GENERAL INFORMATION

Facts about Fentanyl

April 02, 2025
… usage.  DEA analysis has found counterfeit pills ranging from .02 to 5.1 milligrams (more than twice the lethal dose) …
April 02, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

New York News 2010

July 15, 2021
… 9, 2010 Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Extradition from Colombia of Principal of International Money Laundering … with Links to Mexican and Colombian Cartels Extradited from Mexico to the United States June 11, 2010 17 Charged … Laundering Case April 9, 2010 $1 Million in Heroin Seized from Bronx Mill: Four Members of Drug Trafficking Ring …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days

September 29, 2025
… DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick Links Press Releases Local … as what it is—a terrorist organization—at every level, from its leadership to its distribution networks and …
September 29, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Pill Press Photo Gallery

January 21, 2025
… approximately three kilograms of a powder containing fentanyl, approximately 20 pounds of powdered narcotics … Louisville Field Division   On January 31, 2024, DEA agents from the Louisville Field Division executed two search … presses at the Port of Long Beach that were imported from China and destined for Connecticut. Click to download …
January 21, 2025
EVENT
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Community Event
July 27, 2021
July 27, 2021

Operation Engage Local Stakeholder Meeting

5:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
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Join the DEA Washington Division as we host a new series of local stakeholder meetings, under Operation Engage (#OpEngageDMV), to facilitate better partnerships in the Washington D.C. and Prince Georges County, Maryland areas. These local stakeholder meetings are open to local public health, law enforcement, public safety, prevention, and other...
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Community Event
September 28, 2021
September 28, 2021

Operation Engage Local Stakeholder Meeting

5:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
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Join the DEA Washington Division as we host a new series of local stakeholder meetings, under Operation Engage (#OpEngageDMV), to facilitate better partnerships in the Washington D.C. and Prince Georges County, Maryland areas. These local stakeholder meetings are open to local public health, law enforcement, public safety, prevention, and other...
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Community Event
March 23, 2021
March 23, 2021

Operation Engage Local Stakeholder Meeting

5:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
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Join the DEA Washington Division as we host a new series of local stakeholder meetings, under Operation Engage (#OpEngageDMV), to facilitate better partnerships in the Washington D.C. and Prince Georges County, Maryland areas. These local stakeholder meetings are open to local public health, law enforcement, public safety, prevention, and other...
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Recruitment
December 01, 2019 - September 30, 2020
December 01, 2019 - September 30, 2020

2020 Criminal Investigator JOB BA2020-1 Orientation

2:00 AM - 3:59 PM (EST)
New York, NY
For any Special Agent job announcement, New York applicants must visit AND READ CAREFULLY from the following link detailing qualifications and instructions: If qualified for any of the Grade levels, the initial step is to submit your resume to NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@usdoj.gov with the job announcement as the subject title if you...
DOCUMENT

Heroin Domestic Monitor Report

October 29, 2018
Publication
… street-level in 27 U.S. cities. The data in this report is from 2016. Heroin Domestic Monitor Report DEA-GOV FINAL.pdf …
October 29, 2018
DOCUMENT

The Drug Situation in New Jersey (2018)

June 01, 2018
Publication
… (AOR). Unless otherwise noted, data and findings are from DEA reporting.  BUL-065-18.pdf On …
June 01, 2018
DOCUMENT

DEA Fall 2017 Marijuana Update for South Carolina

April 01, 2017
Publication
… law enforcement officials 2015. With preliminary reporting from 2016-17, the ranking of marijuana has slightly …
April 01, 2017
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Recruitment
November 01, 2018 - March 31, 2019
November 01, 2018 - March 31, 2019

Special Agent Job Announcement New York Orientaton Invite

4:00 AM - 4:00 AM (EDT)
New York, NY
For any Special Agent job announcement, New York applicants must visit AND READ CAREFULLY from the following link detailing qualifications and instructions: https://www.dea.gov/special-agent-careers If qualified for any of the Grade levels, the initial step is to submit your resume to NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@usdoj.gov with the job announcement as the subject title if...
GENERAL INFORMATION

St. Louis News 2004

July 15, 2021
… Drug Sweep Nets 35 In Town  FEB 6, 2004 Twenty-Four People From The St. Louis Area And Texas Are Charged With Drug …
July 15, 2021
DOCUMENT

Vaping and Marijuana Concentrates: What is Vaping?

October 11, 2019
Publication
… the act of inhaling and exhaling an aerosol or vapor made from a liquid or dry material that is heated in an …
October 11, 2019
LANDING PAGE

Fentanyl Free America

December 10, 2025
… DEA’s unwavering commitment to protect the United States from synthetic opioids by disrupting the fentanyl supply … our nation. As long as there are people who seek to profit from suffering there will be attempts to bring fentanyl and …
December 10, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Employment Eligibility

July 15, 2025
… for determining employment eligibility with DEA. Aside from marijuana or cannabis use before the candidate’s 18th … cannot have used anabolic steroids without a prescription from a licensed practicing physician within seven (7) years …
July 15, 2025
DRUG FACT SHEET

Bath Salts

January 21, 2025
Designer Drugs
Synthetic stimulants often referred to as “bath salts” are from the synthetic cathinone class of drugs. Synthetic cathinones are central nervous stimulants and are designed to mimic effects similar to those produced by cocaine, methamphetamine, and MDMA (ecstasy). These substances are often marketed as “bath salts,” “research chemicals,” “plant food,”...
January 21, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

New Orleans News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Remaining Two Drug Traffickers Convicted in Federal Court from an Investigation Code Named "Operation Fowl Play" and … 12, 2009 Suspect's Electronic Tracking Device Recovered From Bulk Currency Seizure January 29, 2009 DEA Lafayette …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Riverside County Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking 44 Kilograms of Cocaine and 10 Kilograms of Heroin

April 02, 2025
… 436-7900 (415) 436-7994 Akilah Johnson SanFranSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us San Francisco Contacts San Francisco Quick … of heroin, and 2 kilograms of ketamine were seized from a hidden compartment in the car’s roof. This case is …
April 02, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Hudson County Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

January 11, 2023
… Hudson County Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and … imposed the sentence by videoconference on Jan. 10, 2023. From August 2019 through Feb. 2, 2020, Powell and others …
January 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Atlantic City Woman Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution Offenses

August 12, 2022
… Atlantic City Woman Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution Offenses … of Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson, officers from the Atlantic City Police Department, under the …
August 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Hudson County Man Admits Drug Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

July 21, 2022
… County Man Admits Drug Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine July 21, 2022 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. From August 2019 through Feb. 2, 2020, Powell and others …
July 21, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Mercer County Accounting Professor Charged with Tax Evasion and Filing False Tax Returns

May 12, 2022
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … failed to report approximately $3.3 million in income from the pharmacy, resulting in the evasion of approximately …
May 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Atlantic City Woman Found Guilty of Drug Distribution Offenses

November 04, 2021
… Atlantic City Woman Found Guilty of Drug Distribution Offenses November 04, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson in Newark; officers from the Atlantic City Police Department, under the …
November 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Cumberland County Man Admits Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

October 06, 2021
… County Man Admits Role in Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl October 06, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … arrival, he was arrested, and the fentanyl was recovered from his car. The offenses to which Figueroa-Martinez …
October 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl Analogue

July 20, 2021
… Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl Analogue July 20, 2021 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … to distribute 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue. From Sept. 11, 2018, to Oct. 18, 2018, Hinkson conspired …
July 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two Newark Men Charged with Narcotics Distribution and Firearms Charges

July 22, 2021
… Two Newark Men Charged with Narcotics Distribution and Firearms Charges … Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk … eight controlled purchases of fentanyl and crack-cocaine from Ronnie and Shadee Holley over the past few months. …
July 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Passaic County Man Sentenced to 45 Months for Distributing Fentanyl

July 15, 2021
… Passaic County Man Sentenced to 45 Months for Distributing Fentanyl July 15, 2021 … detail records, law enforcement officers determined that from September 2018 through Oct. 1, 2019, Grier and other …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

44 Month Sentence for Passaic County Man Sentenced in Heroin Conspiracy

June 22, 2021
… 44 Month Sentence for Passaic County Man Sentenced in Heroin Conspiracy June 22, 2021 New Jersey … detail records, law enforcement officers determined that from September 2018 through Oct. 1, 2019, Brown and his …
June 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Essex County Man Gets Eight Years for Role in $23 Million Money Laundering Scheme

June 22, 2021
… Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3700 (571) 362-6616 Kenneth M. Heino NewJerseySpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us 80 … Hayden imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court. From March 2018 through October 2019, Deleon-Batista …
June 22, 2021