Ritalin, Darvocet, OxyContin, and Klonopin, on an online website, and all of the ads were placed through one …
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DEA Releases 2015 National Heroin Threat Assessment

… priorities, and allocate resources. can be viewed online. …
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Southbridge Couple Charged With Manufacturing And Distributing Anabolic Steroids

… apartment, and distributing the steroid compounds through online sales throughout the United States.  The charging …
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Brooklyn Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Heroin On The Dark Web

… Domestic Northern California in Bakersfield, Fresno, Oakland, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Rosa, and Stockton areas Additional Division Info Community … digital currency is used by dark web marketplaces because online transactions in digital currency can be completed …
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Fresno Pharmacy Agrees To Pay $1 Million In Civil Penalties To Resolve Controlled Substances Act Claims

… The public can report illicit pharmaceutical activities online at www.DEAdiversion.usdoj.gov,” stated DEA Acting …
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Our History

January 14, 2025
… of illicit controlled substances. On this page you can read how DEA and its people have fulfilled this mission over the … 1990-1994 1994-1998 1999-2003 2003-2008 2009-2013 No No Show Title Yes …
January 14, 2025
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Robert Patterson Named DEA Acting Administrator

… agent in charge of the DEA Special Operations Division, where he oversaw classified programs, and communication … was a group supervisor in the agency’s Miami Division, where he led the operations of the Orlando District Office … began his career with DEA in 1988 in the New York Division, where he worked numerous racketeering influenced and corrupt …
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Eight members of South Bay-based drug trafficking organizations charged in federal indictments

… Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San … Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs … targets. For example, one of the complaints describes how on May 5, 2019, a confidential source sought to purchase …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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Leader of White Supremacist Gang Receives 25 Years in Federal Prison for Armed Drug Trafficking and Assaulting an Officer

… leading a years-long conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl. Atlanta METH.png NEW BERN, N.C. – A … a scheme to import contraband into the Pamlico County Jail, where he was being held.   On July 23, 2021, officers …
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18 month multi-agency operation “Fury Road” results in 82 federal prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base

… prosecutions; seizure of 128 firearms, 1 kilogram of heroin and cocaine base October 15, 2020 New England Contact Info Contact Us … trafficked to drug-source cities in our neighboring states where they are employed in homicides, shootings, and other …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … Social Accounts X Todd C. Smith Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like …
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

… drug networks are shipping chemicals from China to Mexico where they are converted to dangerous substances like fentanyl and methamphetamine and then pressed into pills. …
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Three Defendants Sentenced To Over 32 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

… brings will not be tolerated in Northwest Arkansas, or anywhere across the Western District.  We remain steadfast in … the methamphetamine and sent it to the DEA Crime Laboratory where testing confirmed the substance contained actual … a recorded conversation with Diaz on March 11, 2014, where Diaz agreed to meet with the informant’s friend who …
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New York Leadership

July 12, 2022
… Tarentino was promoted to Assistant Special Agent in Charge where he led 160 enforcement and administrative personnel … to Special Agent in Charge of the Seattle Division in 2020 where he was responsible for offices in four states.    … in DEA, the New York Division, as Special Agent in Charge where he currently oversees hundreds of investigations …
July 12, 2022
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Office of Training Programs

January 22, 2025
… The DEA Office of Training is responsible for training and/or certifying all DEA core and non-core employees. The DEA Academy population consists … Division to meet with agents and to experience, first hand, how DEA operates in the United States. Upon conclusion of …
January 22, 2025
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Chemicals Used In "Bath Salts” Now Under Federal Control And Regulation

… Chemicals Used In "Bath Salts” Now Under Federal Control And Regulation October 21, 2011 Headquarters Contact Info … to control three synthetic (Mephedrone, 3,4 (MDPV) and Methylone) used to make products marketed as “bath … of retail outlets, in head shops and over the Internet. However, they have not been approved by the FDA for human …
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DEA’s Third National Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Collects 188.5 Tons

… the 2010 National Survey on Drug Use and Health. Studies show that the majority of teens who abuse prescription drugs … home medicine cabinet. Many Americans simply do not know how to properly dispose of their unused or expired medicine, …
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FBI, DEA Release Documentary Film Addressing Heroin/Prescription Drug Abuse

… professionals discussing the effects of the addiction, and how this epidemic is unlike any this country has seen … abuse epidemic has swept through the country.  Statistics show that overdose deaths from heroin abuse have more than …
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Public Response To DEA’s 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Remains Robust

… 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 medicine, often …