PRESS RELEASE

Staten Island Physician’s Assistant Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Massive Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

January 08, 2015
… to diagnose and treat illnesses and prescribe medications. From at least 2012 until his arrest, Marchetta was employed … in order to receive medically unnecessary prescriptions from Marchetta. On a number of occasions, Marchetta wrote a …
January 08, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Law Enforcement Joins Forces In Coordinated Effort Against Drug Trafficking Cartel Members And AssociatesFederal, State, And Local Law Enforcement Officials United To Seize Loaded Guns And Drugs On The Upper West Side Of Manhattan

February 28, 2011
… Task Force; which is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, New York Police Department, New York State Police with assistance from Investigators from the New York City Office of the Special Narcotics …
February 28, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Owners And Employees Of Local Pain Clinic Indicted For Illegal Prescription Drug Distribution

September 26, 2013
… Management Clinic  in Tucson, Arizona.  The charges arise from a 21-month investigation against two nurse … illegal medical practices and prevent controlled substances from being diverted into the wrong hands and endangering the … Adam A. Rosales, Staff Member All defendants were arrested from September 16, 2013 through September 25, 2013 and …
September 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Eighth Statewide Prescription Drug Take Back Day Results In Another Big Haul More Than 12,000 Pounds Of Prescription And Over-the-counter Medicine Collected

May 08, 2014
… have removed an excess of 70,800 (35 tons) of medications from circulation.   The one-day DEA nationwide campaign was held on April 26, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. and provided Arizonans the ability to … huge success that cleaned out more than six tons of pills from Arizonan’s medicine cabinets, a crucial step toward …
May 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment Report

November 13, 2017
… importance is the real time information we get every day from our partners. It has never been a more important time … has remained prevalent. Inbound seizures of methamphetamine from Mexico have increased every year since 2010, but … synthetic cannabinoids and cathinones, which are available from China and packaged into a variety of forms …
November 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Final Member Of Valley Drug Rip Crew Sentenced In Case That Resulted In A Death

September 26, 2014
… case and seven defendants received sentences that ranged from 6 to 15 years in prison for their roles in armed … and drug robbery crew that bought and stole marijuana from drug dealers.  The stolen marijuana would be divided … conduct an armed robbery to steal 200 pounds of marijuana from drug dealers and when they attempted to take the …
September 26, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Racketeering Kingpin Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court

June 07, 2016
… of gross proceeds received by Rodriguez-Perez derived from racketeering activities, properties in New York, … ring that transported ton-quantities of marijuana from Florida and California for distribution in the greater New York area from the early 1990s to 2010.  Rodriguez-Perez is scheduled …
June 07, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Arrests Of Alleged Corrupt Colombian Government Employee And Criminal Defense Attorney In Obstruction Of Justice Case

November 16, 2012
… authorities in Colombia. The defendants’ arrests resulted from an investigation which revealed that Tellez-Buitrago … access to law enforcement materials, including requests from the United States government for the extradition of … is sought. Tellez-Buitrago is charged with accepting bribes from Gonzalez-Marquez in exchange for leaking documents …
November 16, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Dominican Drug Supplier Extradited To The United States To Face Narcotics Trafficking Charges

November 13, 2013
… Liriano Cruz was arrested on an extradition request issued from the Eastern District of New York and extradited from Spain to the United States on November 8, 2013. The … that were sent in a similar fashion. The narcotics from this and other sources were allegedly distributed in …
November 13, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Philadelphia And Its Delaware Partners Join Forces To Announce The April 30 National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

April 12, 2011
… said, noting that in 2007 there were more deaths nationwide from overdosing on prescription painkillers than heroin and … drugs used for non-medical purposes are obtained from friends, family members, or the home medicine cabinet. … drinkable, fishable, and swimmable is to preventpollution from entering our rivers and streams in the first place,” …
April 12, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Ten Indicted In Central New York Synthetic Marijuana Conspiracy

November 20, 2013
… Judge David E. Peebles. These prosecutions resulted from an investigation undertaken in the fall of 2012 by the … of Poison Control Centers. Kids need to stay away from this and these traffickers have our undivided … investigate and prosecute those who seek to profit from the sale of these illegal poisons to the youth of our …
November 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

International Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 54 Years In Prison For The Manufacture, Shipment, And Importation Of Tons Of Cocaine Into The United States And Other Countries

June 27, 2014
… the distribution of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia and Venezuela to the United States and other … planes carrying multi-hundred-kilogram loads of cocaine from clandestine landing strips operated by Rios Suarez and … was intended to divert the Colombian military’s attention from Rios Suarez’s narcotics trafficking activities being …
June 27, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Members Of A Large Alaska Drug Conspiracy Indicted

August 31, 2012
… shipments of powder cocaine, Oxycodone pills, and marijuana from sources in Nevada, California, and Washington, and then … Gunnels conspired to remove a firearm and other evidence from the North Pole residence. Finally, the indictment seeks … packaging material, and custom jewelry were seized from his residence. Carter, 26, and Moultrie, 24, also who …
August 31, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Arrests Georgia Man For Kidnapping, Heroin Trafficking, And Firearms Offenses

December 30, 2016
… counts, Cabral Mora is charged with luring an (“Victim-1”) from New York to Georgia, where Victim-1 was transported by … In April of this year, Mora allegedly lured a victim from the Bronx to Georgia, ultimately blindfolding, beating, … will continue to aggressively pursue criminals who profit from illegal drugs at the expense of the safety and security …
December 30, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Former Health Minister Of Guyana, Dr. Noel Blackman, Sentenced For Running “Pill Mill” In Long Island

May 12, 2017
… prescribed more than 365,000 30-milligram oxycodone pills from “pain management” clinics that he worked out of in … filings, on February 7, 2016, HSI agents removed Blackman from a plane at John F. Kennedy International Airport en … chose to line his pockets with the proceeds of sales from oxycodone, which has ravaged communities in New York …
May 12, 2017
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Social Media Blog: iDEAte 2.0 COMPETITION 2024, DEA's second innovation competition

January 16, 2025
… Administration (DEA) is protecting American communities from criminal drug networks that threaten our safety and our … to bring innovative ideas to fruition. "Innovation stems from all over the place, especially because people who … Data Utilization, and Data Governance .    Hearing from those on the front lines, doing the work, is essential …
January 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Uttam Dhillon as New Acting Administrator Of Drug Enforcement Administration

July 02, 2018
… several large law firms. Dhillon received his law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and a B.A. from California State University, Sacramento. Congressional …
July 02, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Uttam Dhillon as New Acting Administrator Of Drug Enforcement Administration

July 02, 2018
… several large law firms. Dhillon received his law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and a B.A. from California State University, Sacramento. On …
July 02, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

FDA-approved drug Epidiolex placed in schedule V of Controlled Substance Act

September 27, 2018
… to as marijuana).  The CBD in Epidiolex is extracted from the cannabis plant and is the first FDA-approved drug to contain a purified extract from the plant. “DEA will continue to support sound and … high quality products.” Marijuana and CBD derived from marijuana remain against the law, except for the …
September 27, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Bay Area Brothers Sentenced For Ecstasy Trafficking

February 22, 2013
… Judge Morrison C. England Jr. sentenced two brothers from Union City for conspiring to distribute (Ecstasy). … of Nevada and Georgia. They imported their Ecstasy directly from suppliers in Canada. The Rahimi brothers distributed … Northern California to purchase methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexican-based drug trafficking organizations operating …
February 22, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Coarsegold Cannabis Cultivator Sentenced

August 29, 2011
… land in Coarsegold. This is the latest conviction stemming from Operation Trident, a multi-agency marijuana enforcement … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants, primarily from public lands in the Sierra foothills and mountains, and … Enforcement (MADNET) investigation, with assistance from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Madera County …
August 29, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

16 Defendants Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Bulk Shipments of Cocaine to Canada, Four Murders

October 21, 2024
… that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to … quantities of cocaine – weighing hundreds of kilograms – from Southern California to Canada through a Canada-based … Canada, and Gurpreet Singh, 30, of Ontario, Canada, from approximately January 2024 to August 2024. The cocaine …
October 21, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Notorious street market for narcotics dismantled in Bronx: major trafficker among 14 charged; two guns recovered

March 11, 2020
… During the time frame of the charged conspiracy, which ran from Aug. 21, 2019 to Feb.12, 2020, members of the drug … Members of the drug network conducted alleged drug sales from early morning until late in the evening and hid drugs … theft of a large quantity of narcotics and cash proceeds from Acevedo’s residence. Approximately $80,000 in narcotics …
March 11, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

The Controlled Substances Act

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
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

19 Defendants Charged for Conspiring to Distribute Millions of Doses of Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine in Washington Square Park

October 30, 2025
… deserves the right to live, play and enjoy a place free from crime, whether it’s the block where you live, the park … fatal overdoses across the country and in New York City.   From 2020 through 2023 alone, more than 10,000 people died …
October 30, 2025
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