PRESS RELEASE

Twenty Seven Arrested in the Rio Grande Valley on Drug Charges

October 28, 2021
… related to trafficking fake counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine in addition to various drug … and distribution of fake counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine in addition to the illicit … and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine.  This was DEA’s first public …
October 28, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Southeastern Connecticut Drug Trafficker, Co-Conspirator Found Guilty

September 28, 2021
… introduced during the trial, Whyte obtained heroin, fentanyl and cocaine from various sources in Connecticut, … 185 grams of heroin; approximately 100 grams of fentanyl and fentanyl pills; 10 firearms, several of which …
September 28, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Ohio man will spend 15 years in prison for role in drug conspiracy

June 03, 2019
… Ohio  – A man helping orchestrate a methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin trafficking conspiracy was sentenced in … of hundreds of thousands of dollars of methamphetamine, fentanyl and heroin in Ohio. Ramirez would periodically …
June 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

San Mateo doctor charged with unlawful distribution of opioids and health care fraud

March 03, 2020
… for the unlawful distribution of opioids, including fentanyl, outside the scope of professional practice and … high volume of prescriptions for potent opioids, including fentanyl.  For example, according to a state government …
March 03, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… and  distributing the most dangerous drug we face –fentanyl.” Working in collaboration with our federal, state, … communities with deadly drugs, including opioids, heroin, fentanyl, meth and cocaine, are often the same criminals … Seized drugs: 120 pounds of heroin 18.5 pounds of powder fentanyl 571 pounds of methamphetamine  37 pounds of cocaine …
October 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce Results of Operation Crystal Shield

September 10, 2020
Attorney General William P. Barr Joins DEA Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea to Announce Results of Operation Crystal Shield September 10, 2020 Headquarters Contact Info Contact Us (202) 307-1000 (571) 776-2508 DEA Public Affairs HRA-SAA@dea.gov Talk …
September 10, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA releases 2019 National Drug Threat Assessment

February 04, 2020
… Many challenges remain, however, including the spread of fentanyl and methamphetamine across the country. DEA and its … levels, affecting large portions of the United States. Fentanyl-involved overdose deaths continue to be highest in …
February 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Three New Haven Men Charged With Distributing Drugs Involved In Wave Of Overdoses

June 28, 2016
… targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to … laboratory testing, it appears that the substance was pure fentanyl, a powerful opioid that can be at least 50 times … in Charge Ferguson.  “Those suffering from the disease of fentanyl and heroin addiction need access to treatment and …
June 28, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Three Bristol-Based Drug Traffickers Plead Guilty

October 28, 2016
… or more of cocaine; conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl; possession of fentanyl and acetylfentanyl with the intent to distribute; and laundering of …
October 28, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

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

August 14, 2013
… 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 …
August 14, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

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

December 02, 2013
… 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 …
December 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment Report

November 13, 2017
… 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 …
November 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on Cheun Fat Yip

December 15, 2021
… in Southeast Asia, and a significant distributor of fentanyl, fentanyl precursor chemicals, and other synthetic drugs, Yip …
December 15, 2021
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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Community Event
June 28, 2022
June 28, 2022

Town Hall Meeting

2:00 PM - 4:00 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...
DOCUMENT

2015 National Drug Threat Assessment

October 01, 2015
Publication
… 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

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

February 20, 2025
… 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 …
February 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

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

September 19, 2025
… 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 …
September 19, 2025
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

September 19, 2025
… 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 …
September 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Career Offender Sentenced to Fourteen Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

July 28, 2025
… 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, …
July 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Eastside Rollin 20s Crips members and associates indicted

June 20, 2025
… 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 …
June 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

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

June 11, 2025
… 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 …
June 11, 2025
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

October 31, 2022
… 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 …
October 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Indianapolis area methamphetamine and heroin trafficking organizations dismantled

March 19, 2020
… guns, twenty-two pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and approximately $70,000 in drug money support … $70,000, and 22 pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl were seized. According to the two indictments, …
March 19, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

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

November 21, 2011
… 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 …
November 21, 2011
LANDING PAGE

Data and Statistics

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

game over bio

January 22, 2025
… tragedy, the loss of her brother Devon to an accidental fentanyl poisoning, Ava, together with her mother Jeanette … to spreading awareness about mental health and the fentanyl crisis and stands as a beacon of hope and support … in educating vast audiences about the dangers of illicit fentanyl — a critical step in saving lives.   Ava Michelle …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Portland Man Sentenced To Almost Seven Years For Trafficking Bath Salts And Opiates

January 10, 2017
… supervised release for conspiring to distribute bath salts, fentanyl, and heroin and for distributing heroin.  Day … in a conspiracy that distributed bath salts, heroin, and fentanyl. Heroin and fentanyl were obtained from sources in New Hampshire and …
January 10, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

December 02, 2015
… the District of New Hampshire to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute it, announced Michael … deliver over two kilograms of the narcotic controlled drug fentanyl to a purchaser in Manchester, New Hampshire. … for at least four kilograms but less than 12 kilograms of fentanyl. Nieves is scheduled for sentencing on March 7, …
December 02, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Tulsa “Pill Mill” Doctor Pleas Guilty to Opioid Drug Conspiracy

August 12, 2020
… prescription drugs such as Hydrocodone, Oxycodone, and Fentanyl. Defendant Moses’ medical clinic was located at … Task Force Unit for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Fentanyl Oxycodone On …
August 12, 2020