PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Drug Traffickers Indicted

September 03, 2013
… intent to distribute 12 kilos of heroin, which was seized from the organization’s heroin stash house located at 3901 … coordinated and supervised the transportation and delivery from Mexico to Philadelphia where he oversaw distribution of … heroin for the organization and was awaiting cash payments from Philadelphia area heroin distributors.  The indictment …
September 03, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Pennsylvania Man Sentenced To 57 Months Imprisonment In Drug Conspiracy Case

October 23, 2013
… that involved the importation of cocaine and heroin from Panama and Afghanistan.  United States District Judge … five kilograms of cocaine and one kilogram of heroin from the Republic of Panama into the United States, in … smuggled or attempted to smuggle heroin and cocaine from Panama to Delaware.  He acknowledged making cocaine and …
October 23, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

October 17, 2016
… Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov Twice-annual event takes place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. October 22 SAN DIEGO - America is … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
October 17, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Dealer Sentenced For Structuring Drug Proceedshirteenth Defendant Pleads Guilty In Idaho Meth Case

January 27, 2011
… Carolina, when he committed the offense. The case arose from an investigation into the distribution of marijuana and … of shipments containing marijuana and psilocybin mushrooms from Michael James Walsh in Eugene. Walsh was a distributor … to people in multiple states. Upon receiving the shipments from Walsh, Yaun sold the marijuana and mushrooms and …
January 27, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Southern Illinois Woman Pleads Guilty To Possession Of A Listed Chemical Knowing It Would Be Used To Manufacture A Controlled Substance

February 03, 2011
… States Code, Section 841(c)(2). The violation took place from or about June 19, 2008, through May 21, 2010, in Saline … at Benton. At her plea, WENZEL admitted to the court that from Jun 19, 2008, through May 21, 2010, she would purchase or obtain from others pseudoephedrine pills for use in manufacturing …
February 03, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficker Receives 19 Year Prison Sentence For Two Cocaine Conspiracies

April 09, 2013
… a total of approximately 8.5 kilograms of cocaine from Burbank, California, to Alaska. Law enforcement … the second box of cocaine that Dimmer had sent to Hernandez from Burbank. Dimmer concealed the kilograms of cocaine sent from Burbank in rather unique retro-looking Crosley Stereo …
April 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Southern Oregon Martial Arts Instructor Sentenced To Federal Prison On Marijuana Charges

June 03, 2013
… of marijuana weights and prices per pound sold, ranging from $18,000 to $29,000. Agents also discovered that … either did not use marijuana or never received marijuana from Hisamoto. Further investigation revealed that Hisamoto sold the marijuana to buyers from California. Hisamoto recruited co-defendants Charlie …
June 03, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Lane County Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 168 Months In Prison

July 26, 2013
… possess and distribute methamphetamine.  Upon his release from prison, he will be placed on supervised release for … enforcement conducted multiple purchases of methamphetamine from an individual who was acting as a courier for … departed the stash house and law enforcement seized $20,000 from a hidden compartment inside his vehicle. Mendoza-Diaz …
July 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Five People Arrested; Charged With Illegal Marijuana Grow In Boise County

September 19, 2013
… law enforcement at a camp located approximately 100 meters from the marijuana grow site. According to the complaints, … hundred marijuana plants that had already been harvested from the growing operation. Investigators also located and … investigators removed over 4,800 marijuana plants from the dispersed grow site. If convicted, the defendants …
September 19, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced For Drug Shipments

December 05, 2016
… Central Valley, pleaded guilty to laundering the proceeds from the sale of synthetic drugs. Court documents indicate that from September 2012 to May 2013, New, Middleton, Douglas … enterprise that imported raw synthetic cannabinoids from China containing AM-2201 and XLR11 that they processed …
December 05, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Marijuana Growers In Siskiyou County Arrested For Conspiring To Bribe Sheriff

August 31, 2017
… of $1 million was contingent on Yang securing and profiting from certain out-of-state marijuana licenses, Yang and … a total of $80,000 if he would exempt eight properties from the Siskiyou County ban against outdoor marijuana grows. They sought protection from raids or other law enforcement actions on these eight …
August 31, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

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

October 02, 2015
… are shocking-approximately 46,000 Americans die each year from drug-related deaths.  More than half of those are from heroin and prescription opioids,” said Acting DEA … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
October 02, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Kern County Drug Traffickers Indicted

January 31, 2013
… were returned today in two separate cases originating from Kern County involving large quantities of controlled … half pound of heroin, and one and a half pounds of cocaine from a residence in northeast Bakersfield where both men … packaging material, and ammunition and seized $3,179 from Hernandez’s residence on the property. If convicted, …
January 31, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Fresno Man Sentenced For Laundering Drug Proceeds

April 22, 2013
… of supervised release, for structuring proceeds derived from an interstate drug trafficking operation, Drug … court documents, Gable structured $693,905 in cash derived from the sales of marijuana grown in Fresno and shipped to … to obtain California medical marijuana recommendations from a local physician for the purpose of growing marijuana, …
April 22, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Indicted For Sanger Marijuana Cultivation Operation Bullet Holes In Thieves’ Truck Lead To Defendants

October 25, 2012
… they responded to a call regarding men unloading marijuana from a pickup truck on East Ashlan Avenue in Sanger. In … detectives found four men unloading 150 pounds of marijuana from the flatbed of a pickup truck and hanging it in a barn. … been shot at with a rifle when they were stealing marijuana from a grow site in the area of Zediker and Shaw Avenues in …
October 25, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Head of Albuquerque Fentanyl Trafficking Organization Sentenced

December 16, 2025
… responsible for moving tens of thousands of fentanyl pills from Mexico into Albuquerque, along with alien smuggling and importing illegal wildlife. According to court records, from at least 2020 through January 2023, Mendoza, 42, a … network that transported large quantities of pills from Juarez across the U.S. border and onto Albuquerque …
December 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

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

December 05, 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 timeframe. These reductions in …
December 05, 2025
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 Court Sentenced Clayton Woman for Laundering Millions for Cartels and Moving Kilo Quantities of Narcotics

August 25, 2025
… court documents and other information presented in court, from June 2021 to June 2024, Rodriguez-Flores distributed … of cocaine and methamphetamine that had been shipped from Mexico and laundered the proceeds from the sale of these drugs back to Mexico. In January …
August 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Gun and drug trafficking ring dismantled in the Bronx

February 13, 2020
… repeatedly referenced their ability to obtain guns from Pennsylvania and bring them into New York to be sold. … directly to undercover officers on three other occasions from June 22, 2019 through Dec. 27, 2019.  Rafael Cruz … of heroin to undercover officers on four occasions spanning from Aug. 7, 2019 through Sept.5, 2019. The investigation …
February 13, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

August 19, 2024
… killed Perry. He further admitted to obtaining the ketamine from his source, Sangha, and to distributing 50 vials of … to Plasencia, including ketamine that he had diverted from his former ketamine clinic. Chavez also obtained … 2023, Iwamasa also began obtaining ketamine for Perry from Fleming and Sangha. After discussing prices with …
August 19, 2024
STORY

In Memoriam: Pope Francis—A Global Voice Against Drug Trafficking and Addiction

April 21, 2025
… addiction. His commitment to protecting the most vulnerable—from the barrios of Buenos Aires to the streets of Rome—will … Rome, more than 100 senior drug law enforcement officials from around the world were received at the Vatican by His … line against the cartels and criminal networks profiting from human misery. True to his word, Pope Francis followed …
April 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 06, 2024
… has ever faced.  In 2022 alone, 107,941 Americans died from drug poisonings, with a staggering 70% of those deaths … exhibit will have extended hours on Tuesday, May 7, from 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. “Americans today are experiencing … fentanyl. The only safe medications are ones that come from licensed and accredited medical professionals. For more …
May 06, 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION

Headquarters News 2007

July 15, 2021
… Statement of Administrator Karen P. Tandy on Retirement from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) October 17, … October 16, 2007 United States Announces First Extraditions From Romania on Terrorism Charges September 24, 2007 DEA …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Phoenix News 2006

July 15, 2021
… Phoenix News 2006 The archive stories for 2009 - 2002 are from the retired web site for DEA.gov.  NOTE: navigation … Conference JUN 1, 2006 Two Mexican Nationals Extradicted From Mexico To Face Charges In Naco, Arizona Drug Tunnel MAY …
July 15, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Chemist (Forensic)

March 28, 2025
… critical in supporting our efforts to keep Americans safe from dangerous drugs and those who traffic them.  Expert … laboratory analysis, court testimony, and evidence gathered from crime scenes are key components in successful criminal …
March 28, 2025
DOCUMENT

Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act

June 23, 2023
Testimony
… between the ages of 18 to 45, and it kills Americans from all walks of life, in every state and community in this … financial network to pocket billions of dollars in revenue from those sales. Responding to America's Overdose …
June 23, 2023
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April 27, 2019
April 27, 2019

DEA Take Back Day (April 2019)

2:00 AM - 6:00 AM (EDT)
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Find a collection site near you! The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 6 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs...
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Admits Distributing Cocaine in New Haven

September 24, 2025
… Force learned that Onofre-Mendez was distributing narcotics from a restaurant on Grand Avenue in New Haven.  Between May … purchases totaling approximately 600 grams of cocaine from Onofre-Mendez. Onofre-Mendez was arrested on October 1, … On that date, investigators seized 225 grams of cocaine from Onofre-Mendez and 480 grams of cocaine from a location …
September 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two Louisville Men Sentenced for Distribution of Over 21,000 Fentanyl Pills and Firearm Offenses

July 14, 2025
… controlled purchases for a total of 4,200 fentanyl pills from Shelby, Jr. and Smith. During the execution of a search … committed to protecting lives and holding those who profit from this crisis accountable,” said DEA Special Agent in … This case was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the ATF Louisville Field Division, the Louisville Metro …
July 14, 2025