PRESS RELEASE

Drug Investigation Leads To Racketeering Case And 36 Indictments

May 02, 2013
… organization that imported methamphetamine and cocaine from Mexico into western Colorado, California, Kansas, and …
May 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Teens Tackling The Opioid Crisis: Discovery Education And The Drug Enforcement Administration Announce Finalists In 1st Annual Operation Prevention Video Challenge

May 08, 2017
… other prize winners will be chosen by a panel of judges from Discovery Education and the DEA, as well as community …
May 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

More Than 50 Guns Seized And Four Men Charged In Illegal Firearms Trafficking Operation

March 11, 2015
… of the assault rifles seized by agents were manufactured from unfinished lower receivers. ATF Special Agent in Charge …
March 11, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Spokane Physician Pays $120,000 to Resolve Allegations He Prescribed Controlled Substances Without Legitimate Medical Purpose

December 11, 2025
… to protect patients, the public, and American taxpayers from this dangerous conduct.” The settlement can be found …
December 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Former Ellensburg Doctor Indicted on 26 Felony Counts for Falsifying and Issuing Commercial Driver’s Licenses and Prescriptions for Controlled Substances

December 01, 2025
… her staff prescriptions which she herself would take from the staff member. According to court documents, Elperin …
December 01, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Five Indiana Defendants Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Crimes, and Attempted Killing of a Federal Officer

November 25, 2025
… This case is being investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Alcohol, …
November 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Midwestern Communities Safely Dispose of 18,710 Pounds of Unwanted Medications at DEA Take Back Day Event

November 03, 2025
… Drug Take Back Day. The removal of these medications from homes nationwide helps prevent prescription drug misuse …
November 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

York County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy

September 19, 2025
… Brown was responsible for selling drugs that were obtained from other members of a drug conspiracy operating out of …
September 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Oxnard Men Charged with Being Prolific Sinaloa-Linked Drug Traffickers in Ventura and Los Angeles Counties

September 17, 2025
… our unwavering dedication to protecting our communities from dangerous drugs and the violence propagated by these …
September 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Southern Indiana Trio Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking Operation

August 27, 2025
… This office will continue to pursue those who profit from spreading dangerous and highly addictive …
August 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Longtime Gang Member Sentenced For Drug Conspiracy

July 28, 2025
… a permit during an incident where he fired several rounds from a firearm in H-Block territory. He also has a 2024 …
July 28, 2025
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Gastonia Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

July 09, 2025
… sold. Moore admitted to stealing the pills that he sold from the pharmacy’s stock supply. During the investigation, …
July 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl Trafficker Receives 19-year Federal Prison Sentence in Death of Riverside County Teen

June 27, 2025
… is a reminder that we will not tolerate those who profit from death and addiction.”   Assistant United States …
June 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Atlanta Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl and Heroin

June 02, 2025
… with Myrtle Beach Police Department purchased narcotics from Stepp. On each occasion, Stepp claimed to sell the …
June 02, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

High-ranking MS-13 Lieutenant pleads guilty to murder

December 11, 2019
… and prosecuted in order to keep our communities safe from gang violence.” “Today, defendant Victor Lopez, a …
December 11, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Hampton County Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Meth and Fentanyl

March 14, 2025
… those significantly, removing dangerous fentanyl and meth from our streets.” United States District Judge Bruce H. …
March 14, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Archive Press Releases

January 22, 2025
… 2013 , 2014 , 2015 The archive stories for 2010 - 2002 are from the retired web site for DEA.gov.  NOTE: navigation …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Fifteen Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of Over 175 Years

March 06, 2024
… for between three and ten years following their release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
March 06, 2024
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20 members and associates of Bronx gang charged with racketeering, robbery, narcotics and firearms offenses

June 27, 2018
… today in Manhattan federal court and in other court papers: From 2011 through June 2018, in the Southern District of New …
June 27, 2018
GENERAL INFORMATION

New England News 2004

July 15, 2021
… Minimum Life in Prison Based on New Charges Arising from his Arrest JUN 7, 2004 P.T. Barnum Drug Dealer …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

New England News 2003

July 15, 2021
… Prison on Drug Charges MAR 13, 2003 Nutrition Chain Barred from Selling Ephedrine-Based Chemicals FEB 28, 2003 Boston …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Midland-Odessa Area Barrio Azteca Members And Associates Indicted On Federal Drug And Racketeering Charges

June 28, 2011
… organization on federal drug charges. The charges stem from a year-and-a-half-long investigation into the …
June 28, 2011
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Columbus, OH Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

May 29, 2014
… Clinic located at 2912 South High Street, Columbus, Ohio, from 2001 through 2011. During his employment at Columbus …
May 29, 2014
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Bronx Gang Member Sentenced To 42 Years For Murder, Racketeering, And Drug Trafficking

June 03, 2017
… office remains committed to eradicating senseless violence from our city streets.” According to the indictment and …
June 03, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Minnesota Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

December 16, 2025
… Drug Trafficking Area, comprised of officers and agents from the Milwaukee Police Department, West Allis Police …
December 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Takeback Initiative Collects 25,430 Pounds of Unwanted Medications in the Carolinas and Georgia; 571,000 Pounds Nationwide

November 03, 2025
… removed 25,430 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets to prevent drug misuse before it …
November 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Arizona Man Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy in South Carolina

August 21, 2025
… Eaddy and others talking about sending cocaine and fentanyl from Arizona to South Carolina, concealing them in a box …
August 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Former Correctional Officer Sentenced to Five Years for Plan to Smuggle Drugs and Contraband into North Carolina Prison

August 06, 2025
… told law enforcement that he received a recent package from an inmate’s wife, then showed agents where he was …
August 06, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Armed Drug Dealer on Federal Supervised Release is Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

August 15, 2025
… recovered $44,661 in cash, methamphetamine, and marijuana from Hodsden’s Gucci bag. Later that day, law enforcement …
August 15, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Michigan

March 28, 2025
… The presence of Mexican crystal methamphetamine trafficked from the Southwest Border continues to be prevalent. The …
March 28, 2025