PRESS RELEASE

26 Members Of Rockland County Drug Trafficking Ring Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Distributing More Than A Ton Of Marijuana

January 13, 2011
… case demonstrates, our efforts to eradicate illegal drugs from our cities, towns, and villages are unrelenting. We … distribution organization that was smuggling marijuana from the Southwest region across the United States into New …
January 13, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced As Leader And Organizer Of Marijuana Grow On Public Lands

February 18, 2015
… five years of supervised release following his release from prison. Villasenor-Villa, the organizer and leader of … were located in the Boise National Forest, a few miles from Highway 21 in Boise County. Ayala-Talavera, … hundred marijuana plants that had already been harvested from the growing operation. Investigators located and …
February 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-Led Investigation Results In Sentencing Of Two In Major Missouri Methamphetamine Trafficking Operation

June 30, 2017
… in the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from June 1, 2013, through November 29, 2014. David Miller … seized a total of 1.2 kilograms of methamphetamine from Miller. When law enforcement officers executed a search … belonged to Miller, who had purchased it earlier in the day from Kenna Harmon. Law enforcement officers then executed a …
June 30, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA, FBI, and Seattle Police Seize 2 RVs Packed with Meth and Fentanyl

October 26, 2022
… for Cartel-connected Drug Trafficking Schemes Meth seized from an RV with help of drug dog.jpg Meth seized from an RV with help of drug dog Illegal Firearms, Fentanyl … RVs packed with meth and fake pills after they were driven from California to Washington up the I-5 corridor. Two …
October 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

November 02, 2021
… Virginia Mason, WSP in Federal Way.jpg Healthcare workers from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and Washington State … 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 …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Mexican Mafia Control Of Inmates And Drug Trafficking Inside Los Angeles County Jail System

May 23, 2018
… organization; and Money laundering of the criminal proceeds from these activities. “These cases have delivered a major … on players at all levels for their role in the conspiracy - from the shot-caller, to the secretary, to the dealer, to … can serve as a shield to conceal criminal activity from law enforcement, accuses Zendejas-Chavez of conveying …
May 23, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen Alleged Leaders And Associates Of CLAN USUGA Indicted In Brooklyn And Miami

June 23, 2015
… the defendants are charged with the distribution from as early as 2002 through June 2015, in Colombia, … According to their stipulated factual (DE 74, 101, 112), from at least October 2006 through February 2012, Gomez …
June 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Ringleader And 14 Others Arrested In Takedown Of Paterson Narcotics Supply Ring Allegedly Distributed Millions Of Dollars In Heroin

November 21, 2012
… Riggins of the New Jersey State Police.  The arrests stem from “Operation Dismayed,” a six-month investigation by the … task force has prevented hundreds of thousands of glassines from being distributed to our communities throughout the … dangerous threat of alleged significant drug traffickers from our community.” “We allege that these drug suppliers …
November 21, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl In The City: Nearly 20 Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin Seized On Central Park West In Manhattan

August 07, 2017
… nine (nearly 20 pounds) of suspected fentanyl and heroin from an apartment building across the street from Central Park in Manhattan, N.Y. and from a vehicle. Four defendants are charged. On August 4, …
August 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Arrested For Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Overdose Victim: Pain Management Clinic Shuttered

November 21, 2011
… who illegally sold prescriptions for controlled substances from a pain management clinic he operated in Flushing, … dozens of prescriptions for multiple controlled substances from Li between May 2009 and August 2010, and overdosed at … his patients for the visits and the funds he obtained from government health insurance programs, including …
November 21, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

New York Pharmacist And Two Others Face Criminal And Civil Charges For Multimillion-Dollar Oxycodone Distribution Scheme

October 29, 2015
… pop’ pharmacies in Brooklyn and Queens.  Using resources from numerous law enforcement agencies, the three defendants … oxycodone pills in its zip code for three straight years, from 2010 to 2012.  In 2011 and 2012, for example, Chopin …
October 29, 2015
DOCUMENT

DEA 360 Strategy Reach and Impact Report: NEWARK

January 21, 2020
Publication
… Newark. Results are based on a summary of metrics compiled from each program facilitator, as well as from interviews with community partners from across the region. DEA 360 Strategy Newark Report …
January 21, 2020
DOCUMENT

Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program Report

October 28, 2019
Publication
… analyses on fentanyl and fentanyl-related exhibits obtained from seizures made throughout the United States.  This report details the results and conclusions derived from these analyses that are reported on a quarterly basis. … rather a snapshot of samples submitted to this laboratory from the 7 DEA regional laboratories. …
October 28, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol

June 07, 2023
… the substances, including Tramadol and others, were shipped from outside the United States and received by Gentile in … to a Vermont coconspirator and received electronic payments from the Vermont coconspirator as reimbursement for shipping … his arrest, investigators seized approximately 17,500 pills from his vehicle. The pills included Tramadol and other …
June 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Two brothers sentenced for operating marijuana ring in San Francisco, New York City, and Rochester

April 02, 2019
… Green obtained significant quantities of marijuana from the State of California and was shipping allotments to … the investigation, law enforcement officers seized $221,344 from Alexander Green. Specifically, $1,100 in cash was seized from Alexander Green in March 2011 in Jackson County, Ore., …
April 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 22, 2023
… removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving; not …
November 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

California man sentenced to 140 months in prison for supplying methamphetamine to Boston-based drug ring

April 30, 2019
… in federal court in Boston for distributing methamphetamine from California to Massachusetts.    Christopher Halfond, …   After a two-year investigation, Halfond and 10 others from Massachusetts and California were indicted in 2016 on … to transport sizeable quantities of methamphetamine from San Diego to Massachusetts, where it was distributed in …
April 30, 2019
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

Bakersfield man sentenced for structuring synthetic drug proceeds

June 15, 2020
… conspiring to structure over $700,000 in cash withdrawals from four different bank accounts associated with his … real property in Bakersfield, approximately $109,555 seized from five different bank accounts, approximately $199,181 in cash seized from a safe in his residence, approximately $233,460 in cash …
June 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield man pleads guilty to conspiring to structure funds

February 18, 2020
… at least half a million dollars in cash withdrawals from his bank accounts, Drug Enforcement Administration … he agreed to the forfeiture of the following assets derived from his structuring activity: real property in Bakersfield, approximately $109,555 seized from five different bank accounts, approximately $199,181 in …
February 18, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

State And Local Law Enforcement Agencies To Receive More Than $730,296 In Federally-Forfeited Funds

May 16, 2018
… to state and local law enforcement agencies, resulting from a forfeiture action against convicted drug trafficker … The Justice Department recovered more than $1 million from Brown, of which 80 percent will be shared with 15 law … Justice’s Equitable Sharing Program. “Taking away the funds from drug trafficking organizations continues to be one of …
May 16, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Agencies Host Community Showing Of Chasing The Dragon: The Life Of An Opiate Addict

February 23, 2017
… Control and Prevention, 44 people die every day in America from an overdose of prescription painkillers. Since 2014, more than 14,000 people have died from prescription opioid overdoses alone. The public is …
February 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Major Drug Traffickers With Ties To The Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced In West Michigan

June 03, 2013
… Number: (313) 234-4310 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - Four men from California and five men from West Michigan have been sentenced to federal prison for … of the conspiracy obtained 20-30 kilograms of cocaine from sources affiliated with the Sinaloa Cartel and shipped …
June 03, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

April 29, 2016
… City - (571) 362-0443 Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 30 DETROIT - After collecting … said, “Most prescription drug abusers get their pills from their own family, or from their friends.  Please take the proactive step to …
April 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

High Speed Chase Leads To Indictment Of “Large Scale Gun Toting Cocaine Trafficker” In Ohio

November 29, 2016
… a firearm.  Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers and officers from Akron Police Department executed a traffic stop of … chase. Davis crashed his car into a light pole and then ran from officers. He was arrested after he jumped from a bridge, falling 30 feet to the ground, according to …
November 29, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Dealer In Kentucky Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For Distributing Fentanyl That Led To Overdose Death

January 11, 2017
… that brought significant amounts of heroin and fentanyl, from Detroit, Michigan for distribution in Richmond, … Danny Reeves sentenced Navarius Westberry, 38, originally from Michigan, but currently living in Lexington, Kentucky … “Mr. Westberry and his co-conspirators moved to Kentucky from Michigan for the sole purpose of establishing a large …
January 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two South Texas Men Convicted Of Trafficking Methamphetamine In Houston

November 25, 2013
… Attorney, Southern District of Texas announced two men from the South Texas area have pleaded guilty to trafficking … Fearing for his life, one of the agents fired two rounds from his service weapon toward Chavez while attempting to … seized three plastic containers containing methamphetamine from the rear area of the Honda CR-V. The methamphetamine …
November 25, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Rio Grande Valley Defendants Sentenced To Lengthy Prison Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

February 03, 2011
… organization operating out of the McAllen, Texas, area from approximately 2004 through 2009 were sentenced to terms of imprisonment ranging from 180 to 360 months, without parole, Drug Enforcement … to ship large quantities of cocaine and marijuana from the McAllen area to various locations in Georgia, …
February 03, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Canada Extradites Second Drug Trafficking Defendant To Colorado For Prosecution

May 14, 2015
… age 35, who was until today in Canada, was extradited from Canada to Denver, Colorado so he can face drug … with six others, in 2010 for the importation of cocaine from Mexico.  The cocaine was brought to Colorado, where it … with others, conspired to import into the United States from Mexico, and then export from the United States into …
May 14, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 27 Years In Federal Prison

June 24, 2014
… was involved in maritime cocaine smuggling operations from the 1980s until at least 2009. He started out as a … GFVs and SPSS vessels, and dispatch those stateless vessels from Colombia.  Renteria-Cuero acted as a “general … contractor,” accepting contracts to build SPSS vessels from cocaine owners in Colombia. Renteria-Cuero provided …
June 24, 2014