PRESS RELEASE

Georgia Man Arranging Methamphetamine Transactions from within Federal Prison Sentenced to 300 Additional Months in Federal Prison

June 02, 2022
… Georgia Man Arranging Methamphetamine Transactions from within Federal Prison Sentenced to 300 Additional … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
June 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison

January 16, 2020
… Multi-kilo cocaine dealer from Mecklenburg County sentenced to 15 years in prison … 45, arranged for the delivery of 28 kilograms of cocaine from Texas to Virginia. On May 30, 2019, a tractor-trailer … Brodnax. Lewis had received multiple shipments of cocaine from the suppliers in Texas and had distributed at least 71 …
January 16, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities

April 26, 2024
… Back Day Enters 15th Year of Removing Unneeded Medications from Communities April 26, 2024 Miami Contact Info Contact … community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about …
April 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

York County Man Sentenced for Distributing Heroin to Women Who Died from Drug Overdoses

November 09, 2021
… Man Sentenced for Distributing Heroin to Women Who Died from Drug Overdoses November 09, 2021 Washington, DC Contact … in prison for distributing heroin to two women who died from overdoses at his Seaford home and for possessing … sold propane gas to customers. Kerlin used funds derived from his business sales to purchase cocaine, cocaine base, …
November 09, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two defendants sentenced for major drug conspiracy, trafficking drugs from Georgia to Southwest Virginia

January 17, 2020
… sentenced for major drug conspiracy, trafficking drugs from Georgia to Southwest Virginia January 17, 2020 … heroin, oxycodone, cocaine, and other drugs from Georgia into Southwest Virginia were recently sentenced … substances. The court also ordered that $10,007 seized from the defendants be forfeited to the United States, in …
January 17, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

District Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution, Which Resulted in Death of Consumer from Virginia

September 16, 2022
… Fentanyl Distribution, Which Resulted in Death of Consumer from Virginia September 16, 2022 Washington, DC Contact Info … Defendant Distributed Drug From Residence in Northeast Washington WASHINGTON – Andrew …
September 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Man Who Had Cocaine, Methamphetamine Mailed from California to Charlottesville Pleads Guilty in Federal Court

March 29, 2022
… Man Who Had Cocaine, Methamphetamine Mailed from California to Charlottesville Pleads Guilty in Federal … of methamphetamine and two pounds of cocaine mailed to him from California in March 2021 pleaded guilty yesterday to … containing large quantities of narcotics would be sent from California to an address in Charlottesville intended …
March 29, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison

August 15, 2025
… Iraqi National Dealing Fentanyl from Glen Allen Hotel Room Sentenced to Prison August 15, … Al Sheikh Mohammed, 28, conducted hand-to-hand transactions from a hotel room in Glen Allen rented by his girlfriend, … vehicle, officers recovered 10 tablets containing fentanyl from Lindore’s purse and $164 in drug proceeds. During a …
August 15, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Consent Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances

November 19, 2021
… Decree Permanently Bans Baltimore-Based Physician Assistant from Prescribing Opioids and Controlled Substances November … Elizabeth J. Allen, a Baltimore-based physician assistant, from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, … in order to save lives.” The government alleged that from 2014 to 2019, Allen, who practiced medicine as a …
November 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Pain Clinic Owners And Medical Directors Indicted For Alleged “Pill Mill” Relocated From Florida To Maryland

September 15, 2014
… Directors Indicted For Alleged “Pill Mill” Relocated From Florida To Maryland September 15, 2014 Washington, DC … without proper oversight.” According to the indictment, from March 1, 2011 through May 15, 2012, Resnick, Margulis …
September 15, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Scott announces results from joint initiative to reduce ongoing violence in Vallejo

December 17, 2020
… U.S. Attorney Scott announces results from joint initiative to reduce ongoing violence in Vallejo … in the community. Together, with our task force officers from the Vallejo Police Department, California Highway … in your community, call our tip line or submit information online to help ensure a safe environment in all of our …
December 17, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Physician Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill from His Northwest D.C. Medical Practice

June 26, 2025
… Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Operating a Pill Mill from His Northwest D.C. Medical Practice June 26, 2025 … prescriptions for narcotics in exchange for cash from his Northwest Washington D.C. medical clinic.  A jury … of controlled substances after it received information from law enforcement agencies nationwide regarding …
June 26, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Hanover Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland

November 22, 2021
… Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Other Drugs Shipped Through the Mail from California to Maryland November 22, 2021 Washington, DC … cocaine, and other drugs, shipped through the U.S. Mail from California to Maryland.  The guilty plea was announced … 2020, U.S. Postal Inspectors interdicted several parcels from the mail, including two parcels bound for an address in …
November 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Laurel Narcotics Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Bringing Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland

September 28, 2021
… Large Quantities of Fentanyl, Cocaine and Other Drugs from California to Maryland September 28, 2021 Washington, … recovered approximately 2 kilograms of cocaine from the parcel. Between June 1, 2020, and June 3, 2020, … vehicle, walk to Fisher’s vehicle, and retrieve an object from Fisher.  The object was later determined to be a …
September 28, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

FedEx Indicted For Its Role In Distributing Controlled Substances And Prescription Drugs

July 18, 2014
… filled orders based solely on the completion of an online questionnaire, without a physical examination, … and controlled substances.  According to the indictment, from at least as early as 2004, DEA, FDA and members of …
July 18, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA implements ecommerce outreach program to combat counterfeit drug production

August 03, 2020
… States.  This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and … counterfeit pills that are nearly indistinguishable from controlled prescription medications.” DEA is engaging …
August 03, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Prolific wholesale fentanyl distributor sentenced to 35 years in federal prison after seizure of more than $4 million in cash and 10 kilograms of fentanyl from the defendant—enough to kill 5 million people

January 16, 2020
… more than $4 million in cash and 10 kilograms of fentanyl from the defendant—enough to kill 5 million people January … He will also forfeit to the government all of the proceeds from his drug business, including the cash, cars, jewelry, … According to the evidence presented at his five-day trial, from April 2018 through January 2019, Paul Alexander …
January 16, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA implements ecommerce outreach program to combat counterfeit drug production

August 04, 2020
… States.  This DEA-led initiative focuses on educating online retailers about the sale of pill presses and … counterfeit pills that are nearly indistinguishable from controlled prescription medications.” DEA is engaging …
August 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Three Indicted for Conspiracy to Illegally Distribute Almost $8 Million in Prescription Diet Drugs

June 13, 2008
… returned yesterday. The three-count indictment charges that from at least March 2005 until December 2006, the defendants … their credit card information and completing a brief on-line questionnaire. Customers were also allowed to order … medical entities such as Waterview Pharmacy, Drugs Discount Online Inc. and LEXA Medical Supplies Inc. All the …
June 13, 2008
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 received the purchased narcotics, to …
May 11, 2017
DOCUMENT

Athletes and Opioids Poster

February 19, 2019
Publication
… than prescribed.” Prescription opioid addiction – stemming from misuse – has hit the nation hard in recent years. … around misusing pain pills. Athletes and Opioids Poster (Online) (508).pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
February 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

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 … risks to U.S. consumers. Preventing rogue online pharmacies from further flooding our communities with opioids is …
September 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

D.C. Area Pharmacist Indicted And Arrested On Charges Involving Illegal Pharmaceutical Shipments

March 30, 2015
… his indictment on federal charges that he and a physician from Florida operated an Internet pharmacy site that … and operated an Internet pharmacy website known as apexonlinepharmacy.com between January 2005 and June 29, 2010. … the Internet solely on the basis of their answers to an on-line medical questionnaire.  Such prescriptions are …
March 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Two defendants arrested for distribution of controlled substances through sham internet pharmacy

July 09, 2018
… drug distribution operation  purporting to be an online pharmacy.  U.S. Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said, “As … sold pharmaceuticals through a website purporting to be an online pharmacy.  Bracy and Rodriguez-Lopez allegedly … computer showed that he had repeatedly ordered painkillers from the Pharmacy Website, and that he had wired thousands …
July 09, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

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 … the excellent cooperation between law enforcement agencies from around the globe who delivered another blow to criminal … in Germany, were the administrators of WSM, a sophisticated online marketplace available in six languages that allowed …
May 03, 2019
STORY

Fentanyl Deaths Climbing, DEA Washington Continues the Fight

February 16, 2022
… seeing Mexican cartels sourcing raw, dangerous chemicals from China, using these chemicals to cheaply produce the … opioid overdose fatalities increase by roughly 18 percent from 2019 to 2020 and most recent data show the state is on … he notes, is the ability for these drug dealers to sell online, to our children.   Social Media Makes Drug Sales …
February 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Three Admit Selling Anabolic Steroids

December 05, 2024
… sell anabolic steroids through a Facebook page called “SP Online,” also known as “SP Pharma.” Moore and Swanson … packaged them for retail distribution. Customers ordered from a “menu” posted on the SP Online page and typically paid by mailing cash. Moore and …
December 05, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Johnson City Doctor Pleads Guilty: Failure To Keep Drug Records/ Making False Statements To Drug Enforcement Administration

March 24, 2011
… Court in Greeneville, to omitting material information from records required to be kept under the Controlled … most practitioners, as did Dube, renew their registration on-line. On both the paper and on-line forms, the registrant …
March 24, 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION

Diversion Investigator Job Announcement

February 13, 2025
… to perform investigative work Ability to gather data from multiple sources Ability to research and analyze data … perspectives of the American people, we welcome applicants from the many communities, identities, races, ethnicities, … 3) Gathering and organizing information from databases, online resources, or documents; and 4) Evaluating …
February 13, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Three Arrested In Connection With Pharmacy Forgery Ring

October 20, 2016
… forge prescriptions using false addresses, phone numbers & online accounts SEATTLE - Three people involved in an … to obtain narcotic drugs by using forged prescriptions both online and in person now face federal charges.  The … online tools to make it appear that the prescriptions were from legitimate providers.  A criminal complaint filed in …
October 20, 2016