PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… reducing the smuggling of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China following the DEA’s 2018 emergency scheduling … period ending in July of 2020, a significant increase from 2019, when more than 70,000 people died of … the difficulty of transporting loads of bulk currency from the United States across the SWB into Mexico. As a …
March 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Bronx Man Indicted Following Seizure of Approximately $2.5 Million Worth of Powdered Fentanyl and Fentanyl Pills

December 14, 2022
… to 10,000 counterfeit pills allegedly containing fentanyl from a vehicle and an apartment in the Bronx. Bridget G. … committed to holding accountable those who hope to profit from the destruction of so many lives.” “An opioid den with …
December 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Five Plead Guilty to Drug, Firearms, and Immigration Offenses

July 30, 2024
… of life in prison. Mora and Dela Cruz’s charges stemmed from their attempts to barter an exchange of cocaine for … of Mora and Dela Cruz to source firearms and explosives from Jackson, Mississippi, and deliver them to organized … furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. His charges stem from his attempt to barter an exchange of cocaine for three …
July 30, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Norcross Cousins Sentenced for Operating Meth Lab

March 15, 2021
… men, all of whom had illegally entered the United States from Mexico, utilized a family home in Norcross less than 200 feet from an elementary school to operate a methamphetamine … stopped defendant Zury Brito-Arroyo as he was driving away from the house. Inside his car, they found $10,000 cash …
March 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Tuesday in Federal Court

December 13, 2023
… pharmaceuticals involved. LITTLE ROCK— Eighteen individuals from Texas who are accused of stealing more than $1.5 million worth of narcotics from numerous pharmacies in Arkansas were arrested in …
December 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Law Enforcement Officials Warn of "Rainbow Fentanyl" Appearing in Oregon

August 30, 2022
… several days in the Portland Metropolitan Area, officials from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon … said DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Jacob D. Galvan from the Seattle Field Division. “It doesn’t matter what … and potentially lethal. Fake pills are indistinguishable from real pills.” I f you or someone you know encounter any …
August 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

High-Ranking Member of Los Zetas Cartel Sentenced in Eastern District of Texas to a Term of Life Imprisonment

September 13, 2021
… in August and September 2021, the district court heard from 13 witnesses for the government, including other … States to face charges.  According to court testimony, from 2007 through 2011, Chavarria oversaw the shipment of … children in the Mexican town of Allende, just 40 minutes from Eagle Pass.  The Zetas’ mass killing of town residents …
September 13, 2021
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 04, 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 Oct. 23, with close … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
November 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 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 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Monterey County drug dealer and Mexican pharmacist charged in fentanyl overdose death case

October 08, 2020
… in connection with a scheme to transport the drugs from Mexico to California, announced United States Attorney … and counterfeit, fentanyl-laced pills across the border from Mexico to California.  Once he was in the United … they are selling.  Our young people are dying by the score from ignorance and indifference.” “Sadly, we are seeing …
October 08, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take Back Day Being Held Saturday September 27 New Disposal Rules In Effect Next Month Provide For Convenient, Ongoing Disposal Opportunities For Patients’ Unwanted Pharmaceuticals

September 22, 2014
… abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers, says the Centers for Disease …
September 22, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Local Doctor And Pharmacist Arrested In Pill Mill Investigation

January 20, 2016
… were arrested yesterday morning on federal charges stemming from their respective roles in a conspiracy to distribute … their registration numbers prevents Dr. Andrews from issuing prescriptions for controlled substances and pharmacist Kigham from dispensing controlled substances.  Faridi and Banks …
January 20, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Mexican Drug Kingpin Extradited To The United States To Face Drug And Money-Laundering Charges Defendant’s Organization Allegedly Trucked Thousands Of Kilograms Of Cocaine Across The Texas-Mexico Border

March 14, 2011
… drug kingpin Esteban Rodriguez-Olivera was extradited from Mexico to the United States on Friday, March 11, 2011, … was arrested in Mexico on a provisional warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York, and also faces … to drug traffickers that you can run, but you cannot hide from global law enforcement who share a goal of putting you …
March 14, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Ninth And Final Prescription Take-Back Day Being Held Saturday September 27

September 23, 2014
… abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers, says the Centers for Disease …
September 23, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Father And Son Charged With Running Prescription Drug Trafficking And Forgery Ring

March 09, 2016
… York State Health Department’s Bureau of Narcotic (BNE). From September 2010 to September 2014, the Quezadas … then bundled for sale on the black market, where the pills from a single prescription could be resold for thousands of …
March 09, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Major Takedown Of Western New York Narcotics Pipeline Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 25 Individuals In Erie County Court; Seizures Of Over Half A Million Dollars In Heroin And Cocaine

May 13, 2016
… traveled to New York to obtain heroin and obtained cocaine from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail BUFFALO - ) - James … part in a drug distribution network that funneled heroin from New York City and Philadelphia to Buffalo and Western … all sources of supply in order to reclaim our neighborhoods from drug addiction and drug related violence." "Today my …
May 13, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

39 Kilos Of Heroin Worth Over $20 Million Seized In Richmond Hill, Queens

September 20, 2012
… Dominican Republic. The large stash of heroin, recovered from the ground floor apartment on Wednesday evening, is … studio apartment, while another 11 packages were recovered from inside a duffel bag. A makeshift assembly line had been … Brown sugar used as a cutting agent was also recovered from the apartment. Agents and detectives with the DEA’sNew …
September 20, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

DEA St. Louis Collects 27 Tons Of Unwanted, Expired Medications In Final Takeback

October 08, 2014
… abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers, says the Centers for Disease …
October 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

$2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Seized In NYC’s Diamond District

March 31, 2017
… & Red Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Drugs Sent from Fictitious Jewelry Business in California … O’Neill announced the seizure of 55 kilograms of (121 lbs.) from a fictitious jewelry business operating in the Diamond … of Group T-42 identified three suspicious packages en route from Sapphire in Los Angeles to 21 Divine in Manhattan.  The …
March 31, 2017
DOCUMENT

Verbal Opening Statement Matthew Allen, Special Agent in Charge DEA Los Angeles Field Division

June 30, 2025
Speech
… regions in the country—protecting the American people from those who profit in death.   Watch hearing in its …
June 30, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

FOIA Exemptions

March 28, 2025
… that those records (or portions thereof) are protected from disclosure. Congress established nine exemptions from disclosure for certain categories of information to … of an agency.   (b)(3):  Information that is prohibited from disclosure by another federal law.   (b)(4): Trade …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Largest Fentanyl Bust in DEA History: Authorities Seize Over 400 Kilograms of Fentanyl in Record-Shattering Operation

May 08, 2025
… blow against the Sinaloa Cartel that removes poison from our streets and protects American citizens from the scourge of fentanyl,” said Attorney General Pamela … in U.S. history, we have removed millions of lethal doses from our streets and sent a clear message: those who profit …
May 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Chinese National Charged in International Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

September 30, 2025
… Alaska, to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine from Mexico into the U.S. and then to other countries, … illegally in 2017 and was subject to an order of removal from September 2024. Court documents further allege that, … He allegedly stole personally identifiable information from a California resident to open an account at the Wasilla …
September 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen People Charged in Takedown of a Major Drug Trafficking Network

June 27, 2025
… (NYSP).  On June 12, law enforcement officers, including from the NYSP, DEA and FBI, conducted searches at 24 … to break up a drug trafficking network that shipped drugs from California to New York City and then Upstate New York.  … network’s criminal enterprise, the DEA’s mission is far from over. The DEA remains steadfast in our commitment to …
June 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Georgia Man Arrested For Allegedly Selling Guns and Cocaine to Undercover Officer

November 15, 2021
… November 12, 2021. Before each sale, Torres-Rincon traveled from Georgia to New York City. On multiple occasions, he … Agents and officers recovered the cash for the purchase from Torres-Rincon. Special Narcotics Prosecutor Bridget G. … women officers work relentlessly to prevent illegal guns from getting into criminals’ hands because every shooting …
November 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and law enforcement partners announce significant progress in making communities safer through Project Safe Neighborhoods and Project Eject

October 11, 2018
… launched Project EJECT with approximately 70 leaders from law enforcement, faith-based groups, nonprofits, … for various federal crimes in and around Jackson, ranging from carjacking to illegally possessing firearms to robbing … trial o Sentencings for these criminals have ranged from 13 to 320 months, with the average sentence being 75 …
October 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Multi-Location Arrest Warrant Operation

November 17, 2021
… and 1 handgun. Jose Angel Sanchez III, 40-years-old, from Banning, California (Riverside County) Luz Maria Sanchez, 43-years-old- from Banning, California (Riverside County) Anselmo Salvador Aguilar, 31-years-old, from Los Angeles, California (Los Angeles County) Jose …
November 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

21 defendants charged, additional charges added to heroin/fentanyl conspiracy

February 20, 2020
… of the two cases related to overdose deaths that resulted from fentanyl trafficking. Sheron Loggins, also known as … grams or more of fentanyl in Christian and Greene counties from Sept. 23, 2018, to Nov. 14, 2019. In addition to the … 14, 2019. Hill is also charged with attempting to escape from the custody of a DEA agent after being arrested. USA v. …
February 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA announce charges against Rochester Drug Co-operative and two executives for unlawfully distributing controlled substances

April 23, 2019
… and that includes executives who illegally distribute drugs from their boardrooms.”      According to the documents … court :   Violations of the Federal Narcotics Laws   From 2012 through March 2017, as alleged, RDC knowingly and …
April 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty Charged In Chicago With Various Drug Trafficking Offenses, Including Five Allegedly Tied To The Mexican “Zetas” Cartel

November 16, 2011
… Chicago area and in Laredo, Tex., of defendants stemming from the multi-jurisdiction investigation of … to hitting alleged drug trafficking organizations from all angles is especially evident when you consider the … directed a money transportation network for the Zetas from Nuevo Laredo, and that this network coordinated the …
November 16, 2011