PRESS RELEASE

Two suburban Chicago residents charged with illegally selling narcotics over the internet; law enforcement seizes websites

May 31, 2018
… at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago on a flight from China. He is charged with one count of conspiracy to … investigation,” said U.S. Attorney Lausch. “Whether it’s online or on the streets, our office is committed to …
May 31, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And USPIS Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 28 Individuals For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

September 27, 2011
… California suppliers would purchase marijuana, originally from Mexico in bulk so that it could be packaged and sent to … defendants would mail the packaged marijuana to Puerto Rico from United States Post Offices in California. They used … establishments. The co-conspirators used the USPS online service, text messaging and USPS customer service to …
September 27, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Suffolk County, N.Y. Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Stealing Oxycodone From Manufacturing Facility

July 13, 2014
… Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Stealing Oxycodone From Manufacturing Facility July 13, 2014 New Jersey Contact … release, for trafficking cocaine. This matter stems from a year-long investigation headed by the DEA’s …
July 13, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Company Pays $158,760 to Resolve Claims Related to Controlled Substance Thefts From Pharmacies During Inventory

September 30, 2022
… to Resolve Claims Related to Controlled Substance Thefts From Pharmacies During Inventory September 30, 2022 New York … were implicated in the theft of controlled substances from pharmacies in upstate New York and throughout the …
September 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

14 Individuals from Massachusetts and Connecticut Charged in New Hampshire for Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

March 11, 2021
… 14 Individuals from Massachusetts and Connecticut Charged in New Hampshire …
March 11, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Turner man faces up to 40 years in prison on charges stemming from marijuana cultivation

October 18, 2019
… man faces up to 40 years in prison on charges stemming from marijuana cultivation October 18, 2019 New England …
October 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Four People Charged In Large Marijuana Caper That Transported Thousands Of Pounds From Arizona To Ohio

February 03, 2016
… Large Marijuana Caper That Transported Thousands Of Pounds From Arizona To Ohio February 03, 2016 Detroit Contact Info …
February 03, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Haitian National Sentenced To 108 Months In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Launder Money Derived From Drug Trafficking

June 21, 2017
… In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Launder Money Derived From Drug Trafficking June 21, 2017 Miami Contact Info … one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering stemming from his receipt of cash payments derived from the proceeds …
June 21, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Detroit Area Drug Trafficker Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison Stemming From Money Laundering Conviction

January 27, 2016
… Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison Stemming From Money Laundering Conviction January 27, 2016 Detroit … Coates laundered approximately $1.9 million generated from the illegal sale of marijuana. Coates recruited …
January 27, 2016
GENERAL INFORMATION

Human Trafficking Prevention

February 04, 2025
… labor may be present within the supply chain of products we buy or the services we pay for. As economies around the … contact with friends or family or attempts to isolate you from your social network.   Constantly checks on you and … Questions Resource: Sample Blog Post on Labor Trafficking from DOJ OVC [see page 2] Resource: Uyghur Forced Labor …
February 04, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Pennsylvania Doctor Sentenced To 12 Months In Prison For Illegally Selling Prescriptions From New Jersey Office

November 20, 2012
… To 12 Months In Prison For Illegally Selling Prescriptions From New Jersey Office November 20, 2012 New Jersey Contact … day in prison for illegally selling Percocet prescriptions from his Trenton office. Lee, 70, of Holland, Pa., …
November 20, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Silver Spring Felon Admits Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

March 15, 2016
… of a firearm. Nazari admitted that death resulted from the use of the acetyl fentanyl analogue that he … and searched the customer’s vehicle and recovered residue from the acetyl fentanyl analogue that Nazari had sold to … to flush drugs down the toilet.  Law enforcement seized from the basement bathroom approximately 7.5 grams of acetyl …
March 15, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Upper Marlboro Felon Exiled To 10 Years In Prison For Gun And Drug Offenses

March 18, 2016
… Renee Holland.  A 9mm semiautomatic pistol was recovered from the bedroom where Owens and Holland were found.  The … previously been convicted of a felony and was prohibited from possessing a firearm. On November 4, 2014, deputies from the DEA Task Force, Calvert County Sheriff’s Office …
March 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Mexican Drug Organization Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison

June 16, 2011
… Rod J. Rosenstein. “Our local communities are not immune from the poison the Mexican drug cartels bring to the … allows us to attack these organizations at every level, from command and control operations to the street level dealers.” According to their guilty pleas, from 2006 through December 11, 2008, Rio-Corrales, Arceo and …
June 16, 2011
DOCUMENT

Statement from the DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on COVID-19 Telemedicine Flexibilities for Prescription of Controlled Medications

May 03, 2023
DEA Administrator Remarks
… Statement from the DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on COVID-19 …
May 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

22 Defendants Charged For Alleged Roles In Connected Drug Rings Extending From Mexico To Chicago And Across The U.S.

October 01, 2014
… Charged For Alleged Roles In Connected Drug Rings Extending From Mexico To Chicago And Across The U.S. October 01, 2014 … resulted in the seizure of more than $3.9 million from a residence in suburban Park Ridge in April 2013, as …
October 01, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face International Money Laundering Charges

May 02, 2022
… Two Lebanese Citizens Extradited from Republic of Georgia to Face International Money …
May 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

$11 Million Dollar Heroin Shipment Seized En Route From New York City To New England

May 19, 2014
… $11 Million Dollar Heroin Shipment Seized En Route From New York City To New England May 19, 2014 New York … rifles, and $85,000 cash. On Thursday, May 15th, a team from the DEA’s New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Group …
May 19, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Recognizes Assistant U.S. Attorney And Law Enforcement Officials From The Western District Of Tennessee

December 09, 2011
… Assistant U.S. Attorney And Law Enforcement Officials From The Western District Of Tennessee December 09, 2011 … Jenks’ murder revealed that Gauna and Garcia had traveled from Austin, Texas to the Western District of Tennessee with …
December 09, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney's Office Prosecuted 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners

March 06, 2024
… 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners March 06, 2024 Seattle Contact … obtained firearms. Firearms that are forfeited are removed from the possession of a convicted criminal defendant and …
March 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Baton Rouge man indicted for international money laundering in furtherance of an international drug conspiracy and other related charges

November 09, 2018
… within the United States who had purchased the substances online, to accept payments from the individual buyers, and to transmit funds from the sales to others operating outside the United …
November 09, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 26, 2016
… Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 WASHINGTON - After … combined.  “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from friends and family, including from the household medicine cabinet,” said DEA Acting …
April 26, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy

August 30, 2019
… prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy August 30, 2019 New York Contact Info …
August 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Member Of Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 19 Years In Prison For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico

November 18, 2015
… For Distributing Cocaine And Heroin Shipped To Chicago From Mexico November 18, 2015 Chicago Contact Info Contact … and served as a broker in its efforts to ship the narcotics from Mexico. Arevalo-Renteria, 46, pleaded guilty last year …
November 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Bronx Man Indicted as a Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia

March 01, 2022
… Major Trafficker Following Seizure of 110 Pounds of Cocaine from Tractor-Trailer in Virginia March 01, 2022 New York … Kilograms of cocaine seized in tractor trailer box of chips from tractor-trailer 2.JPG Box of chips used as cover load … of 50 kilograms of cocaine (approximately 110 pounds) from a tractor-trailer truck stopped in Virginia. The large …
March 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Approximately 300,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank

May 03, 2023
… Pills and Five Kilograms of Powdered Fentanyl Recovered from Vehicle’s Gas Tank May 03, 2023 New York Contact Info … plus five kilograms of powdered fentanyl (over 11 pounds), from a red Ford Expedition stopped in the Bronx. The … drug cartels, like the Sinaloa cartel, smuggle fentanyl from Mexico to major cities like New York for street …
May 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican national pleads guilty in conspiracy to transport 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States

March 27, 2019
… guilty in conspiracy to transport 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States March 27, 2019 New … others to transport approximately 1600 kilograms of cocaine from South America to the United States. On Aug. 6, 2016, a …
March 27, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Teams up with more than 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities

November 14, 2022
… 4,300 Partners to Remove Unneeded Prescription Medications from Communities November 14, 2022 Headquarters Contact Info … removed almost 17 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. “The Take Back campaign … and encourage everyone to remove unneeded medications from their home.” DEA continues to expand opportunities to …
November 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Rolling Hills Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Pills that Caused High School Freshman’s Death

December 01, 2023
… pills to a 15-year-old boy and mocked the victim online as he was dying of an overdose, was sentenced today … Judge Aenlle-Rocha also ordered Wilson, upon his release from prison, to be placed on supervised release for 12 …
December 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Charlottesville Methamphetamine Traffickers Plead Guilty

May 26, 2022
… area. Santo Hidalgo Siguenza, a.k.a. “Chila,” 40, from El Salvador, Francisco Rocha Uribe, 31, from  Mexico, Rafael Vasquez Navarette, 26, from El Salvador, and Luis Guillermo Melendez-Henrique, 31, …
May 26, 2022