PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2016 National Heroin Threat Assessment Summary

June 27, 2016
… and (435,000).  Deaths due to synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl and its analogues, increased 79 percent from 2013 … this year’s summary is information on a recent phenomenon-fentanyl disguised as prescription pills-something allegedly … sedatives by producing inexpensive counterfeits containing fentanyl that can be sold on the street. “We tend to overuse …
June 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 4,642 Drug Related Deaths In Pennsylvania In 2016

June 08, 2017
… was identified in 85 percent of the overdose deaths.  Fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances were the most frequently (52 …
June 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Lockport Man Arrested On Drug Charge

November 24, 2015
… with intent to distribute heroin, crack cocaine and fentanyl. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 20 years … complaint, the defendant is accused of selling heroin and fentanyl at his residence on Elmwood Avenue in Lockport. A … scales, cash, baggies, as well as heroin, crack cocaine and fentanyl.   The defendant was ordered detained following a …
November 24, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged with Connection with Scheme to Operate Industrial-Scale Illegal Narcotics Pill Pressing Operations Throughout New York City

April 08, 2024
… located near a school in the Bronx.  Fake pills, laced with fentanyl and methamphetamine, like the ones seized this … Task Force does to remove the threat of lethal amounts of fentanyl-laced counterfeit prescription pills that are …
April 08, 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Anchorage

March 28, 2025
… Alaska, to include rural villages. Opioids (illicit fentanyl and heroin) and prescription drugs are among the … Public Health, Section of Epidemiology , from 2019 to 2020, fentanyl overdose-deaths increased 193% … quarters of 2019 with the same three quarters in 2020, fentanyl overdose-deaths increased approximately 238% …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican Authorities Extradite to the United States an International Drug Supplier Who Coordinated Local Distribution Through Encrypted Messaging Apps

November 14, 2025
… in connection with his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl to New Hampshire residents, U.S. Attorney Erin … controlled substances, specifically more than 40 grams of fentanyl. He appeared in federal court on September 30, …
November 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Courier Arrested in Orange Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison

August 28, 2025
… followed by 18 months of supervised release, for a fentanyl trafficking offense.  Judge Oliver also ordered … as part of an undercover investigation, the DEA arranged a fentanyl purchase with an individual.  On May 24, 2023, …
August 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Mississippi Man Found Guilty of Drug Trafficking

August 01, 2025
… Methamphetamine, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine. … from him over 87 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 pounds of fentanyl, and 35 pounds of cocaine, 2 different pill press …
August 01, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Terrebonne Parish Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act, Federal Gun Control Act, and Money Laundering

May 19, 2025
… previously pleading guilty to possessing over a kilogram of fentanyl and four firearms, in addition to money … possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, VERDIN was sentenced to 200 months imprisonment, 5 … warrant at VERDIN’s home and recovered over a kilogram of fentanyl and four firearms.  VERDIN admitted he possessed …
May 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury Man Sentenced to Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

June 16, 2025
… that the two organizations distributed cocaine, crack, and fentanyl through a network of sellers.  The organizations … vials (“caps”) of crack, approximately 200 grams of loose fentanyl, more than 1,600 dose bags of fentanyl/heroin, two …
June 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Lowell Man Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Trafficking More Than 11,000 Meth Pills Disguised as Adderall

May 30, 2025
… of counterfeit oxycodone and Adderall pills that contained fentanyl and methamphetamine, respectively, among other … in the distribution of primarily methamphetamine, but also fentanyl, to both drug redistributors and drug users. …
May 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Multiple Defendants Indicted on Federal Drug and Gun Charges

April 03, 2025
… possession, straw purchasing of firearms, and trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced Russ Ferguson, U.S. … is charged with multiple counts of distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The indictment alleges that …
April 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges 14 New Haven Area Residents with Charges Related to Counterfeit Pill Production, Narcotics Trafficking

April 11, 2023
… with offenses related to the large-scale trafficking of fentanyl and methamphetamine pills disguised as legitimate … distribution of counterfeit oxycodone tablets containing fentanyl and counterfeit Adderall tablets containing …
April 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Syracuse Man Sentenced to Ten Years Imprisonment for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

December 20, 2022
… Convicted and Sentenced in Case Targeting Major Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Ring SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Yoan … of the conspiracy brought kilogram quantities of heroin and fentanyl from Pennsylvania to Syracuse, where they packaged …
December 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Distributor Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

February 02, 2022
… court of conspiring to distribute unlawfully, oxycodone and fentanyl, and conspiring to defraud the Drug Enforcement … amounts of dangerous and highly-addictive oxycodone and fentanyl to pharmacies that he knew were illegally …
February 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Niagara Falls man sentenced to 78 months for role in drug conspiracy tied to Sinaloa Cartel

April 09, 2019
… 2015, the defendant conspired with others to sell heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Specifically, Mitchell received … of cocaine, 17.5 kilograms of heroin and 8.5 kilograms of fentanyl. Using standard dosage amounts, the seized drugs … “hits” of heroin and, considering that two milligrams of fentanyl can be a lethal dose, enough fentanyl potentially …
April 09, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Ibrar A. Mian Named Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division

March 03, 2025
… safeguard lives by addressing drug-related violence and fentanyl poisonings in the DMV area.  “The DEA’s mission is … seized record amounts of drugs, many of them mixed with fentanyl and other dangerous synthetic drugs. ” SAC Mian’s … efforts prevented over 3 million estimated fatal doses of fentanyl from infiltrating local neighborhoods.  “It’s …
March 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

East Baltimore Drug Trafficking Organization Member and Associate Sentenced

July 14, 2021
… years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine in the Monument … and recovered: a firearm; 147 grams of a mixture containing fentanyl and heroin; one large and one small kilo press containing cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl; cutting agents and bags of gelatin capsules.  …
July 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

41 Charged in Massive Poly-Drug Indictment Linked to Cartel

April 01, 2024
… the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and meth trafficking and related crimes in … of heroin, five kilograms of pentobarbital and 22,600 fentanyl-laced pills. As part of the arrests, they also … conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and meth and face up to life in prison. …
April 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Supplier for D.C. and Prince George’s County Sentenced

July 15, 2021
… Admitted to Their Roles to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, and Crack Cocaine BALTIMORE, … for his participation in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and powder and crack cocaine.  Eight …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Final Defendant—A Drug Supplier in D.C. and Prince George’s County Drug Conspiracy—Pleads Guilty to Federal Charges

February 19, 2021
… Previously Pleaded Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine, and Crack Cocaine BALTIMORE, … related to his participation in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and powder and crack cocaine.  Eight …
February 19, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Pinellas Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

February 02, 2024
… 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, 40 grams or more of fentanyl and cocaine, and possession with the intent to … than 100 grams of cocaine, and approximately 180 grams of fentanyl or fentanyl analogues in addition to firearms. …
February 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

eBay to Pay $59 Million to Settle Controlled Substances Act Allegations Related to Pill Presses Sold Through Its Website

February 01, 2024
… drugs, including pills that are sometimes laced with fentanyl. The CSA regulates certain pharmaceutical … illegal counterfeit pills. “Counterfeit pills laced with fentanyl are a significant contributor to the deadly …
February 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty Charged in ‘Operation Shut Down Corner’

January 26, 2022
… seized 37 guns, 220 lbs of drugs (including cocaine, fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills, methamphetamine, and … a variety of crimes, including conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, conspiracy to distribute cocaine, maintaining drug …
January 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

24 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation of two violent street gangs on the West Side of Chicago

June 26, 2020
… more than 17 kilograms of cocaine, more than a kilogram of fentanyl, approximately 50 grams of crack cocaine, 200 … and Wilfredo Gomez, 48, of Chicago are charged in a fentanyl and heroin trafficking conspiracy in United States …
June 26, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Major Takedown Of Western New York Narcotics Pipeline Investigation Leads To Indictment Of 25 Individuals In Erie County Court; Seizures Of Over Half A Million Dollars In Heroin And Cocaine

May 13, 2016
… pipeline into Western New York that was a top supplier of fentanyl-laced heroin and other drugs," said Attorney … of more than 1 ½ kilograms of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, and 6 kilograms of cocaine, all for distribution … Avenue in Buffalo.  Hector Santiago sold heroin laced with fentanyl in Niagara County, which he obtained from the same …
May 13, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Defendant Who Trafficked Drugs While Absconding From Federal Drug Trafficking Sentence Gets Additional Five Years in Prison

July 30, 2025
… course of the investigation, law enforcement seized 84,000 fentanyl pills, more than a kilogram of fentanyl powder, 32 kilograms of cocaine, 15 kilograms of …
July 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Atlantic City Woman Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug Distribution Offenses

August 12, 2022
… distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl and one count of possession with intent to … distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl. In addition to the prison term, Judge Hillman …
August 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Newark Men Charged with Narcotics Distribution and Firearms Charges

July 22, 2021
… by complaint with one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine base and one count of possession of a … confidential source conducted eight controlled purchases of fentanyl and crack-cocaine from Ronnie and Shadee Holley … Those purchases totaled approximately 40 grams of suspected fentanyl, and approximately 25 grams of suspected …
July 22, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Hartford, Connecticut Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense

June 22, 2023
… his guilty plea to one count of possessing cocaine and fentanyl with intent to distribute. U.S. District Judge … was found in possession of a large quantity of cocaine and fentanyl on October 20, 2022, during the execution of a …
June 22, 2023