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DEA Nashville District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

… And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014 September 26, 2014 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) … unwanted pharmaceuticals NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Nashville, Tennessee District …
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DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

… And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014 September 26, 2014 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) … patients’ unwanted pharmaceuticals ATLANTA - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Atlanta Division Office is …
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DEA/DA Undercover Operation Stops Countywide Drug Manufacturing Operations

… Stops Countywide Drug Manufacturing Operations September 17, 2014 San Diego Contact Info Contact Us (858) … of a year-long undercover drug operation. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) served numerous search warrants from 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, which resulted in the seizure of multiple …
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DEA’s Ninth And Final Prescription Take-Back Day Being Held Saturday September 27

… Final Prescription Take-Back Day Being Held Saturday September 27 September 23, 2014 Phoenix Contact Info Contact Us 571-362-5600 … unwanted pharmaceuticals PHOENIX - This Saturday, September 27, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and over 65 law …
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Long Island Nurse Practitioner And Brooklyn Podiatrist Plead Guilty To Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

… Plead Guilty To Illegally Distributing Oxycodone November 20, 2013 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) … Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division. “Medical professionals who … medicine, but they did practice in drug dealing. Law enforcement continues to focus our resources on those who divert …
DRUG FACT SHEET
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Hallucinogen

Salvia Divinorum

January 25, 2025
Salvia divinorum is a perennial herb in the mint family that is abused for its hallucinogenic effects.
January 25, 2025
DRUG FACT SHEET
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Hallucinogen

Psilocybin

January 25, 2025
Psilocybin comes from certain types of psilocybe mushrooms. Psilocybin is metabolized in the body to the active drug psilocyn, also present in many of the same mushrooms.
January 25, 2025
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Community Event
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019
July 22, 2019 - July 23, 2019

Practitioner Diversion Awareness Conference

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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...
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Caribbean News 2005

July 15, 2021
… 2005 Operation Joint Venture II DEA Caribbean Mobile Enforcement Team (MET) Dismantles Drug Trafficking Organization at …  JUN 2, 2005 Operation Frostbite  JUN 2, 2005 Drug Enforcement Administration Recruiting Accounting and Finance …
July 15, 2021
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DEA Red Ribbon Rally

February 25, 2022
… the Washington, D.C. area,  NBC4 served as the event emcee. The rally was attended by program participants, … "Red Ribbon Week supports the shared goal of the law enforcement and prevention communities which is to decrease … to this goal and we believe that strong effective enforcement of our drug laws is critical to achieving this …
February 25, 2022
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Phoenix News 2005

July 15, 2021
… of Historic Meth Crackdown Operation  AUG 18, 2005 Statement of Timothy J. Landrum, Special Agent in Charge of the … Flow of Cash to Drug Organization  JUN 9, 2005 Drug Enforcement Administration Recruiting Accounting and Finance …
July 15, 2021
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Over One Ton of Cocaine Destined for the Northeast Seized

… Over One Ton of Cocaine Destined for the Northeast Seized November 02, 2021 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) … for Narcotics Conspiracy close up of cocaine kilograms removed from lawn roller container.jpg Close up of cocaine kilograms removed from lawn roller container cocaine kilograms removed …
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China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and Distribution

… China-Based Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Employees Indicted for Alleged Fentanyl Manufacturing and … Just Think Twice Domestic WASHINGTON – Eight China-based chemical companies and eight employees have been charged in …
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“Drug Kingpin” Gets 28 Years for Trafficking Drugs from Mexico to Alaska

… 28 Years for Trafficking Drugs from Mexico to Alaska September 05, 2024 Seattle Contact Info Contact Us (206) … Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - (503) 399-5902 Washington Bellingham - (360) 676-3100 … targeting Alaska, from Mexico. Guevara claimed membership in, and association with, the Sinaloa Cartel. …
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Major Indictment Targets Southeastern Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Targets Southeastern Drug Trafficking Conspiracy November 28, 2022 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) … charges nearly three dozen defendants for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy centered in south … any prison term, and there is no parole in the federal system. “The painstaking investigation in Operation Carpet Ride …
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Indictment Targets Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation in Coastal Georgia Area

… in Operation Snowplow, an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force investigation into cocaine trafficking and … sentence of life. There is no parole in the federal system. “This organization’s alleged drug trafficking activities … said the Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Atlanta Field Division Robert J. …
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More than 100 Pounds of Illegal Drugs Seized in Rural Eastern Washington a Significant Amount Destined for the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

… Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - (503) 399-5902 Washington Bellingham - (360) 676-3100 … in Rural Eastern Washington SPOKANE, Wash. –The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Indian Affairs Division of Drug Enforcement (BIA), and the North Central Washington Narcotics Task …
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Eight Baltimore Drug Gang Members Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Alleged Large Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

Eight Baltimore Drug Gang Members Indicted by Federal Grand Jury in Alleged Large Heroin Distribution Conspiracy June 26, 2007 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 WDOPIO@dea.gov Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 …
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Two Defendants Admit Roles In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme

… In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Fraud Scheme February 11, 2013 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us … largest and longest running stolen identity refund fraud schemes ever identified, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman.   The scheme caused more than 8,000 fraudulent U.S. income tax …
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Eleven Defendants Charged With Distributing Multi-Kilogram Amounts Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation

… Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation September 20, 2012 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) … the Honda was not at all as coincidental as it might have seemed to the three men, however. Drug Enforcement Administration agents, assisted by the Chicago Police …
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Manhattan And Brooklyn U.S. Attorneys Announce Guilty Plea In Manhattan Federal Court Of Colombian Narcotics Kingpin To Massive Cocaine Conspiracy

… Narcotics Kingpin To Massive Cocaine Conspiracy November 20, 2014 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) … Act.      Barrera was arrested in Venezuela on September 18, 2012.  Thereafter, he was sent to Colombia, from … is the result of an ongoing Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (“OCDETF”) investigation led by the Drug …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Privacy Act Exemptions

March 28, 2025
… Privacy Act Exemptions The Privacy Act of 1974 provides that an agency … on individuals within their possession unless one of ten exemptions applies.  For a listing of DEA’s exempt Privacy Act system of records, please see the …
March 28, 2025
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Who We Are

December 20, 2024
… laws of the United States. Today thousands of DEA employees located in hundreds of offices across the country … Tradition of Excellence . We are experts in drug law enforcement: Special Agents, Diversion Investigators, Forensic … safe from dangerous drugs and those that traffic in them. On DEA.gov you will find out about who we are, what we …
December 20, 2024
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Caribbean News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Hacienda , PRPD Operation Results In the Arrest of Sixteen Members of A Large Scale Marijuana Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization MAR 27, 2006 DEA Mobile Enforcement Team (MET) Deployment to Mayaguez Culminates with …
July 15, 2021
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Caribbean News 2004

July 15, 2021
… Agressive Recruitment Campaign Aimed at Returning Servicemen  OCT 25, 2004 Wanted: Information On “The Commission” … And Narcotics Organization  SEP 20, 2004 Drug Enforcement Administration And Puerto Rico Police Department … U.S. Coast Guard Seizes 750 Kilograms of Cocaine Drug Enforcement Administration Arrests Vessel Crewmembers and …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Organized Drug Crime Ring Attempted to Flood Alaskan Villages with Fentanyl, 54 Indicted

… Organized Drug Crime Ring Attempted to Flood Alaskan Villages with Fentanyl, 54 Indicted … Medford - (541) 776-4260 Portland - (503) 721-6600 Salem - (503) 399-5902 Washington Bellingham - (360) 676-3100 … Special Agent in Charge David Zahn of the Drug Enforcement Administration Anchorage District Office, Assistant …
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Indictment Charges Eight Men in an Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy

… Men in an Interstate Fentanyl and Cocaine Conspiracy December 13, 2023 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) … quantities of narcotics in the region. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, DEA … FBI Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge Chris Tremblay, of the Washington Field Office Criminal and Cyber …
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New Jersey Division Of Consumer Affairs Launches “Project Medicine Drop,” Providing Consumers Opportunity To Dispose Of Unused Prescription Medication Throughout The Year Pilot Program Important Component Of The Division’s Fight To Prevent Prescription

… Of The Division’s Fight To Prevent Prescription November 14, 2011 New Jersey Contact Info Contact Us (571) … in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with Paula T. Dow, State of New Jersey … General Dow and Director Calcagni noted that today’s announcement builds on the success of the U.S. Drug Enforcement …
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Opiate Overdoses Surpass Murders In New Orleans For First Time

… of the overdose victims had multiple drugs in their systems. The Orleans Parish Coroner’s Office reported that … dangerous combinations that they are observing because it seems to be a particularly lethal combination and leads the … to Emergency Services for the City of New (New Orleans EMS), opioid misuse was responsible for more than 600 …
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Step Up. Speak Out. Fight Back

June 27, 2025
… is committed to saving American lives through drug enforcement, community outreach, and education.   In February, DEA … awareness.   DEA and NFL Alumni Health leveraged the excitement around Superbowl LIX, and the power of the media, to … One Pill Can Kill; Your Voice Can Save a Life The drug epidemic is devastating communities by fueling violence and …
June 27, 2025