PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday

October 22, 2025
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday October 22, 2025 St. Louis Contact Info Contact Us (314) 538-4600 (571) …
October 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

August 12, 2025
… Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison August 12, 2025 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) …
August 12, 2025
Leonard Campbell
FUGITIVE

Leonard Campbell

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Known to carry firearms and has made threating comments against law enforcement.
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged with Federal Narcotics Offenses Resulting in Death in Connection with the Poisoning of Four Children at a Bronx Daycare

September 19, 2023
… The Defendants Stored Distribution Quantities of Fentanyl and Narcotics Packaging Equipment in the Daycare, Including a Kilogram of Fentanyl on Top of Children’s Playmats kilo.jpg kilo …
September 19, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Eight-week federal trial results in conviction of Chapo associates in Buffalo, NY

December 20, 2018
… in jail and took nearly three million doses of heroin, fentanyl and cocaine off the streets.  I commend our law … were responsible for introducing the scourge of lethal fentanyl into our community, resulting in the loss of … of kilograms of illegal narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine throughout the United States, …
December 20, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Selling Counterfeit Pills that Caused Death of Thirty-Five-Year-Old

June 01, 2022
… guilty in federal court today, admitting that he sold the fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a … the sale of counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl. Caro delivered the pills to M.S.’s residence. M.S. …
June 01, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Boston Man Sentenced In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 03, 2022
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Defendant distributed fentanyl to undercover agent BOSTON – A Boston man was … in Boston on conspiracy and distribution charges involving fentanyl. Valentin Pujols, 35, was sentenced by U.S. …
June 03, 2022
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Judge sentences St. Louis man to 10 years for drug trafficking and firearm charges

January 21, 2021
… pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one count of felon in possession of a firearm. … in December 2016 to distribute more than 400 grams of fentanyl. As part of the conspiracy to distribute the …
January 21, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced to 5 Years' Probation for Obtaining a Controlled Substance by Deception

March 08, 2023
… guilty to obtaining a controlled substance, including fentanyl, by fraud or deception. Boboia was sentenced to 60 … to his office on a weekly basis, including midazolam and fentanyl, and he was instructing staff members not to open …
March 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Participates in Alaska HIDTA Initiative Save a Life Campaign

January 06, 2023
… and Idaho.  The DEA laboratory has found that, of the fentanyl-laced fake prescription pills analyzed in 2022, six out of ten now contain a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. Recognizing that we are stronger together, 22 …
January 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of “Mike’s Candyshop” Drug Delivery Service Sentenced to 22 Years in Prison In Connection with the Overdose Death of Colin Kroll

August 12, 2022
… with his conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and a fentanyl analogue, and to distributing narcotics that caused …
August 12, 2022
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
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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
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

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

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

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

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

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
PRESS RELEASE

Fifteen Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of Over 175 Years

March 06, 2024
… approximately 18.3 pounds of methamphetamine, 171 grams of fentanyl, 48 grams of heroin, $95,664 in U.S. Currency, and … local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. Arrests/Convictions - Major Asset Forfeiture Drug …
March 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… and will focus its Operation Engage efforts on opioids and fentanyl. In the greater Los Angeles area there has been a high volume of opioids, especially fentanyl, which is coinciding with the increase of …
February 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty in Bringing Cocaine to Kansas City from Texas

June 07, 2024
… ounce of cocaine, $30 per pill (approximately 0.1 grams) of fentanyl, and $200 per ounce of marijuana. Harris is one of … participated in an operation in March 2022 that led to the arrests of 25 of the 26 defendants originally indicted. … three defendants charged in a superseding indictment, was arrested on Jan. 27, 2023. Under federal statutes, Harris is …
June 07, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced to 18 Months for Transporting Heroin in 2019

January 12, 2024
… federal prison for engaging in distribution of heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin that resulted in a drug poisoning … one prior occasion. After she was indicted and a federal arrest warrant was issued, Munoz Mora was not found and … was again found crossing the border from Mexico and was arrested on the outstanding federal warrant.      This case …
January 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Buffalo man charged with selling drugs that led to a death faces life in prison

May 13, 2020
… a/k/a Unc, 44, of Buffalo, NY, with distribution of heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl causing death; conspiracy to possess with intent to …
May 13, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Florida Man Faces Life Sentence For Substance Linked To Overdose Death

July 28, 2011
… to distribute 400 grams or more of a substance containing fentanyl. According to information presented to the court, … the conspiracy was to manufacture the substance containing fentanyl using a formula he developed. The substance was created by mixing the fentanyl, which Brown purchased from China, together with …
July 28, 2011