PRESS RELEASE

Monument Street Gang Supplier Sentenced and Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty

July 29, 2021
… recovered a stolen .40 caliber semi-automatic pistol from a hidden compartment in the center console area.  Crosby knew that he was prohibited from possessing a firearm as the result of a previous felony …
July 29, 2021
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The 1995 “Research on Drug Evidence” Report [From the 11th ICPO / INTERPOL Forensic Science Symposium]  Microgram Journal  2016;13(1-4):5-48.

January 01, 2016
Microgram
… The 1995 “Research on Drug Evidence” Report [From the 11th ICPO / INTERPOL Forensic Science Symposium]  … 01, 2016 The 1995 “Research on Drug Evidence” Report [From the 11th ICPO / INTERPOL Forensic Science Symposium]  …
January 01, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Three Nashville Men Forfeit $180,886 in Drug Proceeds Seized After Traffic Stop

August 08, 2024
… Ran a Mail-Order Marijuana Business and Advertised Online FORT SMITH   — On August 6, 2024, the U.S. District … District of Arkansas ordered $180,886 in cash seized from three Nashville men to be forfeited to the United … drugs and cash, along with seven cell phones, were seized from them as evidence. Further investigation by the DEA …
August 08, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak issues progress report

November 13, 2018
… Control and Prevention, more than 140 Americans die daily from an opioid overdose, and in 2017, nearly 1,050 Georgians died from an opioid overdose. It is imperative that all levels of … sentencing. Read more on this case here . Targeting online suppliers, mainly from China and Mexico, who traffic …
November 13, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

January 14, 2021
… significant operations to protect neighborhoods from the rise in violence, the scourge of methamphetamine, … have access to lifesaving medications, and those suffering from substance use disorder have access to treatment. The … with fentanyl. This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and …
January 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Funds Obtained In $4,078,713 Forfeiture Case Shared With Local And State Law Enforcement From Tennessee, North Carolina And California

August 30, 2013
… Forfeiture Case Shared With Local And State Law Enforcement From Tennessee, North Carolina And California August 30, … law enforcement initiative that removes the tools of crime from criminal organizations, deprives wrongdoers of the …
August 30, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

5 Arrests, $4 Million In Heroin Sized From Bronx, Yonkers Packaging Operation In DEA-New York Drug Enforcement Task Force Investigation

August 03, 2017
… 5 Arrests, $4 Million In Heroin Sized From Bronx, Yonkers Packaging Operation In DEA-New York Drug … 18 kilograms of (nearly 40 pounds), worth up to $4 million, from a packaging mill in the Morris Heights neighborhood of …
August 03, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hopes To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On Its Sixth Take-Back Day April 27

April 25, 2013
… A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On Its Sixth Take-Back Day April 27 April … part by removing unused and unwanted prescription drugs from their homes. These actions can greatly reduce the …
April 25, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Underground Steroid Distribution Ring Busted Raw Steroid Materials From China; 11 Search Warrants; Cash, Bank Accounts And Weapons Seized

April 18, 2014
… Steroid Distribution Ring Busted Raw Steroid Materials From China; 11 Search Warrants; Cash, Bank Accounts And … of anabolic steroids, multiple packages of raw powder from China, hundreds of filled vials of anabolic steroids, …
April 18, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Hampton Roads heroin trafficker sentenced to over 23 years in prison

December 10, 2025
… dangerous drugs and the criminals who distribute them from our communities.” “The DEA's foremost mission is to … obtained 149.64 grams of a mixture of heroin and fentanyl from Freeman. Green then transported the drugs to Newport … to his arrest, police recovered approximately $800 in cash from Green. On Oct. 17, 2024, investigators searched …
December 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Eastside Rollin 20s Crips members and associates indicted

June 20, 2025
… District of Virginia. “Any of these elements alone – from violence to illegal drugs to identity theft – is enough … to eradicate criminal gangs and protect our citizens from the detriment they bring.”  “As alleged, RTC members … and distribution of drugs, removing illicit firearms from American streets, helping to put public threats in …
June 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Six Albuquerque Residents Indicted On Federal Robbery, Firearms And Prescription Drug Trafficking Crimes Arising Out Of Pharmacy Robberies

April 29, 2015
… to fight this epidemic and lock up anyone trying to profit from the sale of these dangerous and highly addictive … enacted in 1984, to combat the theft of prescription drugs from individuals and businesses registered with the DEA.  It … (24 hours) (505) 889-1300. Tips also can be submitted online at https://tips.fbi.gov . On …
April 29, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

15-Year Prison Sentence for Deadly Drug Deal that Killed Two People

June 27, 2025
… in investigating, arresting, and confiscating illegal drugs from this individual who was involved in violent activities.” According to court documents, from at least January 2021, until the time of their arrests … Jan 10, 2024, and Mar. 13, 2024, undercover officers from MPD and DEA made six controlled purchases of …
June 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Man Indicted After Joint Investigation Uncovers Interstate Fentanyl Mailing Operation

August 23, 2022
… In total, approximately 8,000 fake pills were recovered from packages at mailing facilities on Staten Island … save millions of lives.  Each one of the pills recovered from this major drug seizure was destined to reach areas … These illegally manufactured narcotics are often sold online and can contain deadly amounts of fentanyl, where …
August 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges Eight Men in an Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy

December 13, 2023
… WASHINGTON, D.C.– A 19-count indictment charges eight men from the metropolitan Washington D.C. area with … conspiracy and the cocaine distribution conspiracy ran from at least July 2021 and August 2022, respectively, until … We remain committed in eradicating these illicit substances from the U.S. mail and consequently safeguarding our …
December 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Maryland MS-13 program leader pleads guilty

September 07, 2018
… primarily of immigrants or descendants of immigrants from El Salvador, with members operating in the state of … are expected to use any means necessary to force respect from those who show disrespect, including acts of … steal, rape, control.” According to his plea agreement, from at least January 2015 through September 2016, …
September 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia Communities

March 02, 2021
… the first part of 2020. The assessment gathers information from many data sources such as drug investigations and …
March 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

North Carolina Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Suboxone, Oxycodone, other Pain Medications

July 29, 2021
… local law enforcement partners to keep our communities safe from illegal prescription drugs.” Adams pleaded guilty to …
July 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges Alleged Darknet Marketplace Fentanyl Dealer

February 28, 2023
… businesses in order to conceal that the transactions were from drug trafficking. Law enforcement executed a series of …
February 28, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges Eight Members of Alleged D.C. Drug Gang With Conspiracy

January 12, 2023
… Force and the DEA Washington Field Office, with assistance from MPD’s Violent Crime Suppression Division and the Prince …
January 12, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Acting Administrator makes first visit to Panama

December 09, 2020
… these threats and protecting our communities and families from the scourge of drug trafficking.  I am honored to …
December 09, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

13 Arrested In Scheme To Smuggle Narcotics From Puerto Rico To New York Via The U.S. Mail: Over 45 Pounds Of Cocaine And Heroin Seized

February 08, 2017
… 13 Arrested In Scheme To Smuggle Narcotics From Puerto Rico To New York Via The U.S. Mail: Over 45 … group charged with smuggling large amounts of narcotics from Puerto Rico through the U.S. Mail for distribution in …
February 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To Four Years In Federal Prison; Forfeits $382,227 And A $39,000 Rolex Watch Gained From The Sale Of Heroin

February 03, 2015
… Prison; Forfeits $382,227 And A $39,000 Rolex Watch Gained From The Sale Of Heroin February 03, 2015 New England … residence resulted in the seizure of $339,477 in cash from a safe, additional cash located elsewhere in the …
February 03, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

October 31, 2022
… Baltimore Police Department. According to his guilty plea, from at least 2016 through March 26, 2020, Bobby Cannon was … East Baltimore.  On January 4, 2019, Cannon borrowed a car from a female associate in southwest Baltimore and later … officers saw that Cannon had a gun, which they recovered from his jacket pocket.  Officers then searched Cannon’s van …
October 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice Announces Results of Operation Dark HunTor

October 26, 2021
… Monaco. “Operation Dark HunTor prevented countless lives from being lost to this dangerous trade in illicit and … our communities through the pursuit of those who profit from addiction, under the false belief that they are … targeting for disruption and dismantlement of the online sale of illegal drugs, especially fentanyl and other …
October 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 15 Years After Agents Seize Deadly Fentanyl Pills and Cache of Firearms from Phoenix Residence

February 26, 2025
… Agents Seize Deadly Fentanyl Pills and Cache of Firearms from Phoenix Residence February 26, 2025 Phoenix Contact …
February 26, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted felon who began selling cocaine immediately following his release from federal prison is going back to prison for 11 years

October 21, 2020
… who began selling cocaine immediately following his release from federal prison is going back to prison for 11 years … stated that on April 25, 2017, the defendant was released from federal prison after serving 72 months on a cocaine … As a result of prior felony convictions, Kidd is prohibited from possessing ammunition. In addition, investigators …
October 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

September 29, 2025
… as what it is—a terrorist organization—at every level, from its leadership to its distribution networks and … crime. The public is encouraged to submit tips to the DEA online at dea.gov/submit-tip  or by calling 1-877-792-2873. …
September 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Vape Trail Cracks Down on Illegal Substances in Vape Shops

September 25, 2025
… aimed at removing dangerous and illegal vaping substances from communities across America. During the operation, DEA … underscores our commitment to protecting Americans from dangerous, deadly, and illegal substances that threaten …
September 25, 2025