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El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC)

March 28, 2025
… in an attempt to extort money and/or personal information from the target.  This reported scam tactic is only one …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficking Defendants Sentenced to Prison

… the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, with assistance from the Maricopa County Drug Suppression Task Force (MCDST) …
PRESS RELEASE

Members of Cocaine and Fentanyl Conspiracy Indicted

… traceable to the offenses. According to the indictment, from November 2019 through September 10, 2020, the …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces the establishment of a new Division Office in Omaha

… led by Special Agent in Charge Matthew R. Barden, who comes from the St. Louis Division where he served as Associate …
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New England News 2002

July 15, 2021
… Offenses SEP 20, 2002 DEA Cape Cod Task Force Arrests 2 From Providence, RI SEP 17, 2002 DEA's HIDTA Transportation …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Bolsters Fight Against Opioid Crisis With 250 Additional Task Force Officers

… injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. Approximately 64,000 …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches CampusDrugPrevention.gov: Targets College Drug Use

… and local prevention contacts, and resources available from DEA’s federal partners. The website also includes a …
PRESS RELEASE

China Announces Scheduling Controls On Two Fentanyl Precursor Chemicals

… contact to collaborate and share data on the threat from fentanyl-class substances and their impact on the …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Caribbean Division Joins ONDCP Director, HIDTA, and Federal Partners to Highlight Success of Operation Path to Zero and Strengthen Homeland Security Task Force Efforts

… in the seizure of more than 556 kilograms of cocaine from over 448 USPS parcels destined for the mainland United … Rico and the Caribbean continue to face persistent threats from criminal organizations seeking to exploit maritime … in protecting the Homeland and safeguarding communities from the devastating impacts of drug trafficking. Campaigns …
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DEA Caribbean Division, HSTF Partners Dismantle Violent LFNM Criminal Enterprise; 23 Indicted on Racketeering, Murder, Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

… operational coordination, and countless hours of work from agents, task force officers, analysts, prosecutors, and … violent criminal activity. According to court documents, from approximately 2019 through the present, members and … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. The investigation was conducted by …
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DEA Targets CJNG Operations, Seizing a Million Counterfeit Pills and 77,000 Kilograms of their Drugs in Five Days

… as what it is—a terrorist organization—at every level, from its leadership to its distribution networks and … Every arrest, every seizure, and every dollar stripped from CJNG represents lives saved and communities protected. …
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Pill Press Photo Gallery

January 21, 2025
… Louisville Field Division   On January 31, 2024, DEA agents from the Louisville Field Division executed two search … presses at the Port of Long Beach that were imported from China and destined for Connecticut. Click to download … presses, one loaded AR-15 rifle, and one loaded AR-pistol from the apartment of a large-scale fentanyl pill …
January 21, 2025
STORY

DEA Black and Gold Pipes and Drums Celebrate 25 Years

May 13, 2026
… in law enforcement are a long-standing tradition, stemming from Irish and Scottish immigrant officers who honored …
May 13, 2026
LANDING PAGE

Fentanyl Free Summit

May 12, 2026
… than 3,000 CADCA attendees, along with hundreds of partners from law enforcement, public health, education, business, …
May 12, 2026
LANDING PAGE

Protect

December 03, 2025
… leads the fight to protect American lives and communities from the devastating impact of fentanyl. Our mission is …
December 03, 2025
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Media
November 01, 2019
November 01, 2019

Press event regarding the emerging public health threat of marijuana vaping & 16th annual Red Ribbon Awards Ceremony

6:30 AM - 9:30 AM (EDT)
WHAT: The DEA and its partners, to include the Office of National Drug Control Policy, County of San Diego Department of Health and Human Services Agency and San Diego County Marijuana Prevention Initiative, will discuss the emerging public health threat of marijuana vaping. The press event will be followed by...
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Prospective Vendors

March 28, 2025
… vendors an opportunity to meet small business specialists from each of DOJ’s component agencies. OSDBU also maintains …
March 28, 2025
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Denver News 2005

July 15, 2021
… Cocaine SEP 26, 2005 DEA Task Force Stops 12 Pounds of Meth From Hitting the Streets of Grand Junction SEP 22, 2005 …
July 15, 2021
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ATLANTA NEWS 2006

July 15, 2021
… Seize 145 Pounds of Meth in Georgia OCT 23, 2006 Defendants from Meth "Superlab" in Smyrna Sentenced to Federal Prison …
July 15, 2021
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New Jersey News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Ever Meth Seizure In NJ March 6, 2007 Last Defendant from Asbury Park Drug Organization Sentenced to 14 years …
July 15, 2021
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Houston News 2010

July 15, 2021
… the Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Extradited to U.S. From Mexico April 27, 2010 Husband and Wife Physicians …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Robert Patterson Named DEA Acting Administrator

… received a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice from Northeastern University, where he graduated with …
PRESS RELEASE

Follow DEA On Twitter @DEAnews For The Latest News And Updates

… To sign up for email updates from DEA, please visit: …
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DEA Meets With Pharmaceutical Industry Leaders Today To Discuss Collaboratively Preventing Prescription Drug Misuse And Abuse

… the addictions, overdoses, and crimes that too often result from these substances falling into the wrong hands.” “DEA is …
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Homeland Security Task Force Investigation Leads to Additional Narcotics Seizures, Current Total of More Than 700 Pounds of Cocaine

… 362-0443 CINCINNATI – An ongoing investigation stemming from the May 10 arrest of two Southwest Ohio relatives has … to taking an additional 244 kilograms of suspected cocaine from the alleged drug traffickers.   Damian Galan, 31, of …
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DEA New Orleans Division Removes Over 63,000 Pounds of Unused Medication; Arkansas Leads Nation in Collections

… combined 63,119 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets. Most notably, the state of … New Orleans Field Division. “By removing these medications from our homes, we are closing a major door to potential …
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“Operation Red Card”

… easier knowing that dangerous individuals have been removed from our streets.”  U.S. Attorney Price thanks the partner … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. The charges …
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Men Sentenced to Federal Prison as Part of Homeland Security Task Force for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl in the Eastern District of Texas

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States.  HSTF Houston comprises agents and officers from the FBI; U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. …
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

… and observed Avance behaving nervously. Avance then fled from the officers, leading them on a high-speed pursuit. … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Conway Police Department. The case was prosecuted …
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58 Kilograms of Cocaine Destined for West Tennessee Seized; Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison

… in a speaker box and found by law enforcement officers from the Texas Department of Safety during a traffic stop on … effective law enforcement can be when we all work together, from the state and local level, up to the federal level.” …