GENERAL INFORMATION

Domestic Cannabis Suppression / Eradication Program

August 13, 2025
… marijuana plants. The program also removed 3,125 weapons from cannabis cultivators. The success of the DCE/SP is …
August 13, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Placerville Felon Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

July 08, 2025
… one previously reported as stolen. Turner is prohibited from possessing firearms because he has five prior felony … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
July 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Drug Trafficker is Sentenced to Prison

May 01, 2025
… sources to purchase more than 5.5 grams of methamphetamine from Ross. On November 28, 2023, investigators executed a … methamphetamine, digital scales, and drug paraphernalia from Ross’s residence.  On September 20, 2024, Ross pleaded …
May 01, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization

April 05, 2025
… 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 …
April 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Hartford Man Pleads Guilty to Oxycodone Distribution and Gun Possession Offenses

April 05, 2025
… investigators made controlled purchases of oxycodone pills from Benitez and his co-conspirator. Benitez was arrested on … Tactical Diversion Squad, which is composed of personnel from the DEA, the Connecticut State Police, and the Bristol, …
April 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Texoma HIDTA’s Caprock Initiative Honored at National HIDTA Awards Ceremony

April 03, 2025
… about the dangers of fentanyl. With significant support from the United States Attorney’s Office, the Texas … in combating the opioid crisis,” said Director Keith Brown, from Texoma HIDTA. “By bringing together law enforcement, …
April 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Sacramento Man Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison for Heroin Trafficking

April 01, 2025
… was heard during a wiretap discussing sourcing heroin from Mexico and the difficulties of getting people and drugs … Strike Force is a co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
April 01, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Lowndes County, MS Man Sentence in OCDETF Illegal Gun Possession Case

March 31, 2025
… to three years supervised release following his release from prison.  “We will continue to work diligently with our … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
March 31, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… are inextricably linked,” said Acting Administrator Shea.  “From the extreme levels of violence in Mexican cartels, to … that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our …
October 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. “I encourage everyone across …
October 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization that Sold Drugs in Mercer County

May 12, 2021
… with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. From June 2018 through May 2019, the defendants and others … packaged glassine envelopes or baggies containing heroin) from Paulino-Escalera, whom Gbanapolor referred to as …
May 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Liberty Mid-Atlantic HIDTA Task Force arrests four and seizes drugs and guns in Atlantic City

January 15, 2021
… two-month investigation into the distribution of narcotics from an Atlantic City apartment building has resulted in the … James Sarkos. “The removal of multiple handguns and drugs from our streets makes our neighborhoods safer.  The …
January 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Former Bordentown physician charged with narcotics distribution and fraud

December 04, 2019
… consideration of whether his patients were benefitting from the prescription painkillers he routinely and … BCPO Gang, Gun and Narcotics Task Force, with assistance from the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs Enforcement …
December 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Trenton heroin distributors plead guilty

January 22, 2020
… and Young are the first three defendants to plead guilty. From June 2018 through May 2019, the defendants and others … packaged glassine envelopes or baggies containing heroin) from Paulino-Escalera, whom Gbanapolor referred to as …
January 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven charged in takedown of Trenton drug trafficking organization

June 12, 2019
… detained and Paulino-Escalera is on pretrial release.   From June 2018 through May 2019, the defendants and others … packaged glassine envelopes or baggies containing heroin) from Paulino-Escalera, whom Gbanapolor referred to as …
June 12, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 27, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. “I encourage everyone across …
October 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Prolific Drug Dealer Sentenced to 10 years for Distributing Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

August 09, 2022
… community," she concluded. “Keeping our communities safe from illegal narcotics and their associated crimes is a … defendant and reflects the need to protect our community from fentanyl and methamphetamine dealers,” said U.S. …
August 09, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

San Diego Resident Pleads Guilty to Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in 15-Year-Old’s Death

July 07, 2022
… age - about the dangers of taking a pill that didn’t come from a doctor or pharmacist. Although difficult, this … in overdose deaths. The team consists of investigators from DEA, HSI, FBI, San Diego County District Attorney’s …
July 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Former U.S. Marine Angel Dominguez Ramirez Jr. Sentenced for Leading International Cocaine Distribution Organization

June 01, 2022
… organization that transported ton-quantities of cocaine from South America to Mexico and into the United States. … trafficking activities. As noted in court documents, agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) estimate that at …
June 01, 2022
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Three men sentenced for attempting to smuggle $28 million of cocaine on the high seas

August 23, 2019
… could not outrun the Coast Guard helicopter. Dramatic video from the helicopter captured the defendants jettisoning … in pursuit, a Coast Guard precision marksman hanging from the side of the helicopter took five shots at the …
August 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Two charged in connection with drug lab explosion

September 06, 2018
… connection with a March 2018 explosion and fire resulting from their operation of a butane hash oil lab in a … marijuana of its cannabinoid-containing oils, which drip from the bottom of the tube, often through a filter and into …
September 06, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Nurse Arrested for Stealing over 1,400 Vials of Fentanyl

May 18, 2021
… between October and December 2020. Melissa Frame, 36, from Merrick, was arraigned today before Judge David Levine … nurse who worked at North Shore University Hospital. From approximately October 3, 2020 to December 18, 2020, …
May 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Sentenced to 38 months for Unlawful Drug Distribution and Identity Theft

May 14, 2021
… treatment. In pleading guilty, McMahon admitted that from at least December 2018 through August 2019, he provided … McMahon agreed to pay $43,225.24 to settle claims arising from his improper prescribing of ketamine and failure to …
May 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Valley Stream man arrested for allegedly using doctor’s prescription pad to acquire thousands of opioid pills

November 13, 2020
… said that Cosentino allegedly acquired a prescription pad from a former doctor. From approximately December 2019 to September 2020, the …
November 13, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Ringleader who headed cocaine conspiracy between Puerto Rico and Buffalo pleads guilty

July 02, 2019
… organization who coordinated the transport of cocaine from multiple suppliers in Puerto Rico to the Buffalo area. … containing kilogram-quantities of cocaine were sent from Puerto Rico and were intercepted by the United States …
July 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Bronx man convicted in Manhattan Federal Court of 2014 murder

June 26, 2019
… a kilogram of heroin, as well as quantities of marijuana, from at least 2011 through 2015. In 2014 and 2015, Polanco … carried a loaded firearm, which he fired just feet away from a customer.    Polanco, 29, was found guilty of one …
June 26, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA to Host Family Summit on the Overdose Epidemic in Baton Rouge, Louisiana

November 10, 2022
… Administration, New Orleans Field Division, wants to hear from families in this region as they share stories about … will be present at the event. WHEN: Tuesday, November 15 from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. CST. WHERE: Jefferson Baptist …
November 10, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Husband and wife sentenced in connection with pain clinic pill mill scheme

November 18, 2019
… agencies involved.  Today justice has been served.  From January 2012 through December 2015, Cindy Dunn ran a … He also received prescriptions for opioid painkillers from CDPM. “The opioid crisis remains a significant problem …
November 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Guatemalan Attorney General Visits Eastern District of Texas

February 11, 2020
… together to ensure consequences come to those who profit from illicit drugs in our neighborhoods.” This case is the … significant assistance in securing the defendant’s return from Guatemala.  This case is being investigated by the U.S. …
February 11, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DOJ and DEA Los Angeles Field Division announce dual U.S. Mexican citizen arrested for violations of the Kingpin Act

February 27, 2020
… D.C. on Wednesday pursuant to a warrant stemming from a Feb. 13, 2020, indictment. The charges were unsealed … CJNG.  As a result, U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.   The indictment …
February 27, 2020