PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury man sentenced to 66 months in prison for trafficking narcotics

September 17, 2020
… various offenses related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine. Several of Santos’ … 3,000 bags of heroin, 400 grams of cocaine, 350 grams of fentanyl/heroin mixed, 400 grams of heroin, 10 grams of crack, 20 pounds of marijuana, fentanyl patches, a one-kilogram press, four handguns, …
September 17, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

New Haven man sentenced to prison for trafficking heroin

June 02, 2020
… various offenses related to the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine. Foster and several … 3,000 bags of heroin, 400 grams of cocaine, 350 grams of fentanyl/heroin mixed, 400 grams of heroin, 10 grams of crack, 20 pounds of marijuana, fentanyl patches, a one-kilogram press, four handguns, …
June 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Florida man sentenced to five years for trafficking cocaine to Connecticut

May 18, 2020
… Malbin Rubiera-Herrera, also known as “Chaca,” acquired fentanyl, heroin and cocaine from sources in Connecticut and … that involved the trafficking of kilogram-quantities of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine into Connecticut. In March … Claudio-Suarez and 11 other individuals with fentanyl, heroin and cocaine trafficking offenses. On …
May 18, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

16 individuals charged or arrested as part of joint law enforcement effort

November 14, 2019
… residences, and seized approximately 700 bags of fentanyl and heroin, 100 grams of cocaine base, two … serve as an example to those who distribute poisons like fentanyl and heroin to the citizens of St. Johnsbury, that …
November 14, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Five Members of Pinellas County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Charged and Arrested

January 12, 2022
… intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. If convicted on all counts, Jovante Thomas faces a … to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl throughout the Middle District of Florida. An …
January 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Caldwell man sentenced for federal drug crimes

April 18, 2019
… for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl. Serpa was later charged with an additional count … were conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and fentanyl. Serpa was arrested in April 2018, after Gonzales … grams of methamphetamine, 47 grams of heroin, 12 grams of fentanyl, a digital scale, drug packaging materials, $1,951 …
April 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Officials unveil Chicago’s action plan for attacking Mexican drug cartels

August 15, 2018
… stop the flow of dangerous illicit drugs like heroin and fentanyl into Chicago or to keep them from harming the … deaths in Illinois alone. In Chicago, seizures of illicit fentanyl and heroin have increased almost at record … targets; increased bilateral cooperation on the heroin, fentanyl and polydrug networks directly linked to …
August 15, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA investigators seeking answers in small Tennessee town

August 28, 2018
… opioids, which include prescription painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and fentanyl analogues. Pill abuse and addiction is often the starting point for heroin and fentanyl addicts.   In recent years, DEA had dramatically …
August 28, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Arizona Man Convicted of Controlled Substance Offense

July 22, 2021
… of San Luis, Arizona of possession of methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute. The guilty verdict, … revealed that the pills thought to be oxycodone contained fentanyl. “The guilty verdict demonstrates the outstanding …
July 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Florencia 13 Gang Member Sentenced to 160 Months in Federal Prison

July 01, 2021
… the distribution of thousands of deadly pills containing fentanyl in early 2019.  A partner of Leon, Miguel Candido' … was searched in March of 2019 where 5000 pills containing fentanyl, one pound of heroin, over $20,000 in US currency, … the distribution of large quantities of pills containing fentanyl and heroin.  Even after his arrest, this criminal …
July 01, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Glastonbury Man Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin To A Minor

January 19, 2016
… Task Force investigation has focused on the distribution of Fentanyl-laced heroin that contributed to several heroin overdoses in the Hartford area.  Fentanyl is a powerful opioid analgesic used to treat …
January 19, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Sessions And Acting DEA Administrator Patterson Announce New Tools To Address Opioid Crisis

November 29, 2017
… will produce more effective investigations on heroin, fentanyl, and prescription opioid trafficking, all of which … will produce more effective investigations on heroin, fentanyl and prescription opioid trafficking, all of which … intake of cases involving prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl;  convening a task force of federal, state, local, …
November 29, 2017
DRUG FACT SHEET

Synthetic Opioids

January 25, 2025
Synthetic Opioids
Synthetic opioids are substances that are synthesized in a laboratory and that act on the same targets in the brain as natural opioids (e.g., morphine and codeine) to produce analgesic (pain relief) effects. In contrast, natural opioids are naturally occurring substances extracted from the seed pod of certain varieties of...
January 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

‘Avengers’ actor Jeremy Renner joins forces with 750 students for purposeful Northern Nevada Opioid Youth Summit

September 27, 2024
… drug poisonings are related to synthetic opioids, primarily fentanyl; methamphetamine and other synthetic stimulants are … by the DEA, in Reno and much of the surrounding region, fentanyl is now involved in more than three out of every …
September 27, 2024
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Step Up. Speak Out. Fight Back

June 27, 2025
… seizures, to how early you should talk to your kids about fentanyl and explained how traffickers use popular social … power of the media, to bring attention to the dangers of fentanyl. 4057.jpg 4095.jpg 4129.jpg 4131.jpg 4147.jpg …
June 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Three Defendants in Significant Gun and Drug Involved Cases in Western Washington Sentenced to Prison

December 09, 2025
… Dodd, 36, of Seattle. Dodd was  convicted of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a … that the offense was very serious, given the danger of fentanyl in our communities, and that it was compounded by …
December 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

$5 Million Reward Offered for Sinaloa Cartel-Linked Drug Trafficker

September 16, 2025
… responsible for distributing millions of dollars’ worth of fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico … of dollars’ worth of narcotics, particularly cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and heroin, from Mexico to the … in 617 arrests, the seizure of multiple quantities of fentanyl pills, fentanyl powder, cocaine, methamphetamine …
September 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Surge Targets Sinaloa Cartel Networks Worldwide

September 08, 2025
… cartels, responsible for flooding the United States with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin. In February, … resulted in: Arrests: 617 Drug Seizures: 480 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 714,707 counterfeit pills, 2,209 kilograms … of illicit drugs including counterfeit pills, cocaine, fentanyl powder, marijuana, MDA/MDMA, Meth, and PCP. DEA …
September 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

August 25, 2025
… of a firearm and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and marijuana. Ellis was … and found a loaded gun with a large capacity magazine, fentanyl pills, methamphetamine pills, marijuana, and a …
August 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Third Defendant Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

September 25, 2023
… that our determination to eradicate the threat of illicit fentanyl and save lives cannot – and will not – stop.  The … Mendez and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, conspired to distribute fentanyl, including at a children’s daycare center in the … large quantities of narcotics, including a kilogram of fentanyl stored on top of children’s playmats, and large …
September 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

176 pounds of cocaine seized in New York City – one of the largest cocaine seizures in NYC in recent years

May 08, 2019
… have always been the headline drugs of choice. Ever since fentanyl hit the streets, traffickers have been creating their own trends. The mixture of heroin and fentanyl has become public health’s most potent enemy; and … evident in recent statistics, the mixture of cocaine and fentanyl is following in its footsteps. Because of DEA …
May 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA announce charges against Rochester Drug Co-operative and two executives for unlawfully distributing controlled substances

April 23, 2019
… officer, for unlawfully distributing oxycodone and fentanyl, and conspiring to defraud the DEA. Mr. Berman’s … Pietruszewski, RDC supplied large quantities of oxycodone, fentanyl and other dangerous opioids to pharmacy customers … the direction of Doud, increased its sales of oxycodone and fentanyl exponentially. From 2012 to 2016, RDC’s sales of …
April 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

“Operation Bread, White and Blues” shuts down drug distribution ring in Orange and Rockland Counties

February 05, 2019
… were represented to contain oxycodone, but which contained fentanyl, a highly addictive and frequently lethal narcotic. … two motorcycles, over 2.5 pounds of cocaine and 1300 Fentanyl pills.   Paul Smith, 48, of Deerpark, a paid …
February 05, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Byung “BJay” Pak issues progress report

November 13, 2018
… distributing fake Roxicodone pills that actually contained fentanyl. The distribution of the fake pill resulted in one … Nathans pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl on Aug. 13, 2018, and has a sentencing hearing … minutes after taking a fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl. The PSA ran a total of 76,887 times and was seen …
November 13, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges Alleged Members of Drug Trafficking Organization in Drug, Gun and Money Laundering Charges

June 27, 2023
… to distribute several controlled substances, including fentanyl, cocaine base and marijuana, and utilizing … and rooting out these types of operations: whether it be Fentanyl poisonings or the violence that typically …
June 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Two Mobile Pain Doctors Convicted After Seven-Week Trial

March 02, 2017
… Schedule II and III Controlled Substances, including fentanyl, outside the usual course of professional practice … importance in the trial were two brand name instant-release fentanyl drugs - Subsys and Abstral. Both Subsys and Abstral … practice; (3) Conspiracy to prescribe more than 40 grams of fentanyl outside the usual course of professional practice; …
March 02, 2017
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Education and Prevention

September 30, 2025
… use prevention and education efforts in a variety of ways. Fentanyl Awareness Publications Together for Families Get …
September 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Hermandad de Pistoleros Latinos Gang Member Sentenced to 100 Months for Heroin Trafficking

July 21, 2025
… when law enforcement learned Garcia may have been selling fentanyl in the Laredo area. Over the next three months, … The searches also revealed methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, marijuana, money and stolen firearm.  At the time …
July 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Drug Cartel Leader Charged

September 22, 2021
… is alleged to be a Sinaloa Cartel plaza boss who traffics fentanyl and other drugs and operates at the direction of … of illicit drugs, including methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, from Mexico into the United States. In addition to …
September 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Albany Doctor Admits to Violating the Controlled Substance Act

August 09, 2021
… while under the influence of ketamine; and • Prescribing fentanyl strips for a patient who had ongoing substance abuse problems and ultimately died of fentanyl intoxication. The DEA suspended Dr. Bruni’s DEA …
August 09, 2021