GENERAL INFORMATION

Forensic Sciences

March 28, 2025
… DEA’s Computer Forensics Program processes digital evidence from laptop and desktop computers, storage media and other … on-site duplication support when evidence cannot be removed from a business, and also provides expert witness …
March 28, 2025
DRUG FACT SHEET

Morphine

January 22, 2025
Narcotics (Opioids)
Morphine is a non-synthetic narcotic with a high potential for abuse and is derived from opium. It is used for the treatment of pain.
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 community … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available on Flickr. Off …
April 30, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

San Francisco News 2004

July 15, 2021
… District Office again was a sponsor for the "Gifts from the Heart" program  SEP 10, 2004 Today the Drug …  JUL 19, 2004 Humboldt County Task Force Receives Funds From The DEA And IRS In Drug Case  JUL 14, 2004 Seizure of …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Atlanta drug trafficker sentenced for heroin distribution

November 15, 2019
… Atlanta drug trafficker sentenced for heroin distribution November 15, 2019 Atlanta … we will continue prosecuting and removing repeat offenders from our streets.” “This is a perfect example of cooperative …
November 15, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Bridgeport resident charged with distributing fentanyl that caused overdose death of Trumbull man

June 21, 2019
… Bridgeport resident charged with distributing fentanyl that caused overdose … of those overdoses. Drug dealers who continue to profit from the deadly opioid trade are warned: When a toxicology …
June 21, 2019
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Wichita

April 29, 2025
… Engage Wichita has moved to Kansas City Welcome Letter from Greg Anderson, Resident Agent in Charge of the Wichita … stats and information about the drug epidemic in Kansas from these sources: Kansas: Opioid-Involved Deaths and … Meds? Most people who misuse prescription drugs get them from family, friends, and acquaintances.  You can make a …
April 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Pennsylvania man and California woman charged with federal drug and firearms crimes

August 21, 2019
… Pennsylvania man and California woman charged with federal … York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … Richard Southwick and Thomas Sutcliffe, with assistance from the Cortland County District Attorney’s Office.   ### …
August 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Last member of Schuele Boys Gang convicted of RICO Conspiracy sentenced to 30 years in prison

February 27, 2019
… member of Schuele Boys Gang convicted of RICO Conspiracy sentenced to 30 years in prison February 27, 2019 New York … ordered the defendant to forfeit $10,400,000 in proceeds from illegal drug trafficking activity.   Assistant U.S. …
February 27, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Pembroke woman sentenced to 72 months for participating in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

April 02, 2019
… Pembroke woman sentenced to 72 months for participating in methamphetamine … 38 grams of methamphetamine and a Sig Sauer 9 mm pistol from the car she was driving. Waters was arrested on federal …
April 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

South Bay doctor pleads guilty to unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and health care fraud

March 26, 2019
… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San … him to prescribe controlled substances. Aachi admitted that from Sept. 18, 2017, through July 2, 2018, he wrote …
March 26, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Armed meth dealer sentenced to more than 20 years

September 25, 2019
… Armed meth dealer sentenced to more than 20 years September 25, 2019 Miami Contact … Office (SO), and the Sumter County SO, with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
September 25, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Chief of Operations D. Christopher Evans appointed by United States Attorney General William P. Barr to the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice

January 22, 2020
… D. Christopher Evans appointed by United States Attorney General William P. Barr to the Presidential Commission on Law … public meetings. At these events, the Commission will hear from subject matter experts, public officials, private …
January 22, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

Detroit News 2009

July 15, 2021
… 1, 2009 Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Stealing Drugs from Patients November 20, 2009 Suburban Detroit Man … Meth Leads to 11 Years in Federal Prison June 24, 2009 Man from Blue Grass State Pleads Guilty to 5 Kilo Cocaine … Scheme  June 5, 2009 Murdering Major Drug Trafficker from Detroit Convicted on Conspiracy and Escape Charges June …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

El Paso News 2010

July 15, 2021
… December 11, 2010 Three DEA El Paso Fugitives Extradited from Mexico November 19, 2010 DEA Operations Dismantle Two … Midland August 17, 2010 Cuidad Juarez Trafficker Extradited from Mexico July 9, 2010 Federal Prison Sentences Handed …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

December 06, 2019
… Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison December 06, 2019 Washington, DC Contact … to individuals in Virginia. According to court documents, from 2015 until early 2019, Chad Stewart, 44, of Anaheim, …
December 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Jury convicts man of cocaine conspiracy

May 30, 2019
… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA … trial established that the defendant was obtaining cocaine from Houston and distributing it to customers in the Buffalo …
May 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Groveton woman sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

June 05, 2019
… Groveton woman sentenced to 65 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking … that on March 1, 2018, an individual intended to travel from New Hampshire to a location in Lawrence, Mass., to …
June 05, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Tulsa “Pill Mill” Doctor Pleas Guilty to Opioid Drug Conspiracy

August 12, 2020
… opioids. We won’t turn a blind eye while you seek to profit from turning Oklahomans into opioid addicts.” U.S. District … Joel-lyn McCormick prosecuted the case with assistance from AUSA Vani Singhal, AUSA Melody Nelson, and AUSA Reagan …
August 12, 2020
STORY

360 Strategy: DEA Philadelphia Hosts Youth Drug Summit at Temple University

December 07, 2018
… of the Division’s 360 Strategy program.  Over 350 students from the Alexander K. McClure Elementary School, the Isaac … “They were teaching us to avoid drugs and how to stay away from them.” “Our efforts to educate children about the …
December 07, 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION

Detroit News 2003

July 15, 2021
…  JUN 2, 2003 DEA is Vindicated in Civil Lawsuit Resulting from 1997 Shooting  MAY 29, 2003 DEA Detroit Task Force …  APR 29, 2003 Michigan Drug Czar Receives Briefing From DEA Detroit On Drug Situation  APR 15, 2003 DEA Detroit …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Westside Crips gang members sentenced to 82 months for aggravating role in racketeering conspiracy

March 08, 2019
… Westside Crips gang members sentenced to 82 months for aggravating role in racketeering … that would mean a longer sentence. After hearing testimony from the government and defense expert witnesses at an …
March 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Illegally Reentering The United States And Distributing Fentanyl

April 13, 2024
… Dominican Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Illegally Reentering The … sentenced to 37 months in prison. He was removed from the United States upon completion of his sentence in …
April 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Houston gang members sentenced for trafficking drugs in the Heights

November 06, 2019
… Houston gang members sentenced for trafficking drugs in the Heights November 06, … 15-year sentences. “Removing armed drug traffickers from the streets will have an immediate impact on the …
November 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA investigation leads to 36 arrests in fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine conspiracy

November 19, 2019
… DEA investigation leads to 36 arrests in fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine conspiracy November 19, … two Cincinnati businesses were used to launder proceeds from the narcotics conspiracy: Tri-State Jeweler on Race …
November 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen individuals charged with drug trafficking crimes as part of joint law enforcement investigation

April 10, 2019
… Seventeen individuals charged with drug trafficking crimes as part …   This matter was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the Colebrook Police Department, the New Hampshire …
April 10, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Member of Newark Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years in Prison

May 15, 2020
… Member of Newark Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years in Prison May 15, 2020 New Jersey Contact …
May 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Couple sentenced to nearly 20 years for manufacturing and distributing crack across Hampton Roads area

December 13, 2019
… Couple sentenced to nearly 20 years for manufacturing and distributing … seized belonged to her. The search of the residence sprung from Littlejohn’s cohabitant, Walker, making an illegal …
December 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

New London man sentenced to 4 years in prison for distributing cocaine, violating supervised release

August 26, 2020
… conviction for trafficking cocaine. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … The investigation revealed that Hernandez received cocaine from an identified leader of a drug trafficking organization …
August 26, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 18, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … more being added each day Collection sites will be open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. The public can find a …
October 18, 2019