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CY 2024 Heroin Report

September 22, 2025
… across the United States. Heroin seizures ranging in weight from residue to multiple kilograms are routinely analyzed in …
September 22, 2025
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CY 2024 Annual Cocaine Report

July 18, 2025
… the United States. Cocaine seizures ranging in weight from residue to multiple kilograms are routinely analyzed in …
July 18, 2025
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Recruitment
June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024

RecruitMilitary - Job Fair at Fort Carson (In-Person)

7:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Fort Carson, CO
This is a RecruitMilitary Job Fair where job seekers with military experience can meet with recruiters from local, state, and federal government, and national companies. These events are free for U.S veterans, military spouses, transitioning military, and members of the Guard and Reserve. For more information, please contact the DEA...
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Recruitment
June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024

RecruitMilitary - Job Fair at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall Job (In-Person)

7:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Fort Myer, VA
This is a RecruitMilitary Job Fair where job seekers with military experience can meet with recruiters from local, state, and federal government, and national companies. These events are free for U.S. veterans, military spouses, transitioning military, and members of the Guard and Reserve. For more information about this event, please...
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Recruitment
June 27, 2024
June 27, 2024

RecruitMilitary - Job Fair at Joint Base Lewis McChord (In-Person)

7:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA
This is a RecruitMilitary Job Fair where job seekers with military experience can meet with recruiters from local, state, and federal government, and national companies. These events are free for U.S. veterans, military spouses, transitioning military, and members of the Guard and Reserve. For more information about this event, please...
PRESS RELEASE

Judge sentences Wentzville man to 10 years in fentanyl case

… suspicious package addressed to a person in St. Louis sent from Las Vegas, Nev. Investigators searched the sender’s …
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Community Event
August 08, 2020
August 08, 2020

Let's Ride! Cycling to Crush Drugs

3:30 AM - 8:00 AM (EDT)
St. Charles, MO
The Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division will join the St. Charles, Missouri, Kiwanis on Aug. 8 for “Cycling for Our Children,” as a sponsor to the bike ride that supports youth drug education. The bike ride is a fundraiser that supports Addiction is Real, a non-profit organization whose mission...
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Mexican Cartel Presence and Impact in Australia and New Zealand

March 25, 2025
… to continue, most often transshipped and re-exported from North America and Asia. A temporary onshore presence of …
March 25, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

2019 National Red Ribbon Rally

January 22, 2025
… remarks. DEA 2019 National Red Ribbon Rally webcast from DEA Headquarters Monday, October 7. First Lady of the …
January 22, 2025
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Family Summit
June 20, 2024
June 20, 2024

New Jersey Field Division to Host Family Summit

5:00 AM - 11:00 AM (EDT)
New Brunswick, NJ
The DEA New Jersey Field Division will host its Family Summit on Thursday, June 20th, 2024, at Rutgers University - Center for Prevention Science, Cook Student Center, from 9am - 3pm. This free event is open to families who have been impacted by the opioid crisis and those who may...
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Methamphetamine trafficker receives 10 years in federal prison

… a controlled delivery of 12 ounces of methamphetamine from a source in Greensboro to the area of Ovalberry Court …
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Community Event
March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

Tri-State Forum on the Opioid Crisis

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
Dubuque, IA
The Tri-State Forum on the Opioid Crisis will feature presentations from local and regional experts in the fields of law enforcement, emergency medicine, drug treatment and counseling. Join us for an evening in which members of DEA will discuss the dangers of fentanyl and the drug trends seen in the...
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Recruitment
September 13, 2022
September 13, 2022

University of Arkansas - All Careers Fair

6:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
Fayetteville, AR
We are excited to be attending the All Careers Fair on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 from 10:00 pm - 2:00 pm in the Arkansas Union Verizon Ballroom located on the 5th Floor (West side) of the Arkansas Union. Special Agent Bryan Singleton will be conducting multiple DEA Orientations (PowerPoint Presentations...
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2016 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 01, 2016
… public health data; news reports; and intelligence from other government agencies to provide a coordinated and …
November 01, 2016
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Administrator Cole’s Statement Following Major Fentanyl Seizures that Took Millions of Lethal Doses off the Streets of New York

April 10, 2026
… Office, which removed 42.5 kilograms of fentanyl from the streets of New York City this week and dismantled a … represent nearly 2.2 million lives potentially saved from this weapon of mass destruction. This is truly what …
April 10, 2026
PRESS RELEASE

Illegal Alien Receives Five Years for Smuggling Cocaine Hidden in Vehicle Batteries

… and that the vehicle he was driving had made frequent trips from the Rio Grande Valley to Houston, returning the same … Administration conducted the investigation with assistance from Kingsville Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney …
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Mexican National Sentenced to 48 Months in Prison for Role in Cocaine Conspiracy

… to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. This HSTF Tucson led investigation comprises agents and officers from the FBI, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s …
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Orange County Couple Receives Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences in Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy in the Eastern District of Texas

… While enroute to the jail, a deputy observed Lagrone slip from her handcuffs and move closer to Lacouture.  At the … criminal organizations and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  This case was …
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Trial Victory Secured in Largest Single Fentanyl Pill Bust in DEA History

… charges that violated the terms of his pretrial release from a separate case in which he was charged as a felon in … El Paso Division investigated this case with assistance from the IRS Criminal Investigation. Supervisory Assistant …
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Former Daycare Director Sentenced in Large-Scale Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… member of the conspiracy, and that kind of trust only comes from a long history of repeated transactions. She knew … revealed Ochoa-Saucedo picked up the brick of cocaine from Arellano at her residence and that he had done so on …
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to Over 6 years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
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Sacramento Doctor Agrees to Pay $125,000 for Controlled Substances Act Violations at Sutter Imaging Capitol Pavilion

… Dr. Yen is a radiologist employed by Sutter Medical Group. From 2018 to 2024, he was the DEA registrant at Capitol … was aware of the risk of diversion of controlled substances from Capitol Pavilion. In addition to paying civil monetary …
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DEA’s National Take Back Day is THIS Saturday!

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day THIS Saturday , April 26, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., offering communities across the … safely remove expired, unwanted, or unused medications from their homes—medications that might otherwise be …
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Ohio Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl Resulting in Overdose Death

… dope.” In his plea agreement, Clifton also admitted that from May 2019 through June 2019, he routinely offered to … serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. …
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Five Sentenced for Smuggling Cocaine into the Country

… - (254) 297-0300 McAllen, Texas – Four more individuals from Mexico have been sentenced for their roles in a … 2023, all had smuggled multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine from Mexico into the United States. The co-conspirators …
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Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Racketeering Involving Drug and Firearms Trafficking

… cocaine base, more commonly referred to as “crack” cocaine, from a stash house in Somerville. Afonseca was also recorded … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine into Connecticut

… containing nearly 500 grams of cocaine that had been mailed from California to a Bloomfield residence that was connected … and Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force, including members from the U.S. Postal Service – Office of the Inspector …
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Ten Jersey City men charged with conspiracy to burglarize more than 40 pharmacies

… these suspects so that they can be brought to justice.” From Oct. 11, 2020, through Dec. 22, 2020, the defendants … while traveling in the Malibu. Surveillance video footage from the pharmacy in Linden showed Simmons and Phang wearing …