PRESS RELEASE

Rhode Island Man With Ties to Mexican Drug Suppliers Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

April 11, 2024
… man who worked as an east coast source for trafficking fentanyl on behalf of a Mexican drug supplier was sentenced … to both distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, fentanyl. He was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mary …
April 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Encourages Back to School Drug Awareness and Education Among Family and Friends

August 09, 2023
… and educating one another on the dangers of drugs such as fentanyl, can be life-altering.” Fentanyl seizures across the five state DEA Omaha Division, …
August 09, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities … and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and …
May 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Omaha Division Special Agent in Charge Speaks with School Administrators about the Drug Threat Facing Nebraska

July 28, 2022
… 571-387-4625 NE-SD.Diversion.registration@dea.gov Suspected fentanyl pills_x.jpg 32,000 fake pills made to look like … The DEA has seen an increase in fake pills laced with fentanyl both nationally and in Nebraska. Fentanyl is a …
July 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 The Pacific Northwest is flooded with Fentanyl by the CJNG Cartel SEATTLE – DEA Acting … opioid threat, more specifically the illicit manufactured fentanyl that many drug trafficking and transnational …
March 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen Charged and Twelve Arrested in Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad, New Mexico

August 01, 2023
… Mexico that was distributing methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl in Carlsbad. As a result of the year-long … grams and more of methamphetamine and 500 grams and more of fentanyl, nine counts of distribution of fentanyl and …
August 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Final ‘In-Custody’ Defendant in Whatcom County Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

May 09, 2025
… Being Sought by Law Enforcement for Distribution of Deadly Fentanyl SEATTLE – A 35-year-old Seattle man was sentenced … being caught on two separate occasions with thousands of fentanyl pills and a firearm. He was sentenced for two …
May 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Four Arrested After DEA-Led Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking Ring

April 19, 2023
… 571-362-9171 22 Kilos of Narcotics, 200,000 bags of Fentanyl, $150,000 Seized WATERBURY, Conn. - United States … conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and cocaine base (“crack”):  …
April 19, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities … and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and …
May 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Year Investigation Leads to Indictment

June 14, 2022
… Seizure of Nearly 500,000 Counterfeit Pills Containing with Fentanyl SAN DIEGO – A two-year investigation has led to the … shipments of counterfeit pharmaceutical pills containing fentanyl, powder fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine and …
June 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Los Angeles issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

November 04, 2019
… quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that is lethal in … found that 27 percent contained potentially lethal doses of fentanyl.   “Capitalizing on the opioid epidemic and …
November 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to More Than 15 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

January 17, 2023
… federal court to 188 months in prison for distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the fatal overdose of 30-year-old … admitted providing four counterfeit M-30 pills laced with fentanyl, commonly referred to as “blues,” to Lustig on …
January 17, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury man sentenced to four years for role in heroin and cocaine trafficking ring

February 04, 2021
… years of supervised release, for his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring. According to court documents and … organization that received large quantities of heroin and fentanyl from suppliers in Connecticut and New York and … in Waterbury to store kilogram-quantities of heroin and fentanyl, and to process and package the drugs for street …
February 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Drug trafficker with ties to Sinaloa cartel sentenced to over 17 years in federal prison

November 18, 2019
… 22, 2019, for conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin. Senior U.S. District Judge Nielsen … 40,000 counterfeit pharmaceutical pills laced with fentanyl (known on the street as “fake oxys” because they …
November 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

15-Year Prison Sentence for Deadly Drug Deal that Killed Two People

June 27, 2025
… tested “ketamine” found at the scene and confirmed it to be fentanyl, xylazine, and caffeine. WASHINGTON – Jevaughn … metropolitan area and included the December 2023 sale of fentanyl he sold as “ketamine” that resulted in the deaths …
June 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

First Arrests in New York of DEA’s Operation Overdrive

February 16, 2022
… Charged in Manhattan Federal Court for Distributing Fentanyl Linked to Multiple Overdose Deaths in the Bronx NEW … “Chino,” with participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl that resulted in the August 25, 2021, death of …
February 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Indicted in Seattle in Connection with Coast-to-Coast Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

March 03, 2023
… Seized cash and cars.jpg Seized firearms.jpg suitcases with fentanyl pills.jpg SEATTLE – Seven people have been indicted … 6 out of 10 fake pills contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. With the seizure in one Seattle apartment, our …
March 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2025 National Drug Threat Assessment

May 15, 2025
… “This year’s report indicates progress in the fight against fentanyl and also outlines the increasing challenges we face … landscape of the synthetic drug crisis. The adulterating of fentanyl with highly potent, dangerous chemicals reminds us …
May 15, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Six Individuals Indicted on Charges of Criminal Conspiracy Involving Illegal Drugs and Firearms in Eastern Washington

April 24, 2025
… charged with Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and Fentanyl, Distribution of 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, Distribution of Fentanyl, Distribution of 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl •Alexander Martinez-Mendoza, 18, charged with …
April 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… Drug trends in the United States continue to evolve. While fentanyl and fentanyl analogues from China have decreased substantially … following the DEA’s 2018 emergency scheduling action of fentanyl related substances and China’s enactment of …
March 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Renton, Washington Resident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

January 10, 2023
… May 2022 to distribution of methamphetamine, possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, possession of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl with intent to distribute and carrying a firearm …
January 10, 2023
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Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border

July 13, 2023
Testimony
… crisis in our nation’s history. This is because one drug—fentanyl—has transformed the criminal landscape. Fentanyl is exceptionally cheap to make, exceptionally easy …
July 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Role in Drug Conspiracy

May 06, 2021
… a drug distribution conspiracy connected to the seizure of fentanyl and heroin at a New Jersey rest stop last year, … charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin. Judge Sheridan imposed the sentence …
May 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

International law enforcement operation targeting opioid traffickers on the Darknet results in over 170 arrests worldwide and the seizure of weapons, drugs and over $6.5 million

September 22, 2020
… of drugs worldwide; 274 kilograms of drugs, including fentanyl, oxycodone, hydrocodone, methamphetamine, heroin, … individuals behind dark web accounts. “Criminals selling fentanyl on the Darknet should pay attention to Operation … proceeds stemming from the distribution and online sales of fentanyl and other illicit opioids. These efforts will …
September 22, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Washington Man Sentenced for Involvement in Shooting Death of Coeur d’Alene Teen

July 22, 2023
… distributing a variety of controlled substances, including fentanyl pills.  In 2021, Holmberg met Dennen Trey George … is another sad example of the death and despair that fentanyl brings to our communities but also shows the …
July 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… platforms play significant role in cartels’ ability to get fentanyl and methamphetamine into American communities … and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and …
May 05, 2023
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OD Justice

January 22, 2025
… OD Justice DEA is committed to disrupting every part of the fentanyl supply chain, to include seeking judicial consequences for individuals who provide illicit fentanyl to vulnerable and unsuspecting Americans, resulting …
January 22, 2025
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Tips

July 18, 2025
… Tips Submit a Tip: Report Fentanyl Dealers Help us stop the deadly spread of fentanyl in our communities. If you have any information …
July 18, 2025
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One Pill Tips

July 09, 2025
… One Pill Tips Submit a Tip: Report Fentanyl Dealers Help us stop the deadly spread of fentanyl in our communities. If you have any information …
July 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two Convicted for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization with Ties to Mexican Cartel

May 24, 2023
… jury in Boston for operating a large-scale international fentanyl trafficking and money laundering conspiracy. Fermin … jury trial of conspiracy to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl and conspiracy to commit money laundering. U.S. …
May 24, 2023