PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To Life Without Parole

September 20, 2012
… was the intended recipient of 8.9 kilograms of cocaine from co-conspirators in Oregon. The cocaine was intercepted … the package and discovering the sham, Coverson jumped from a second story window to elude law enforcement, … prior packages of cocaine that Coverson had received from this same source. Coverson has three prior felony drug …
September 20, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Former Pharmacy Technician Sentenced For Stealing Narcotics

January 31, 2013
… Oregon, was sentenced to prison for stealing narcotics from the Roseburg Veteran’s Affairs Hospital. Richardson is … and/or family. Based on review of the pharmacy records, from approximately January 2010 until June 2011, defendant … 6000 pills of Oxycodone, Clonazepam, Zolpidem and Oxycontin from the VA pharmacy that cost the VA $23,475. The narcotics …
January 31, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Sacramento Woman Sentenced To 38 Months In Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Conspiracy

June 28, 2013
… scale drug trafficking conspiracy transporting oxycodone from California for later sale in Juneau, Alaska. As part of the conspiracy, McGrath made multiple airline trips from California to Juneau carrying the oxycodone pills on … Seattle-(SEA-TAC) Airport where she was scheduled to fly from Juneau to California while in possession of …
June 28, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Former Deputy U.S. Marshal Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Yuba City Armed Robbery Of Marijuana Dealers

March 09, 2016
… for planning and participating in the robbery of marijuana from drug dealers in Yuba City, United States Attorney … revealed that Griffin was a deputy U.S. Marshal from south Florida. Court documents further indicate that before fleeing from the CHP, Griffin, Rackley and Jamison, wearing police …
March 09, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl And Heroin Sold On Dark Web Marketplace

December 15, 2016
… methamphetamine on AlphaBay, and then mailed the narcotics from a post office in San Francisco to customers throughout … 2016, law enforcement made an undercover purchase of heroin from “Blime-Sub,” which was delivered to a post office box … was the Drug Enforcement Administration, with assistance from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’(ICE) …
December 15, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Kern County Poly Drug Traffickers Found Guilty

June 15, 2017
… brought multi kilo quantities of meth, heroin, cocaine from Mexico FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned … truck driver, obtained heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine from Mexico for distribution here.  Jennings is a … six kilograms of heroin and 11 kilograms of cocaine seized from Jennings’ truck. This case is the product of an …
June 15, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs On October 28

October 24, 2017
… 571-387-5018 SAN FRANCISCO - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the DEA and its local law … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. DEA launched its …
October 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Kingsburg Brothers Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

May 13, 2013
… the forfeiture of a significant portion of assets derived from the Dablans’ drug trafficking activities: Three … Fresno, and Alexandria, Louisiana $75,553.00 in proceeds from the interlocutory sale of nine seized vehicles 16 … initiative, which consists of law enforcement agents from the DEA, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Fresno Police …
May 13, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-County Marijuana Cultivation Case Update

February 05, 2014
… Marijuana Plants/Processed Marijuana/Assault Rifle Seized from Kern County Ranch (1:12-cr-299 LJO) - Jorge Alberto … Sheriff's Office. 907 Marijuana Plants/Firearm Seized from Stanislaus County Riverside Grow (Case No. 1:12-cr-342 … and purportedly medical marijuana recommendations from a doctor who has been charged in another federal case …
February 05, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Former Deputy U.S. Marshal Pleads Guilty To Yuba City Armed Robbery Of Marijuana Dealers

December 17, 2015
… financed, and participated in the robbery of marijuana from drug dealers. As also stated in his plea agreement, Griffin is a deputy U.S. Marshal from Florida. Griffin’s co-conspirators had earlier entered … Court documents further indicate that before fleeing from the CHP, Griffin, Rackley and Jamison wearing police …
December 17, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Columbia County Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Prison For Money Laundering Conspiracy

July 14, 2015
… Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Laundered illegal proceeds from marijuana distribution ALBANY, N.Y. - Michael Elcox, … proceeds through various bank accounts and moving cash from New York to Florida.  Federal agents seized more than … proceeds of Elcox’s illegal marijuana distribution, from locations in New York and Florida. The case was …
July 14, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

“Marvin Gardens” Defendant Sentenced For Stockton Indoor Marijuana Growing Scheme

December 03, 2012
… This crime ring exported its criminal activities from the San Francisco Bay area to the Central Valley. This … Dickson Hung obtained personal identification information from Karen Lee, Ngai Hung, Wayne Feng, Wing Chan and other … Gardens has led to multiple indictments of defendants from the San Francisco Bay Area. Assistant United States …
December 03, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Man Pleads Guilty To Attempting To Ship Methamphetamine And Cocaine To The Philippines In Redwood City

April 29, 2013
… admitted that he obtained the methamphetamine and cocaine from an individual with the understanding that he would ship them to the Philippines, and he accepted money from the individual in return for arranging shipment of the drugs.  On August, 24, 2012, Uribe-Bautista traveled from Redwood City to the ABS-CBN International shipping …
April 29, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Sacramento Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Cocaine Trafficking

September 19, 2012
… had multiple kilograms of cocaine shipped in vans from California to Alaska. The vans were driven to Seattle and then shipped from Seattle to Alaska. When the cocaine arrived in Alaska, … 2006, Summerfield attempted to send 13 kilograms of cocaine from Elk Grove to Alaska using commercial shipping …
September 19, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Soccer Player Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

May 16, 2011
… Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Conviction Stems from Multi-Agency Investigation of South Valley Drug Dealers … Antonio Lopez-Florez, 34, a professional soccer player from Guadalajara, Mexico, and Ernesto Rocha, 21, of … led by the DEA Bakersfield Resident Office with assistance from U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) Office of Homeland …
May 16, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced For Heroin Offenses

May 31, 2011
… and the DEA’s Special Operations Division, with assistance from the Stanislaus County Drug Enforcement Agency, the … to court documents, the conspiracy formed a chain of supply from Michoacan, Mexico to the Modesto and the Bay Area. … addicts. The conspiracy came full-circle when the bulk cash from Bay Area heroin sales was smuggled back to Michoacan, …
May 31, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Madera Vineyard Marijuana Cultivator Sentenced For Firearm Possession

October 14, 2011
… sentenced Julio Ramirez Pérez, 33, an undocumented alien from Oaxaca, Mexico, to five years in prison to be followed … his co-defendant, Antonio Pérez, 40, an undocumented alien from Guanajuato, Mexico, who was also found on the property, … 2010 that focused primarily on the eradication of marijuana from public land. Other agencies that participated in …
October 14, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Steilacoom, Washington, Couple Sentenced to Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs

July 02, 2025
… today send a clear message: the only thing to be gained from these crimes is time behind bars. I am grateful to our … three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. The … body armor, ammunition, scopes, and tripods seized from their residence and a storage unit they used to store …
July 02, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Washington Jury Finds Mexican National with Ties to the Jalisco Cartel Guilty of Trafficking in Hundreds of Pounds of Fentanyl, Heroin, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana

April 18, 2025
… of imprisonment of life in prison. He may also face removal from the United States. The evidence presented at trial … of stealing more than thirty pounds of methamphetamine from the organization and to threaten to kill that the … “I was able to work on this case and the investigation from the outset,” stated Acting U.S. Attorney Richard …
April 18, 2025
LANDING PAGE

DEA’s Family Summits

February 11, 2025
… groups. These families are working to prevent others from experiencing the tragic loss of a loved one that they … the network. Second, please subscribe to receive updates from the Together for Families network. Third, encourage … Last year alone, it is predicted that 110,757 people died from a drug poisoning, with fentanyl and methamphetamine …
February 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Indictments returned targeting East Bay drug trafficking rings

May 15, 2019
… a series of purchases of cocaine, cocaine base and heroin from Jeffrey McCoy. In furtherance of their investigation, … the agents also seized significant quantities of narcotics from various defendants during the investigation. The … 4 kg of heroin mixed with fentanyl and $46,000 Seized from courier after leaving LEE’s residence 8/8/2018 18 lbs …
May 15, 2019
DRUG FACT SHEET

Psilocybin

January 25, 2025
Hallucinogen
Psilocybin comes from certain types of psilocybe mushrooms. Psilocybin is metabolized in the body to the active drug psilocyn, also present in many of the same mushrooms.
January 25, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

January 22, 2025
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug networks, from the source of supply to the last mile of distribution, …
January 22, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Administrator's Remarks on China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Arrests

January 22, 2025
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug networks, from the source of supply to the last mile of distribution, …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican Authorities Extradite to the United States an International Drug Supplier Who Coordinated Local Distribution Through Encrypted Messaging Apps

November 14, 2025
… CONCORD, N.H. – A Dominican man has been extradited from the Dominican Republic and arrested in connection with … Dominican Republic in securing the arrest and extradition from the Dominican Republic of Valdez De Los Santos. … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
November 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Pensacola Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Charges

November 14, 2025
… enterprise has been dismantled, and he has been stopped from continuing to flood our streets with deadly drugs. My … Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi to Take Back America from the violent drug traffickers who have terrorized our … criminal organizations, and protect communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
November 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Mississippi Man Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking

August 01, 2025
… a search warrant on Mosley’s residence where they recovered from him over 87 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 pounds of … pill press machines, 13 firearms, and 1 suppressor. From at least October of 2023 until January of 2024, Mosley …
August 01, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison

July 14, 2025
… for over four years, trafficking fentanyl and cocaine from Massachusetts into New Hampshire at a time when the … “This lengthy prison sentence removes this career criminal from the streets and highlights the FBI’s ongoing commitment … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
July 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Okaloosa County Man Sentenced for Possession of Methamphetamine

July 14, 2025
… they located the vehicle, the driver, Norvilus, fled from deputies at a high rate of speed and crashed into a … with these officers in the fight to Take Back America from drug traffickers and violent offenders who have … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
July 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Member of Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Extradited to El Paso

July 01, 2025
… arrest in Mexico last week. According to court documents, from January 2016 through August 2019, Hector Adrian Rojero … engaged in a conspiracy to import heroin and fentanyl from Mexico to destinations in Texas, Oklahoma, Illinois and … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
July 01, 2025