PRESS RELEASE

Indictment Charges Hartford Man on Supervised Release with Firearm and Drug Offenses

February 22, 2024
… in possession of distribution quantities of cocaine and fentanyl, and a loaded Ruger LCP Max .380 caliber firearm. It is a violation of federal law for a person previously convicted of a felony offense to …
February 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Woodbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing Narcotics to 14-Year-Old

January 06, 2023
… purporting to be Percocet to a 14-year-old, who died of a fentanyl overdose approximately five days after the … handgun. During a search warrant of Woods’ residence, law enforcement seized a Glock 48 handgun and a Glock-style …
January 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Agency Investigation Leads to Charges Against 13 Alleged Members of a Tucson-Area Drug Trafficking Organization

December 28, 2022
… of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl and 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, or 500 … to distribute drugs were arrested in a multi-agency law enforcement operation on December 7, 2022, in Tucson, …
December 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Cartel Traffickers Sentenced For Multi-kilogram Drug Conspiracy

April 04, 2022
… the importation of crystal meth, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) … that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks. …
April 04, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Second Year of Operation Engage

March 23, 2022
… Engage resources on our top local drug threat(s), synthetic fentanyl in Yavapai County, specifically Prescott, Prescott … DEA is honored to work alongside our Yavapai County law enforcement and community partners throughout these … to bring the facts and truth about the dangers of fentanyl to all of our County residents, particularly young …
March 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Three Arrested for Drug Trafficking Following Rutland Search

November 02, 2022
… of Pompey on November 3.  According to court records, law enforcement conducted multiple covert purchases of … of two handguns and suspected cocaine base, heroin, and fentanyl.  Richardson was arrested during a traffic stop and …
November 02, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Career Offender in the U.S. Illegally Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison on Drug Trafficking, Firearm, and Immigration Charges

October 26, 2022
… (6.53 kilograms) of cocaine; 2.2 pounds (1 kilogram) of fentanyl; a 25 caliber, semi-automatic handgun; a pill … to a room where two small children were present when law enforcement entered the residence. At the time of his …
October 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches Operation Engage in Wichita

March 03, 2021
… today the launch of Operation Engage, a new comprehensive law enforcement and prevention initiative aimed at reducing … we serve. For Wichita, this means working with our law enforcement partners in the Wichita Police Department, … The vast majority of deaths involve illicitly manufactured fentanyl, including fentanyl analogs. In addition, overdose …
March 03, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

New London Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense, Violating Supervised Release

February 08, 2025
… On four occasions between March and May 2020, an undercover law enforcement officer purchased heroin/fentanyl from Bonilla.  During the investigation, law enforcement identified William Caraballo III, also known …
February 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Narcotics Investigation Leads to Indictment of Six Members of Poly-Drug Distribution Network

March 31, 2022
… beginning as early as January 2020, the DTO distributed fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, cocaine base, and … County and elsewhere. Over the course of the investigation law enforcement seized narcotics, firearms, ammunition, and …
March 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… Enforcement Administration launched a new comprehensive law enforcement and prevention initiative aimed at reducing … Agent in Charge Keith Weis.  “Working closely with our law enforcement and community partners, DEA is committed to … The vast majority of deaths involve illicitly manufactured fentanyl, including fentanyl analogs. Overdose deaths …
February 24, 2021
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 … “The collective efforts of our local, state, and federal law enforcement partners, in particular the North Star Drug … of over 45 kilograms of methamphetamine, as well as fentanyl distributed as fake oxycodone.  “DEA’s top priority …
April 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Dose of Reality - Fighting the Opioid Epidemic

June 28, 2018
… HIDTA is committed to forming strategic partnerships with law enforcement and community partners in an effort to … minutes after taking a fatal mixture of heroin and fentanyl.  Joe is not alone.  In 2017, an estimated 1,043 … U.S. Attorney’s Office to partner with federal and local law enforcement to fight the devastating effects that …
June 28, 2018
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
… Ohio - In the past year, federal, state and local law enforcement partnerships in southwestern Ohio have … more than 35 kilograms of heroin and ten kilograms of fentanyl, and charged 96 people federally in 47 cases with … imperative that schools step up and actively partner with law enforcement agencies and prevention and recovery …
September 23, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Baldwin Pharmacist Charged With Knowingly Doling Out Painkillers Through Phony Prescriptions Chowdhury’s Arrest Stems From Investigation Into Where Kayla Gerdes Obtained Drugs

June 02, 2011
… killed a Hempstead woman while the woman mowed her front lawn. The investigation into Gerdes revealed that she had … recovered by investigators were for Oxycodone, fentanyl patches, a powerful painkiller often prescribed to … revealed that Chowdhury regularly filled prescriptions for fentanyl patches several times in the same week for the same …
June 02, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Brevard, N.C. Woman Sentenced to 15 Years on Drug Charges

November 30, 2022
… - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Defendant sold fentanyl that resulted in victim’s overdose death Fentanyl Powder.jpg Aaron Broussard placed a drug order for …
November 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

March 11, 2020
… until they no longer exist.” The Justice Department and its law enforcement partners are committed to fulfilling the … States by attacking the group at all levels.  Federal law enforcement has taken a number of steps to degrade … of heroin, 198 kilograms of cocaine, 44 kilograms of fentanyl, 2 kilograms of opium, over 27,000 fentanyl pills …
March 11, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Six Augusta-Area Defendants Indicted on Separate Firearms, Drug Charges

March 08, 2022
… also faces drug trafficking charges as Richmond County law enforcement officials pursue individuals associated with … Distribute 500 Grams or More of Cocaine, and An Amount of Fentanyl, “Crack” Cocaine, and Marijuana; Possession of a …
March 08, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen individuals charged for their involvement in six fatal opioid overdoses across Hillborough, Pasco, and Pinellas Counties

May 28, 2020
… with the intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl resulting in death; possession with the intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl.   Minimum mandatory term of 20 years, up to life, …
May 28, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Indicted Man Accused of Being Part of Drug Trafficking Organization

April 25, 2022
… Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas 20 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 74,000 fentanyl pills, 6.5 pounds of heroin, and 85 pounds of meth …
April 25, 2022
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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
… drugs. This report combines federal, state, and local law enforcement reporting; public health data; news reports; … tripartite opioid threat (controlled prescription drugs, fentanyl, and heroin) having risen to epidemic levels, …
November 01, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen People Charged in Takedown of a Major Drug Trafficking Network

June 27, 2025
… Superintendent, New York State Police (NYSP).  On June 12, law enforcement officers, including from the NYSP, DEA and … resulted in the seizure of almost 250 kilos of cocaine, fentanyl pills, other drugs and paraphernalia, a firearm and …
June 27, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Turlock Man Charged for Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Operation

April 22, 2021
… containing methamphetamine. Subsequently, on April 6, law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at … (25 kilograms) of cocaine, 20 pounds (9 kilograms) of fentanyl pills, 6.6 pounds (3 kilograms) of fentanyl powder, and 2 pounds (907 grams) of heroin. Agents …
April 22, 2021
STORY

A Message From DEA Administrator Anne Milgram

October 06, 2023
… October 06, 2023                      2 milligrams of Fentanyl   Washington, D.C. –  The U.S. Drug Enforcement … lives by defeating the cartels responsible for bringing fentanyl into our country.     The threat of fentanyl is …
October 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Richmond Felon Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Latest Firearms Conviction

December 16, 2025
… firearms. According to court documents, on Sept. 6, 2024, law enforcement searched the residence of Javon Antonio … and recovered $7,604, 82.52 grams of cocaine, 8.41 grams of fentanyl, five bags of pills containing 34.85 grams of …
December 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Division is Ready to Celebrate the 25th National Drug Take Back Day Across the DMV

October 16, 2023
… Virginia (DMV). Through a collaborative effort with local law enforcement agencies, Take Back Day has been able to … or harming the environment. With the continued support of law enforcement and communities, Take Back Day is committed … from drug poisoning unknowingly took a fake pill laced with fentanyl and many other dangerous drugs. Our team has been …
October 16, 2023
LANDING PAGE

Congressional Affairs

December 03, 2025
… with members of Congress and their staffs. DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic … the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America, a comprehensive enforcement …
December 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Establishes Six New Heroin Enforcement Teams

October 27, 2017
… teams focused on combatting the flow of heroin and illicit fentanyl. “At a time when overdose deaths are at … will enhance DEA’s ability to combat trafficking in heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogues and the violence associated with drug …
October 27, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Dealer Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison for One Fatal, Two Nonfatal Drug Overdoses

May 11, 2023
… pay $8,544 for his victim’s funeral. Craig first supplied fentanyl to a man in the bathroom of the Ameristar Casino in … While that victim was on the brink of death, Craig sold fentanyl in the parking garage to another man, identified in …
May 11, 2023