PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

December 20, 2022
… worked to seize over 379 million deadly doses of fentanyl from communities across the country,” said Administrator … secret factories in Mexico with chemicals sourced largely from China. In 2021, the DEA issued a  Public Safety Alert … a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s announcement in 2021 that four out of ten …
December 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Expansion of Operation Crystal Shield

January 15, 2021
… an ever-evolving initiative to protect the American people from the dangers of methamphetamine. It is imperative we … the trend of increased meth on our streets and deaths from meth use and overdose. This action is an important step to stymie this dangerous drug from flooding our neighborhoods and communities.” In …
January 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 14, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
April 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA dismantles Southern Arizona drug trafficking ring

August 02, 2018
… into a Douglas area drug trafficking ring.  Agents from the DEA’s Sierra Vista Resident Office coordinated a … our country.” Agents were able to develop information from several leads which led them to identify the main … who were allegedly involved in bulk marijuana smuggling from Mexico, and into the U.S for further distribution.  …
August 02, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Pearl District Drug Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison

February 16, 2022
… with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine from his Pearl District apartment. Antonio Bernal Osorio, … (DEA) agents learned that Osorio was selling drugs from his apartment in Northwest Portland. Between November … multiple successful controlled purchases of cocaine from Osorio, and, on January 21, 2021, executed a search …
February 16, 2022
STORY

Part One: DEA-Washington is Standing Up Against Violent Crime

January 20, 2022
… linked to the issue of drug trafficking.  Seized firearms from a large international drug investigation led  by the … data . U.S. homicide rates increased by nearly 30 percent from the previous year, despite the national rate of violent … these same areas also experience the most disparate impact from gun violence. Despite survival rates from gun violence …
January 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two former Venezuelan officials charged and two businessmen plead guilty in connection with Venezuela bribery scheme

June 27, 2019
… to launder the proceeds of an illegal bribery scheme to and from bank accounts located in southern Florida. According to … to the charges, a substantial portion of the proceeds from the corrupt contracts was laundered through U.S. … be required to forfeit at least $5.5 million in profits from the corruptly obtained contracts, as well as real …
June 27, 2019
STORY

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day: Why become a DEA investigator?

January 08, 2021
… both special agents and task force officers, who are loaned from local and state police agencies. Their jobs are to … Kansas City (Mo.) Interdiction Task Force   With me being from a border town, of Hispanic decent and bilingual, I can … favorite part of the job would be the job in its entirety, from sitting for hours on surveillance to regurgitating the …
January 08, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Kicks Off Annual Red Ribbon Campaign

October 25, 2021
… 1985.  Red Ribbon Week is officially celebrated nationally from October 23-31; however, communities and school … red ribbons during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to … a virtual color guard by the Junior ROTC Cadet Color Guard from Arlington, Virginia; a spoken word performance; and …
October 25, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Wisconsin Man Sentenced to Six Years for Methamphetamine Charge

October 20, 2021
… District of Wisconsin, announced that Doua Moua, 37, from Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by … this charge on Aug. 3, 2021. On Dec. 10, 2020, an officer from the Buffalo County Sheriff’s Department pulled over a … Judge Conley also noted that Moua had been released from prison less than one year before he was arrested in …
October 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Third member of cocaine conspiracy sentenced

July 31, 2019
… that Gregory Smith mailed packages containing cocaine from Houston, Texas, to Joseph Harper in Madison. Postal records from November 2017 to November 2018 showed 32 packages mailed from Smith to addresses in Wisconsin or Iowa associated with …
July 31, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

McFarland man sentenced for money laundering conspiracy related to sale of synthetic cannabinoids

August 01, 2019
… Shakeel was formerly the general manager for the company. From July 2015 through April 2016, Shahzad conspired with … conspirators continued to distribute synthetic cannabinoids from a Mobil gas station located at 3505 East Washington …
August 01, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27, 2019

April 23, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
April 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Denver and partners in the Rocky Mountain Region hold National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on April 27th.

April 24, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
April 24, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Chicago pharmacy technician sentenced to five years in prison for stealing opioids and selling them for profit

November 21, 2019
… located in the 2700 block of West North Avenue in Chicago. From October 2015 to December 2017, Cruz and a co-defendant, … and Green received at least $10,800 in proceeds from the sale of the stolen pills.  Cruz concealed the theft …
November 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces 19th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 20, 2020
… that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet. Collection sites will adhere … DEA will also accept vape pens or other e-cigarette devices from individual consumers, only after the batteries are …
October 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners raid five illicit marijuana grow sites in eradication operation

August 27, 2020
… of August, 25, 2020, more than 70 law enforcement officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration Grand Junction Resident Office and law enforcement partners from 12 federal, state and local agencies conducted a … of Land Management. Alongside law enforcement partners from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, HSI, FBI, ATF, …
August 27, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

United States reaches $200,000 settlement with Siskiyou County pharmacy for controlled substances act violations

July 28, 2020
… archived DEA-E-222 form for orders of controlled substances from a distributor, to properly document the quantity and/or date of controlled substances received from a distributor, and to conduct a complete and accurate … and other dangerous drugs and avoid harm to the public from abuse of these powerful substances, it is critical that …
July 28, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Judge in Del Rio sentences latin king gang member to federal prison for methamphetamine conspiracy

February 05, 2020
… with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Barajas is from Houston, Mendoza is from Austin, and the remaining co-defendants are from San Antonio. Sentencings for the codefendants ranged up …
February 05, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Brings In Record Number Of Unused Pills During 15th Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… - simply by disposing of unwanted prescription medications from their medicine cabinets,” said DEA Acting Administrator … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
May 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

April 26, 2018
… imposed the sentence today in Trenton federal court. From June 2014 through December 2014, Zamora engaged in a … officers recovered an additional two kilograms of heroin from his home. Two other members of the conspiracy, Harry …
April 26, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

America Responds To National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 07, 2018
… pounds, or 4,982 tons. “Removing unwanted medication from the home is an important step in preventing misuse.  We … remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine …
May 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Ohio Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted In Fatal Overdose

April 26, 2017
… City - (571) 362-0443 Leroy Steele Obtained Fentanyl From China Before Distributing the Drug in Northern OH … years in prison for selling Fentanyl that had been obtained from China, and resulted in a fatal overdose.  Acting U.S. …
April 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Dallas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 10, 2017
… of Prisons on May 23, 2017.  Lewis’ guilty plea stemmed from her role in a pill mill operating during parts of … superseding indictments. The 2015 indictment alleged that from at least May 2013 through July 2014, the defendants … to drive a co-conspirator carrying 30mg oxycodone pills from Dallas to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in …
April 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Zeta Leader "Talivan" Pleads Guilty

April 07, 2014
… was extradited to Laredo on Nov. 21, 2013. The charges stem from a Feb. 17, 2010, indictment charging … Gulf Cartel and one of the leaders of the Zetas drug cartel from 2005 until his arrest by Mexican authorities in August … or more of cocaine and 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana from Mexico into the United States.  Millions of dollars in …
April 07, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Spring, TX Man Handed Significant Sentence In Large Scale Meth Conspiracy

November 06, 2014
… a very pure form known as “ICE,” which had been imported from Mexico. The Judge noted that Reyes possessed firearms, … lead a large-scale drug operation and benefited financially from the sale of narcotics. Judge Lake commented that his … with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine from February 2009 through June 2013. Gerardo Garcia, 34, …
November 06, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Montana Doctor Arrested After Two Year Investigation

August 27, 2015
… patients, Christensen had patients who came to see him from eight other states. "These 400 felony charges relate to … patients of the more than 4,700 medical files seized from his office," said Ravalli County Attorney Bill … said Kara Philbrick-Lenker, 43, of Missoula, died in 2013 from a prescription drug overdose, including methadone. In …
August 27, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Texas Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 18 Years In Prison And Forfeits More Than $1.2 Million

February 20, 2015
… had used various modes of transportation to move the drugs from Texas to Ocala, and had employed a series of drivers, … a traffic stop of a truck Tovar was driving on his way from Texas. During the stop and ensuing search of the … Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, which is …
February 20, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Ocala Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 10 Years For Distributing Cocaine And Money Laundering

April 02, 2015
… Mexico. For more than seven years, he obtained cocaine from Rolando Pinon and then redistributed the multi-kilogram … drivers, including Jose Manuel Tovar, to drive the cocaine from south Texas to Ocala. Swoll received profits of … Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation, with assistance from the Unified Drug Enforcement Strike Team, which is …
April 02, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl That Resulted In Death

March 20, 2017
… purchase heroin, bragging about the potency of the heroin. From January 2015 through October 7, 2015, Margenat-Castro … contacted Margenat-Castro and arranged to purchase heroin from him. The buyer drove to Orlando from Georgia and …
March 20, 2017