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
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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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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 …
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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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Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent …
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Twenty-One Individuals Charged With Using Fraudulent Prescriptions To Obtain Oxycodone

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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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Dallas DEA/Texoma HIDTA Launches Heroin Task Force Initiative

… 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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Former Alexandria Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

… 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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Yonkers Pharmacy Store Manager Arrested And Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … R. Crowell said: “The perception that illegal prescription drug abuse is a safer high than street drugs, has spread …
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DEA Announces Three New Telemedicine Rules that Continue to Open Access to Telehealth Treatment while Protecting Patients

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug …
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Lake City Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Methamphetamine

… 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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Mexican Cocaine Supplier and Florida Coconspirator Sentenced to Federal Prison For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

… 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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Christian & Missionary Alliance Foundation, Inc. Agrees to Pay $250,000 to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Controlled Substances Act

… 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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Surgeon Receives 78 Months In Prison For Distributing Oxycodone

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent …
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21 Drug Traffickers and Gang Members Facing Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… 21 Drug Traffickers and Gang Members Facing Federal Drug and … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Seattle Eliminating …
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Multiple cases lead to arrests of five doctors, one pharmacist, one nurse practitioner and three others

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent …
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Former Doctor Sentenced In White Plains Federal Court To 18 Months In Prison For Selling Oxycodone Prescriptions

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … opiates feed the vicious cycle of addiction and abuse that is devastating too many of our communities.  As a …
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Denton Physician Sentenced for Over-Prescribing Opioids

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Depressants

GHB - Gamma-Hydroxybutyric Acid

August 21, 2025
Gamma-Hydroxybutyric acid (GHB) is another name for the generic drug sodium oxybate. Xyrem® (which is sodium oxybate) is the trade name of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved prescription medication. Xyrem® is approved as a treatment to improve daytime sleepiness and muscle weakness with narcolepsy (a disorder marked by sudden...
August 21, 2025
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DEA Agent Involved in Shooting

… 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 and partners collect nearly 883,000 pounds of medications and vaping devices at 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… and vaping devices at 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day November 05, 2019 Omaha Contact Info … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Dustin R. Gillespie Special Agent In … or unused medicines that are highly susceptible to misuse, abuse and theft. Public demand for safe and secure drug …
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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 David S. Olesky Special Agent In …
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Lexington Man Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

… 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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Dallas Man Sentenced to 14 years in Federal Prison for Supplying Fentanyl in Rowlett 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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Hopkinsville Man Indicted by Federal Grand Jury for Distributing Methamphetamine

… 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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Georgia Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 12 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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Colombian National Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Recruiting Mariners to Traffic Cocaine to the Sinaloa Cartel

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Celebrate Red Ribbon Week at the 2019 Community Drug Prevention Awards and Activity to honor the memory of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena

… Celebrate Red Ribbon Week at the 2019 Community Drug Prevention Awards and Activity to honor the memory of … Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Operation Engage Middlesex County …
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Doctor Pays $153,000 to Resolve Allegations of Overprescribing Opioids at his Escondido Clinic

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice James Nunnallee Special Agent In … one opioid, one benzodiazepine, and one muscle relaxant.  Drug abusers colloquially refer to the opioid, …