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Community Event
September 28, 2021
September 28, 2021

Operation Engage Local Stakeholder Meeting

5:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
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Join the DEA Washington Division as we host a new series of local stakeholder meetings, under Operation Engage (#OpEngageDMV), to facilitate better partnerships in the Washington D.C. and Prince Georges County, Maryland areas. These local stakeholder meetings are open to local public health, law enforcement, public safety, prevention, and other...
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Community Event
March 23, 2021
March 23, 2021

Operation Engage Local Stakeholder Meeting

5:00 AM - 7:30 AM (EDT)
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Join the DEA Washington Division as we host a new series of local stakeholder meetings, under Operation Engage (#OpEngageDMV), to facilitate better partnerships in the Washington D.C. and Prince Georges County, Maryland areas. These local stakeholder meetings are open to local public health, law enforcement, public safety, prevention, and other...
EVENT
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Recruitment
December 01, 2019 - September 30, 2020
December 01, 2019 - September 30, 2020

2020 Criminal Investigator JOB BA2020-1 Orientation

2:00 AM - 3:59 PM (EST)
New York, NY
For any Special Agent job announcement, New York applicants must visit AND READ CAREFULLY from the following link detailing qualifications and instructions: If qualified for any of the Grade levels, the initial step is to submit your resume to NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@usdoj.gov with the job announcement as the subject title if you...
DOCUMENT

Heroin Domestic Monitor Report

October 29, 2018
Publication
… street-level in 27 U.S. cities. The data in this report is from 2016. Heroin Domestic Monitor Report DEA-GOV FINAL.pdf …
October 29, 2018
DOCUMENT

The Drug Situation in New Jersey (2018)

June 01, 2018
Publication
… (AOR). Unless otherwise noted, data and findings are from DEA reporting.  BUL-065-18.pdf On …
June 01, 2018
DOCUMENT

DEA Fall 2017 Marijuana Update for South Carolina

April 01, 2017
Publication
… law enforcement officials 2015. With preliminary reporting from 2016-17, the ranking of marijuana has slightly …
April 01, 2017
EVENT
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Recruitment
November 01, 2018 - March 31, 2019
November 01, 2018 - March 31, 2019

Special Agent Job Announcement New York Orientaton Invite

8:00 AM - 8:00 AM (EDT)
New York, NY
For any Special Agent job announcement, New York applicants must visit AND READ CAREFULLY from the following link detailing qualifications and instructions: https://www.dea.gov/special-agent-careers If qualified for any of the Grade levels, the initial step is to submit your resume to NewYorkSpecialAgentRecruiter@usdoj.gov with the job announcement as the subject title if...
GENERAL INFORMATION

St. Louis News 2004

July 15, 2021
… Drug Sweep Nets 35 In Town  FEB 6, 2004 Twenty-Four People From The St. Louis Area And Texas Are Charged With Drug …
July 15, 2021
DOCUMENT

Vaping and Marijuana Concentrates: What is Vaping?

October 11, 2019
Publication
… the act of inhaling and exhaling an aerosol or vapor made from a liquid or dry material that is heated in an …
October 11, 2019
LANDING PAGE

Fentanyl Free America

December 10, 2025
… DEA’s unwavering commitment to protect the United States from synthetic opioids by disrupting the fentanyl supply … our nation. As long as there are people who seek to profit from suffering there will be attempts to bring fentanyl and …
December 10, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Employment Eligibility

July 15, 2025
… for determining employment eligibility with DEA. Aside from marijuana or cannabis use before the candidate’s 18th … cannot have used anabolic steroids without a prescription from a licensed practicing physician within seven (7) years …
July 15, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Three Dominican Men Arrested for Trafficking Cocaine and Crack Cocaine in Nashua

April 06, 2025
… criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back America streamlines efforts and resources from the Department’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task …
April 06, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 21, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 21, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Mercer County Man Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

June 09, 2023
… with intent to distribute a detectable amount of heroin. From June 2018 through May 2019, Gbanapolor and others … Gbanapolor obtained regular bulk supplies of heroin from Duane Paulino-Escalera, whom Gbanapolor referred to as …
June 09, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Cheryl Ortiz appointed Special Agent in Charge of New Jersey Division

May 25, 2023
… uniquely well rounded. She also brings leadership skills from her military service and time in local law enforcement. … and women of the DEA remain committed to protecting them from the harmful effects that illegal drugs have on our …
May 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine

October 11, 2022
… conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. From 2017 through July 2019, Arroyo Perez and his … plane to transport approximately 150 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New Jersey on Nov. 18, 2018. Law …
October 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican Republic Citizen Extradited to the United States on Money Laundering Charges

May 20, 2022
… role in laundering millions in illegal cash drug proceeds from the United States to the Dominican Republic. … and transferred to the Dominican Republic and elsewhere. From November 2018 through February 2020, Humeau-Hernandez …
May 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Newark Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

May 03, 2022
… imposed the sentence today in Newark federal court. From 2018 through July 31, 2019, Jackson and others … the direction of Chief Martin McParland, and special agents from the ATF, under the direction of Special Agent in Charge …
May 03, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Woman Sentenced to 70 Months in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

January 06, 2022
… fentanyl in New York City to buyers they knew had traveled from New Jersey to New York to make the purchases. On Aug. … to sell fentanyl to individuals whom she knew had traveled from New Jersey to New York for the sale. The aggregate …
January 06, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two New Jersey Men Admit Possessing with Intent to Distribute Over One Kilogram of Fentanyl

December 06, 2021
… kilogram of fentanyl. On March 5, 2021, Agurto travelled from Hoboken to Latre’s residence in Belleville to retrieve … more fentanyl, seizing a total of 1.6 kilograms of fentanyl from the car and residence. The offense to which Agurto and …
December 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

National Leader of Pagan’s Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Sentenced

October 14, 2021
… in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. While Richter was traveling from the party to his home in Suffolk County, New York, law … recovered a loaded Ruger P345 .45 caliber handgun from a front-seat compartment in the vehicle. As a result, …
October 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Woman Admits Distributing Fentanyl that Caused Death

July 23, 2021
… Monmouth County woman. On May 15, 2018, a 39-year old woman from Englishtown, referred to in court as Victim-1, texted … of Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson; detectives from the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office, under the …
July 23, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Leader Admits to Illegally Possessing a Firearm

July 28, 2021
… in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. While Richter was traveling from the party to his home in Suffolk County, New York, law … recovered a loaded Ruger P345 .45 caliber handgun from a front-seat compartment in the vehicle. As a result, …
July 28, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Convicted for Fentanyl Analogue Pill Mill Operation

July 14, 2021
… District Judge Michael A. Shipp in Trenton federal court. From at least March 2017 through December 2017, Tablack ran … of his illegal pills per month and made millions of dollars from his illegal operation in digital currency that is …
July 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners announce results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes.  Our April event included 4,425 community … who participated. Every prescription bottle removed from the medicine cabinet makes the home and community …
April 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Essex County Man Indicted for Possessing Firearm, Ammunition, and Heroin

April 21, 2021
… an Essex County man was indicted today on charges stemming from illegally possessing ammunition in connection with two … shooting in Newark on Aug. 13, 2020, and cartridge casings from the locations of both shootings are a ballistics match. …
April 21, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Member of Paterson drug ring charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl

September 04, 2020
… Judge Cathy L. Waldor and was detained without bail. From May 2020 through Aug. 13, 2020, Williams negotiated … 250 “bricks,” or over 12,000 individual doses of heroin, from Paterson and distributed the heroin in Vermont. On Aug. …
September 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Trenton Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

June 18, 2020
… against two other defendants remain pending on complaint. From June 2018 through May 2019, the defendants and others … that Gbanapolor obtained regular bulk supplies of heroin from Duane Paulino-Escalera, whom Gbanapolor referred to as …
June 18, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States.  From FY 2017 to FY 2019, DEA domestic seizures o f methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds . During the same time …
February 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges at the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 23, 2019
… NEWARK, N.J. – In 2018, more than 3,100 people died from suspected drug overdoses across New Jersey. On … partners began this program in New Jersey in 2009. It is from this initiative that the national program was born in …
October 23, 2019