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DEA releases strategic planning guide to prevent drug use among college students

January 16, 2020
… and the vaping of marijuana by college students doubled from 2017 to 2018. As drug abuse among college students …
January 16, 2020
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Los Angeles News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Gang April 2, 2009 DEA Task Force Seizes 13 Pounds of Meth from Home in Palm Springs March 25, 2009 Joint DEA Task …
July 15, 2021
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Los Angeles News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Gang April 2, 2009 DEA Task Force Seizes 13 Pounds of Meth from Home in Palm Springs March 25, 2009 Joint DEA Task …
July 15, 2021
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St. Louis News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Illinois Attorney Sentenced to 18 Months for Taking $36,000 From Client's Drug Proceeds October 3, 2007 Mt. Vernon Men …
July 15, 2021
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New York News 2004

July 15, 2021
… United States Requests Extradition of Cali Cartelleaders From Colombia on Money Laundering Charges MAR 2, 2004 DEA …
July 15, 2021
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Chicago News 2008

July 15, 2021
… In Minnesota January 28, 2008 High End Vehicles Seized from Alleged Crack Cocaine Organization January 24, 2008 …
July 15, 2021
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. The April event included 4,425 community …
April 30, 2021
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DEA announces additional regulatory steps to address opioid epidemic

October 23, 2019
… and necessary changes to DEA’s quota regulations resulting from comprehensive legislation passed by Congress last year …
October 23, 2019
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DEA Surge In Drug Diversion Investigations Leads To 28 Arrests And 147 Revoked Registrations

April 02, 2018
… specialists to analyze 80 million transaction reports from DEA-registered manufacturers and distributors, as well …
April 02, 2018
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DEA Announces Release Of 2013 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 18, 2013
… DEA intelligence analysts considered quantitative data from various (seizures, investigations, arrests, drug purity …
November 18, 2013
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Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

November 03, 2025
… removed 571,054 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug misuse before it …
November 03, 2025
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U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to Participate in National Night Out Events Across the Country

August 05, 2025
… to removing poison, like fentanyl and methamphetamine, from our streets; saving American lives; and protecting the …
August 05, 2025
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Sunshine Week

January 19, 2025
… for any agency records; however, the records may be exempt from release by one of nine FOIA exemptions which protect …
January 19, 2025
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Bruce Williams Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison

May 09, 2019
… case, on October 24, 2017, law enforcement purchased heroin from Williams in Lake Station, Indiana. Williams was in his …
May 09, 2019
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South Bend, Indiana man sentenced to 70 months in prison

August 13, 2020
… both occasions, investigators watched Sims travel from a residence on Bowman Street in South Bend to conduct …
August 13, 2020
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New Jersey News 2009

July 15, 2021
… for Conspiring to Transport Large Quantities of Cocaine from New Jersey to Detroit February 19, 2009 DEA, CBP, and …
July 15, 2021
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Placer County Man Sentenced to a Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

March 16, 2021
… to be given medical treatment after using drugs purchased from Hubbert. Hubbert is charged with possession with intent …
March 16, 2021
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Vallejo Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Offense

February 05, 2021
… on Jan. 24, 2020, Tomson was stopped driving back from Mexico and found to be in possession of hundreds of …
February 05, 2021
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DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon’s visit to Beijing

January 17, 2020
… Acting Administrator Dhillon met with Chinese officials from the General Administration of Customs, the National …
January 17, 2020
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DEA and partners collect thousands of pounds of unwanted medications and vaping products during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 04, 2019
… in not only removing potentially dangerous unused drugs from our nation’s medicine cabinets, but also in raising …
November 04, 2019
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DEA encourages communities nationwide to Go Red for Red Ribbon

October 18, 2019
… http://g.co/redribbonweek   to see key places and images from where Special Agent Camarena lived and worked.   For …
October 18, 2019
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DEA achieves significant milestone during 16th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 02, 2018
… Day events continue to remove opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and …
November 02, 2018
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Nevada County Man Found In Possession Of 1,283 Pounds Of Marijuana Is Charged In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy

March 22, 2018
… marijuana trafficking operation that distributed marijuana from Nevada County in California to Georgia, Illinois, …
March 22, 2018
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DEA Large-scale Operation Targets 26 Pharmacies In Three States In Attack Against Illicit Opioid Abuse And Trafficking

December 05, 2017
… with previous administrative or criminal violations from previous, similar cases. Common indicators include …
December 05, 2017
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DEA Announces Step To Increase Opioid Addiction Treatment

January 23, 2018
… and dispense the opioid maintenance drug buprenorphine from their offices. Prior to the enactment of the Drug Abuse …
January 23, 2018
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Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks At Special Agent Graduation Ceremony

January 26, 2018
Attorney General Sessions Delivers Remarks At Special Agent Graduation Ceremony January 26, 2018 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk to a Recruiter /events Find Us Headquarters Quick …
January 26, 2018
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DEA Eases Requirements For FDA-Approved Clinical Trials On Cannabidiol

December 23, 2015
… seamlessly.  This waiver effectively removes a step from the approval process. Marijuana is a Schedule I …
December 23, 2015
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Two Indicted For Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Heroin And Methamphetamine

February 10, 2011
… and one and a half pounds of methamphetamine were seized from a vehicle occupied by the defendants after a traffic …
February 10, 2011
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One Of Two Men Indicted In 11 Kilogram Heroin Conspiracy Pleads Guilty

April 11, 2011
… Norzagaray-Pereda admitted he was transporting the drugs from Arizona to Washington state. Norzagaray-Pereda is …
April 11, 2011
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Southern California Man Brings Methamphetamine And Heroin To Fresno For Sale

March 31, 2016
… methamphetamine and over one kilogram of heroin was seized from the vehicle Ramon arrived in. This case is the product …
March 31, 2016