PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

March 27, 2018
… 2014, the defendant engaged in the practice of “smurfing,” buying small quantities of pseudoephedrine, at local … process, Fagan engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies. The …
March 27, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

San Francisco Man Sentenced To 151 Months For LSD And Ecstasy Trafficking Offenses

April 26, 2013
… ecstasy that was delivered to an undercover DEA agent in a buy-bust operation, and that Mr. Cook was arrested on the day of the buy-bust operation, wearing a backpack containing 630 grams …
April 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Major Steroid Operation

September 01, 2015
… the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China.   DEA-led Operation Cyber … These products are commonly obtained via the internet from Chinese chemical manufacturing companies and … and protecting public health.” There is great danger in buying steroids, chemicals, and other illicit products on …
September 01, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Johnson City Doctor Pleads Guilty: Failure To Keep Drug Records/ Making False Statements To Drug Enforcement Administration

March 24, 2011
… Court in Greeneville, to omitting material information from records required to be kept under the Controlled … most practitioners, as did Dube, renew their registration on-line. On both the paper and on-line forms, the registrant …
March 24, 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION

Diversion Investigator Job Announcement

February 13, 2025
… to perform investigative work Ability to gather data from multiple sources Ability to research and analyze data … perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, … 3) Gathering and organizing information from databases, online resources, or documents; and 4) Evaluating …
February 13, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Three Arrested In Connection With Pharmacy Forgery Ring

October 20, 2016
… forge prescriptions using false addresses, phone numbers & online accounts SEATTLE - Three people involved in an … to obtain narcotic drugs by using forged prescriptions both online and in person now face federal charges.  The … online tools to make it appear that the prescriptions were from legitimate providers.  A criminal complaint filed in …
October 20, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican citizen extradited to U.S. for drug trafficking through sham internet pharmacy

September 02, 2020
… citizen of the Dominican Republic, was extradited yesterday from the Dominican Republic. Guzman-Cabrera is charged with … drug distribution operation  purporting to be an online pharmacy.  Guzman-Cabrera was arrested on July 3, … safe allegedly operating his drug trafficking organization from a foreign country, but great investigative work led to …
September 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

May 15, 2024
… 23.6 kilograms of a mix of heroin and fentanyl was seized from Ruben Sanchez Blanco. Some of those drugs were intended … Dixson Jr. and/or Dixson III sent couriers to Texas to buy kilograms of cocaine from Miguel Angel Gonzalez, who … bought it from Carlos Gonzalez. Dixson Jr. was at one point buying as much as eight to 16 kilograms per week. During the …
May 15, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Third Dealer Sentenced In Colorado River Indian Tribes Community Undercover Takedown

February 11, 2011
… at the tribe’s Farms Office in Poston, Ariz. Over three buys, Leivas sold the informant 43.9 grams of “actual” … grams of actual methamphetamine for $1,180 over three drug buys to the same buyer on the Colorado River Indian Tribes …
February 11, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Florida Pharmacist And Web Site Operator Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs

January 30, 2013
… to commit international money laundering, arising from the distribution of prescription drugs without valid … which sold these drugs over the Internet.  Many of White’s online customers were located in the Eastern District of … of a phentermine overdose; a bottle of phentermine tablets from Superior Drugs was found in her home.  The deceased …
January 30, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Treasury sanctions Argentina-based Goldpharma drug trafficking and money laundering organization

May 23, 2019
… Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 Goldpharma network of illegal online pharmacies traffics opioids to the United States … opioid crisis, and to prevent narcotics traffickers from selling these deadly drugs in the United States,” said … and money launderers use to capitalize on the Internet and online pharmacy sites to sell highly addictive illicit …
May 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Homicides in Buffalo Down Over 50% Following Implementation of VIPER

September 09, 2021
… possess firearms and ammunition; Individuals who unlawfully buy, sell, or traffic (or attempt illegally to buy, sell or … Task Force, was extremely proactive in arresting fugitives from justice who had active arrest warrants for gun crimes …
September 09, 2021
STORY

Keeping Area Families Safe This Summer

July 16, 2021
Fentanyl
… school daughter and athlete, died just this week from a fentanyl overdose, only a few miles away. Both fell … in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia have all more than doubled from 2019 to 2020, according to data from each state’s … well. Fentanyl's deadly disguise Counterfeit pills, ordered online or peddled by drug dealers, have experienced a …
July 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Operating Counterfeit Pill Lab

November 14, 2025
… of pill manufacturers like Mr. Summers who profit from poisoning the public.”  “The state of New Hampshire is … hundreds of blue fentanyl and orange methamphetamine pills from the defendant during controlled buys in March and April, 2024.  Investigators applied for …
November 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced to 300 Months for Trafficking Fentanyl, Meth

August 08, 2022
… methamphetamine and 98 grams of fentanyl in five controlled buys with law enforcement. Knox also provided a firearm to a felon during one of the controlled buys. In addition, Knox maintained a residence where …
August 08, 2022
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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

September 05, 2025
… Laundered Money Through A Tualatin Beauty Salon and By Buying Real Estate PORTLAND, Ore.— Luis Antonio Beltran … to court documents, in the fall of 2021, special agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in …
September 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces enhanced tool for registered drug manufacturers and distributors to combat opioid crisis

February 26, 2019
… that monitors the distribution of controlled substances from the point of manufacture through commercial drug supply …   In February 2018, DEA launched a new tool in its ARCOS Online Reporting System to assist drug manufacturers and … have consistently expressed a desire for assistance from DEA in fulfilling these obligations and have requested …
February 26, 2019
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Fentanyl Supply Chain

February 07, 2025
… and communities across the United States, killing Americans from all walks of life. Targeting entire criminal drug … This is possible because drug traffickers are able to buy the tools they need, like pill presses and stamps, online,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “E-commerce …
February 07, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Dark Web Dealer of Meth, Heroin Heads to Prison

February 29, 2024
… to the government $22,000, representing proceeds obtained from his illegal drug trafficking. On Aug. 16, 2023, LeCoque … that he sold illegal drugs over the dark web via an online marketplace called White House Market from May 15, 2020, to Aug. 6, 2021. Federal agents used …
February 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

California Couple Sentenced to Prison for Mail Order Drug Trafficking

March 19, 2025
… opioids, and other controlled drugs purchased by customers from an online pharmacy.       U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon … substance, including methamphetamine. The Kaisers are from Sacramento, California.    For about six months in …
March 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and FDA shut down 44 websites advertising illegal vaping cartridges

December 20, 2019
… to advertise the sale of illicit THC vaping cartridges online, and by seizing these websites today, we are able to focus on other online and in-person sources of illegal and potentially … were involved in this investigation, along with support from state and local law enforcement partners. Assistance …
December 20, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Luxury car purveyor extradicted on fraud and money laundering charges

October 14, 2020
… investigation a success.” “Chulpayev allegedly profited from years of fraud and by catering to drug traffickers … example to individuals that distance does not insulate them from the reach of our investigations and our resolve in the … allegedly recruited straw purchasers – people who would buy luxury cars in their names, but had no intention of …
October 14, 2020
STORY

DEA Washington Division Hosts Community Pop Up Events

July 07, 2021
… criminal activity and have been vetting ongoing complaints from area residents regarding violent crime and drug … experiencing. In areas that have seen increases in crimes from shootings, deadly carjacking, and other drug-related … Charge, Jarod Forget. “With the summer starting, more time online, less parental monitoring, and the ease and ability …
July 07, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Three New Telemedicine Rules that Continue to Open Access to Telehealth Treatment while Protecting Patients

January 16, 2025
… a significant step forward for patient safety by requiring online telemedicine platforms to register with DEA and … visits without ever having an in-person medical evaluation from a medical provider. The special registration is … for the rules’ provisions to be enacted. For the first time online platforms that facilitate connections between …
January 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Palomar Hospital Pays $250,000 for Diverting Fentanyl

June 03, 2024
… $250,000 to resolve allegations of diversion of fentanyl from one of its facilities and failure to keep accurate … the DEA’s website ( https://www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/tips-online.html ) and click on “Rx Abuse Online Reporting.” This …
June 03, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Extradited from Brazil

November 12, 2021
… Mexican National Extradited from Brazil November 12, 2021 Headquarters Contact Info … Charge Washington, D.C. - A Mexican national was extradited from Brazil to the United States on Nov. 10 to face … more than five kilograms of cocaine into the United States from a foreign country. According to court documents, …
November 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Lead Defendant In Operation Adam Bomb Investigation Enters Guilty Plea

September 03, 2014
… Morales (571) 387-6555 Convicted of Operating Worldwide Online Drug Marketplace LOS ANGELES - A Dutch national … laundering charges, admitting he conspired to run a secret, on-line narcotics marketplace known as the “The Farmer's …
September 03, 2014
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Contact Us

January 19, 2025
… Unlawful Internet Prescription Drug Sales or Suspicious Online Pharmacies  To report pharmaceutical drugs (i.e., … (RX Abuse Online Reporting) PRESS INQUIRIES: Inquiries from news organizations and media should be directed to …
January 19, 2025
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Over 40 Pounds of Fentanyl Seized from Drug Mill Six Blocks Away from Bronx Daycare

September 29, 2023
… Over 40 Pounds of Fentanyl Seized from Drug Mill Six Blocks Away from Bronx Daycare September 29, 2023 New York Contact Info … on Tuesday evening.  This seizure occurred six blocks away from DaNino Nino Day Care, where a one-year-old child died …
September 29, 2023
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Cocaine Distributor From Hayward Sentenced

February 09, 2017
… Cocaine Distributor From Hayward Sentenced February 09, 2017 San Francisco … officer. The officer seized more than $10,000 in cash from Lawson and found packaging in the trunk of the car for …
February 09, 2017