PRESS RELEASE

Hospice Nurse Pleads Guilty To Prescription Opioid Conspiracy Charges

June 15, 2017
… accountable.” “New Mexicans deserve competent health care from medical professionals whose sole focus is the best interest of their patients, not from drug traffickers who abuse their medical licenses to … July 22, 2016, DEA agents seized 80 10-mg oxycodone pills from Ulibarri, which she obtained from packages she …
June 15, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Feds Crack Down On Illegal Trafficking Of Oxycodone

May 13, 2011
… in two separate cases charging a total of 13 defendants from Georgia and Kentucky with illegally trafficking in … alone, and instead will require a comprehensive effort from public health, medicine, and our communities.  With … because it completely removes the oversight of a physician from the equation."    According to United States Attorney …
May 13, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-Four Indicted In Oxycodone Trafficking And Health Care Fraud Scheme

October 12, 2011
… Salgado and Ronald Regains, remain at large. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report … than all other states combined. Each day, individuals die from prescription drug overdoses. To stop this drug … will continue to tackle South Florida’s pill mill epidemic from all angles and at all levels to eradicate these drug …
October 12, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

24 Members Of Bronx Street Gang Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearm Offenses

April 02, 2014
… members of the Murda Moore Gangsta crew on charges ranging from racketeering, narcotics and firearms felonies.  Law … focused on reclaiming the Mott Haven community from the carnage, crime and fear that are linked to the MMG …
April 02, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Upper West Side Doctor And Wife Indicted For Conspiracy And 37 Illegal Prescription Sales: Over $600,000 Cash Seized

June 09, 2015
… (HHS). Group TDS-NY is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, the NYPD, the Town of Orangetown Police … Agents and investigators recovered more than $600,000 cash from the Scarsdale residence. Medical records and bank …
June 09, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths

June 07, 2018
… Strike Force Group Z-23 and HRA, with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk … DEA and the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Agents from the DEA’s Milwaukee District Office arrested Choy on … overdosed within three days of receiving prescriptions from Choy. At their final visits with the doctor, both …
June 07, 2018
DOCUMENT

CY 2022 Cocaine Signature Program Report

September 11, 2024
Publication
… transit to the United States (U.S.) during CY 2022. Results from samples seized outside the U.S. from DEA foreign divisions that were analyzed from January – June 2023 are also reported. Domestic and …
September 11, 2024
STORY

The Washington Division Takes Community Engagement Virtual

March 05, 2021
… the best way to spread the message of prevention and help. “From visits with schools, to races and fairs, workplace … Maryland and Virginia area. The response was incredible. From coalition groups, to city councils, to schools and … their own and in partnership with area coalition partners. From May through December 2020, McLennon and Rivas delivered …
March 05, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

May 02, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers. … (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 5,829 locations … with DEA on the event.  When added to the collections from DEA’s previous five Take-Back events, more than 2.8 …
May 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday April 26

April 21, 2014
… on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle accidents, says the Centers for Disease …
April 21, 2014
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 02, 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 … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

February 17, 2022
… Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United States from Guatemala on Thursday, February 10, 2022 to face … Barillas, aka “Thor,” is charged in an indictment stemming from a long-term joint investigation led by the Drug … the smuggling of multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South America to Guatemala with an ultimate destination …
February 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Barton Residence Searched and Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

October 31, 2022
… complaint, Desormeaux distributed controlled substances from her Barton residence and allowed other individuals to … Investigators arranged the purchase of cocaine and fentanyl from the defendants on multiple occasions between August and … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines. …
October 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Lebanon Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy

October 17, 2022
… Crashed Vehicle, Resisted Arrest and Fled from Officer SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Lebanon, Mo., man who … it to others during the conspiracy, which lasted from May 20 to Sept. 28, 2019. Johnson obtained large amounts of methamphetamine from a source in California and distributed it to others, …
October 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

December 27, 2021
… that distributed substantial amounts of cocaine from Mexico in the Kansas City metropolitan area from October 2013 to Nov. 15, 2018. Campoy-Estrada admitted … week. Campoy-Estrada obtained substantial sums of money from his involvement in the drug-trafficking conspiracy, …
December 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Recidivist Cocaine Trafficker Convicted of Sending Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine Hidden Inside Furniture

November 14, 2023
… Participated in a Conspiracy That Sent Tons of Cocaine from Puerto Rico Around the United States NEW YORK, N.Y. … October 2022, the DTO sent more than 30 shipments of cargo from Puerto Rico to the continental United States.  The … enforcement seized approximately 350 kilograms of cocaine from four of the DTO’s shipments.  In total, the DTO shipped …
November 14, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian Narcotrafficker Sentenced to 18 Years’ Imprisonment

September 14, 2021
… $20 million forfeiture money judgment, Vivero is prevented from profiting from his crimes while being held accountable for leading an …
September 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug And Firearm Offenses

July 25, 2024
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Following release from pre-trial detention, defendant possessed drugs and … or more of fentanyl.  In July 2019, Soares fled on foot from law enforcement during a traffic stop. Soares threw a … a hooked knife and buprenorphine strips were recovered from Soares’ backpack. Quantities of cocaine and fentanyl …
July 25, 2024
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 02, 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 … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

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

October 20, 2021
… 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 … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
October 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Guatemalan Leader of Multi-Ton Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Almost 22 Years in Prison

February 09, 2024
… During a multi-year wiretap investigation led by agents from Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug … organization moved multi-ton quantities of cocaine at sea from South America to Guatemala and ultimately over land to … the United States. At trial, prosecutors presented evidence from 13 rounds of court-authorized wiretaps demonstrating …
February 09, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Defendants Sentenced for Their Roles in an East Alabama Drug Distribution Conspiracy

January 18, 2024
… concludes a series of federal sentencings that resulted from a  drug trafficking investigation  that began in 2020 … On January 8, 2024,  Kahlia Nichelle Washington , 27, from Phenix City, Alabama, received a sentence of 18 months … On December 1, 2023, 38-year-old  Andre Tremayne Franklin , from Columbus, Georgia, received a sentence of 320 months in …
January 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Kilogram Drug Trafficker in Robeson County Sentenced to 25 Years

November 16, 2023
… moving kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico to Robeson County.  Antonio Lavonne Locklear … drug trafficker bringing kilogram quantities of narcotics from Mexico into Robeson County,” said U.S. Attorney Michael … who were trafficking kilograms of controlled substances from Mexico into the Brownsville, Texas, area.  …
November 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

August 03, 2023
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Following release from pre-trial detention, defendant possessed drugs and … sentencing for Nov. 15, 2023. In 2019, Soares fled on foot from law enforcement during a traffic stop. Soares threw a … knife and buprenorphine (Suboxone) strips were recovered from Soares’ backpack. Additionally, cocaine and fentanyl …
August 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 20, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … has encouraged the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a first step in preventing medication …
April 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Eugene Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Overdose Death of University of Oregon Student

March 05, 2022
… in his Eugene apartment. On December 24, 2020, officers from the Eugene Police Department responded to the scene and … friend wherein they discussed purchasing Oxycodone pills from another individual later determined to be Hill. Mr. … friend told investigators that he had been purchasing pills from Hill for nearly a year. Law enforcement soon identified …
March 05, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Los Angeles Strike Force targets drug trafficking organizations that allegedly smuggled Sinaloa Cartel narcotics into U.S.

August 08, 2018
… that allege the smuggling of large quantities of narcotics from Mexico on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel.          Those … bulk quantities of cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin from Mexico to the Los Angeles metropolitan area and other …  One of the indictments alleges that money generated from illegal drug sales in the United States transported in …
August 08, 2018
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 Oct. 23, with close … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

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

October 19, 2021
… 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 … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
October 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels and Others Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Importing Over 1200 Pounds of Crystal Methamphetamine

April 01, 2021
… and domestic partners to keep these poisonous substances from reaching our streets.”  “As the threat of … group to set up a significant methamphetamine pipeline from Mexico directly into the Miami Metro Area.” said DEA’s … foreign and domestic investigators and prosecutors from numerous agencies, interdicted this effort by making …
April 01, 2021