PRESS RELEASE

Results Of Violent Crime Reduction Partnership Announced

November 28, 2012
… in August. Agents purchased more than 55 firearms directly from the alleged firearm traffickers before the firearms … in investigating and removing many violent offenders from city streets, and has disrupted the flow of unlawful … able to remove a significant number of dangerous felons from the neighborhoods they were plaguing.    “The results …
November 28, 2012
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DEA Laboratory Testing Identifies New Soft/Pliable Form of Fentanyl

December 15, 2025
… and other adulterants, with purity levels ranging from less than 1% to over 20%. Even at low concentrations, … be lethal. This newly identified form of fentanyl differs from traditional samples, which are typically powders or …
December 15, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged narcotics trafficker extradited to the United States to face international cocaine distribution charges

October 08, 2020
… American lives by sending multi-ton quantities of cocaine from the jungles of Colombia to the United States, with assistance from a designated foreign terrorist organization, the FARC. …
October 08, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Texas Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years in Federal Prison for Dealing Meth

August 14, 2025
… drug trafficking organization, transporting methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S., and was paid $1,500 per trip. … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
August 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis County Man Who Sold Fentanyl that Killed Twins Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

May 09, 2025
… Task Force began responding to texts to that victim’s phone from Charles. The detective supplied the name of an … 12 capsules containing para-fluorofentanyl and fentanyl from Charleston for $100 on March 27, 2023, at a gas station … in St. Charles County. Charleston took those 12 capsules from a bag of about 30 more. He was arrested later that day. …
May 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced to 60 Months for Drug Conspiracy

May 01, 2025
… drug deal. While the methamphetamine was being retrieved from a nearby stash house, Puentes-Melendez discussed … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
May 01, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Texas Man Sentenced to More Than Five Years in Prison for Oxycodone Conspiracy and Structuring Cash Transactions

April 05, 2025
… Gonsalves and John Campbell. Russell obtained these pills from a variety of sources in the Houston, Texas area. On March 13, 2023 Russell traveled from Houston to Boston to meet with Veiga where they met in … to be less than $10,000 in an attempt to evade the bank from reporting the deposit to the Internal Revenue Service.  …
April 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Pharmacy Admits Illegal Distribution of Prescription Opioids and Kickback Scheme

August 03, 2022
… Dunn Meadow had contracts with and received payments from pharmaceutical companies that marketed and sold TIRF medications, including INSYS Pharma Inc. From 2015 through 2019, Dunn Meadow dispensed prescription …
August 03, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

December 17, 2021
… announced the results of a public safety surge that lasted from September 29, 2021, through December 14, 2021. The … fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills are designed to … prescribed by a trusted medical professional that you get from a licensed pharmacist. All other pills are unsafe and …
December 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

September 23, 2022
… that is delivered loud and clear.” “Removing fake pills from our communities and those who distribute them are our … to be over,” said U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman. “We know from the DEA’s analysis of seized pills that more than 40 … can do our part in removing these illegal and lethal drugs from the streets, the public can only benefit if we also do …
September 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

San Diego Pharmacy Pays $105,000 Penalty for Illegitimately Dispensing Opioids

January 20, 2022
… Balboa Pharmacy and the United States. The settlement stems from the United States’ continued efforts to combat the … combination of drugs; patients who received prescriptions from multiple prescribers, which sometimes were for the same … are the last line of defense protecting the public from addictive opioids and other controlled substances,” …
January 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

San Diego Doctor Pays $200,000 to Resolve Allegations that He Wrote Illegitimate Opioid Prescriptions

September 02, 2021
… by Dr. Wynn and the United States.  The settlement stems from the United States’ continued efforts to combat the … standard of care, DEA will vigorously pursue information from the public about the doctors who are not,” said DEA … Charge John W. Callery. “DEA will always protect the public from doctors who put their patients in harm’s way.” The DEA …
September 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Pacific Beach resident pleads guilty to distributing fentanyl that caused two overdoses, one of them fatal

October 24, 2019
… of the fentanyl - also fatally overdosed that weekend from the same batch.    Kol, a Cambodian national living … different and then became woozy and nearly lost his balance from the effects of it. Despite his own troubling experience … his remaining fentanyl powder down the toilet. J.E. died from the fentanyl powder Kol sold to him. J.H. had to be …
October 24, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking

January 28, 2022
… sell illegal drugs to a young woman who ultimately passed from an overdose of those drugs which were laced with deadly … of the defendant which removes a dangerous drug dealer from our communities. I would like to thank and congratulate … with Riddick in which she appeared to be ordering heroin from the defendant. On September 15, 2020, during the …
January 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Doctor Convicted of Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

October 07, 2021
… health, and instead, risked their lives while they suffered from substance abuse,” stated DEA Special Agent-in-Charge … as well as patients who had just been discharged from the hospital following an overdose. In addition, Dr. …
October 07, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Member of large drug trafficking organization sentenced to over 10 years in federal prison

January 22, 2020
… customer, who received ounce amounts of methamphetamine from Lawson. During this investigation, agents identified … of cocaine, which Lawson distributed later to two customers from Mississippi. "With this conviction and sentencing, DEA … investigation was led by the DEA with invaluable assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms & Explosives, …
January 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
… devotion of DEA and our partners to protect our communities from the scourge of drug trafficking and violent crime under … trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f …
September 10, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Colchester Man of Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

February 16, 2023
… mother-in-law reported she had received a Snapchat video from Martin in which he brandished a firearm and made … will be determined by the sentencing judge with guidance from the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines. The … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
February 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges 5 Men with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses

December 20, 2022
… and the transportation and laundering of cash proceeds from their drug trafficking activity.  It is alleged that, … of a minivan Rosario-Ramirez was driving and seized $92,000 from a hidden compartment in the minivan.  Hernandez-Rivas … by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
December 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Bloomfield Man Guilty of Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Offenses

October 26, 2022
… the guilty verdicts yesterday afternoon. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … As part of the investigation, law enforcement seized from Wiley jewelry valued at more than $100,000, and a 2021 … Marshals Service.  The HIDTA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …
October 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican National Involved In New Haven Drug Ring Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison

October 13, 2022
… of imprisonment for trafficking cocaine. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … in which he conspired with others to purchase narcotics from suppliers and then distribute the drugs to other … sentencing. The DEA New Haven Task Force includes personnel from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue …
October 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Federal Prison

August 31, 2022
… were receiving bulk quantities of heroin and fentanyl from out-of-state suppliers.  They then stored, processed … made multiple controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Cordero and other members of the drug trafficking … fentanyl. The DEA’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
August 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Puerto Rico Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine to Connecticut

August 11, 2022
… known as “Chaca,” acquired fentanyl, heroin and cocaine from sources in Connecticut and New Jersey and distributed … 2018, investigators made controlled purchases of narcotics from Rubiera-Herrera.  Subsequent court-authorized wiretaps … Force. The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
August 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

New Haven Jury Finds Two Drug Traffickers Guilty

July 27, 2022
… the guilty verdicts yesterday afternoon. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … and package illegal drugs.  Investigators also seized from Wiley jewelry valued at more than $100,000, and a 2021 … Marshals Service. The HIDTA Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …
July 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Manchester Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

July 11, 2022
… drug distributor who sold fentanyl and crack cocaine from at least 2018 to November 27, 2019, in the Manchester … drug distribution houses in Manchester that profited from endangering the safety of our communities,” said Joseph … and Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Manchester Police Department and Nashua Police …
July 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Bronx Man Sentenced for His Role in Large-Scale Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Ring in Springfield, Massachusetts

June 30, 2022
… millions of dollars’ worth of heroin into Springfield area from Dominican Republic on a monthly basis BOSTON – A Bronx, … dozens of kilos of heroin and fentanyl into Springfield from New York City and the Dominican Republic every month. … Ortega transported heroin to Springfield and the proceeds from the sale to New York for a drug trafficking …
June 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl And Heroin

May 27, 2022
… was receiving large quantities of fentanyl and heroin from a source in New York and then selling the narcotics to … arrested at the anticipated meeting place.  Reynoso fled from the meeting scene in his vehicle, which was found … Inspection Service.  The Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
May 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and its Partners Remove More than 670,000 Pounds of Unused Medications

May 28, 2024
… DEA St. Louis Division collected a total of 26,000 pounds from its region, including the states of Missouri and … more than 18.6 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. DEA continues to expand …
May 28, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Meth Trafficking Co-Conspirator Sentenced to 17+ Years in Prison

May 24, 2024
… to driving a car intended to distract law enforcement from another car trafficking 40 pounds of methamphetamine .  … is a transportation hub for couriers moving illicit drugs from the south to north and northeast,” said Assistant … prison.” Following a positive indication of narcotic odor from a canine, officers searched Palmer’s vehicle and …
May 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Three Sentenced in Conspiracy that Brought Methamphetamine to St. Louis

August 11, 2023
… defendants in a conspiracy that brought methamphetamine from California to St. Louis. Judge Fleissig on Wednesday … the country. Lethem Thompson-Bey obtained methamphetamine from Williams via Ashley D. Gibson in Lexington, Kentucky, … have shut down this operation of shipping methamphetamine from Los Angeles to the Midwest and to the network of street …
August 11, 2023