PRESS RELEASE

38 Charged in Alleged Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

December 10, 2024
… 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Just two milligrams of fentanyl can be a potentially deadly dose.   Download … until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.  If convicted, the defendants face of up to life in …
December 10, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

May 15, 2024
… Jr. In March of 2020, 23.6 kilograms of a mix of heroin and fentanyl was seized from Ruben Sanchez Blanco. Some of those … Gregory Dixon III’s plea says. During the investigation, law enforcement officers intercepted or seized cocaine and …
May 15, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Indictment Names 14 Defendants in Drug-Distribution Conspiracy Coordinated from Inside a Georgia Prison

July 13, 2022
… conspiracy distributed methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl since as early as 2018 in at least seven South … danger to our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Estes. “Our law enforcement partners, including the Georgia Department …
July 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island man indicted for causing overdose death in Suffolk County

December 19, 2019
… 720-431-8836 Defendant allegedly provided the victim with fentanyl BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Marlon Thompson was arraigned … “This Office will continue to work tirelessly with our law enforcement partners to prosecute those who contribute …
December 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Federal jury convicts last man standing in 29-defendant organized crime case in Myrtle Beach

February 04, 2019
… and the FBI, working in conjunction with state and local law enforcement, began investigating a drug trafficking … enhance profits they made from the sale of heroin, cocaine, fentanyl, and marijuana. Targeting drug distribution …
February 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Ringleader of Extensive Sinaloa Cartel Network Sentenced

July 12, 2021
… to 33 years in prison for distributing large amounts of fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine in Newport News and North … money judgment of $4,200,000 and forfeit his house in Lawrenceville. Barreto was arrested in 2019 as a result of …
July 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Nineteen Indicted in Drug Distribution Conspiracy

April 07, 2021
… are also charged with illegally possessing firearms.  The law enforcement teams and other public safety organizations … two pounds of methamphetamine, more than $160,000 in cash, fentanyl pills and a fentanyl pill manufacturing lab.  Today …
April 07, 2021
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 … 38% last year and 7% in 2007) of state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies responding to the 2016 National …
June 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Steilacoom, Washington, Couple Sentenced to Prison for Leading Drug Trafficking Ring Tied to Aryan Prison Gangs

July 02, 2025
… Activity Drugs and Firearms Seized During the Investigation Fentanyl seized by investigators. Download Original Image … behind bars. I am grateful to our investigators and local law enforcement partners for their steadfast efforts to make …
July 02, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA & MPD Issue Public Safety Alert on Mass Overdose Events Across D.C. Metro Area

April 14, 2022
… 571-362-2476 WashingtonDiversionOutreach@dea.gov Fentanyl Lab Testing Counterfeit Percocet Pill Washington, … alert follows the DEA’s letter to federal, state, and local law enforcement partners warning of a nationwide spike in …
April 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

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

May 08, 2023
… 571-387-4625 NE-SD.Diversion.registration@dea.gov Suspected fentanyl pills_x.jpg Seizures of fentanyl both in pill and … May 1, 2023, in collaboration with federal, state and local law enforcement partners, and resulted in 3,337 arrests and …
May 08, 2023
STORY

Recent DEA Seizures of Pill Presses

April 09, 2024
… the United States, all of which contributed to today’s fentanyl crisis.    New York Field Division In the Bronx on … January 18, 2024, DEA along with federal, state, and local law enforcement partners in Mississippi arrested two …
April 09, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Texas Inmates, Correctional Officers Indicted on Narcotics Smuggling Charges

December 19, 2023
… residences, more than 520 grams of paper sheets soaked with fentanyl and synthetic cannabinoids, more than 120 grams of … including conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine and conspiracy to commit money … until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Drug Trafficking Synthetic drugs On On Press Release …
December 19, 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 … opioids remain significant challenges to public health and law enforcement. Mexican cartels are increasingly …
March 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Final Federal Defendant from “Operation New Day” Sentenced to Five Years in Prison

August 13, 2024
… Dealer Arrested Near 12th and Jackson in Seattle During Law Enforcement Emphasis Caoevidence.jpg Seized firearm, fentanyl, cash. SEATTLE, Wash . – A 56-year-old Seattle man …
August 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Quincy Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Drug And Gun Offenses

May 23, 2024
… 571-362-9171 Defendant found with 13 bags of cocaine and fentanyl in his underwear; semi-automatic pistol, drug … a drug deal in his car in Boston. The buyer was stopped by law enforcement and found with three bags of crack cocaine …
May 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Final Defendant in Large Western Washington Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison

April 16, 2024
… a drug redistributor and interstate transporter of heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. At the sentencing hearing, … “He continued this conduct even after contact with law enforcement,” Judge Coughenour said. According to …
April 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Opioid Trafficking Organization Dismantled In The Bronx, NY

November 20, 2017
… Sixteen people indicted and multi-million dollars’ worth of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine seized BRONX, N.Y. - James J. … Through coordinated enforcement on federal, state and local law enforcement levels, 16 traffickers responsible for …
November 20, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Los Angeles issues warning over counterfeit prescription pills from Mexico

November 04, 2019
… of an individual due to a drug caused death and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   … quantities of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid that is lethal in …
November 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury man sentenced to four years for role in heroin and cocaine trafficking ring

February 04, 2021
… years of supervised release, for his role in a heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring. According to court documents and … organization that received large quantities of heroin and fentanyl from suppliers in Connecticut and New York and … heroin and fentanyl trafficking charge.  On that date, law enforcement intercepted a planned drug transaction and …
February 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Three Members of an International Money Laundering Organization Charged with Laundering Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

April 24, 2025
… China and the Middle East, enabling a continuous flow of fentanyl and other dangerous drugs into our country from … priority for the Department. Alongside DEA and our local law enforcement partners, we will continue to prosecute the …
April 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

May 04, 2017
… Part of “Operation Fire and Dice”: Defendants Sold Heroin & Fentanyl Throughout Bronx BRONX, N.Y. -   - James J. Hunt, … into NYC neighborhoods and how DEA works with our law enforcement partners to shut them down.  In this case, a …
May 04, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve Defendants Convicted in Cross-State Social Media Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 14, 2025
… drug trafficking ring that distributed deadly fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine across New Hampshire … documents and statements made in court, in October 2023, law enforcement officers received information that a drug …
November 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Organization with Ties to Mexican Cartel Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison

December 01, 2023
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Defendant directed fentanyl distribution in Massachusetts on behalf of … is an outstanding example of what can be accomplished when law enforcement partners work together cooperatively,” said …
December 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Waycross-Area Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced to Decades in Federal Prison

March 13, 2023
… Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Fentanyl Lethal Dose.png (DEA file photo) Heroin_powder.jpg … “Because of the efforts of federal, state and local law enforcement, these defendants can no longer distribute …
March 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Violent, Cartel-Connected, Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison

December 12, 2023
… drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine in the Puget Sound region, was … led a transnational drug trafficking organization. Law enforcement has linked the organization to a cartel in …
December 12, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Seattle Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking on 3rd/ Pike While Armed with a Handgun

September 22, 2023
… and 12th and Jackson are areas hard hit by the dangers of fentanyl and firearms,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. … Street in downtown Seattle on August 4, 2022. Austin sold fentanyl pills to an undercover officer, and then attempted …
September 22, 2023
STORY

DEA and the Chicago Crime Commission Launch a Provocative New Billboard Campaign with Clear Channel Outdoor in an Effort to Save Chicagoans from Opioid-Related Deaths & Abuse

March 08, 2019
Heroin Fentanyl
… campaign that addresses the prescription opioid, heroin and fentanyl epidemic plaguing the city of Chicago, our state, … good at identifying and arresting drug traffickers, but law enforcement efforts alone can’t solve the problem. This …
March 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Indianapolis area methamphetamine and heroin trafficking organizations dismantled

March 19, 2020
… guns, twenty-two pounds of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, and approximately $70,000 in drug money support … offers no safe harbor for them.  Federal, state and local law enforcement will continue to work together to keep the …
March 19, 2020
DOCUMENT

National Drug Threat Assessment

May 13, 2025
Publication
… to communities, health professionals, educators, and law enforcement agencies to help inform their response to … NDTA highlights the threat to public health, the rule of law, and national security in the United States posed by the trafficking of powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl. Drug overdose deaths are finally decreasing across …
May 13, 2025