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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … Day events continue to remove opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and …
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Nevada County Man Found In Possession Of 1,283 Pounds Of Marijuana Is Charged In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … marijuana trafficking operation that distributed marijuana from Nevada County in California to Georgia, Illinois, …
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DEA Large-scale Operation Targets 26 Pharmacies In Three States In Attack Against Illicit Opioid Abuse And Trafficking

… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … with previous administrative or criminal violations from previous, similar cases. Common indicators include …
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DEA Announces Step To Increase Opioid Addiction Treatment

… DEA Announces Step To Increase Opioid Addiction Treatment January 23, 2018 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … and dispense the opioid maintenance drug buprenorphine from their offices. Prior to the enactment of the Drug Abuse …
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Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks At Special Agent Graduation Ceremony

… Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks At Special Agent Graduation Ceremony January 26, 2018 Headquarters … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local …
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DEA Eases Requirements For FDA-Approved Clinical Trials On Cannabidiol

… DEA Eases Requirements For FDA-Approved Clinical Trials On Cannabidiol … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … seamlessly.  This waiver effectively removes a step from the approval process. Marijuana is a Schedule I …
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Two Indicted For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Heroin And Methamphetamine

… Two Indicted For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Heroin And Methamphetamine February 10, … 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San … and one and a half pounds of methamphetamine were seized from a vehicle occupied by the defendants after a traffic …
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One Of Two Men Indicted In 11 Kilogram Heroin Conspiracy Pleads Guilty

… One Of Two Men Indicted In 11 Kilogram Heroin Conspiracy Pleads Guilty … 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San … Norzagaray-Pereda admitted he was transporting the drugs from Arizona to Washington state. Norzagaray-Pereda is …
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Southern California Man Brings Methamphetamine And Heroin To Fresno For Sale

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … methamphetamine and over one kilogram of heroin was seized from the vehicle Ramon arrived in. This case is the product …
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Selma Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison

… Selma Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Federal Prison January 21, 2014 San Francisco … and the Fresno County Sherriff’s Department with assistance from the Bakersfield Police Department and the Kings County …
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Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison

… Bakersfield Drug Dealer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison April 28, 2014 San Francisco … and a co-defendant maintained a stash house in Bakersfield from where law enforcement officers seized seven pounds of …
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Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty In Bakersfield To Memphis Marijuana Trafficking Scheme

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … conspirators planned to send large quantities of marijuana from Bakersfield to Memphis, Tennessee.  On August 26, 2013, …
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Mother And Son Sentenced To Federal Prison For Trying To Sell More Than 50 Pounds Of Crystal Methamphetamine

… Mother And Son Sentenced To Federal Prison For Trying To Sell More Than 50 … Methamphetamine Task Force, which is made up of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Immigration …
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Two Bakersfield Drug Trafficking Cases Sentenced On Monday

… Two Bakersfield Drug Trafficking Cases Sentenced On Monday September 16, 2014 San Francisco Contact … facility to aid racketeering. According to court documents, from June 1, 2012, to November 30, 2012, Barragan conspired …
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Drug Transporter Arrested In Kern County Sentenced

… Drug Transporter Arrested In Kern County Sentenced September 29, 2014 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … officer asked for and received verbal and written consent from Reynosa to search the vehicle. During the search, the …
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Madera County Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced

… Madera County Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced December 12, 2011 San Francisco Contact Info Contact … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants primarily from public lands in the Sierra Nevada Mountains and …
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Bakersfield Residents Indicted For Drug Trafficking

… Bakersfield Residents Indicted For Drug Trafficking December 16, 2011 San … 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San … undercover purchases of crystal methamphetamine were made from Aguilar and Iniego. This case is the product of an …
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Marijuana Cultivator Convicted

… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … 13,849 marijuana plants and marijuana plant root balls from 20 of the homes. The homes in Sacramento and Elk Grove …
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 17 1/2 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 17 1/2 Years for Meth Trafficking May 09, 2025 … including the DEA North Central Laboratory with assistance from the LaPorte County Drug Task Force, the Michigan City …
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Hyannis Woman Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Fentanyl Conspiracy Operating Across Southeastern Massachusetts

… Hyannis Woman Sentenced To Three Years In Prison For Fentanyl Conspiracy … 2022, Bartholomew redistributed fentanyl she had obtained from Ortiz-Alcantara and allegedly other DTO members. During …
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South Florida doctor pleads guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone

… Miami.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 … court record, including the agreed upon factual proffers, from November 2016, through and including September 2018, …
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Houston Residents Sentenced to Over 13 Years Following Discovery of Over 130 Kilos of Crystal Meth

… Houston Residents Sentenced to Over 13 Years Following Discovery of Over 130 … the court heard additional evidence the meth was imported from Mexico and that the two men had been in contact with …
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Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession

… Illegal Aliens Charged With Meth Trafficking and Firearm Possession … Atlanta.Division.Recruiting@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 2920 Brandywine Road Atlanta , GA 30341 United … Lorenzo and Jorge Luis Ramirez Bibiano, both illegal aliens from Mexico, appeared in federal court earlier today on …
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Two California Women Charged with Cocaine Trafficking

… Two California Women Charged with Cocaine Trafficking January 09, 2026 Chicago … Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … as she arrived at Chicago O’Hare International Airport from Los Angeles on Jan. 5, 2026. Ramos provided consent to …
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DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

… DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge January 05, 2026 Chicago Contact Info Contact … Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … in the Eastern District of New York.  After graduating from the DEA Training Academy in 2004, SAC Smith was …
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DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

… 362-7282 Omaha.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 7300 World Communications Drive Omaha , NE … States Omaha Quick Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” DEA Administrator Terrance Cole …
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Virginian Native Christopher C. Goumenis Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

… Virginian Native Christopher C. Goumenis Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division September 05, … Goumenis main priority is to protect the American citizens from drug related harm by taking the fight directly to those …
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DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Deputy Special Agent in Charge

… DEA Chicago Field Division Welcomes New Deputy Special Agent in Charge September 05, 2025 Chicago Contact Info … Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … in the Eastern District of New York.  After graduating from the DEA Training Academy in 2004, Smith was assigned to …
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Wake County Illegal Alien Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Drug and Gun Convictions

… Wake County Illegal Alien Sentenced to More Than 10 Years for Drug and Gun Convictions … to arrange a controlled purchase of methamphetamine from Santos-Soto. The next day, August 28, Santos-Soto …
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Career Offender Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… Career Offender Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison for Drug … was serving a term of state probation, having been released from Rhode Island state prison less than three months prior …