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DEA to announce comprehensive strategy to address heroin, opioid crisis in the greater New Orleans area

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Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Overdose Death

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40 Alleged Meth Traffickers Charged in Operation Kullvid-20

… 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 And The Museum Of Science And Industry Open Powerful New Exhibit

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Iconic Chicago Buildings to Light Up Red for DEA’s Red Ribbon Week

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Maryland Man Convicted of Fentanyl Distribution

… Maryland Man Convicted of Fentanyl Distribution February 25, 2025 Washington, DC … 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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Chemicals Used In "Bath Salts” Now Under Federal Control And Regulation

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic DEA Will Study Whether To … is reserved for those substances with a high potential for abuse, no currently accepted use for treatment in the United …
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Leader of Mexico’s United Cartels Extradited to U.S.

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DEA Moves To Emergency Control Synthetic Stimulants

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Domestic Agency Will Study Whether To … restrictive category, which is reserved for unsafe, highly abused substances with no currently accepted medical use in …
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Panamanian Attorney General Visits Coppell, Texas

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New COVID-19 Vaccine will bring opportunities for Fraud

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Luke Davis Whitley
FUGITIVE

Luke Davis Whitley

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 USC 846
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Asset Forfeiture

March 28, 2025
… Asset forfeiture is a tool in our country’s battle against drug abuse and drug crimes, helping to shut down “pill …
March 28, 2025
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Medical Professionals Performed Perfunctory Exams On Longshoremen And Filled Scripts For Narcotics In Elaborate Scheme To Rip Off Insurance Companies

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get Smart About Drugs Just Think Twice Frank A. Tarentino III Special Agent … But that is exactly what happened here, longshoremen abusing painkillers prescribed to them by a pill peddling …
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Depressants

Rohypnol

January 25, 2025
Rohypnol® is a trade name for flunitrazepam, a CNS depressant that belongs to a class of drugs known as benzodiazepines. Flunitrazepam is also marketed as generic preparations and other trade name products outside of the United States. Like other benzodiazepines, Rohypnol® produces sedative-hypnotic, anti-anxiety, and muscle relaxant effects. This drug...
January 25, 2025
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Kerrville Doctor Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Prescribing Controlled Substances Without A Legitimate Medical Purpose

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Community Event
October 26, 2019
October 26, 2019

DEA Take Back Day (October 26, 2019)

6:00 AM - 10:00 AM (EDT)
Find a collection site near you! The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day addresses a crucial public safety and public health issue. According to the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, 9.9 million Americans misused controlled prescription drugs. The study shows that a majority of abused prescription drugs...
STORY

DEA Continues to Prioritize Efforts to Expand Access to Marijuana for Research in the United States

May 14, 2021
… in the United States May 14, 2021 On May 14, 2021, the Drug Enforcement Administration took an important step to … has been exclusively for the National Institute on Drug Abuse. Pending final approval, DEA has determined, …
May 14, 2021
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High Desert Doctor Arrested on Federal Narcotics Charges

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Florida-Based Oxycodone Suppliers Sentenced To Federal 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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8 Defendants in McKinney guilty of trafficking methamphetamines

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Prisma Health Midlands to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations

… 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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Vidor woman sentenced to 15 years in federal prison following opioid overdose deaths

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STORY

A Salute to the Oldest and Largest Task Force in the Nation

January 08, 2021
… enforcement throughout the nation. Executives from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s predecessor, the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, were part of a group that formed a coalition between …
January 08, 2021
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Drug Trafficker Unlawfully Residing in the United States Sentenced to Federal Prison for His Leading Role in Distributing Fentanyl and Heroin and Laundering Millions in Drug Proceeds

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Community Event
January 22, 2020
January 22, 2020

Ferguson Town Hall

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM (EST)
Ferguson, MO
Join the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, the City of Ferguson, and valued partners for an important discussion around opioid misuse and abuse and how it is impacting your community. DEA will be on hand to answer your questions and listen to your concerns. NARCAN training will also be...
PRESS RELEASE

United States Files Lawsuit Against PharMerica Corporation For Violations Of The False Claims Act And The Controlled Substances Act

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Estevan Sidon-Gonzales
FUGITIVE

Estevam Sidon-Gonzales

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 USC 846
Francisco Hernandez-Martinez
FUGITIVE

Francisco Hernandez-Martinez

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Title 21 USC 846
PRESS RELEASE

Nurse-Practitioner Indicted On Federal Charges, Accused Of Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

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