PRESS RELEASE

United States Attorneys Announce Final Statistics On Operation Mountain Sweep, Targeting Illegal Marijuana Cultivation On Public Lands

September 05, 2012
… States; Marijuana worth more than $1.45 Billion Eradicated from Public Lands SACRAMENTO, CA - U.S. Attorneys in several … The operation, previously announced on August 21, lasted from July 1 through August 31, and involved law enforcement … seven states eradicated more than 726,000 marijuana plants from public lands. The Drug Enforcement Administration …
September 05, 2012
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Two Georgia Men Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl

October 05, 2023
… years.  SAVANNAH, GA --  Two Georgia men, including one from Bryan County, have been sentenced to federal prison for … Fentanyl, and his plea acknowledged that the death resulted from the fentanyl the victim purchased from Cothern. “Fentanyl is extremely dangerous to the …
October 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Leaders of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Smuggle over 43,000 Kilos of Cocaine into the United States

January 17, 2025
… According to the plea agreements and other court documents, from 2016 until 2023, Gonzalez-Ortiz established and led a … or Honduras, then to Mexico and the United States. From 2016 until 2023, Gonzalez-Ortiz’s organization smuggled …
January 17, 2025
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 05, 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 October 23, with … 32,858 pounds of expired, unused, or unwanted medications from 206 collection sites around Florida to include …
November 05, 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 01, 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 October 23, with … overdoses plaguing the United States. The amounts collected from the Houston Division was over 25,000 pounds.  The total …
November 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Top Hizballah Terror Financier Arrested

March 24, 2017
… sanctions on Kassim Tajideen in 2009 that barred him from doing business with U.S. individuals and companies,” … went to great lengths to evade them by hiding his identity from the U.S. entities he did business with, and from the government agencies responsible for enforcing the …
March 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficker Indicted: Two Firearms And $3 Million In Cocaine And Cash, Seized At Apartment Near Horace Mann School

October 23, 2013
… a narcotics trafficker on drug and weapons charges stemming from the seizure of 31 kilograms of cocaine, $1.6 million in cash and two loaded semi-automatic pistols from an apartment in the Fieldston section of the Bronx. … bail since his arrest on September 26, when DEA agents from Group D-34, investigators from the Office of the …
October 23, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Investigation in Chapel Hill area uncovers large-scale drug ring

December 17, 2020
… filed in court, investigators utilized information from cooperating sources and cooperating defendants, and … discovered that individuals were shipping cocaine from California via the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and … motor vehicle. Involved parties shipped bulk cash proceeds from illegal drug transactions through the USPS. Other …
December 17, 2020
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Community Event
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

4:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, July 22, and Tuesday, July 23, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Indianapolis Marriott East, Indianapolis, IN...
PRESS RELEASE

Major Drug Trafficker and 12 Others Arrested:

June 17, 2022
… Cocaine Seized Heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, fake pills seized from 87-05 108 St.jpg Heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, fake pills seized  Seizure of cocaine resulting from UC operation.jpg UC Operation led to seizure of cocaine kilograms Drugs recovered from 87-05 108 St in gray & blk duffle bag.jpg Drugs …
June 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

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

October 20, 2021
… Island 2.jpg More than 4,000 take back sites will be open from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. across the nation. OMAHA, Neb. – The … 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 …
October 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Sweeping 2-day Operation Targets International Organized Crime In Sacramento Area Neighborhoods

April 04, 2018
… our country.” “When criminal organizations funded by money from China reach into our cities to profit from illegal activity, our communities suffer,” said U.S. … crime in our residential neighborhoods by taking them back from criminal organizations with international ties and …
April 04, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Gulf Cartel Plaza Boss Heads To Federal Prison

November 17, 2014
… Cardenas admitted to being a part of this conspiracy from at least in or about January 2000 until his capture by … of the Zetas drug trafficking organization and its split from the Gulf Cartel.   During his plea, Cardenas Vela - aka … and distributes ton quantities of cocaine and marijuana from the United Mexican States into the United States. …
November 17, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury In Austin Convicts Four In Multi-Million Dollar Money Laundering Conspiracy Involving Los Zetas Drug Trafficking Proceeds, Extortion, And Bribery

May 09, 2013
… Kareem Vaughn 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov Cash from the sale of drugs was laundered to purchase, train, … otherwise legitimate domestic industry to launder proceeds from drug trafficking and other crimes,” stated United … drawing a line in the sand to prevent the Mexican cartels from importing their brand of violent crime, corruption and …
May 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Former Clayton County Police Officer Assigned To U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

February 21, 2014
… public rightfully expects police officers to protect them from drug dealers, not go into business with them," said … discussed the confidential informant obtaining cocaine from his/her drug source of supply.   Penn would then … lot that morning.  Penn rebuffed offers of assistance from his fellow officers, claiming he was just doing …
February 21, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Yonkers Pharmacy Store Manager Arrested And Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

January 17, 2013
… doubled over the past five years and there were more visits from pharmaceutical drug overdoses than all other illicit … to pay his inflated prices. The number of people who die from prescription pill abuse every year is staggering and …
January 17, 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION

Administrative Law Judge Orders

January 06, 2025
… Scope, and Prehearing Procedures Order Regarding Request from a Non-Participant (Veterans Action Council) Order … to Reconsider (Nicholas Barreto) Order Regarding Request from a Non-Participant (United Empowerment Party) Order … Responses to the Preliminary Order Order Regarding Request from a Non-Participant (Coalition for Patient Rights) Order …
January 06, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Approximately 50 Pounds of Fentanyl/Heroin Seized at Drug Stash Apartment in the Bronx

November 11, 2022
… heroin, and drug paraphernalia Fentanyl/heroin seized from Bronx apartment.jpg Fentanyl/heroin seized from Bronx apartment bricks in concealed area in table.jpg … approximately 23 kilograms of heroin/fentanyl (50 pounds) from an apartment located near Van Cortlandt Park in the …
November 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA warns of methamphetamine and fentanyl drug market built by aftermath of COVID-19 in New York

January 26, 2021
… heroin-fentanyl seized May 8, 2020.jpg Meth pills seized from pill processing mill in Bronx -June 19 2020.jpg Heroin, … estimated 81,000 drug overdose deaths in the United States from May 2019 to May 2020 justifying a need to alert New … Meth has also been found secreted in shipments of produce from tractor trailers originating from cities along the …
January 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two Dozen Charged After DEA Task Force Takes Down Coast To Coast Narcotics Distribution Ring

October 31, 2013
… with narcotics distribution and related offenses stemming from a long-term investigation into a coast to coast drug … Hartford area.  Fernandez also was supplied with narcotics from individuals in New York.  Fernandez then sold the drugs … efforts of DEA's Hartford Task Force, a drug pipeline from California to Connecticut has been shut down," stated …
October 31, 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION

Accessibility & Policy

March 28, 2025
… Service TTY/TDD: 800-877-8339  You can learn more about TRS from the  Federal Communications Commission’s website . … released by DEA; or would otherwise prevent the DEA from effectively discharging its responsibilities. It … of Classified National Intelligence concerning or derived from intelligence sources, methods, or analytical processes, …
March 28, 2025
EVENT
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Training
March 16, 2020 - March 17, 2020
March 16, 2020 - March 17, 2020

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

12:00 AM - 9:00 AM (EDT)
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The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, March 16, and Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Sheraton Baltimore North, 903 Dulaney...
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Community Event
October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019
October 21, 2019 - October 22, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

4:00 AM - 1:00 PM (EDT)
New Orleans , LA
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be hosting two regional, one-day Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conferences (PDAC) on Monday, October 21, and Tuesday, October 22, 2019. The same conference will be held both days. Participants can attend either day. The conferences will be held at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside, New...
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

July 28, 2015
… About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th WASHINGTON - DEA … Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time in every state but Pennsylvania … show that many abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
July 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Second Annual Family Summit on Fentanyl

September 28, 2023
… second annual DEA Family Summit on Fentanyl for families from across the country who have experienced the profound … said during his remarks. “Across the Justice Department – from our agents here at DEA to all 94 of our United States … into action, working tirelessly to prevent other families from suffering the unimaginable loss of a loved one to a …
September 28, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Trio headed to prison for drug conspiracy

October 03, 2019
… of nearly 50 years for their role in transporting meth from Brownsville to Louisiana, announced Drug Enforcement … Flores and Rodriguez’s role in providing the drugs from Mexico to Garza who sold it to his buyers in Louisiana … for Flores as forfeiture of the proceeds they earned from illegally selling the methamphetamine. In 2016, Garza …
October 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

New York Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Conspiracy And Firearms Charges

January 06, 2017
… drug trafficking conspiracy. According to court records, from about November 2011 until March 2014, Cowart conspired … base, and oxycodone in Portland. The drugs were brought from the New York area by managers of the drug conspiracy.  … the back door, and seized about $25,000 in drug proceeds from him.  Later that day, agents apprehended another …
January 06, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Canadian Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Federal Prison For Marijuana Smuggling Conspiracy

August 18, 2015
… to distribute marijuana and transport the proceeds from that conspiracy across international borders. U.S. … Farkas was involved in a marijuana conspiracy that lasted from 2007 through November of 2012. From Canada, Farkas …
August 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Four Laredo Men Sentenced For Trafficking Narcotics

November 14, 2017
… to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from Laredo to the Dallas area via the use of tractor … and distribution of multi-kilogram quantities of marijuana from Laredo to the Dallas area. Picazo Jimenez used his ties … source of supply to illegally import the bulk marijuana from Mexico into the US via Laredo. He recruited the …
November 14, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Bergen County man sentenced to 14 years in prison for role in $7 million fraud scheme and cross-country drug distribution scheme

November 06, 2020
… using bogus litigation support companies to obtain millions from two law firms where his wife was a partner and for his … in a scheme to transport more than 20 kilograms of cocaine from California to New Jersey. Melvin Feliz, 54, of … also of Englewood Cliffs, worked as a partner at Law Firm 1 from July 1, 2005, through October 2010. She then joined Law …
November 06, 2020