PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 22, 2021
… 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. …
October 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties

January 16, 2013
… Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties January 16, 2013 Washington, DC Contact … Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … Dayi’s innermost, trusted circle of lieutenants, who either buy/sell drugs, participate in the laundering of money …
January 16, 2013
EVENT
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Community Event
August 02, 2019
August 02, 2019

10th Annual Community Drug Awareness Day Conference focuses on opioid addiction

1:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
Houston , TX
Today, our country’s most pervasive drug threat is the opioid overdose epidemic, which has been spurred on by the nonmedical abuse of prescription pain medications and heroin. This widespread outbreak is devastating and destroying communities throughout our country. It cuts across all demographics and socio-economic classes, including adults and adolescents...
PRESS RELEASE

San Antonio Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Meth and Fentanyl from Mexico

May 02, 2025
… to Over 11 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Meth and Fentanyl from Mexico May 02, 2025 Houston Contact Info … he was transporting the narcotics to a location in Houston, where arrangements would be made for him to transfer the …
May 02, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Grand Jury Returns 77-Count Indictment Against Nassau Cardiologist For Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

November 09, 2015
… in December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller was conducted.  During this period of … to the building instead.  During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
November 09, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Facing Up to Life in Prison Following Jury Verdict

January 09, 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 …
January 09, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Kilogram Cocaine Importer Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Federal Prison

August 16, 2022
… a package sent from Puerto Rico to an address in Orlando where he attempted to recover that shipment. Law enforcement … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
August 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Ecuadorian and Columbian Nationals Found Guilty of Smuggling Over 400 Kilograms of Cocaine in the Eastern Pacific Ocean

March 17, 2022
… lights at dusk, and was operating in a location where maritime drug smuggling by similar vessels is common.  … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced to 27 Years in Federal Prison

March 07, 2022
… Hernandez then took agents to his residence, where he led them to additional drugs: approximately 800 … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Three Men Indicted For Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogs And Cocaine

May 08, 2023
… Three Men Indicted For Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogs And Cocaine May 08, 2023 New …
May 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Multiple Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern Washington

September 11, 2025
… Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern Washington … more dangerous by recklessly mixing substances at home, where he could include anything he chose into his deadly …
September 11, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Wichita

April 29, 2025
… Wichita Wichita Wichita Operation Engage Wichita has moved to Kansas City Welcome Letter from Greg Anderson, Resident Agent in Charge of the Wichita Resident … by keeping track of the medicine you have, by rethinking where and how you keep your medications in your home, and by …
April 29, 2025
STORY

Carfentanil: A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other

May 14, 2025
… deaths in 2023 involved synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl. Also, among these substances is carfentanil, which … on the street.  Carfentanil is a chilling reminder of how the opioid epidemic continues to evolve and introduces …
May 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Ten people indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs from Mexico to Cleveland

September 13, 2019
… people indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl stamped into pills, heroin, cocaine and other drugs … of this drug trafficking organization off the streets where they can no longer push these lethal drugs into our … Ohio. The group allegedly specialized in pills containing fentanyl and/or fentanyl analogues but which appeared to be …
September 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

January 24, 2024
… Firearms, 44 lbs. of Meth, 128 lbs. of Cocaine, 6 lbs. of Fentanyl & $300,000 Seized LOS ANGELES – Seven members of a … joint investigation that included numerous controlled buys and interdictions of narcotics. Giselle Buraye, 23, aka …
January 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Crawfordville Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

April 21, 2023
… possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.  Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficker Who Distributed Narcotics While on State Bond Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

March 04, 2022
… after N.R. and M.J. had died, Riley continued to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, doing so on January 21, 23, and … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
March 04, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Doctor For Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During Course Of Murder-for-Hire Plot

April 15, 2015
… to December 2014, when the first of six undercover drug buys from the seller, until March 2015, was conducted.  … a professional dispute. During one of the undercover drug buys, a conversation ensued about a Feb. 25 arson that …
April 15, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Man Handed Federal Sentence For Murder-for-Hire

October 31, 2012
… Santibanez provided specifics of what he wanted done and how the homicide should be conducted. Santibanez also … outside of Richmond. He indicated it was a desolate roadway where the victim often traveled and the source would have … killed. Santibanez has been in custody since his arrest where he will remain pending transfer to a U.S. Bureau of …
October 31, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Mission Man Sent to Prison for hiding Kilos of Heroin in Floorboards

November 16, 2022
… Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Floorboard where agents found heroin concealed Floorboard where agents found heroin concealed  CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – … the hearing, the court heard additional evidence detailing how Torres was arrested in May 2021 for smuggling four …
November 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Missouri man sentenced for distributing heroin resulting in death

March 09, 2020
… Heather Miller to the Economy Inn in St. James, Mo., where they distributed heroin to R.K. and received cash. … and noticed a thread of text messages from August 3, 2016, wherein R.K. and “Heather” discussed “Heather” bringing R.K. … Natoli stated that he provided the money up front to buy the heroin and then drove Miller around to sell it. …
March 09, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Illinois Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth

August 11, 2023
… June 2021 and April 2022, the DEA conducted 13 controlled buys from the distributors working for Bernal, for a total … executed a search warrant at Bernal’s farm in May of 2022, where they found firearms, digital scales, drug …
August 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

February 25, 2022
… that Wright worked with associates to pool money to buy larger quantities of methamphetamine and would … efforts of the Pekin Police Department and the DEA where another dealer is removed from our streets. We all …
February 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two indicted in connection with multimillion-dollar marijuana enterprise

May 21, 2019
… to unattended locations (such as a front door or hallway) where unknown third parties might have access to it. … more than $300,000 towards the mortgage on her house and to buy a 2017 Porsche Boxster, among other things.  It is …
May 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven Sentenced To Over 97 Years Combined For Methamphetamine Drug Trafficking Offenses

June 01, 2015
… amounts of methamphetamine from California to Arkansas where they sold and distributed it into our communities.  … methamphetamine in Northwest Arkansas.  Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring were …
June 01, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and New Jersey law enforcement partners collect more than 18,000 pounds of unwanted prescriptions during 19th National Prescription Take Back Day

November 03, 2020
… M. Heino 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 … and the Environmental Protection Agency have tips on how to safely dispose of drugs at home.   DEA also …
November 03, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… collected in the program’s ten years. Americans once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from … and the Environmental Protection Agency have tips on how to safely dispose of drugs at home. DEA also encourages …
October 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 30, 2020
… collected in the program’s ten years. Americans once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from … been a tough year for everyone, but this Take Back Day shows that we can work together on tough problems like the … and the Environmental Protection Agency have tips on how to safely dispose of drugs at home. DEA also encourages …
October 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2020
… collected in the program’s ten years. Americans once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from … and the Environmental Protection Agency have tips on how to safely dispose of drugs at home. DEA also encourages …
November 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners collect a record amount of unwanted medications during National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 05, 2020
… collected in the program’s ten years. Americans once again showed their dedication to remove prescription pills from … and the Environmental Protection Agency have tips on how to safely dispose of drugs at home. DEA encourages the …
November 05, 2020