PRESS RELEASE

Museum Of Science And Industry To Host DEA Exhibit

June 16, 2011
… of Science & Industry September 16, 2011 Includes Artifacts from the World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks TAMPA, FL. … 16, 2011. Visitors will have the opportunity to view rubble from the September 11, 2001 attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center, a drug related car wreck from Ohio, and several re-creations including a …
June 16, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorneys And Federal Law Enforcement Leaders Conduct Summit To Target Heroin And Opioid Trafficking And Overdose Epidemic

August 26, 2015
… Attorneys and leaders of federal law enforcement agencies from across six states met in Detroit on August 26, 2015, to … Heroin overdose deaths in the United States have tripled from 2010 to 2013.  Nationally, the number of deaths from all drug overdoses exceeded 43,000 last year, more …
August 26, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced To 6 Years In Federal Prison For Conspiring To Traffic Crystal Methamphetamine

July 24, 2014
… The delivery of 9 kilos of crystal meth was orchestrated from inside a Massachusetts jail PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Michael … the shipment and delivery of crystal meth to Massachusetts from California while incarcerated in the Bristol County … controlled substances being trafficked into New England from California. During the investigation, agents learned of …
July 24, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Polk County Men Sentenced On Drug Trafficking Charges Meth Distribution Ring Had Operated In The “Seney Community” Of Polk County

February 11, 2011
… “We removed a menacing methamphetamine distribution network from the streets. These criminals can no longer distribute … potent crystal methamphetamine via a virtual pipeline from Mexico. Then those local dealers find a steady stream … the Seney Community will heal quickly and recover from the damage, while this group of local criminals remains …
February 11, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Sixteen Members Of Cocaine Trafficking Ring Operating In Yonkers And Bronx, New York, Charged In White Plains Federal Court

April 14, 2011
… since the majority of their drug distribution operated from 4040 Bronx Boulevard. By working together, DEA and our … in the future. Not only did we work the investigation from the streets to the source of supply and successfully …
April 14, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

October 24, 2017
… NEW ORLEANS - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the federal Drug … nation’s leading drug epidemic, with more Americans dying from opioid overdose than from all other illicit drugs combined. Two years ago, we …
October 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’S National Drug Take-Back Day Collected Nearly 16 Tons In The Pacific Northwest

May 08, 2014
… discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen … 2,123 - tons) of prescription medications have been removed from circulation.  Residents of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, … sites which resulted in 16,677 (8.3 tons) removed from circulation. Idaho - 26 collection sites which resulted …
May 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Found Guilty Of Drug Trafficking Charges

April 09, 2013
… case was tried before U.S. District Judge Susan R. Bolton from March 19 through April 4, 2013. Sentencing is set … showed that the drug trafficking (DTO) received drugs from Mexico via “backpackers,” repackaged the marijuana into … UPS driver at the time, knowingly received the packages from the DTO and delivered them into the UPS mail-stream for …
April 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

24 Arrests In Joint Imperial County Investigation Over 3 Tons Of Cocaine Seized

December 04, 2013
… in California and Arizona. Through intelligence gleaned from wire intercepted calls and developed by ICNTF special … that encompasses aspects of narcotics trafficking ranging from the importation of cocaine from Colombia, to the transportation of narcotics across the …
December 04, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA: Plea Of Chino Antrax Cripples Violent Arm Of Sinaloa Cartel

May 20, 2015
… importing large quantities of narcotics into Mexico from Asia and Central and South American countries including … Diego County. The narcotics are transported and distributed from there to locations throughout the United States. “This … of this weakening cartel and making sure the public is safe from any more drug related violence.” Arechiga-Gamboa’s …
May 20, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Key Player In Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced

January 31, 2011
… for transporting multi-ton quantities of marijuana from Mexico into the United States. “This sentencing sends a … illegal drug trade. Our communities are benefitting today from our collaborative efforts, dedication and hard work.” … multi-ton shipments of marijuana into the United States from Mexico via ports of entry located in Arizona using …
January 31, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

11 Year Prison Sentence For California To Missouri Methamphetamine Distributors

July 10, 2017
… that we do all that we can to keep our communities safe from the violence and crime drug dealers seek to introduce … Investigators identified that Delatorre was shipping meth from California to Springfield, Missouri, in two to … Thompson had received the meth, Ford would pick up the meth from her and distribute it.  Once Ford had distributed the …
July 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Key Leaders Of South American Drug Cartel & Transportation Broker Convicted In Seattle Trial

May 05, 2011
… 1-888-219-4261 SEATTLE, WA - Three men, who were extradited from Colombia following an undercover investigation led by … with locating ships and planes to transport tons of cocaine from South America to Mexico, Africa and Europe. One of the … Riascos DTO had a contract to acquire 70 tons of cocaine from the paramilitary group known as FARC- the Revolutionary …
May 05, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Kansas City Man Convicted Of Federal Drug Trafficking And Firearms Charges

November 23, 2011
… estimate of the profits that the defendant made from the sale of 33 kilograms of cocaine in Alaska. The … 18 witnesses testified for the prosecution. The testimony from witnesses revealed that Riley had been mailing cocaine packages from Texas to Alaska since 2008. On April 13, 2009, agents …
November 23, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Burien Woman Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Role In Drug And Money Laundering Conspiracies

December 07, 2012
… counts connected to the laundering of illegal proceeds from the drug distribution conspiracy she participated in … drug conspiracy that distributed a variety of illegal drugs from Mexico to Canada and east across the United States.  … could to hide the illegal source of the money rolling in from drug sales.  She attempted to funnel the cash through …
December 07, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Indianapolis Pharmacy Technician Charged with Controlled Substances Violations

March 24, 2023
… led to the arrest of Zennon Gaines, a pharmacy technician from Indianapolis, who has been charged with multiple … and IMPD was initiated following a notification from a pharmacy employee, who reported observing Gaines divert pharmaceutical pills from the pharmacy. Gaines admitted to diverting pills from …
March 24, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice announces regulatory steps to address opioid epidemic

July 11, 2018
… drug threat environment, and protect the American people from potentially addictive drugs while ensuring that the … it will help us stop and even prevent diversion from taking place. The American people can be confident that we are now better equipped to protect them from dangerous drugs and that this rule brings us one step …
July 11, 2018
STORY

“Trash Can” Drug Threat in Mid-Atlantic

August 13, 2021
… homes or buildings where traffickers alter or remix drugs – from drugs supplied, in bulk, from Mexican cartels. Often times, drug traffickers fill … The bulk of the fentanyl in the Baltimore area comes from Mexican cartels, through California or Texas, before …
August 13, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Proposes Reduction To Amount Of Controlled Substances To Be Manufactured In 2018

August 04, 2017
… has dropped, according to sales data obtained by DEA from IMS Health, a company that provides insurance companies … quota system was intended to reduce or eliminate diversion from “legitimate channels of trade” by controlling the … substances annually. In setting the APQ, DEA considers data from many sources, including estimates of the legitimate …
August 04, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Unused Pills As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2017
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … W. Patterson. “This is a crisis that must be addressed from multiple angles. Educating the public and removing these medications from households across the Unites States prevents misuse …
November 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Publishes Proposal To Reschedule Hydrocodone

February 27, 2014
… of Proposed (NPRM) to move hydrocodone combination (HCPs) from Schedule III to Schedule II, as recommended by the … and supporting materials on the website.  Data and surveys from multiple federal and non-federal agencies show the … the Future surveys of 8th, 10th, and 12th graders from 2002 to 2011 found that twice as many high school …
February 27, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Man Sentenced To Over 14 Years In Prison For His Conviction In A Large Methamphetamine Conspiracy

March 09, 2015
… would be receiving a shipment of crystal methamphetamine from his source of supply. On that day, task force agents … meet with two individuals who drove to Marquez’s residence from the Los Angeles area to deliver the suspected … Subsequent searches resulted in the seizure of $30,630 from Mendivil and Leyva’s vehicle, approximately 2.6 …
March 09, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… commitment to protecting American lives and communities from the devastating impacts of fentanyl, which claimed … contained a potentially lethal dose, a significant drop from 76% of pills tested just two years prior in FY 2023. … fentanyl powder purity decreased to 10.3%, down from 19.5% during the same time period. These reductions in …
December 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Federal health care fraud takedown in Northeastern U.S. results in 54 defendants charged and convicted

September 26, 2019
… “In New Jersey, these illegal activities run the gamut from over-prescribing dangerous opioids, to running … bill our federal health care programs are stealing from taxpayers and robbing vulnerable patients of necessary …
September 26, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Indicted in Kidnapping and Assault Allegedly Linked to a Drug-Related Dispute

March 02, 2022
… An investigation revealed that the alleged incident stemmed from a theft of narcotics that investigators believe … recordings recovered on the defendants’ cellphones, and from a surveillance system at the basement apartment where … of the narcotics and narcotics paraphernalia were recovered from a bag in the living room and from beneath the bed of …
March 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Fraud Street Mafia Results Announced: Nine Arrested for Drug Trafficking and Attempted Tax Fraud

February 23, 2024
… exposed a massive fraud operation being conducted from behind bars. As a prison inmate engineered a criminal network from coast to coast to peddle poison, law enforcement put …
February 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

National Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization In Sandy Springs Dismantled

January 08, 2014
… everyone lined their pockets with excessive profits gained from drug trafficking," said Harry S. Sommers, the Special … to jail. We will continue working to remove harmful drugs from our streets." George Frazier, Assistant Postal … distribution of thousands of kilograms of cocaine imported from Mexico and transported from California to Kansas City, …
January 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Northern District Of Georgia Targets Prescription Drug Abuse

June 27, 2014
… problem is too big to prosecute away and requires solutions from doctors, pharmacists, legislators, and public health … many abusers of prescription drugs also obtain oxycodone from illegitimate pain clinics, known as “pill mills.”  … with over 98 % of its patients traveling to the clinic from surrounding states, the majority from Kentucky and …
June 27, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged with Connection with Scheme to Operate Industrial-Scale Illegal Narcotics Pill Pressing Operations Throughout New York City

April 08, 2024
… emphasizes our commitment to protecting communities from these fake pills and those responsible for producing … Room.  A loud pounding sound could be heard emanating from within the Storage Room, which was consistent with the …
April 08, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Avalanche

April 07, 2017
… McClung and physician’s assistant Juan Cabezas, broke off from Feygin’s practice in 2013 and formed PM Medical P.C. While PM Medical operated independently from Feygin, medical practitioners and staff engaged in the … clinics received over $16 million in reimbursements from Medicaid/Medicare between early 2013 and early 2017, …
April 07, 2017