PRESS RELEASE

Operation “Titan Fall” Charges Thirteen in Central Florida Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 09, 2022
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … the intent to distribute the following amounts, or more, of fentanyl and cocaine. Several of these individuals face … of suspected cocaine, an unquantified amount of suspected fentanyl, more than twenty firearms, six suppressors, two …
August 09, 2022
GENERAL INFORMATION

Sunshine Week

January 22, 2025
… or the means of acquiring it, is but a prologue to a Farce, or a Tragedy; or perhaps both.  Knowledge will … creates accountability and keeps citizens informed about how their government is operating.  To celebrate Sunshine … Services Hotline at (571) 776-2300, for assistance. Where to Learn More about DEA and Get Breaking News Twitter …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Rhode Island Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For His Role In Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy That Spanned Across The Country

February 05, 2025
… To 10 Years In Prison For His Role In Wide-Ranging Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy That Spanned Across The … one who suffered a non-fatal overdose at a DTO stash house where Ventura resided. In February 2022, two industrial …
February 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Drug Trafficking Members Indicted on Multiple Drug Charges

March 10, 2023
… grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount fentanyl, and 5 kilograms or more of a mixture and substance … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 10, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Five Members of Pinellas County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charged and Arrested

January 12, 2022
… 571-362-3106 Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway … intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. If convicted on all counts, Jovante Thomas faces a … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Winter Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing P-Fluorofentanyl and Methamphetamine

March 20, 2024
… Winter Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing P-Fluorofentanyl and Methamphetamine March 20, 2024 Miami Contact Info … agreed to sell what he believed was methamphetamine and fentanyl, which he described in communications as “ice …
March 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Baltimore Attorney Stanley Needleman Sentenced To Prison For Federal Tax Crimes Including Failing To Report Over $1.5 Million In Income

December 16, 2011
… Office. “The courts have overwhelmingly and consistently shown that you will be held accountable for such actions, and … and bank records for the years 2005 to 2009 to determine how much money he deposited and how much income he reported. Upon examining the number and …
December 16, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China

January 12, 2024
… opioid that is equally as potent, if not more potent, than fentanyl. As part of an investigation into Chinese chemical … 1060.1 grams of a mixture of metonitazene, protonitazene, fentanyl, and lidocaine; (3) 4654 grams of a mixture of … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
January 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 23 Years in Federal Prison

June 02, 2023
… the methamphetamine to the Middle District of Florida, where he used lower-level dealers to distribute multiple … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
June 02, 2023
LANDING PAGE

Home Testing

February 16, 2023
… safety and security of your nation and community Resources Fentanyl Awareness Recovery Resources Public Safety Alert …
February 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Takedown of Drug Trafficking Operation in the Capital Region

November 17, 2021
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … 54 Individuals Indicted for Roles in Distributing Heroin, Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine NEW YORK – DEA New …
November 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Activities

January 09, 2011
… a day, seven days a week, at which his customers could buy the drug of their choice.” In relation to the narcotics … approximately 125 firearms. “This is a perfect example of how federal laws can be used to impact gang crime,” said …
January 09, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Joint Law Enforcement Efforts Result in Lengthy Sentences

May 27, 2021
… teams engaged in undercover operations including controlled buys of narcotics and illegal firearms. Over the course of … law enforcement also seized methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and 56 firearms. Of the 13 defendants charged in …
May 27, 2021
LANDING PAGE

Info for Teens

December 11, 2024
… for Teens Using prescription pills that weren't prescribed to you can be deadly.   Criminal drug networks are … pills are easy to purchase, widely available, often contain fentanyl or methamphetamine , and can be deadly.   Fake … syringe, which can be used by emergency medical workers. How does it work? A person who overdoses on an opioid (like …
December 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Oakland Money Service Business Owner and Employees Charged with Laundering Drug Proceeds

September 02, 2022
… Oakland Money Service Business Owner and Employees Charged with … the owner of Oakland-based money transmitter Rincon Musical where Liceaga, 39;  Mora, 26; and Ramirez, 24, worked as … wire transfers were drug proceeds.  The complaints describe how a former narcotics trafficker working under the …
September 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

New Bedford Drug Dealers Arraigned On Drug Trafficking Indictment

May 03, 2013
… the cooperating witness to Parsons’ address in New Bedford where the heroin sale was completed.  Furthermore, Monteiro … at his home on March 1, 2013, agents recovered the recorded buy money from the February 25, 2013 attempted purchase of …
May 03, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Hartford Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Prison For Role In Armed Robbery

August 07, 2014
… to a house on Case Street in Hartford for the purpose of buying stolen jewelry.  When one of the individuals entered … be robbed.  The third victim drove away to a safe location where the first victim called police. The kidnappers stole …
August 07, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Sunnyside Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Being An Illegal Alien In Possession Of Ammunition

July 10, 2015
… Spokane Regional Drug Task (SRDTF) conducted a controlled buy of four ounces of methamphetamine from Henry Patrick … entered Fuentes’ minivan. Bevans returned to his hotel room where he sold four ounces of methamphetamine to law …
July 10, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Chula Vista Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused Overdose Death of 20-Year-Old

March 29, 2022
… Vista Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused Overdose Death of … not only led to the death of J.P., but another overdose where the victim fortunately survived.  Notably, Mefford …
March 29, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to More Than 2 Years for Trafficking Drugs at a Public Housing Development in Portsmouth

February 23, 2025
… deserve better than to be endangered by those dealing and buying dangerous narcotics nearby. We will continue to … to a confidential informant, including quantities of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Portsmouth Police …
February 23, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Sunshine Week

January 19, 2025
… Sunshine Week Sunshine Week Your Right to Know March 12-18, 2023 Sunshine Week Your Right to Know … creates accountability and keeps citizens informed about how their government is operating.  To celebrate Sunshine … Service Center at DEA.FOIA@dea.gov or call (571) 776-2300. Where to Learn More about DEA and Get Breaking News Twitter …
January 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Three individuals indicted for conspiring to traffic over 10,000 fentanyl pills, 10 lbs methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of their drug trafficking crimes

September 10, 2020
… individuals indicted for conspiring to traffic over 10,000 fentanyl pills, 10 lbs methamphetamine and possessing … discarded his firearm and fled on foot onto the SR-99 where he obtained and attempted to escape in a CalTrans …
September 10, 2020
DOCUMENT

Budget Hearing - Fiscal Year 2024 Request for the Drug Enforcement Administration

April 27, 2023
Testimony
… global criminal networks most responsible for the influx of fentanyl into the United States, raise public awareness about how just one pill can kill, and hire and promote hundreds of …
April 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Three Charged in Fentanyl/Heroin Packaging Operation in the Bronx: Over 13 Pounds of Illicit Drug Mixtures Seized

December 05, 2024
… Three Charged in Fentanyl/Heroin Packaging Operation in the Bronx: Over 13 … recovered over 13 pounds of drug mixtures, including fentanyl, heroin, xylazine, methamphetamine, and cocaine, …
December 05, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Ocala Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Traffic Over Two Kilograms Of Methamphetamine And One Kilogram Of Fentanyl

February 21, 2018
… Over Two Kilograms Of Methamphetamine And One Kilogram Of Fentanyl February 21, 2018 Miami Contact Info Contact Us … from the home. From another trailer across the street, where Hernandez-Astudillo had been earlier in the day, …
February 21, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Three Indian River County Residents Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking

November 16, 2023
… operation to purchase cocaine, methamphetamine (meth), fentanyl, and other illegal substances from individuals in … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
November 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Finds Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Guilty

April 29, 2022
… with the intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. Seven co-conspirators pleaded guilty prior to the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 29, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Operator Of San Fernando Valley Medical Clinics Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

May 02, 2013
… that she and her common-law husband operated four clinics where people could purchase oxycodone prescriptions for cash … flowers and cognac and then explained to the pharmacist how the prescriptions would be filled and how the pharmacist would get paid for filling prescriptions …
May 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington

March 12, 2024
… Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington March 12, 2024 New England … pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, as well as being a felon in … (including some of the bills used in one of the controlled buys), about 20 grams of fentanyl, about 65 grams of …
March 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Driver in High-Speed Chase Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting Fentanyl Pills and Loaded Firearm

November 13, 2024
… Driver in High-Speed Chase Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Transporting Fentanyl Pills and Loaded Firearm November 13, 2024 Miami …
November 13, 2024