PRESS RELEASE

11 Members of drug ring arrested on drug charges: three indicted on robbery charges

… 11 Members of drug ring arrested on drug charges: three indicted on robbery charges … consolidating intelligence and resources, law enforcement arrested 11 members of the organization and shut down a drug …
PRESS RELEASE

Central Florida Drug Trafficking Organization Members Arrested For Cocaine Trafficking In Joint Agency Investigation Operation Ruff Rider

… Central Florida Drug Trafficking Organization Members Arrested For Cocaine Trafficking In Joint Agency …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Fentanyl Free America Campus Drug Prevention Just Think … and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities ST. … and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within American Communities

… - (605) 434-4947 Sioux Falls - (605) 330-4421 Suspected fentanyl pills_x.jpg Seizures of fentanyl both in pill and … 2018 and 2022. DEA Omaha Division investigators made 87 arrests and seized 60 firearms tying to one of the two …
PRESS RELEASE

Over 20 Pounds of Narcotics and a Gun Seized in the Bronx

… Westchester - (914) 682-6256 Glassine Envelopes of Heroin/Fentanyl Branded “Playboy” and “Tesla” An undercover … methamphetamine. CARLOS TORRES and a second individual were arrested on Friday, July 12, 2024, and arraigned in …
PRESS RELEASE

New York Man Pleads Guilty to Multi-Drug Conspiracy

… role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving heroin, fentanyl and cocaine. Wilkin Cedano, 37, of Brooklyn, N.Y., … in cellophane and two pill bottles. Cedano was subsequently arrested. A search of Cedano’s car resulted in the recovery … is prosecuting the case.  Task Forces/Task Force Officers Arrests/Convictions - Major Heroin Fentanyl Cocaine On On …
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest And Unsealing Of Charges Against Senior Adviser To The Operator Of The “Silk Road” Website

… Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrest And Unsealing Of Charges Against Senior Adviser To … the site into an extensive criminal enterprise.  Clark was arrested in Thailand on December 3, 2015, and is pending …
PRESS RELEASE

22 Indicted In Multi-State Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

… to a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of heroin and fentanyl in the Middle Tennessee area, Northern Alabama and … Local, state and federal agents, yesterday, began arresting those named in the indictment and as of this … unacceptable,” Metro Police Chief Steve Anderson said.  “Arrests like those announced today show that violent …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces arrest of former Honduran congressman and brother of current President of Honduras for drug trafficking and weapons charges

… DEA announces arrest of former Honduran congressman and brother of current … Administration and federal prosecutors today announced the arrest of former Honduran congressman Juan Antonio Hernandez … of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernandez. Hernandez was arrested on Nov. 23, 2018, in Miami and will appear this …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities MIAMI … and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, …
PRESS RELEASE

Federal law enforcement arrest three citizens of Mexico for methamphetamine/heroin distribution operation in San Antonio and South Texas

… Federal law enforcement arrest three citizens of Mexico for methamphetamine/heroin … cell phones SAN ANTONIO - Federal and state authorities arrested three citizens of Mexico today for their roles in a … DEA Special Agent in Charge Whipple. “These indictments and arrests, as part of Operation Shawshank, conclude a 28-month …
PRESS RELEASE

Suspicious Travel Leads To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico

… something” leads to the seizure of approximately 670,000 fentanyl pills in Colorado and New Mexico. Earlier this month, a tip out of Albuquerque led to the arrest of a man in Colorado Springs, suspected of …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities … and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… Platforms Play Significant Role in Cartels’ Ability to Get Fentanyl and Methamphetamine into American Communities … and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and the seizure of nearly 44 million fentanyl pills, …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… a drug distribution conspiracy connected to the seizure of fentanyl and heroin at a New Jersey rest stop last year, … Diaz approximately six kilograms of fentanyl. Both men were arrested shortly thereafter. Law enforcement officers …
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking

… Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking December 22, 2025 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) 353-7875 … District of Indiana, announced the sentence on Dec. 18, 2025. According to documents in the case, over the course of …
PRESS RELEASE

Chicago Man Convicted of Laundering Money for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

… for Mexico-Based Drug Trafficking Organization December 22, 2025 Chicago Contact Info Contact Us (312) 353-7875 … — A federal jury in Chicago convicted a man on Dec. 15, 2025, for laundering illicit cash proceeds from a …
PRESS RELEASE

Communities Nationwide Join DEA and its Partners to Safely Dispose of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications

… of 571,000 pounds of Unwanted Medications November 06, 2025 Washington, DC Contact Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 … pounds in 280 collection sites WASHINGTON – On October 25, 2025, DEA joined 4,263 law enforcement agencies across the …
PRESS RELEASE

22 People indicted for their roles in northern Ohio drug conspiracy

… in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic fentanyl, heroin, fentanyl analogues including carfentanil, … and nearly five grams of fentanyl analogues when he was arrested in Cleveland after fleeing from law enforcement. … Timothy J. Plancon. “Their efforts have resulted in the arrests of individuals who had no regard for the destruction …
PRESS RELEASE

Burlington Man Charged with Distributing Controlled Substances

… records, over a fourteen-month period between February 2025 and April 2026, law enforcement conducted approximately … a kilogram of suspected cocaine, approximately 50 grams of fentanyl, quantities of suspected cocaine base and …
PRESS RELEASE

Defendants Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Middle Georgia

… for Trafficking Methamphetamine in Middle Georgia July 10, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 … Began Following 11-Kilo Meth Seizure in Macon; Fentanyl Mixtures Seized DEA stock photo: Methamphetamine …
PRESS RELEASE

Manchester man sentenced to 57 months for drug trafficking

… to 57 months in federal prison for attempted possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to distribute.  According … warrants at locations known to be used by the organization, arrested the person believed to have been operating the …
PRESS RELEASE

Narcotics Dealer Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Overdose Death

… of a complaint charging Victor Peterson, 54, with selling fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in the death of a … undercover NYPD officers on other occasions.  Peterson was arrested this morning and will be presented today before … organizations, in addition to investigating and arresting the street dealers who sell the fatal dose that …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-led multi-agency investigation dismantles major New Mexico poly-drug trafficking drug trafficking organization

… this week when Padilla and eight other defendants were arrested yesterday and today by teams of federal, state, … cocaine base (more commonly known as “crack”), heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. During the course of the … to victimize our community.”   Seven defendants who were arrested yesterday morning made their initial appearances in …
PRESS RELEASE

Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Doctor For Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During Course Of Murder-for-Hire Plot

… Joint Investigation Leads To Arrest Of Doctor For Selling Assault Weapons & Drugs During … a maximum sentence of life in prison. The defendants were arrested yesterday and will be arraigned in Nassau County …
GENERAL INFORMATION

Protecting the U.S. Homeland: Fighting the Flow from the Southwest Border

January 23, 2025
… crisis in our nation’s history. This is because one drug—fentanyl—has transformed the criminal landscape. Fentanyl is … of the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa Cartel; the arrest of 3,337 associates of the Sinaloa and Jalisco …
January 23, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-defendant indictment returned for firearms and drug offenses

… on conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl.  The indictment alleges that the conspiracy to … of maintaining a drug involved premises. The individuals arrested today, allegedly peddled poison into our … to working with our state, local and federal partners and arresting drug traffickers to keep our communities safe.  …
PRESS RELEASE

Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 In Central Texas Area Methamphetamine Distribution Ring

… Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 In Central Texas Area Methamphetamine Distribution … Texas - This morning, federal, state and local authorities arrested 15 individuals, including ringleaders Corey …
PRESS RELEASE

Mother And Son Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

… of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Javier Bello, a/k/a “Javi,” … residence. Bello and a co-conspirator, Melvin Nieves, were arrested at Logan Airport as they boarded a flight to … the intent of purchasing marijuana. At the time of their arrests, Bello and Nieves were in possession of a combined …