GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Celebrates 50 Years

January 16, 2025
DEA Celebrates 50 Years Creation of the DEA (July 1, 1973) Creation of the DEA (July 1, 1973) In 1973, President Richard Nixon declared “an all-out global war on the drug menace” and sent Reorganization Plan No. 2 to Congress. “Right now,” he pointed out, …
January 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Turner man sentenced to six years in prison for cultivating marijuana and other offenses

October 09, 2020
… 104 sheets of marijuana concentrate and more than 350 marijuana plants. In his residence, agents seized …
October 09, 2020
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Grant County man sentenced to 78 months for possession of methamphetamine and firearms

July 23, 2019
… from the Grant County Sheriff’s Office found more than 350 grams of methamphetamine, along with scales, packaging …
July 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Over six tons of prescription drugs and vaping devices collected in DEA Take Back

November 04, 2019
… the fall of 2010 rises to over 12,700,000 pounds, or 6,350 tons.    On …
November 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Prescription Drug Take-Back Effort-- A Big Success

October 01, 2015
… in communities across the country discarded more than 350 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of …
October 01, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Ocala Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years For Distributing Cocaine And Money Laundering

April 02, 2015
… and money laundering. He was also ordered to forfeit $350,000 worth of real property that was traceable to the …
April 02, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Record Heroin Seizure In Salem County, NJ

April 29, 2016
… indicated that the drugs have an estimated value of $350,000 with a potential for producing nearly 400,000 …
April 29, 2016
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Florida Pill Mill Doctor Found Guilty On 17 Counts Of Drug Charges

January 31, 2014
… a board certified pain management doctor, faces up to 350 years in prison.  The conviction comes following a three …
January 31, 2014
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

July 13, 2011
… a co-conspirator in which they discussed the sale of about 350 grams of heroin. Agents were also watching the same day …
July 13, 2011
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To More Than 4 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

February 16, 2017
… was ordered to forfeit a 2006 Infiniti M35, a 2007 Lexus ES350, and $1,956 in cash that was seized from him at the time …
February 16, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Sherman Man Admits Role In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy

October 07, 2015
… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and four long guns./p> In …
October 07, 2015
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Shelton Man Admits Role In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy

October 16, 2015
… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and four long guns. In pleading …
October 16, 2015
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Bridgeport Man Admits Participating In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy

October 19, 2015
… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and four long guns. In pleading …
October 19, 2015
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Derby Man Admits Participating In Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Conspiracy

January 25, 2016
… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and several firearms, including …
January 25, 2016
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Shelton Man Involved In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy Is Sentenced

February 17, 2016
… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and four long guns.  On October …
February 17, 2016
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Coventry Man Admits Role In Steroid Distribution Conspiracy

April 05, 2016
… 600 grams of raw testosterone powder, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine, and several firearms.  Koch was …
April 05, 2016
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New Fairfield Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing Marijuana

April 23, 2013
… investigation, investigators seized marijuana, more than $350,000 in cash, 10 firearms, vehicles and real property. On …
April 23, 2013
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Easton Police Commissioner Charged In Federal Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Investigation

July 14, 2015
… powder, more than 1,000 oxycodone pills, approximately 350 grams of powder cocaine and four long guns. This matter …
July 14, 2015
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Role In Narcotics Trafficking Ring

January 31, 2014
… seized more than $100,000 in cash, 500 grams of cocaine, 350 grams of crack cocaine, several vehicles and jewelry. …
January 31, 2014
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Greenville Woman Gets 70 Month Prison Term In Drug Distribution Conspiracy

February 10, 2011
… to follow imprisonment, and she was also ordered to pay a $350 fine and a $100 special assessment. The violations took …
February 10, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… and its Northern California partners have taken in nearly 350,000 pounds of unused medication.  Nationwide, over 7.1 …
April 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged And Two Sentenced In Scheme To Sell Narcotics On Dark Web

May 11, 2017
… of a criminal investigation into drug dealers operating on online through "Dark Web" criminal marketplaces designed to … occasions, Drug Enforcement (DEA) agents made undercover online purchases of controlled substances from “OwlCity” and … MDMA. On several occasions, DEA agents made undercover online purchases of MDMA from “Polira” and received the MDMA …
May 11, 2017
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DEA and FDA warn website operators illegally offering opioids for sale

September 30, 2019
… have issued warning letters to four website owners of rogue online pharmacies offering to distribute or dispense … Pharmacy, there are currently tens of thousands of illicit online pharmacies. Given the severity of the opioid … poses significant risks to U.S. consumers. Preventing rogue online pharmacies from further flooding our communities with …
September 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New Orleans Division Delivers Major Blow to CJNG; Arkansas Leads Division with 25 Arrests in Four-State Sweep

September 29, 2025
… of methamphetamine, 22,842 kilograms of cocaine, and 33 kilograms of heroin Currency Seizures: $18,644,105 Assets … crime. The public is encouraged to submit tips to the DEA online at dea.gov/submit-tip  or by calling 1-877-792-2873. …
September 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

25th Operation High Tide Defendant Sentenced for Drug and Gun Crimes

October 12, 2021
… to Distribute Cocaine, Heroin, Fentanyl, and Marijuana 33 months Portia L. Carrington-Green, 46, Chesapeake … a Firearm in Furtherance of a Drug-Trafficking Crime 336 months Johnnie Ross, 29 Portsmouth Distribution of …
October 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak issues progress report

November 13, 2018
… 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 … sentencing. Read more on this case here . Targeting online suppliers, mainly from China and Mexico, who traffic …
November 13, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA 2020 Year in Review: Combatting Serious Drug-Related Threats During the Pandemic

January 14, 2021
… under this initiative accounted for the seizure of nearly $33 million in assets, approximately 3,140 firearms, almost … with fentanyl. This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and …
January 14, 2021
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Three Business Owners Charged with Wiring Drug Trafficking Money to Mexico

September 22, 2022
… 335.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, with an average street price of $300 per ounce, and more than 22.1 kilograms of heroin, with an average street price of $1,500 per ounce. The forfeiture allegations would …
September 22, 2022
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Global investigation of Dark Web drug network leads to arrest of 3 German Nationals

May 03, 2019
… vendors and their customers.  Annibale, who used the online monikers “MED3LIN,” also acted as a public relations … in Germany, were the administrators of WSM, a sophisticated online marketplace available in six languages that allowed … outlines how the defendants operated a sophisticated online marketplace that offered encrypted communications …
May 03, 2019
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West Babylon man indicted for alleged major cocaine trafficking operation

August 25, 2020
… for the cocaine seized during the search warrant. The high price point at which Reyes allegedly sold cocaine was due in …
August 25, 2020