PRESS RELEASE

Indictments against 11 high level Mexican drug cartel members unsealed

October 16, 2018
… against the CJNG is being conducted by special agents from the DEA Los Angeles Division and federal prosecutors from the Department of Justice Criminal Division Narcotic and Dangerous Drug Section. Representatives from the U.S. Departments of State and Treasury participated …
October 16, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Ohio man pleads guilty in methamphetamine conspiracy

March 01, 2019
… and then overseeing redistribution of the drugs to dealers from Columbus to Dayton. He also personally collected …   Ramirez and McQueen, as part of this scheme, traveled from Southern Ohio to California in April 2018 to acquire … delivery of kilogram quantities of methamphetamine from Texas and elsewhere in the Southern United States. He …
March 01, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Drug trafficking organizer sentenced to prison as part of a multi defendant drug investigation and prosecution

March 07, 2019
… drug ring alleging they brought cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico which then travelled through California to Metro … quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico to California.  The drugs were then transported … said U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn. "Thanks go to the agents from the DEA, IRS CI and the Aurora Police Department who …
March 07, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Kokomo, Indiana members of drug trafficking organization convicted by jury

November 19, 2019
… Michael Jones, 37, Jason Reed, 50, and Shaun Myers, 37, all from Kokomo, Indiana, were convicted on drug trafficking, … with Pierre Riley being his source of supply operating from Macon, Georgia, and bringing controlled substances into … substances and protect postal employees and customers from violence related to drug trafficking. The excellent …
November 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve San Antonio based Texas Mexican Mafia members and associates arrested -- indicted on federal drug trafficking charges

October 02, 2020
… are responsible for distributing controlled substances from July 2020 to September 23, 2020. During today’s … in drug distribution and other violent criminal activity from establishing a foothold in our neighborhoods.” This indictment resulted from a Texas Anti-Gang Center (TAG) investigation conducted …
October 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Synergy Results In 18 Arrested For Synthetic Cannabinoid Distribution Operations In Austin And San Antonio

June 26, 2013
… people, who have had potentially serious health effects from their use,” stated U.S. Attorney Pitman. He added, “To … that pose potentially serious health risks. For example, from January 1, 2010 through February 28, 2013, the Texas … guilty in a court of law. These investigations resulted from the efforts of the Drug Enforcement Administration and …
June 26, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

38 Years For Lymon On Firearms, Heroin Trafficking Charges

April 24, 2017
… the time Lymon committed the crimes, he was prohibited from possessing firearms because of his prior felony … ATF and APD investigated the firearms case, with assistance from the Albuquerque office of the FBI, the U.S. Marshals … prosecution with the goal of removing repeat offenders from communities in New Mexico for as long as possible. On …
April 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Great Scott 17 DEA Little Rock Defendants Sentenced To Over 113 Years In Prison

June 28, 2013
… doing all we can to keep our streets and neighborhoods safe from drug trafficking, criminal activity, and violence.” … included over 40 controlled purchases of methamphetamine from members of the drug-trafficking organization.  In … members of the organization.  Also during the case, agents from DEA and the Department of Homeland Security executed a …
June 28, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Anesthesiologist Sentenced For Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone And Other Prescription Painkillers

February 23, 2017
… IRS Criminal Investigation. “The prescriptions obtained from these types of pill mill clinics are most often sold or … an inordinate number of people, most having traveled from out-of-state.  Several physicians were associated with … Enforcement Task (OCDETF) Program, along with assistance from multiple federal, state, and local law enforcement …
February 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Task Force Takes Down Fentanyl Distribution Ring

May 19, 2016
… and made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Petersen.  Subsequent court-authorized wiretaps … to purchase large quantities of fentanyl that were shipped from China.  Casadei also obtained and distributed various … Administration’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
May 19, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Eight People Charged With Making Their Homes Available For Drug Distribution In Winooski, Vermont

July 22, 2016
… Vermont available for drug activity. These charges resulted from a long-term investigation into the distribution of … in drug trafficking by giving drug dealers a safe haven from which to operate and peddle their poison. As this … seized a significant amount of heroin and crack cocaine from a hotel room in Williston. She admitted to working with …
July 22, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Thirty-Nine Alleged Associates Of Two Chicago Area Drug Trafficking Organizations Facing Federal Narcotics Charges

September 26, 2012
… today. The charges contained in a criminal complaint stem from an investigation led jointly by the Federal Bureau of … Enforcement (DEA) that began in July 2011, with assistance from other federal, state, and local law enforcement … Both organizations took steps to protect themselves from detection by law enforcement, including using code …
September 26, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Thirty-Three Alleged Gang Members Arrested In Early Morning Raids By Local, State And Federal Officials

October 09, 2013
… indictment returned by a federal grand jury charges that from about 1996 to September 2013, the defendants; Nathaniel … indicted in Cook County State Court on charges stemming from the investigation. The acts of violence allegedly … this criminal street gang's membership has been identified, from street level workers to the so-called “king."  The …
October 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Grand Jury Indicts 14 In L.A.-Based OxyContin Ring

October 13, 2011
… need the powerful painkiller. The OxyContin was obtained from pharmacies, often by fraudulently billing the public … abusing their authority in the medical community to profit from those vulnerable to these drugs.” The indictment also … General’s region in Los Angeles. “Schemes that steal from taxpayers to pay for high-profit street drugs - as the …
October 13, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Leads Major Narco-Terror Operation

April 04, 2013
… a front company in Guinea Bissau to export the cocaine from Guinea Bissau to the United States.  In addition, Mane … the receipt of approximately 4,000 kilograms of cocaine from the FARC in Guinea Bissau, approximately 500 kilograms … discussed the shipment of ton-quantities of cocaine from South America to Guinea Bissau by sea, Na Tchuto noted …
April 04, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian National Pleads Guilty To Kidnapping And Murder Of DEA Agent Terry Watson

September 04, 2014
… other stabbed him. Special Agent Watson was able to escape from the taxi, but he later collapsed and died from his injuries. Six other defendants have been charged in … cooperation with Colombian authorities and with assistance from INTERPOL and the Justice Department’s Office of …
September 04, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Spiderweb Snags Cocaine, Meth, Weapons And Over $1 Million In Cash

January 20, 2011
… drug trafficking and firearms- related crimes stemming from the large-scale investigation, code-named Operation … working together to remove these violent criminals from its streets.” Cobb County Sheriff Neil Warren, on … of Investigation; and MCS, which is comprised of officers from Cobb County Sheriff's Office, Cobb County Police …
January 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

$1 Million Worth Of Methamphetamine Secreted In Candles Seized And Five People Arrested

August 30, 2017
… crystal meth.  Thereafter, all of the defendants travelled from the NJ Hotel to the NJ Warehouse. Once at the NJ … equipment; and that they expected it would take them from August 29, 2017, until September 2, 2017, to complete … the NJ Hotel. Agents with the DEA, HSI, and NYPD recovered from the NJ Warehouse approximately 27 cardboard boxes each …
August 30, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

OCDETF Operation Zombie Island Shuts Down Major Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Organization On Staten Island

January 17, 2018
… we will continue to do all we can to prevent these drugs from making it to our neighborhoods. I commend our members … and New Jersey. The DTO obtained heroin and fentanyl from a supplier, which was then stored and packaged in … sold. In October 2017, defendant Shaun Sullivan overdosed from heroin supplied by the DTO, but was revived with …
January 17, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Massive Oxycodone And Heroin Conspiracies In And Around Rockland County

March 25, 2015
… addicts with their drug of choice and protecting residents from the possibility of being another statistic.”   U.S. … defendants to purchase significant quantities of heroin from Agramonte, which they then distributed in locations … (Group TDS-NY), which comprises agents and officers from the DEA, the New York City Police Department, Town of …
March 25, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges 50 Members And Associates Of Trinitarios Street Gang With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses Defendants Include Seven Leaders Of Bronx-Based Gang

December 07, 2011
… City. Our residents deserve to live in a neighborhood free from drug trafficking and the associated violence.” NYPD … by the NYPD Gang Division, federal agents and prosecutors from the U.S. Attorney’s Office.” ATF Special … them for their crimes, and when possible remove them from the United States.” NYS DOCCS Commissioner Brian …
December 07, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Cocaine Offenses

May 25, 2016
… an allegation. unsealed today in Manhattan federal court: From approximately 2003 to October 4, 2015, Holder lived in and sold cocaine from a third-floor apartment in Chelsea.  He also delivered …
May 25, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Nurse Practitioner And Brooklyn Podiatrist Plead Guilty To Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

November 20, 2013
… agreed to forfeit more than $150,000 in illegal proceeds from his criminal activity. Defendant Owusu sold oxycodone … Diversion Squad, which includes agents and officers from the DEA, Nassau County Police Department, New York … transactions. Deslouches and Owusu’s convictions resulted from the Eastern District of New York’s Prescription Drug …
November 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Nationwide Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Dismantled

April 29, 2013
… Diversion Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 18 defendants from four states convicted PORTLAND, Ore. - Kingsley Iyare … As a prescription-only product, this powerful pain reliever from the opioid family carries a high risk of abuse, … federal felonies involving fraud, Osemwengie, operating from Las Vegas, Nevada, and his associate Olubenga Temitope …
April 29, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Charged In Illegal Sales Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances: Medical Practices At JFK International Airport And On Long Island

September 03, 2015
… Group TDS-NY is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, the NYPD, the New York State Police, the Town … patient. Some patients who purchased illegal prescriptions from Dr. Surya supplied him with the names of friends and … court authorized review of Dr. Surya’s prescribing history from January 1, 2012 and August 17, 2015 shows more than …
September 03, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Fresno, Tulare And Kern Counties’ Marijuana Prosecution Update

April 15, 2013
… to the U.S. Forest Service for the damage resulting from the marijuana cultivation operations. Abarca came to … According to court documents, McGrath had been recruited from Florida to help setup a for-profit marijuana … officers seized more than 4,000 marijuana plants from property owned and occupied by Saul Morales, 47, his …
April 15, 2013
GENERAL INFORMATION

The History of Red Ribbon Week

March 28, 2025
… born on July 26, 1947, in Mexicali, Mexico. He graduated from Calexico High School in Calexico, California in 1966, … the month. This year’s Red Ribbon Rally features voices from our community and special guests who represent diverse …
March 28, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Professional & Administrative Careers

January 21, 2025
… environment where attorneys derive job satisfaction from a job well done and maintain balance between work and … of presentations and proposals. Finance and Acquisition From planning and executing financial programs to organizing …
January 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Review of International Operations

August 26, 2021
… administrative and financial support for those operations from DEA headquarters.  Administrator Anne Milgram has … narco-terrorist violence, and precursor chemicals flowing from other countries, are endangering the health and safety …
August 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces steps necessary to improve access to marijuana research

August 26, 2019
… States. The DEA is providing notice of pending applications from entities applying to be registered to manufacture … (THC) has increased by more than 40 percent from 384 in January 2017 to 542 in January 2019. Similarly, …
August 26, 2019