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EVENT

April 07, 2026

The Risks Are Real: The Truth About Fentanyl & Fake Pills

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM (EDT)

A National Virtual School Assembly Date: April 7, 2026 Time: 12:00 - 1:00pm ET Where: Virtual Event Broadcast live from Nashville, TN — site of the Rx Summit! Attention Middle & High School Educators! Join classrooms nationwide for a powerful, FREE, one-hour virtual program designed to educate students about the...

EVENT

Family Summit

October 19, 2023

Rocky Mountain Field Division Family Summit in Salt Lake City, UT

8:30 AM - 5:30 PM (EDT)

Salt Lake City, UT

The Rocky Mountain Field Division will host its next Regional Family Summit on Thursday, October 19, 2023 in collaboration with the Utah Attorney General's Office. The event is free and open to families who have lost a loved one to a drug poisoning or overdose. The Family Summit will take...

ALERT

DEA Reports Widespread Threat of Fentanyl Mixed with Xylazine

… 107,735 Americans died between August 2021 and August 2022 from drug poisonings, with 66 percent of those deaths … Jalisco Cartel in Mexico, using chemicals largely sourced from China, are primarily responsible for the vast majority …

PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Cocoa Man of Conspiracy to Possess with the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

… scales covered with fentanyl and cocaine, and firearms from Swanson’s bedroom. This case was investigated … Administration Orlando District Office, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Florida …

EVENT

Museum

December 10, 2020

DEA Museum Lecture Series: The Kingpin Strategy

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EST)

Former Administrator Robert C. Bonner joins us in the first installment of the Drug Enforcement Administration Museum & Visitor Center’s fiscal year 2021 lecture series Disrupt, Dismantle, and Destroy. Mr. Bonner will speak about leading DEA as it put the “Kingpin Strategy” into place in the early 1990s to combat...

PRESS RELEASE

Five Defendants Charged Following Investigations by the Nashville Homeland Security Task Force

… De Aragua (“TdA”), a trans-national criminal organization from Venezuela that was designated as a Foreign Terrorist … drug trafficking – particularly in “Tusi,” a drug made from various controlled substances including Ketamine and … Criminal Organizations like TdA, ‘Anti-Tren,’ and others from further victimizing our community,” said United States …

PRESS RELEASE

16 Defendants Charged in Superseding Indictment Alleging Bulk Shipments of Cocaine to Canada, Four Murders

… that routinely shipped hundreds of kilograms of cocaine, from Colombia, through Mexico and Southern California, to … quantities of cocaine – weighing hundreds of kilograms – from Southern California to Canada through a Canada-based … Canada, and Gurpreet Singh, 30, of Ontario, Canada, from approximately January 2024 to August 2024. The cocaine …

GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Social Media Blog: iDEAte 2.0 COMPETITION 2024, DEA's second innovation competition

January 16, 2025

… Administration (DEA) is protecting American communities from criminal drug networks that threaten our safety and our … to bring innovative ideas to fruition. "Innovation stems from all over the place, especially because people who … Data Utilization, and Data Governance . Hearing from those on the front lines, doing the work, is essential …

January 16, 2025

PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Uttam Dhillon as New Acting Administrator Of Drug Enforcement Administration

… several large law firms. Dhillon received his law degree from Boalt Hall School of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, an M.A. from the University of California, San Diego, and a B.A. from California State University, Sacramento. Congressional …

PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Jeff Sessions Announces Uttam Dhillon as New Acting Administrator Of Drug Enforcement Administration

PRESS RELEASE

FDA-approved drug Epidiolex placed in schedule V of Controlled Substance Act

… to as marijuana). The CBD in Epidiolex is extracted from the cannabis plant and is the first FDA-approved drug to contain a purified extract from the plant. “DEA will continue to support sound and … high quality products.” Marijuana and CBD derived from marijuana remain against the law, except for the …

PRESS RELEASE

Bay Area Brothers Sentenced For Ecstasy Trafficking

… Judge Morrison C. England Jr. sentenced two brothers from Union City for conspiring to distribute (Ecstasy). … of Nevada and Georgia. They imported their Ecstasy directly from suppliers in Canada. The Rahimi brothers distributed … Northern California to purchase methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexican-based drug trafficking organizations operating …

PRESS RELEASE

Coarsegold Cannabis Cultivator Sentenced

… land in Coarsegold. This is the latest conviction stemming from Operation Trident, a multi-agency marijuana enforcement … of approximately 663,898 marijuana plants, primarily from public lands in the Sierra foothills and mountains, and … Enforcement (MADNET) investigation, with assistance from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Madera County …

PRESS RELEASE

Anchorage Man Sentenced to Over 13 Years for Role in Alaska Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… to others both the controlled substances police seized from his vehicle in March 2023, and those seized from his vehicle in June 2023. After law enforcement … frame, Frye received nine transfers totaling over $1,000 from the same co-conspirator. “This defendant’s actions show …

PRESS RELEASE

Notorious street market for narcotics dismantled in Bronx: major trafficker among 14 charged; two guns recovered

… During the time frame of the charged conspiracy, which ran from Aug. 21, 2019 to Feb.12, 2020, members of the drug … Members of the drug network conducted alleged drug sales from early morning until late in the evening and hid drugs … theft of a large quantity of narcotics and cash proceeds from Acevedo’s residence. Approximately $80,000 in narcotics …

PRESS RELEASE

Mason City Man Pleads Guilty to Meth and Firearm Offenses

… 330-4421 Caught transporting meth and guns with others from Iowa to South Dakota for distribution SIOUX CITY, Iowa -- Willie York, 47, from Mason City, Iowa, was convicted of one count of … County of the following crimes which prohibit a person from possessing a firearm or ammunition: Terrorism – Intent …

PRESS RELEASE

Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Results in 51-Defendant Indictment in Nationwide Black-Market Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy

… personnel executed arrest warrants involving 51 defendants from Oklahoma, Texas, New York, North Carolina, Florida, … full list of defendants is attached, including at least 29 from China, some of whom have permanent legal resident … state.” Summary of Charges According to the indictment, from March 2025 through April 2026, a network of marijuana …

PRESS RELEASE

Dominican Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Organization that Amassed Over $200,000 in Profits

… in Manchester and amassed over $200,000 in cash and jewelry from the criminal enterprise,” said U.S. Attorney Erin … with law enforcement to protect New Hampshire communities from those who earn money from addiction.” “This case highlights the relentless …

PRESS RELEASE

19 Defendants Charged for Conspiring to Distribute Millions of Doses of Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine in Washington Square Park

… deserves the right to live, play and enjoy a place free from crime, whether it’s the block where you live, the park … fatal overdoses across the country and in New York City. From 2020 through 2023 alone, more than 10,000 people died …

GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Wichita

April 29, 2025

… Engage Wichita has moved to Kansas City Welcome Letter from Greg Anderson, Resident Agent in Charge of the Wichita … stats and information about the drug epidemic in Kansas from these sources: Kansas: Opioid-Involved Deaths and … Meds? Most people who misuse prescription drugs get them from family, friends, and acquaintances. You can make a …

April 29, 2025

PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficking Indictments Bring Multiple Federal Charges for Narcotics, Firearms

… conspiracy that brought large amounts of narcotics from Atlanta for distribution in the Augusta area. The indictments stem from a two-year joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement … Richmond County Sheriff’s Office into cocaine deliveries from the Atlanta area into Augusta and were announced in a …

PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action Results in Charges Involving over $1.4 Billion in Alleged Losses

… recovery, or a new start. Not only do these schemes profit from desperation, but they often leave their victims even … prosecuted by Health Care Fraud and ARPO Strike Force teams from the Criminal Division’s Fraud Section, in coordination … with 31 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices nationwide, and agents from DEA, HHS-OIG, FBI, and other federal and state law …

PRESS RELEASE

Eight members of South Bay-based drug trafficking organizations charged in federal indictments

… on May 5, 2019, a confidential source sought to purchase from Eleazar Garcia, aka “Jr,” three pounds of … that complaint, Garcia obtained the drugs in Mountain View from co-defendant Misael Barajas and then exchanged the … source for $5,100. Garcia then arranged to have proceeds from the sale of the drugs delivered to Barajas. Similarly, …

PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Agency Enforcement Operation In New Mexico Significant Part Of Nationwide Synthetic Drug Takedown

… Spice and 15 pounds of bulk Spice, more than $1.2 million from bank accounts, more than $135,000 in cash, 18 vehicles … very hard not just to eradicate these dangerous drugs from our community but also for their efforts to educate the …

PRESS RELEASE

Forty Individuals Facing Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges As The Result Of A Multi-Agency Investigation In Southeastern New Mexico

… in Eddy, Chaves and Lincoln Counties, N.M., and one from west Texas are facing drug trafficking and firearms … his residence. Rodrigo Ivan Cazares, 32, a resident alien from Mexico, was arrested in Artesia on Oct. 15, 2013, based … role in this operation and I applaud all the men and women from every other agency involved. We are and will continue …

GENERAL INFORMATION

The Controlled Substances Act

March 28, 2025

… or transferred between schedules) or decontrolled (removed from control). The procedure for these actions is found in … of Health and Human Services (HHS), or by petition from any interested party, including: The manufacturer of a …

March 28, 2025

GENERAL INFORMATION

Forensic Sciences

March 28, 2025

… DEA’s Computer Forensics Program processes digital evidence from laptop and desktop computers, storage media and other … on-site duplication support when evidence cannot be removed from a business, and also provides expert witness …

March 28, 2025

DRUG FACT SHEET

Narcotics (Opioids)

Morphine

January 22, 2025

Morphine is a non-synthetic narcotic with a high potential for abuse and is derived from opium. It is used for the treatment of pain.

January 22, 2025

PRESS RELEASE

DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 community … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available on Flickr. Off …

GENERAL INFORMATION

San Francisco News 2004

July 15, 2021

… District Office again was a sponsor for the "Gifts from the Heart" program SEP 10, 2004 Today the Drug … JUL 19, 2004 Humboldt County Task Force Receives Funds From The DEA And IRS In Drug Case JUL 14, 2004 Seizure of …

July 15, 2021