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Joint Statement from the Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.

January 08, 2026
… of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Drug Enforcement Administration. In the News DEA …
January 08, 2026
PRESS RELEASE

Chickasha Man Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison for Distributing a Fentanyl Pill that Resulted in an Overdose

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Prescription Drug Abuse PSA Joseph B. Tucker Special Agent In Charge View …
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DEA St. Louis Collects 27 Tons Of Unwanted, Expired Medications In Final Takeback

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage St. Louis …
PRESS RELEASE

Eighty-Four Defendants Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses As A Result Of DEA "MET" Operation In Roswell, New Mexico

… Eighty-Four Defendants Charged With Drug Trafficking Offenses As A Result Of DEA "MET" Operation … Links Talk to a Recruiter Scam Alert Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Campus Drug Prevention Operation …
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Brooklyn doctor pleads guilty to illegal distribution of narcotics

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Facts about Fentanyl

April 02, 2025
… fentanyl should be monitored for potential misuse or abuse. Illicit fentanyl, primarily manufactured in foreign … distributed across the country and sold on the illegal drug market.  Fentanyl is being mixed in with other illicit drugs to increase the potency of the drug, sold as powders …
April 02, 2025
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Land O’ Lakes Man Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Offenses

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Ft. Lauderdale …
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Winter Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing P-Fluorofentanyl and Methamphetamine

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Ft. Lauderdale …
DRUG FACT SHEET
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Hallucinogen

LSD

January 22, 2025
Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is a potent hallucinogen that has a high potential for abuse and currently has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States.
January 22, 2025
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Hallucinogen

Psilocybin

January 25, 2025
Psilocybin comes from certain types of psilocybe mushrooms. Psilocybin is metabolized in the body to the active drug psilocyn, also present in many of the same mushrooms.
January 25, 2025
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Hallucinogen

Salvia Divinorum

January 25, 2025
Salvia divinorum is a perennial herb in the mint family that is abused for its hallucinogenic effects.
January 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Authorities Announce 11 Cases Charging Alleged Drug Dealers with Providing Opioids that Led to Fatal Overdoses

… Federal Authorities Announce 11 Cases Charging Alleged Drug Dealers with Providing Opioids that Led to Fatal … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Orange County …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

… Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think Twice Get Smart About Drugs DEA Chicago Podcast Series - NEW Todd C. Smith Special …
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DEA launches "Secure Your Meds" winter campaign

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Scam Alert Brian C. Leardo Special …
PRESS RELEASE

MEDIA ADVISORY: DEA To Conduct Pharmacy Diversion Awareness Conference In Pittsburgh As Part Of The 360 Strategy To Address The Diversion Of Prescription Opioids

… Operation Engage Philadelphia Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Thomas Hodnett Special Agent In …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Atlanta Hosts Second Pill Take Back Event Community Encouraged To Turn In Unwanted & Expired Prescriptions At Numerous Sites

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jae W. Chung Special Agent In Charge View Jae W. …
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Operator Of Urgent Care Clinics On Long Island Sentenced

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … co-conspirator. The oxycodone pills were then re-sold to drug abusers, sustaining the destructive abuse of opioid …
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Two Men Arrested In Buncombe County Face Drug Trafficking Charges Following 1,400 Pound Marijuana Seizure

… Two Men Arrested In Buncombe County Face Drug Trafficking Charges Following 1,400 Pound Marijuana … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jae W. Chung Special Agent In Charge View Jae W. …
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Consent Decree Approved Between the United States and Baltimore-Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Alleged to Have Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances

… Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | … Fugitives Events Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug …
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Hallucinogen

Ketamine

January 22, 2025
Ketamine is a dissociative anesthetic that has some hallucinogenic effects. Ketamine distorts the perception of sight and sound and makes the user feel disconnected and not in control. It is referred to as a “dissociative anesthetic hallucinogen” because it makes patients feel detached from their pain and environment. Ketamine can...
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine and Gun Trafficker is Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jae W. Chung Special Agent In Charge View Jae W. …
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DEA launches Operation Engage in Wichita

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage St. Louis …
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Leader of Drug Ring in Prince George’s and Charles Counties Sentenced to Over 11 Years For Cocaine Distribution and Money Laundering

… Leader of Drug Ring in Prince George’s and Charles Counties Sentenced … Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | … Fugitives Events Operation Engage DMV Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug …
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Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties

… Eighteen Defendants Charged With Operating A Large Scale Drug Organization In Anne Arundel And Howard Counties … Tool   Do you have a tip? Click here to file a report . RX Abuse Line: Report Illicit Pharmaceutical Activities | …
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Trafficking

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jim Scott Special Agent In Charge View Jim Scott …
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Minnesota Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… Minnesota Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy December 16, 2025 Chicago … Campus Drug Prevention Just Think Twice Get Smart About Drugs DEA Chicago Podcast Series - NEW Todd C. Smith Special …
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DEA And Discovery Education Name Nate Trillo From Midlothian, Texas The 3rd Place Winner In Operation Prevention Video Challenge

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Prescription Drug Abuse PSA Joseph B. Tucker Special Agent In Charge View …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Special Agent FAQs

March 03, 2026
… be 21 years old, and no older than 36 years old at the time of appointment Hold U.S. citizenship Possess a valid U.S. … physical rigors of Special Agent Training. What is the DEA drug use policy? *(DEA Pre-Employment Drug Policy updated …
March 03, 2026
PRESS RELEASE

Florida Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Leading a Fairbanks Drug Trafficking Organization

… Florida Man Sentenced to 13 Years for Leading a Fairbanks Drug Trafficking Organization December 16, 2025 Seattle … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating …
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DEA investigators seeking answers in small Tennessee town

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice National Institute on Drug Abuse Jim Scott Special Agent In Charge View Jim Scott …