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Surgeon Receives 78 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

January 25, 2016
… N.Y. - Jeffrey Gundel, age 51, an orthopedic surgeon from Gansevoort, New York, was sentenced today to 78 months … of supervised release, to be served following his release from prison.  In sentencing Gundel, Judge D ’Agostino told … of a single tablet of the type prescribed by Gundel ranges from $30 to $45. Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt …
January 25, 2016
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To 12 Years For Heroin Overdose Deaths

February 10, 2017
… brand of heroin,” Bharara stated.  “Even as overdoses from Williams’s heroin grew, he continued to sell.  For his … quantities of Empire heroin virtually every day. From at least in or about November 2015 through December …
February 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Brings In Record Amount Of Unused Prescription Drugs On National Prescription Take Back Day

May 09, 2017
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs were obtained from family and friends, often from the home medicine cabinet. The DEA’s Take Back Day … “That's why it was great to see thousands of folks from across the country clean out their medicine cabinets …
May 09, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA To Hold Its Third Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Month

October 19, 2011
… dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, Americans will be able to … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. “This program provides a …
October 19, 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION

National Forensic Science Week

September 12, 2025
… goes far beyond those headlines. DEA labs unlock evidence from cell phones to identify traffickers in overdose deaths. … is changing—what's new, what's lethal, where it's coming from, and how it's made. This work strengthens our cases in …
September 12, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged narcotics trafficker extradited to the United States to face international cocaine distribution charges

October 08, 2020
… American lives by sending multi-ton quantities of cocaine from the jungles of Colombia to the United States, with assistance from a designated foreign terrorist organization, the FARC. …
October 08, 2020
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Pink Cocaine

December 27, 2024
… Why is it pink? Pink cocaine is dyed pink to distinguish it from other substances such as cocaine and methamphetamine. The distinct pink color comes from food dye or colored baking powder. Pink Cocaine in …
December 27, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

President Obama Nominates DEA Special Agent Thomas Harrigan As DEA Deputy Administrator

February 18, 2011
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Pending Approval from the Senate Judiciary Committee, Career DEA Special … we continue our work of keeping the American people safe from dangerous drugs and those who traffic in them.” On …
February 18, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Warning: Thousands of Counterfeit M30 Pills Containing Carfentanil Seized in Western Washington

September 24, 2025
… Federal Way Police and Centralia Police seized 50,208 pills from a defendant at a Centralia gas station. A K-9 alerted … and located the pills inside the vehicle.  The driver, from Pacific, Washington, was arrested and and is facing … this incredibly dangerous substance in order to profit from our misery.” Because of its strength, a nearly …
September 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

‘Avengers’ actor Jeremy Renner joins forces with 750 students for purposeful Northern Nevada Opioid Youth Summit

September 27, 2024
… stands with DEA Los Angeles Field Division leadership. From Left to Right: Deputy Special Agent in Charge Anthony … stands with DEA Los Angeles Field Division leadership. From Left to Right: Deputy Special Agent in Charge Anthony …
September 27, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Three Defendants in Significant Gun and Drug Involved Cases in Western Washington Sentenced to Prison

December 09, 2025
… in terms of lives lost and all of the ripple effects from people who are addicted.” In asking for a seven-year … heard on a wiretap discussing a shoot-out in Federal Way. From that point on, investigators worked to identify those …
December 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… two dozen pill press machines in October, including two from Kansas, further highlights this trend. “Fentanyl Free … apparent during Operation Fentanyl Free America.  Aside from producing less potent fentanyl, cartels have … importance of public engagement. DEA encourages everyone from community leaders, clergy, educators, parents, …
December 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 21, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, Oct. 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Prolific Drug Distributor with Lengthy Criminal Record Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gang

August 27, 2025
… shotgun and an SKS rifle, which as a felon he is prohibited from possessing. Escoto denies being a member of an Aryan … three kilos of heroin, and more than $330,000 in cash from eighteen locations in Washington and Arizona. Earlier … Administration (DEA) with critical investigative teamwork from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Washington …
August 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces New Los Angeles Field Division Special Agent in Charge

August 14, 2025
… across 49 counties in Northern and Central California, from Bakersfield to the Oregon border. He worked closely … across the agency. Clark holds a Bachelor’s degree from Southeast Missouri State University and earned his Juris Doctor from Southwestern Law School in Los Angeles. He is a member …
August 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Wasilla, Alaska Man Indicted for Distributing Carfentanil Resulting in Two Overdoses, One Fatal and One Non-Fatal

June 11, 2025
… the urgent need to protect our Alaskan communities from the deadly impact that the illicit sale of controlled … are prosecuting the case, with assistance and collaboration from the State of Alaska Department of Law. Learn more:  … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime and drug trafficking. …
June 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven Members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Charged

June 28, 2021
… quantities of narcotics and firearms, have been removed from our streets.” “Long-term operations of this magnitude … and possession of firearms by a convicted felon, arising from his commission of a gang-related gunpoint assault in … officers recovered seven .40 caliber shell casings from the shooting scene. On Nov. 5, 2020, law enforcement …
June 28, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor and Eight Others Charged with Distributing Opioids and Other Pills

December 09, 2022
… in a scheme to obtain and fill the prescriptions from Smith and distribute the pills through illegal … for participating in a scheme to obtain oxycodone pills from a different Midtown Manhattan doctor and illegally sell … Russo obtained prescriptions in their names for oxycodone from the midtown doctor in their names and would get them …
December 09, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Major Seizure of Approximately 300,000 “Rainbow Fentanyl” Pills and Over 20 Pounds of Powdered Fentanyl in the Bronx

October 12, 2022
… colors and another 20 pounds of fentanyl in powdered form from a drug stash location in the Bronx. The apartment, … Task Force, which consists of agents and investigators from the DEA, the Nassau County District Attorney’s Office, … and the associated violence off of our streets and away from our most vulnerable. These drug traffickers are brazen, …
October 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Meth Conversion Lab Found in Vacant Bronx Apartment

February 17, 2021
… 720-431-8836 Law enforcement safely dismantled lab, across from school playground, that was converting 22 pounds of … six-story residential building, directly across the street from a public elementary school. On Feb. 3, 2021, the NYPD … approximately 45 grams of heroin, and thousands of pills from a cabinet above the sink.  Also recovered were two …
February 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Physician sentenced to seven years in prison for patients’ deaths

September 10, 2019
… two years post release supervision on 34 counts stemming from illegal sales of prescriptions for controlled … Strike Force, Group Z-23, and HRA, with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk … overdosed within three days of receiving prescriptions from the physician. Reckless Endangerment charges relate to …
September 10, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Seven individuals arrested for allegedly operating an advance fee loan scheme

June 12, 2019
…   “This case involved many disparate complaints from all over the country, and the investigators and … the defendants would cease contact with the victims.   From 2016 through early 2018, Boudourakis allegedly operated …
June 12, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts Local and State Agencies at the El Paso Intelligence Center 2024 Law Enforcement Partners Summit

November 20, 2024
… Law Enforcement Partners Summit. Various representatives from local and state law enforcement agencies meet and greet … Summit. Download Original Image Various representatives from local and state law enforcement agencies meet and greet … EPIC 2024 Law Enforcement Summit. These agencies, who came from various communities across the country, were able to …
November 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Today in Federal Court

August 29, 2024
… follow the initial indictment and arrest of eighteen people from the Houston, Texas, area in November 2023. Defendants … and 41 others were named in this superseding indictment. From February 2022 to November 2023, the Drug Enforcement …
August 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Announces Law Enforcement Actions Directed at Fentanyl Trafficking in Santa Cruz County

July 16, 2024
… Geronimo, on May 1, 2024, shortly before noon, detectives from the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office were patrolling … the lobby of the hotel was empty, and Alvarez walked away from the hotel lobby and to the rear of the motel.  A later … Sarah Griswold are prosecuting the cases with assistance from Elise Etter, Susan Kreider, and Lynette Dixon.  These …
July 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Guilty of Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

April 18, 2024
… front driver’s side of the vehicle and began to grab items from the bed of the truck. Officers gave commands for … Jimenez claimed that he had borrowed the truck from a friend but was unable to provide the friend’s name … House pending trial. In July 2022, Jimenez absconded from supervision and a warrant was issued for his arrest. …
April 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Ringleader of Fentanyl Conspiracy Sentenced to Life, Co-Conspirators Sentenced to a Total of More than 100 Years

March 15, 2024
… and 50 kilograms of cocaine in the Indianapolis area from September 20, 2020, through July 21, 2022. Backstrom … District of Indiana. “Fentanyl is concealed in everything from fake pharmaceuticals to rainbow candy-colored pills, … of government approach to safeguarding our communities from the scourge of illicit drugs. Through our collective …
March 15, 2024
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Prison Sentence for Perjurer Wraps up Prosecution of Middle Georgia Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 05, 2022
… Office for the Middle District of Georgia was recused from the case, which was prosecuted by the Southern District … “With the removal of drugs, weapons, and 13 defendants from the streets, the citizens of Bibb County will be … also seized 39 illegally possessed firearms, ranging from pistols and shotguns to assault-style rifles. In …
May 05, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

40-plus white supremacist street gang members indicted

November 19, 2018
… white supremacist criminal street gang operated largely from inside prisons, have been indicted on federal charges … Attorney’s Office work together to remove such criminals from our streets.” “When I was sworn in as the United States … This is a dangerous gang that promotes violence and profits from poisoning our communities. CNT understands that working …
November 19, 2018