PRESS RELEASE

Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

December 04, 2020
… of kilograms of illegal narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine throughout the United States, … his co-defendants disguised kilogram quantities of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine on pallets described on inventory and … 17.5 kilograms of heroin; and •           8.5 kilograms of fentanyl Using standard dosage amounts, the seized drugs …
December 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Head of black market synthetic drug trafficking ring sentenced to 23 years

February 06, 2019
… and to distribute, U-47700 and 100 grams or more of furanyl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 23 years in prison by Chief … Thatcher and Sams imported bulk quantities of furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 from overseas suppliers China. They ordered the furanyl fentanyl and U-47700 on what is known as “the dark web,” and …
February 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division Issues Warning: “One Pill Can Kill”

June 29, 2021
… Counterfeit pills being ordered online, laced with fentanyl, causing deadly overdoses Washington, D.C. – Jarod … counterfeit pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid, fentanyl.  Manufactured by Mexican drug trafficking …
June 29, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Broward County

March 28, 2025
… County Broward County Broward County Top Local Drug Threat Fentanyl  is Broward County's top local drug threat. Find … opioid that is America's #1 drug threat by accessing the Fentanyl Fact Sheet through the link below: Fentanyl What …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to Life Plus 10 Years in Prison for St. Louis Murder, Drug Conspiracy

February 13, 2024
… as well as 25 kilograms of cocaine, three kilograms of fentanyl, 10 kilograms of heroin, luxury vehicles, watches … as well as 25 kilograms of cocaine, three kilograms of fentanyl, 10 kilograms of heroin, luxury vehicles, watches …
February 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and Kansas Law Enforcement Partners Join Together to Find Drug Traffickers behind Overdoses

April 07, 2022
… Initiative Aims to Reduce the Supply of Deadly Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills KHP fentanyl seizure.png Kansas Highway Patrol seized this …
April 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Fourteen members of a Washington Heights drug trafficking organization charged with distributing heroin

November 08, 2018
… law enforcement partners, to stop the flow of heroin and fentanyl onto the streets of New York City.” “Today's heroin is deadlier for two reasons: fentanyl potency and traffickers’ motives," said DEA Acting … Agent in Charge Kruskall. "Two to three milligrams of fentanyl can be fatal. And, traffickers, not chemists, are …
November 08, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Monument Street Gang Supplier Sentenced and Co-Defendant Pleads Guilty

July 29, 2021
… years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in the Monument … Baltimore, and for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.  Last week, co-defendant Malik Williams, a/k/a …
July 29, 2021
DRUG FACT SHEET

Fake Prescription Pills

February 25, 2025
Drugs of Concern
Many fake pills are made to look like prescription opioids – such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall®) – but contain fentanyl or methamphetamine. Criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills and falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills to deceive the...
February 25, 2025
DOCUMENT

DOJ and DEA Announce Charges against Chapitos

April 14, 2023
DEA Administrator Remarks
… “The Chapitos pioneered the manufacture and trafficking of fentanyl – the deadliest drug threat our country has ever …
April 14, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen charged in Passaic County drug trafficking conspiracy

October 03, 2019
… in the distribution of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base. Nine defendants were arrested … drug conspiracies involving the distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine base in the Passaic County area. One …
October 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis Man Sentenced for his Role in Drug-Trafficking Ring

March 26, 2021
… StLouisDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Ring distributed 20,000 fentanyl pills per week in St. Louis ST. LOUIS – U.S. … to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Beginning in 2016, the Drug Enforcement …
March 26, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Drug Conspiracy

December 14, 2021
… role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Wilkin Cedano, 37, of Brooklyn, N.Y., … grams or more of heroin, cocaine and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor …
December 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Auburn man sentenced to 70 months for drug trafficking

January 29, 2021
… Administration learned that Mandigo was obtaining fentanyl from a source located in Massachusetts.  On March … to travel to Massachusetts to purchase 200 grams of fentanyl and later observed him participate in a …
January 29, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Providence man sentenced to 60 months in prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges

November 22, 2019
… to 60 months in federal prison for trafficking heroin, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine, and for being a felon … deliveries tested positive for a mixture of heroin and fentanyl. During the course of the investigation it was …
November 22, 2019
LANDING PAGE

Join the Fight to Save Lives

February 25, 2025
… Lives In November 2024, the DEA Museum’s traveling Faces of Fentanyl memorial exhibit was on display for artists to see … 1,000 photos sent to DEA from families of those lost to fentanyl.   After learning more about DEA’s campaign, …
February 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

EDNC Prosecuted 281 Illegal Firearms Offenders and Forfeited 249 Illegal Firearms in 2023

January 26, 2024
… seized. ( Case No.  5:21-CR-289-D-1) Convicted Fayetteville Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to More Than 20 Years in Prison . Jarrell Bordeaux was convicted at trial. He distributed fentanyl and heroin to a confidential informant, and then …
January 26, 2024
DOCUMENT

Responding to America's Overdose Crisis: An Examination of Legislation to Build Upon the SUPPORT Act

June 23, 2023
Testimony
… in our nation’s history. This is because one drug—illicit fentanyl—has transformed the criminal landscape. Illicit fentanyl is exceptionally cheap to make, exceptionally easy …
June 23, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

September 23, 2022
… years for conspiracy to distribute 400 grams and more of fentanyl. Souza’s distribution of fentanyl resulted in the fatal overdose of 28-year-old Chad …
September 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Federal Prison

August 31, 2022
… years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made … that was trafficking large quantities of heroin, fentanyl and other narcotics in Connecticut and western …
August 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Pleads Guilty

July 06, 2021
… federal court to conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and a fentanyl analogue, and to distributing narcotics that caused … The DTO delivered heroin and cocaine (sometimes laced with fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue) on demand to customers in …
July 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Armed Drug Trafficker is Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

February 27, 2025
… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl Pills_Close.jpg Fake fentanyl pills remain a threat, as 5 out of 10 pills tested …
February 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Five Defendants Charged in Drug Conspiracy Operating in Pawley’s Island

February 25, 2022
… - (910) 815-4513 250,000 fake M-30 pills containing fentanyl 250,000 fake M-30 pills containing fentanyl, seized by DEA and our state and local partners in …
February 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Major Supplier and Two Others Involved in the Carrollton / Flower Mound Juvenile Overdose Case Sentenced

January 11, 2024
… each of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and distribution of fentanyl to a person under 21 years of age. In July 2023, …
January 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

December 20, 2023
… by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl and heroin. According to court documents and … that Sosa-Ortiz’s organization received large quantities of fentanyl and heroin from suppliers in Connecticut and New …
December 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Issues Warning Over Counterfeit Pills

May 21, 2021
… counterfeit pills containing the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl.  Manufactured by Mexican drug trafficking (DTOs), … can be deadly.  One pill can be enough to kill someone.  Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 100 times stronger …
May 21, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Six Members of St. Louis Drug Ring Linked to Murders Plead Guilty

May 10, 2023
… to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess … in furtherance of drug trafficking. Lee obtained bulk fentanyl and crystal methamphetamine from Juan Jose …
May 10, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Two Members of Multi-State Drug Trafficking Rings Linked to Aryan Prison Gangs Sentenced to Lengthy Prison Terms

January 31, 2025
… Judge David G. Estudillo said, “These drugs, particularly fentanyl, are creating a mess in our community. It creates … group distribute over a million potentially lethal doses of fentanyl into our neighborhoods,” said David F. Reames, …
January 31, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2020 National Drug Threat Assessment

March 02, 2021
… Drugs 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
LANDING PAGE

Cartels

September 30, 2025
… New Generation Cartel (CJNG) is a key supplier of illicit fentanyl to the United States, and one of Mexico’s most … trafficking, and distribution of illicit drugs, such as fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, as well as …
September 30, 2025