PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Announces Takedown Of Major Synthetic Drug Distribution Ring As Part Of Nationally Coordinated Action

October 16, 2015
… to structure more than $3 million in proceeds derived from their Internet-based drug distribution businesses. The … and the California Highway Patrol, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. …
October 16, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

10 Defendants Indicted On Steroid Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracy Charges

September 24, 2015
… drug, we want to keep them out of the U.S. Mail and away from the general public, who may not be aware of the full … Service work relentlessly to remove illegal narcotics from the mail while bringing to justice criminals who use …
September 24, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of “Trinitarios” Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 10 Years In Prison

October 29, 2015
… well as statements made during the sentencing proceedings: From approximately 2009 until his arrest in July 2014, Sosa … to protect their drug distribution territory and themselves from rival gang members, or for use in retaliation against …
October 29, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

January 20, 2017
… and receiving large quantities of cash - half the profit from prior illegal sales. As part of his guilty plea, Troyan … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors and physician assistants, and …
January 20, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Partner In Stockton And Sacramento Marijuana Businesses Pleads Guilty

January 18, 2013
… marijuana and six counts of distributing marijuana from storefronts in Stockton and Sacramento, Drug … and the U.S. Marshals Service, with assistance from the Stockton Police Department and other local law …
January 18, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Convictions In Multicounty Marijuana Cases

January 22, 2013
… with intent to distribute 49,206 marijuana plants seized from public lands on the Sierra National Forest in Fresno … three pounds of processed marijuana and an assault rifle from the ranch. Gallegos faces a mandatory prison term of …
January 22, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-County Marijuana Prosecutions

March 11, 2013
… also seized an assault weapon with 124 rounds of ammunition from an open detached garage at a residential property next … grown on agricultural land in Kettleman City. Two notices from the U.S. Attorney’s Office had been sent to the …
March 11, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Five Members of Hobbs Based Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested on Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

December 04, 2025
… cocaine in Hobbs, New Mexico. According to court documents, from October 2024, through December 2025, Raul Muñoz … to prosecute and remove the most violent criminal aliens from the United States. HSTF Region II CORE 7 is comprised of agents and officers from Homeland Security Investigations, the Federal Bureau of …
December 04, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Central Illinois Man Convicted of Multiple Drug Charges, Including Drug-Induced Homicide

November 20, 2025
… including location monitoring with an ankle monitor. From that date until his arrest in Springfield, Illinois, on … drug conspiracy, including using and distributing drugs from the residence. The jury found that on August 19, 2023, …
November 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 21, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!” “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 25th

October 22, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.    At nearly 4,000 collection sites … the DEA’s National Take Back Day to lessen community risk from drug abuse and keep Americans safe!”   “DEA’s National … our shared commitment to protecting the American people from drug-related harm,” said DEA Administrator Terrance …
October 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Multiple Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Fentanyl Pill Press Operation in Eastern Washington

September 11, 2025
… by 5 years of court supervision upon his release stemming from his role in running a commercial pill press operation … Nicholas Adams obtained a commercial pill press via mail from China and set up a ‘pill mill’ the basement of Adams’ … we share the goal of eliminating this destructive poison from our community and ensuring that those who pedal it are …
September 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Fatal Overdose Traced to Henderson Dealer Leads to Federal Prison Sentence

July 25, 2025
… Cofield, who was 20 years old at the time and had traveled from Henderson to Cary to sell the drugs. The investigation … undercover officers conducted several purchases of heroin from Cofield. On July 15, 22, and 23, an undercover officer bought a total of more than 750 bindles from him. When Cofield arrived at another arranged deal on …
July 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican Drug Trafficker Caught with Tens of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills, Cocaine, Heroin, and Stolen Guns Sentenced to Federal Prison in Washington State

June 16, 2025
… Registration: Oregon 1-888-219-4261 Transported Drugs from California to Spokane Seized Drugs and Firearms Seized … out of Mexico that was responsible for transporting drugs from California to Spokane and distributing them across … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Spokane Regional Anti-Violence Enforcement and …
June 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

11 Members of Bronx “Wash” Gang Charged with Murder, Racketeering, and Related Violent Offenses

December 14, 2022
… murder and assault with a dangerous weapon, arising from three further shootings and one slashing similarly … made on the record in this case and related matters: [1] From at least 2015 to 2022, the members of “WashSide” or …
December 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Trafficker-Quantities of “Rainbow Fentanyl” Arrive in New York

October 04, 2022
… removed the equivalent of 500,000 lethal doses of fentanyl from circulation in the Empire State. In the same reporting … learned that just prior to the arrest, Bush had travelled from New Jersey to the vicinity of 475 10th Avenue in a … is equivalent to more than 36 million lethal doses removed from the illegal drug supply. Additionally, 338 weapons were …
October 04, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

$5 million worth of heroin intercepted en route to New York City and Northeast: El Chapo brand recovered

July 19, 2019
… destined to Springfield, MA where one of the defendants is from, indicating the organization’s reach outside of New … arrest and apprehension of individuals who seek to profit from the misery of others. Reducing the supply of lethal …
July 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Dangerous fentanyl masked as counterfeit oxycodone, 20,000 pills seized in the Bronx and Manhattan

February 11, 2019
… Force Group T-12, which is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA New York Division, the New York City Police … you take ‘prescription’ pills that did not come directly from a pharmacy, you are risking your life,” said Special … in harm’s way to remove these dangerous narcotics from the streets of New York.” "I applaud the collaborative …
February 11, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Drug Trafficking Ring that Used Social Media to Communicate and Advertise Wares Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

January 28, 2025
… the hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash drug proceeds from Ohio and Georgia without more people, driving cash back … into their bags… none of those codefendants made money from their involvement in the DTO. Only Valencia Rosas made … the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and …
January 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney's Office, DEA and HSI Announce Charges Against Fourteen Individuals in Major Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 07, 2024
… agent. On November 6, 2024, DEA and HSI, with support from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and … jointly investigated this case with assistance from the U.S. Marshal Service, the Las Cruces Police … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
November 07, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Local Task Forces Crack Down on Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Networks

August 21, 2023
… violations of terms of his supervised release stemming from a 2019 federal drug trafficking conviction and his … type of drugs distributed.  Maximum prison sentences range from up to 20 years to life in prison.  Unlawful possession … partners highlight the extraordinary results that arise from collaborative and unwavering teamwork.  Together, we …
August 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Fifteen defendants charged in federal court with heroin trafficking and possession of firearms in Milwaukee

July 16, 2019
…   The investigation was led by law enforcement officers from the DEA, North Central High Intensity Drug Trafficking …   “The strength of the DEA is, in many ways, derived from close relationships forged with our numerous local and … in Charge Bell. “This significant investigation resulted from the cooperative leadership of Chief Morales and U.S. …
July 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

ARPO Strike Force charges involve more than 350,000 prescriptions for controlled substances and more than 32 million pills

April 17, 2019
… June 2018, it has excluded more than 2,000 individuals from participation in Medicare, Medicaid and all other … result of outstanding collaborative investigative efforts from the DEA, and numerous other Federal, state and local … million pills. These cases were brought with assistance from the FBI, DEA and HHS-OIG, as well as the Ohio Attorney …
April 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Agency Investigation Dismantles Lea County-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

August 02, 2017
… they imported methamphetamine and cocaine into Lea County from Mexico through Arizona.  The charges are the result of … Mexico and the Lea County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office and the Hobbs Police … The Lea County Drug Task Force is comprised of officers from the Lea County Sheriff’s Office, Hobbs Police …
August 02, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

120 Members And Associates Of Two Rival Street Gangs In The Bronx Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering, Narcotics, And Firearms Offenses

April 27, 2016
… and other publicly filed documents: The Indictments arise from a joint investigation by the NYPD’s Bronx Gang Squad, … ECG before 2Fly and has allied with 2Fly to prevent others from selling drugs at ECG.  Two of the leaders of SMM at ECG … or “Triple M” - operates primarily on White Plains Road from 215th Street to 233rd Street in the Bronx.  This area …
April 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Two Indicted as Law Enforcement Captures Largest Fentanyl Seizure in South Carolina History

July 23, 2025
… working hard day in and day out to protect our communities from the dangers associated with fentanyl.  DEA's priorities … 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 …
July 23, 2025
DOCUMENT

Fentanyl Designated a Weapon of Mass Destruction

December 15, 2025
DEA Administrator Remarks
… dismantle the networks that manufacture, move, and profit from this poison. If you traffic fentanyl, you are dealing …
December 15, 2025
DOCUMENT

CY 2024 Annual Cocaine Report

September 22, 2025
Publication
… the United States. Cocaine seizures ranging in weight from residue to multiple kilograms are routinely analyzed in …
September 22, 2025
DOCUMENT

CY 2023 Annual Heroin Report

September 22, 2025
Publication
… across the United States. Heroin seizures ranging in weight from residue to multiple kilograms are routinely analyzed in …
September 22, 2025
DOCUMENT

CY 2024 Heroin Report

September 22, 2025
Publication
… across the United States. Heroin seizures ranging in weight from residue to multiple kilograms are routinely analyzed in …
September 22, 2025