PRESS RELEASE

DEA Albuquerque Office Partners with Bernalillo County to Host Free Training for Employers

June 28, 2023
… Ken Sanchez Commissioner Chambers, 415 Silver Ave. SW # # # Fentanyl Awareness Outreach/Drug Prevention … Prevention/Education - DEA websites GSAD, JTT etc Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
June 28, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Nurse Who Stole Painkillers, Replacing Them with Saline and Putting Surgical Patients at Risk, Sentenced to Four Years

May 22, 2023
… 2019, she began extracting the medication from vials of fentanyl, morphine, and meperidine and replacing it with … Pharmaceuticals/Pharmacists/Physicians Prescription Drugs Fentanyl Morphine On On Press Release Image Layout Portrait …
May 22, 2023
Tirado-Andrade, Jesus
FUGITIVE

Jesus Tirado-Andrade

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: : FENTANYL IMPORTATION CONSPIRACY, FENTANYL TRAFFICKING CONSPIRACY, POSSESSION OF MACHINEGUNS & DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, CONSPIRACY TO POSSESS MACHINEGUNS & DESTRUCTIVE DEVICES, AND MONEY LAUNDERING CONSPIRACY
PRESS RELEASE

Crawfordville Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison

April 21, 2023
… possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl.  Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the … of over 45 kilograms of methamphetamine, as well as fentanyl distributed as fake oxycodone.  “DEA’s top priority …
April 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Drug Trafficking Members Indicted on Multiple Drug Charges

March 10, 2023
… grams or more of a mixture containing a detectable amount fentanyl, and 5 kilograms or more of a mixture and substance … a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Torres is alleged to have conspired to possess …
March 10, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Medical Doctor Plus Eight Others Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

November 02, 2022
… additional charges for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Six of the defendants were also charged with … and counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl.  An indictment is simply a method by which a …
November 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Santa Fe Duo Appears in Court on Firearm and Drug Trafficking Charges

January 25, 2022
… with the intent to distribute 400 grams and more of fentanyl, possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams … grams of methamphetamine, approximately 3,401.5 grams of fentanyl, five loaded firearms, and $5,563 in cash. An …
January 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches New Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdoses in Communities Across America

February 11, 2022
… A majority of identified criminal drug networks sell fentanyl or methamphetamine. And almost all of the … drug networks that sell those deadly synthetic drugs (fentanyl or methamphetamine) are also engaged in violent gun …
February 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches New Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdoses in Communities across America

February 07, 2022
… A majority of identified criminal drug networks sell fentanyl or methamphetamine. And almost all of the … drug networks that sell those deadly synthetic drugs (fentanyl or methamphetamine) are also engaged in violent gun …
February 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Dose of Reality - Fighting the Opioid Epidemic

June 28, 2018
… minutes after taking a fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl.  Joe is not alone.  In 2017, an estimated 1,043 … painkillers, heroin, and synthetic opioids, such as fentanyl have on our neighborhoods.              DEA also …
June 28, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Anchorage doctor sentenced for prescribing medically unnecessary opioids in health care fraud scheme

January 06, 2021
… provided prescriptions for controlled substances, including fentanyl and oxycodone, to the recipients. Meperidine, … prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Jonas M. Walker.   Fentanyl Oxycodone On …
January 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Acting U.S. Attorney And DEA Announces Results Of Ongoing Efforts To Reduce Heroin Trafficking And Abuse In Southwestern Ohio

September 23, 2016
… more than 35 kilograms of heroin and ten kilograms of fentanyl, and charged 96 people federally in 47 cases with … Two people face federal charges of providing a heroin/fentanyl mixture that resulted in the death of the victim, a …
September 23, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Two Charged And Two Sentenced In Scheme To Sell Narcotics On Dark Web

May 11, 2017
… “OwlCity” and received the purchased narcotics, to include fentanyl, heroin, and alpha-PVP, via U.S. Mail. Since … and Schedule II controlled substances for sale, including: fentanyl, heroin, methamphetamine, alpha-PVP and oxycodone. …
May 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

National Health Care Fraud Takedown Results in Charges against 601 Individuals Responsible for over $2 Billion in Fraud Losses

June 28, 2018
… Medicaid Fraud Control Units also participated in today’s arrests.  In addition, HHS announced today that from July … Northern District of Texas, a home health agency owner was arrested on a criminal complaint for a $2.6 million health … in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl. In the District of South Dakota, two defendants …
June 28, 2018
EVENT
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Community Event
March 29, 2023
March 29, 2023

Tri-State Forum on the Opioid Crisis

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM (EDT)
Dubuque, IA
The Tri-State Forum on the Opioid Crisis will feature presentations from local and regional experts in the fields of law enforcement, emergency medicine, drug treatment and counseling. Join us for an evening in which members of DEA will discuss the dangers of fentanyl and the drug trends seen in the...
DOCUMENT

2016 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 01, 2016
Publication
… tripartite opioid threat (controlled prescription drugs, fentanyl, and heroin) having risen to epidemic levels, …
November 01, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Pharmacy Admits Illegal Distribution of Prescription Opioids and Kickback Scheme

August 03, 2022
… it with conspiring to illegally distribute prescription fentanyl and giving kickbacks to healthcare providers. Dunn … addictive and dangerous transmucosal immediate release fentanyl (TIRF) medications. Dunn Meadow had contracts with …
August 03, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Overprescribing opioids costs La Jolla doctor $125,000

October 16, 2019
… and frequently abused opioids he prescribed included fentanyl, hydromorphone, oxymorphone, and oxycodone.   In … Dr. Kasendorf wrote prescriptions for opioids, including fentanyl that were not issued for a legitimate medical …
October 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… The vast majority of deaths involve illicitly manufactured fentanyl, including fentanyl analogs. According to recent statistics from the …
February 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… The vast majority of deaths involve illicitly manufactured fentanyl, including fentanyl analogs. Overdose deaths involving methamphetamine …
February 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Mailed Drug Package Results in 15 Years in Prison for Meth Distributor

January 24, 2024
… Agents also found 9.6 grams of heroin and 46.95 grams of fentanyl at Gutierrez’s residence. Under federal law, it is … the results. Drug Trafficking Guns/Weapons Methamphetamine Fentanyl Heroin On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
January 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Nixa Physician Pleads Guilty to Making a False Statement Related to Healthcare and Conspiracy

December 08, 2021
… statement to Medicare to obtain insurance coverage for a fentanyl prescription and to conspiring with others to use … yesterday, Halley admitted that he prescribed Subsys, a fentanyl spray manufactured by Insys Therapeutics, to a …
December 08, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Justice Department files lawsuit against Creve Coeur pharmacist for Controlled Substances Act violations

February 24, 2021
… of routinely filling prescriptions for Subsys, an oral fentanyl spray, which is subject to heightened FDA … Fraud Control Unit. Pharmaceuticals/Pharmacists/Physicians Fentanyl On …
February 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

St. Louis County dentist sentenced to 18 months after issuing illegal prescriptions for opioid narcotic drugs

February 05, 2020
… Ultimately, E.A. died at her home during July, 2018 of a fentanyl overdose, although Dr. Seyer did not prescribe fentanyl to E.A.  Further, in the plea agreement, Dr. Seyer …
February 05, 2020
LANDING PAGE

National Trivia Day

December 23, 2024
… marijuana. What is the maximum penalty for a first offense Fentanyl trafficking? Answer: 40 years in prison and a fine of $5 million.   A conviction for trafficking Fentanyl or Meth will put you behind bars for at least 5 …
December 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Stowe Man Charged with Drug and Firearms Violations Related to Two Homicides

September 25, 2024
… to distribute cocaine base, possession of cocaine base and fentanyl with intent to distribute, using and carrying a … Justice.gov/PSN . Drug Trafficking Guns/Weapons Cocaine Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
September 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

One Conversation Spins into Multiple Presentations for Omaha Community Outreach Specialist

September 03, 2024
… ready with questions, curious as to why Cartels would add fentanyl to other drugs and what to look for on their … the Division on X (@DEAOmahaDiv) and Instagram (deaomaha). Fentanyl Awareness One Pill Can Kill Outreach/Drug …
September 03, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Member of International Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Lane County Sentenced to Federal Prison

June 28, 2024
… of methamphetamine, 12 pounds of heroin, six pounds of fentanyl, 18 rifles, three rifle optics, and ammunition. … Pills Guns/Weapons Synthetic drugs Methamphetamine Heroin Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
June 28, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Springfield, Vermont Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Drug Conspiracy and Possession of Pipe Bomb

May 23, 2024
… worked with others to distribute heroin, cocaine base, and fentanyl on Valley Street in Springfield and elsewhere. … . Drug Trafficking Guns/Weapons Heroin Cocaine Fentanyl On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
May 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Savannah residents plead guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin

March 21, 2019
… of heroin, with much of it laced with the synthetic opioid fentanyl.  DEA Special Agent in Charge Murphy said, “Heroin … communities are seeing a troubling increase in heroin and fentanyl distribution as a consequence of the nation’s …
March 21, 2019