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Ft. Worth Doctors Leave Patients Wasted and Dazed in a Pill Mill Operation; 49 Arrested

… Ft. Worth Doctors Leave Patients Wasted and Dazed in a Pill Mill Operation; 49 Arrested … Recruiter Name SA Lorie Valdez 571-324-7440 DallasSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us … allegedly used a network of recruiters to enlist “patients” from the community and local homeless shelters.  Recruiters …
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21 Members of Multi-State Fentanyl, Meth and Cocaine Trafficking Ring Arrested

… 21 Members of Multi-State Fentanyl, Meth and Cocaine Trafficking Ring Arrested July 25, … Agostini Recruiter Name SA Jonathan Woods chicagospecialagentrecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 230 … large amounts of methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl from Kevin Backstrom, 56, of Los Angeles and another …
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Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary Fentanyl Patches, Opioid Pills and Other Controlled Substances

… Richland Physician Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Medically Unnecessary … substances. Text messages recovered by investigators from Arnold’s and Mata’s phones demonstrated that Dr. Arnold …
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Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Activities

… Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Drug … to issue orders to other gang members and collect “taxes” from drug dealers. Flores pleaded guilty on March 26, 2010 …
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DEA Announces Arrests Of Two Former U.S. Soldiers And One Former German Soldier For Conspiracy To Murder A DEA Agent

… One Former German Soldier For Conspiracy To Murder A DEA Agent September 27, 2013 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 … were hardened global criminals involved in everything from drug and arms trafficking to contract assassinations. …
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Brooklyn Doctor Indicted In Illegal Sales Of Over 200 Painkiller Prescriptions: Pills Worth $700,000 On Black Market

… York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. Heino Recruiter Name SA Romona Sy 571-776-1634 … and New York City’s Human Resource (HRA), with assistance from the New York State Health Department’s Bureau of …
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Guilty Pleas For Two Mexican Nationals In Conspiracy To Acquire “Stinger” Missile And Other Military-Grade Weapons

… Missile And Other Military-Grade Weapons May 02, 2011 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 571-362-0582 Joshua Boyer 571-362-0582 PhoenixSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter … weapons payment. "The guilty pleas and conviction resulting from this investigation were the result of the highly …
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Colombian Man Sentenced For His Participation In Money Laundering Conspiracy

… Colombian Man Sentenced For His Participation In Money Laundering Conspiracy … account. After receipt, Abril-Sequera withdrew the funds from his account to pay out the money in Colombia to the …
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DEA Black and Gold Pipes and Drums Celebrate 25 Years

May 13, 2026
… 2026 DEA Black and Gold Pipes and Drums stop playing long enough to pose in front of the Wall of Honor at DEA … of the DEA Black and Gold Pipes and Drums.  DEA Special Agent Kevin Donnelly consoles the son of SA Tom Byrne upon … in law enforcement are a long-standing tradition, stemming from Irish and Scottish immigrant officers who honored …
May 13, 2026
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Robert Patterson Named DEA Acting Administrator

… 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 … received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, where he graduated with …
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Follow DEA On Twitter @DEAnews For The Latest News And Updates

… 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 … To sign up for email updates from DEA, please visit: …
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DEA Meets With Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse

… Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse February 29, 2016 … DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … the addictions, overdoses, and crimes that too often result from these substances falling into the wrong hands.” “DEA is …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Drug Policy

March 28, 2025
… or transferred between schedules) or decontrolled (removed from control). The procedure for these actions is found in  … of Health and Human Services (HHS), or by petition from any interested party, including: The manufacturer of a …
March 28, 2025
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Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF)

March 28, 2025
… OCDETF Strike Forces are teams comprised of members from various prosecutorial, state and federal law …
March 28, 2025
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Saratoga County drug dealer sentenced to 20 years for overdose death

… he sold controlled substances, including furanyl fentanyl, from his residence in Saratoga Springs, New York Early on … term of supervised release, to begin after Boice’s release from prison. This case was investigated by the DEA Albany …
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Hallucinogen

Ketamine

January 22, 2025
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is referred to as a “dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen” because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment. Ketamine can...
January 22, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

New York Leadership

July 12, 2022
… imperative role of prevention and education in saving lives from the consequences of drug abuse.  In March, 2022, DEA … in order to save lives.   Mr. Tarentino graduated in 1993 from Norwich University, the Military College of Vermont …
July 12, 2022
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Headquarters News 2010

July 15, 2021
… Drug Take-Back Effort September 29, 2010 Results from DEA Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Start Coming In … 19, 2010 Alleged Mexican Drug Cartel Leader Extradicted From Mexico to United States to Face Federal …
July 15, 2021
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NEFD announce 645 arrests and seizure of 17.9 kilograms of fentanyl, 7,800 illicit fentanyl pills, 13.9 kilograms of cocaine, 3.1 kilograms of heroin, 51 firearms and $1.2 million in cash during two-week New England surge

… NEFD announce 645 arrests and seizure of 17.9 kilograms of fentanyl, 7,800 illicit fentanyl pills, 13.9 kilograms of … they have chosen to distribute this poison and profit from the misery they spread.”  The New England Field …
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SCDC Inmate Among 5 Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth, Fentanyl

… Inmate Among 5 Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth, Fentanyl December 26, 2024 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
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Georgia pair sentenced for methamphetamine, drug, and firearm charges

… Georgia pair sentenced for methamphetamine, drug, and firearm charges January … source to order five kilograms of crystal methamphetamine from a supplier in Atlanta. After learning that the drugs …
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Federal jury convicts Colorado man of transporting kilograms of methamphetamine through Albuquerque by bus

… Name Elizabeth Borruel (915) 832-6000 ElPasoSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 660 … is currently in custody awaiting sentencing. He faces from 15 years to life in prison.   The Albuquerque office of …
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Leader of conspiracy that manufactured illegal drugs on an industrial scale sentenced to 20 years in federal prison

… of up to $18,000 per month. In addition to profiting from drug sales, Forrester testified that a Canadian drug … $10,000 per month to receive packages of Fentanyl shipped from China and then reship it to addresses in Canada and … networks, including those that import illicit raw materials from overseas to make counterfeit drugs, and misuse the …
STORY

Part Two: DEA Washington Launches Violent Crime Solution

January 26, 2022
… in our communities is a fundamental right we all deserve from our government,” said SAC Forget. “The effects that …
January 26, 2022
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San Francisco News 2008

July 15, 2021
… for Cocaine Trafficking June 26, 2008 $898,000 Seized from Bakersfield Drug Bust May 16, 2008 Modesto Marijuana …   April 2, 2008 29 Lbs “Ice” Methamphetamine Seized From Local Trucking Company; 4 Arrested   March 20, 2008 …
July 15, 2021
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Indiana Man Sentenced to 9 Years for Meth Trafficking May 26, 2022 Chicago … 2019, Franklin agreed with others to obtain methamphetamine from California. Franklin flew out to California with cash …
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DEA New England Field Division collects over 46 tons of prescription drugs, electronic vaping devices and cartridges during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… DEA New England Field Division collects over 46 tons of prescription … Prescription Drug Take Back Day October 26, 2019 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … Burlington - (802) 951-2900 BOSTON – The final tally is in from the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on …
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Chicago man sentenced to three years of prison for trafficking heroin-fentanyl substances in Madison area

… Chicago man sentenced to three years of prison for trafficking … after he left a residence in Fitchburg that police knew from an investigation served as a stash house for …
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South Bend man sentenced to 34 years in prison

… South Bend man sentenced to 34 years in prison December 16, 2019 Chicago … only when the vehicle was disabled; Mr. Edelman then ran from police. Mr. Edelman subsequently admitted to having his …
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Mexican National Sentenced To 14 Years For Distributing Meth In The Magic Valley

… Mexican National Sentenced To 14 Years For Distributing Meth In The Magic Valley … elude the officers, during which he threw methamphetamine from the car’s window. The officers recovered the drug and  …