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. … on the event. Nearly 68 (135,860 pounds) has been collected from the Central Valley and Northern California during the … (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 5,829 locations …
May 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

November 19, 2025
… thousands of kilograms of methamphetamine shipped in from Mexico and hidden in boxes of jalapeños, are being held … that Ramey was selling kilogram amounts of methamphetamine from Rapid Lube in Athens, where he worked. The FBI … informants to make multiple purchases of methamphetamine from Ramey at his workplace, totaling more than six …
November 19, 2025
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Cartels

September 30, 2025
… Milenio Cartel, CJNG has become independent from key members linked by blood ties or marriage to the … Sinaloa Cartel, CJNG reaps billions of dollars in profit from the manufacture of illegal synthetic drugs, as well as …
September 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-Led Investigation Of Mexican DTO Results In Charges Against 28

April 28, 2017
… Smuggled Large Quantities of Heroin, Meth, Cocaine from Mexico to US- Drugs: Also Firearms, Money Laundering … large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine from Mexico and distributing the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, … law enforcement organizations we have removed criminals from our communities who have been involved in smuggling, …
April 28, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel under the U.S./Mexico border

March 31, 2020
… Federal agents seize 4,400 pounds of illicit drugs from the tunnel’s exit in the U.S. Tunnel Entrance.JPG Drugs … area of San Diego.  The discovery of the tunnel resulted from an ongoing investigation by members on the San Diego … pounds of marijuana and more than two pounds of fentanyl from the tunnel.   The large seizure of mixed drugs …
March 31, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Arrested with 100 Pounds of Cocaine Stamped with the Nickname of One of the World’s Greatest Soccer Players

April 01, 2021
… A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Gun and over $200,000 seized from apartment and vehicle in Jamaica NEW YORK CITY – More than one hundred pounds of cocaine were recovered from a seventh-floor apartment in a two-building 17 story … Katz.    On March 29, 2021, Agents and Investigators from DEA Group D-43, SNP, and NYSP Troop H conducted …
April 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two Money Couriers for Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization Convicted by Federal Jury

February 08, 2025
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 BOSTON – Two men from Jamaica have been convicted following a four-day jury … laundered more than $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels through the United States, Caribbean … for a later date. The defendants were among 20 individuals from Colombia, Jamaica and Florida who were indicted by a …
February 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and Oxycodone

April 04, 2024
… Fentanyl, Pill Press Parts and Multiple Firearms Recovered from Defendant; Defendant Distributed Fentanyl that Caused … justice.” “It is appalling how criminals attempt to profit from the distribution of fentanyl which has led to a rising …
April 04, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Nineteen indicted in drug distribution conspiracy

April 07, 2021
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 More than 70 firearms seized from defendants distributing cocaine and crack cocaine … Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Law enforcement teams from FBI, DEA, Seattle Police Department, and other public … about ninety search warrants across the Puget Sound region from as far north as Everett and as far south as Spanaway. …
April 07, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Last Of Three Defendants Convicted For Role In Murder Of Southlake, Texas, Man Is Sentenced

December 06, 2016
… presented at trial and documents filed in the case, from approximately March 1, 2011, until May 22, 2013, the … defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to … result of that travel, Mr. Chapa was killed.  In addition, from approximately May 23, 2013, until September 5, 2014, …
December 06, 2016
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