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November 30, 2021
Drug Fact Sheets Advanced Search Enter Keywords Below Filter Results Select To Narrow Search Results Drug Category Hallucinogen (2) Narcotics (Opioids) (2) Cannabis (1) Designer Drugs (1) Heroin (1) Inhalant (1) Spice/K2, Synthetic Marijuana (1) …
November 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA investigation leads to 36 arrests in fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine conspiracy

November 19, 2019
… two Cincinnati businesses were used to launder proceeds from the narcotics conspiracy: Tri-State Jeweler on Race … allegedly concealed and packaged to be transported to and from the Cincinnati region.   According to the 15-count …
November 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Justice, Treasury, and State Departments announce coordinated enforcement efforts against Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion

October 16, 2018
… the cartels’ finances, which are overwhelmingly generated from drug sales that occur in the United States, and deny … and were significantly aided by coordination and support from the multi-agency Special Operations Division near …
October 16, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA/Partners Take Down Alleged Cross-Country Drug Traffickers Dealing In Meth, Heroin, Cocaine, Fentanyl

October 29, 2014
… allegedly had ties to the Sinaloa cartel, imported drugs from Mexico which were smuggled into San Diego and … allegedly conspired to purchase cocaine and fentanyl from Ramirez and his son, Hugo Norberto-Adrian Jr. for …
October 29, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA honors federal prosecutors for exemplary work in drug-related cases

January 29, 2021
… protecting the people of San Diego and Imperial counties from the violence and destruction associated with illegal …
January 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Serves Order to Show Cause on Truepill Pharmacy for its Involvement in the Unlawful Dispensing of Prescription Stimulants

December 15, 2022
… pursue companies and pharmacies that seek to profit from unlawfully dispensing powerful and addictive controlled …
December 15, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

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
GENERAL INFORMATION

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
GENERAL INFORMATION

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
GENERAL INFORMATION

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
GENERAL INFORMATION

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
GENERAL INFORMATION

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
GENERAL INFORMATION

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
GENERAL INFORMATION

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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
PRESS RELEASE

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