PRESS RELEASE

Three Bristol-Based Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty

… or more of cocaine; conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl; possession of fentanyl and acetylfentanyl with the intent to distribute; and laundering of …
PRESS RELEASE

Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Pleads Guilty To Charges Related To Multi-State Hepatitis C Outbreak

… a scheme to divert and steal the controlled substance Fentanyl for personal use and abuse. Fentanyl is a powerful anesthetic intended for patients … admitted that he would surreptitiously take syringes of Fentanyl prepared for patients, inject himself with the drug …
PRESS RELEASE

Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Sentenced In Connection With Widespread Hepatitis C Outbreak

… While employed as a "traveler," he stole syringes of Fentanyl - a powerful anesthetic to which he did not have … with saline, after having injected himself with the Fentanyl intended for his patients. The defendant engaged in … that knowledge, he continued to inject himself using stolen Fentanyl syringes, in the process causing those syringes to …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment Report

… opioid threat - including controlled prescription (CPDs), fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, and heroin - reaching … heroin with analogues of the highly-potent synthetic opioid fentanyl and other synthetic opioids has exacerbated this …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Yavapai

March 28, 2025
… futures. Synthetic opioids, such as illicitly manufactured fentanyl, remain the primary driver of the increases in drug … about 35% of the 2019 overdose deaths. The synthetic opioid fentanyl has hit Yavapai hard because it is very difficult for people to know 1) How much fentanyl is in a counterfeit oxycodone pill, 2) How much …
March 28, 2025
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National Drug Threat Assessment

May 13, 2025
… posed by the trafficking of powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl. Drug overdose deaths are finally decreasing across … are still dying from poisonings caused by drugs like fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine. National …
May 13, 2025
STORY

DEA Phoenix Division partners with Air Wing to host Congressional Delegation in Arizona

April 17, 2019
… along the border.  The seizures included 48 pounds of fentanyl and thousands of fentanyl pills, over 70 pounds of heroin, 14 pounds …
April 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the People’s Republic of China Hold Bilateral Drug Intelligence Working Group Meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado

… the global threat of illicit synthetic drugs, including fentanyl, and the criminal networks that profit from them. The shared, urgent, and life‑saving priority to stem fentanyl and other synthetic opioids has been emphasized by … the terrible human toll of synthetic drugs, in particular fentanyl, the United States and China are committed to …
PRESS RELEASE

Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Cheun Fat Yip

… in Southeast Asia, and a significant distributor of fentanyl, fentanyl precursor chemicals, and other synthetic drugs, Yip …
RESOURCES

Lost Voices of Fentanyl, Inc. 501(c)(3) (for organizations)

We encourage bereaved families to get involved with a variety of organizations, inspiring them to turn their pain into purpose.  We connect families seeking justice with organizations that offer guidance and support.  We connect fentanyl grandfamilies raising fentanyl orphans with a support group...

PRESS RELEASE

Second Defendant Linked to Drug Trafficking in Seattle's Notorious “Jungle” Homeless Camp Sentenced to Prison

… in prison for his years long activity dealing meth and fentanyl in Seattle’s homeless encampments and International District. Khampheth Keodara sold fentanyl pills, methamphetamine, and cocaine to people …
PRESS RELEASE

Manchester Man Sentenced to 80 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Violations

… has been sentenced in federal court for methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking and firearm offenses, United States … with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a …
PRESS RELEASE

Defendant Extradited From Dominican Republic To Face Charges For Using Manhattan Apartment To Operate Industrial-Scale Pill Pressing Operation

… charging RUDDY CENIT-THEN with conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine.  CENIT-THEN was presented … accountable those individuals responsible for pushing fentanyl and methamphetamine into our neighborhoods,” stated …
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Dominican Man Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Organization that Amassed Over $200,000 in Profits

… possess with intent to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. “This defendant led a drug trafficking … organization that distributed significant quantities of fentanyl and cocaine in Manchester and amassed over $200,000 …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Phoenix, Phoenix Police Department, and the Arizona Attorney General's Office Disrupt Major Transnational Criminal Organization Operating in the United States and Mexico

… successful in combating the drug trafficking epidemic of fentanyl and other illegal substances which have resulted in … during Operation Double Down:   1,700,000 suspected fentanyl pills (approximate) Over 26 kilograms of fentanyl …
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Community Event
June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022

Town Hall Meeting

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM (EDT)
Kansas City, KS
Join DEA and the Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department on June 28 to learn how counterfeit pills and fentanyl are threatening our community. In addition to DEA and KCKPD explaining how this dangerous drug is infiltrating the region, you will hear from Libby Davis, who lost her 16 year old...
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2015 National Drug Threat Assessment

October 01, 2015
… as the most significant drug threats to the United States. Fentanyl and its analogs are responsible for more than 700 … the United States between late 2013 and late 2014. While fentanyl is often abused in the same manner as heroin, it is …
October 01, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Arizona Drug Trafficker Who Fled State Charges Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison

… for one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl. The charge arose from an investigation by the Drug … pills containing a combined net weight of 562 grams of fentanyl.  Law enforcement arrested Lopez and charged him in …
PRESS RELEASE

Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

… possession with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug … convicted felon.  “Mr. Oranje was caught with 300 grams of fentanyl, approximately 150,000 potential deadly doses,” …
PRESS RELEASE

Indianapolis Man Convicted of Armed Drug Trafficking Crimes

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … 33, of Indianapolis, was found guilty of trafficking in fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine, illegally possessing …
PRESS RELEASE

York County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Conspiracy

… to possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams of fentanyl. The investigation revealed that Brown was … The pills were produced by members of the conspiracy with fentanyl at various locations in the Rock Hill and Charlotte …
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Unlawfully Present in the United States Sentenced to 20 Years for Discharging a Firearm at Spokane Police During a Drug Trafficking Crime

… Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. Garcia was ordered to pay over $6,000 in … and escalated to distributing thousands of deadly fentanyl pills into the community.  “Mr. Garcia was a menace …
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Career Offender Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… powder cocaine and various quantities of crack cocaine and fentanyl within three months of completing a term of … to possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. His conduct included distributing cocaine base, …
PRESS RELEASE

Eastside Rollin 20s Crips members and associates indicted

… conspiring to distribute large quantities of pressed fentanyl pills, narcotics trafficking, identity fraud, and … and distributed multi-kilogram quantities of pressed fentanyl pills. The indictment also alleges that, as part of …
PRESS RELEASE

Wasilla, Alaska Man Indicted for Distributing Carfentanil Resulting in Two Overdoses, One Fatal and One Non-Fatal

… 45, allegedly distributed what appeared to be powder fentanyl to two different people, one adult and one minor. … that the substance causing the overdose and death was not fentanyl, but Carfentanil. Carfentanil is a highly potent …
PRESS RELEASE

Member of Southwest Baltimore “NFL” Gang Sentenced to 29 Years in Federal Prison for a Racketeering Conspiracy, Including Two Murders and an Attempted Murder

… Defendant Also Distributed Large Quantities of Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine in Furtherance of the Criminal … murder, and distributing large quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine.  As detailed in Cannon’s plea …
PRESS RELEASE

Indianapolis area methamphetamine and heroin trafficking organizations dismantled

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … guns, twenty-two pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and approximately $70,000 in drug money support …
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Arrested For Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Overdose Victim: Pain Management Clinic Shuttered

… emergency room for an overdose. Li continued to prescribe fentanyl, oxycodone and alprazolam to Cornetta without any … quantity or dosage. In fact, Li increased the quantity of fentanyl each month. Li wrote at least 15 more prescriptions … and was sent to an emergency room. Li had prescribed him fentanyl and other controlled substances on February 27. On …
GENERAL INFORMATION

With You STL

January 22, 2025
… recently used “from a friend or relative for free.” [4]    FENTANYL Fentanyl  is a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times   … synthetic opioids other than methadone (which includes fentanyl) jumped 10% from 2017 to 2018.  [5]   Learn More …
January 22, 2025
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Data and Statistics

December 12, 2025
… Counter, offering an immediate, real-time snapshot of the fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and other … DEA 2026 Drug Seizures 0 Pills Seized 0 Powder Seized Fentanyl 0 Pills Seized 0 Total Seized Methamphetamine 0 …
December 12, 2025