PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Convicts Pinehurst Doctor Of Drug Conspiracy

May 19, 2016
… a witness, and an audio recording of a government informant buying a prescription from him in a bathroom stall. …
May 19, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Twin Brothers/Heroin Dealers Sentenced To Federal Prison

July 21, 2016
… for years. DINT and the DEA began making controlled buys of heroin from the Jacobson brothers, who lived in …
July 21, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Sentenced To 16 Years For Distributing Drugs

December 01, 2017
… an audio recording of a person working with law enforcement buying a prescription from Beier in a bathroom stall. …
December 01, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

January 26, 2018
… Varney and Carter engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies to get around …
January 26, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Stockton Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Marijuana Warehouse Grow

May 22, 2013
… sell their product in pound quantities to whoever will buy it, frequently selling to numerous marijuana …
May 22, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Fresno County Man Sent To Prison For Mortgage Fraud Scheme

September 04, 2012
… prison for a scheme to defraud mortgage lenders in order to buy houses in Fresno and Mendocino Counties, Drug …
September 04, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Businessman Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For International Drug Conspiracy

July 12, 2011
… both of Bakersfield, negotiated with an undercover agent to buy 70 kilograms of cocaine. During the negotiations, and in …
July 12, 2011
STORY

Reward Offer of Up to $5 Million for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Leader of FTO ‘Los Choneros’

December 11, 2025
… about Bermúdez Cagua to contact DEA at +593988292235 (text/WhatsApp/Signal) or email at  ecuadortips@dea.gov or  …
December 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Trafficking 33+ Kilograms of Methamphetamine and 3+ Kilograms of Fentanyl

November 30, 2022
… California Man Sentenced to 24 Years for Trafficking 33+ Kilograms of Methamphetamine and 3+ Kilograms of … Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 (571) 362-3433 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Crystal Harper 571-362-2922 … - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 …
November 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Temple Hills Man Sentenced To Three And A Half Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Of Ghost Guns

June 04, 2021
… receiver (also known as a “ghost gun”).  Vincent provided pricing information and referred Individual 1 to Gray for … Gray to confirm the planned firearm purchase, the quoted price of $1,050, and reiterated that Individual 1’s buyer …
June 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Former Department Of Justice Employee Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison On Federal Drug And Gun Charges

August 31, 2011
… $32,000 discussed in those calls and meetings was about the price for one artist to perform at the concert, and was not the agreed-upon price for one kilogram of cocaine. Garrett produced a …
August 31, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 21, 2020
… February 21, 2020 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov … of crystal methamphetamine. During 2017-2019, the overall prices of methamphetamine across Florida ranged from $5,900 …
February 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

19 Kansas City Metro Defendants Plead Guilty To 4.3 Million Meth Conspiracy

June 15, 2017
… 48, all of Kansas City, Missouri, and Joshua Bowers, 33, of Polo, Missouri, admitted that they were the primary … to 2015.  That estimate is based on a conservative street price of $1,200 for an ounce of 50% pure methamphetamine … 100 kilograms of methamphetamine, and a conservative street price of $2,500 per ounce of heroin and an overall …
June 15, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced to 168 Months for Meth Trafficking

March 04, 2022
… - (920) 492-4907 Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant … District of Indiana announced that George W. Fowler, Jr., 33 years old, of South Bend, was sentenced by U.S. District … home and discovered a kilogram of methamphetamine, over 350 grams of heroin, and nearly 150 grams of fentanyl along …
March 04, 2022
GENERAL INFORMATION

Headquarters News 2008

July 15, 2021
… States December 11, 2008 U.S. Cocaine Market Disrupted Prices Continue 21-month Surge December 5, 2008 DEA … Science Center October 1, 2008 Congress Passes Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act September 29, 2008 …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine Distribution Ring Dismantled

April 08, 2015
… - (920) 492-4907 Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 Law enforcement served 10 warrants early this … and often used coded messages and texts to discuss prices and quantities of the drug. The defendants frequently … E. Rivera Bonilla, 21, Indianapolis Charles G. Talley, 33, Mooresville Thresa A. Talley, 44, Mooresville Larry A. …
April 08, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

“Fowl Play” Investigation Dismantles Georgia Cocaine Ring

August 17, 2011
… Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 (571) 362-3433 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Crystal Harper 571-362-2922 … - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 … on a federal wiretap discussing the availability and price of kilograms of cocaine with one of those long-term …
August 17, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Allendale Man Convicted For Participating In Large-Scale Drug Conspiracy Operating Around Allendale, Hampton, And Barnwell

August 17, 2011
… Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 (571) 362-3433 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Crystal Harper 571-362-2922 … - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 … on a federal wiretap discussing the availability and price of kilograms of cocaine with one of those long-term …
August 17, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing 7,000 Pills Containing Fentanyl and Fentanyl Analogue

May 11, 2023
… who was cooperating with federal law enforcement. The buy was part of a broader federal investigation into a …
May 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

New Hampshire Man Sentenced for Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

April 01, 2023
… highway, law enforcement stopped Warner, who admitted to buying 70 grams of fentanyl, an amount consistent with …
April 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

December 27, 2022
… Once on the highway, agents stopped Warner, who admitted to buying 70 grams of fentanyl, an amount consistent with …
December 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl Behind Woman's Death Results in 13+ Years in Prison for Dealer

October 17, 2023
… Middleton, a “runner,” would collect money from people, buy drugs and keep some of the drugs for himself for making …
October 17, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Kansas Man Sentenced to 16+ Years for Meth Trafficking

March 23, 2023
… 86 grams of methamphetamine in what was a controlled buy set up by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Loomis …
March 23, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Selling Meth to Drug Investigators Nets 11 Years in Prison

June 28, 2022
… in ounce quantities. A DEA confidential source arranged to buy two ounces of crystal methamphetamine from Mack on Aug. …
June 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Camdenton Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Conspiracy

May 06, 2021
… to both Luke and Tribble. Samons admitted to buying methamphetamine from Norles on five occasions. During …
May 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Las Vegas woman pleads guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana in St. Louis

March 11, 2021
… Visa" credit cards purchased with marijuana proceeds to buy flights for other couriers to deliver marijuana and …
March 11, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment: Topeka Man Distributed Heroin

December 09, 2020
… Licht was paying $1,500 to $2,000 an ounce to buy one to two ounces of heroin each week. Licht was …
December 09, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Judge sentences St. Louis County man for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin and meth

October 08, 2020
… one pound of methamphetamine every 10 days, as well as buying approximately one-half ounce of heroin or fentanyl at …
October 08, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Franklin County, Mo., man sentence in meth and firearms case

August 28, 2020
… and Jefferson counties. Investigators conducted controlled buys of methamphetamine from Campbell and Spencer in and …
August 28, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis man sentenced to 60 months for meth distribution

August 11, 2020
… of investigators, the CS met Brooks at his house again to buy more methamphetamine. When Brooks opened the door to his …
August 11, 2020