PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… and dedication in fighting the prescription pill epidemic from the Fall 2010 through September 2014 by disposing of … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  As with the previous nine … alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings from these drugs.  We also know that most heroin users start …
July 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… and dedication in fighting the prescription pill epidemic from Fall 2010 through September 2014 by disposing of over … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time.  As with the previous nine … alarmingly high, as are the number of accidental poisonings from these drugs.  We also know that most heroin users start …
July 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Colorado, Montana, Utah, And Wyoming Prescription Drug Take-Back Results

October 04, 2012
… collected 488,395 (244 tons) of prescription medications from members of the public. When added to the collections from DEA’s previous four Take-Back events, more than 2 … (1,018 tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation. Within the Denver Field Division, the …
October 04, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Moss Bluff Man Warehoused And Sold Large Quantities Of Marijuana

March 12, 2015
… a marijuana sales and transport conspiracy that stretched from Texas to Louisiana. Daniel Cantu-Lopez, 42, of Moss … Bluff. He directed the transport and sales of marijuana from June 2013 to September of 2013 from locations in Texas and Louisiana. During the course of …
March 12, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA To Publish Final Rule Rescheduling Hydrocodone Combination Products

August 21, 2014
… the Final Rule moving hydrocodone combination (HCPs) from Schedule III to the more-restrictive Schedule II, as … painkillers, resulting in 22,134 Americans dying in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers,” said DEA Administrator Michele …
August 21, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

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

April 27, 2016
… 1-888-219-4261 Twice-annual event takes place in Alaska from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting … have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the previous ten … (2010-2015) resulted in 23,181 (11.5 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. America is presently experiencing an …
April 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

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

April 27, 2016
… 1-888-219-4261 Twice-annual event takes place in Oregon from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting … have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the previous ten … (2010-2015) resulted in 78,293 (39.1 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. America is presently experiencing an …
April 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

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

April 27, 2016
… 1-888-219-4261 Twice-annual event takes place in Washington from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 SEATTLE - After collecting … have removed over 268,456 (134.2 tons) of medication from circulation. Combined results for the previous ten … resulted in 127,719 (63.8 tons) of drugs removed from circulation. America is presently experiencing an …
April 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Residents In The Pacific Northwest Turned In Over 13.8 Tons In DEA’s National Drug Take-Back Day

November 07, 2013
… have removed over 3.4 million (1,733 tons) of medication from circulation.  (A breakdown of the last Take-Back Day’s … sites which resulted in 14,508 (7.3 tons) removed from circulation. Idaho - 24 collection sites which resulted in 4,(2.3 tons) removed from circulation. Oregon - 36 collection sites which …
November 07, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Clovis Woman Pleads Guilty To Money Laundering

June 27, 2016
… Outreach: Akilah Johnson 571-387-5018 Laundered proceeds from the sale of synthetic drugs FRESNO, Calif. - Natalie … 30, of Clovis, pleaded guilty today to laundering proceeds from the sale of synthetic drugs, commonly known on the … a Lake Tahoe time share with proceeds she obtained from the sales of smokable synthetic cannabinoids. According …
June 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Former Kern County Sheriff’s Deputies Sentenced For Marijuana Trafficking

August 07, 2017
… informant for August, and others, to steal marijuana from a KCSO storage unit and sell it for unlawful personal … lands.  Once August and Penney obtained the marijuana from the storage unit, they had it (trimmed) into … who sold it and provided August with part of the proceeds from those sales.  August then shared the proceeds with …
August 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

United States Attorneys Announce Final Statistics On Operation Mountain Sweep, Targeting Illegal Marijuana Cultivation On Public Lands

September 05, 2012
… States; Marijuana worth more than $1.45 Billion Eradicated from Public Lands SACRAMENTO, CA - U.S. Attorneys in several … The operation, previously announced on August 21, lasted from July 1 through August 31, and involved law enforcement … seven states eradicated more than 726,000 marijuana plants from public lands. The Drug Enforcement Administration …
September 05, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Two Georgia Men Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl

October 05, 2023
… years.  SAVANNAH, GA --  Two Georgia men, including one from Bryan County, have been sentenced to federal prison for … Fentanyl, and his plea acknowledged that the death resulted from the fentanyl the victim purchased from Cothern. “Fentanyl is extremely dangerous to the …
October 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Leaders of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle over 43,000 Kilos of Cocaine into the United States

January 17, 2025
… According to the plea agreements and other court documents, from 2016 until 2023, Gonzalez-Ortiz established and led a … or Honduras, then to Mexico and the United States. From 2016 until 2023, Gonzalez-Ortiz’s organization smuggled …
January 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 05, 2021
… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with … 32,858 pounds of expired, unused, or unwanted medications from 206 collection sites around Florida to include …
November 05, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 01, 2021
… removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with … overdoses plaguing the United States. The amounts collected from the Houston Division was over 25,000 pounds.  The total …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Top Hizballah Terror Financier Arrested

March 24, 2017
… sanctions on Kassim Tajideen in 2009 that barred him from doing business with U.S. individuals and companies,” … went to great lengths to evade them by hiding his identity from the U.S. entities he did business with, and from the government agencies responsible for enforcing the …
March 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficker Indicted: Two Firearms And $3 Million In Cocaine And Cash, Seized At Apartment Near Horace Mann School

October 23, 2013
… a narcotics trafficker on drug and weapons charges stemming from the seizure of 31 kilograms of cocaine, $1.6 million in cash and two loaded semi-automatic pistols from an apartment in the Fieldston section of the Bronx. … bail since his arrest on September 26, when DEA agents from Group D-34, investigators from the Office of the …
October 23, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring

December 17, 2020
… filed in court, investigators utilized information from cooperating sources and cooperating defendants, and … discovered that individuals were shipping cocaine from California via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and … motor vehicle. Involved parties shipped bulk cash proceeds from illegal drug transactions through the USPS. Other …
December 17, 2020
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Community Event
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN...
PRESS RELEASE

Major Drug Trafficker and 12 Others Arrested:

June 17, 2022
… Cocaine Seized Heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, fake pills seized from 87-05 108 St.jpg Heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, fake pills seized  Seizure of cocaine resulting from UC operation.jpg UC Operation led to seizure of cocaine kilograms Drugs recovered from 87-05 108 St in gray & blk duffle bag.jpg Drugs …
June 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 20, 2021
… Island 2.jpg More than 4,000 take back sites will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. across the nation. OMAHA, Neb. – The … Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
October 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Sweeping 2-day Operation Targets International Organized Crime In Sacramento Area Neighborhoods

April 04, 2018
… our country.” “When criminal organizations funded by money from China reach into our cities to profit from illegal activity, our communities suffer,” said U.S. … crime in our residential neighborhoods by taking them back from criminal organizations with international ties and …
April 04, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Federal Prison

November 17, 2014
… Cardenas admitted to being a part of this conspiracy from at least in or about January 2000 until his capture by … of the Zetas drug trafficking organization and its split from the Gulf Cartel.   During his plea, Cardenas Vela - aka … and distributes ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana from the United Mexican States into the United States. …
November 17, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury In Austin Convicts Four In Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Los Zetas Drug Trafficking Proceeds, Extortion, And Bribery

May 09, 2013
… Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Cash from the sale of drugs was laundered to purchase, train, … otherwise legitimate domestic industry to launder proceeds from drug trafficking and other crimes,” stated United … drawing a line in the sand to prevent the Mexican cartels from importing their brand of violent crime, corruption and …
May 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Former Clayton County Police Officer Assigned To U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

February 21, 2014
… public rightfully expects police officers to protect them from drug dealers, not go into business with them," said … discussed the confidential informant obtaining cocaine from his/her drug source of supply.   Penn would then … lot that morning.  Penn rebuffed offers of assistance from his fellow officers, claiming he was just doing …
February 21, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Yonkers Pharmacy Store Manager Arrested And Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

January 17, 2013
… doubled over the past five years and there were more visits from pharmaceutical drug overdoses than all other illicit … to pay his inflated prices. The number of people who die from prescription pill abuse every year is staggering and …
January 17, 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION

Administrative Law Judge Orders

January 06, 2025
… Scope, and Prehearing Procedures Order Regarding Request from a Non-Participant (Veterans Action Council) Order … to Reconsider (Nicholas Barreto) Order Regarding Request from a Non-Participant (United Empowerment Party) Order … Responses to the Preliminary Order Order Regarding Request from a Non-Participant (Coalition for Patient Rights) Order …
January 06, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Approximately 50 Pounds of Fentanyl/Heroin Seized at Drug Stash Apartment in the Bronx

November 11, 2022
… heroin, and drug paraphernalia Fentanyl/heroin seized from Bronx apartment.jpg Fentanyl/heroin seized from Bronx apartment bricks in concealed area in table.jpg … approximately 23 kilograms of heroin/fentanyl (50 pounds) from an apartment located near Van Cortlandt Park in the …
November 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA warns of methamphetamine and fentanyl drug market built by aftermath of COVID-19 in New York

January 26, 2021
… heroin-fentanyl seized May 8, 2020.jpg Meth pills seized from pill processing mill in Bronx -June 19 2020.jpg Heroin, … estimated 81,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States from May 2019 to May 2020 justifying a need to alert New … Meth has also been found secreted in shipments of produce from tractor trailers originating from cities along the …
January 26, 2021