PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Holds Press Conference with D.C. Partners on Overdose Deaths in the District

January 31, 2022
… there were 10 overdoses and 3 fatalities attributed to fentanyl. The press conference covered the recent overdose … “death resulting” charges for two people allegedly selling fentanyl that resulted in a woman’s death in D.C. in April. … in the fentanyl we are seeing in our area.” ## Gangs Major Law Enforcement Operation Overdose Press Conferences Public …
January 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Robeson County Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Distributing Thousands of Illegal Pills While Possessing Gun

July 06, 2022
… M30 falsa que contiene fentanilo Counterfeit_M30_Oxy_fentanyl.jpg RALEIGH, N.C. – A Robeson County man was … safe.” Jeffrey Randal Brooks, Jr., 42, was stopped by law enforcement in 2019 and 2020, with illicit pills for …
July 06, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Fort Myers Felon Sentenced to Fifteen Years in Federal Prison for Firearms and Drug Offenses

October 28, 2022
… possessing firearms as a convicted felon and distributing fentanyl. The court also ordered Berklin to forfeit the … informant with drugs while under constant surveillance by law enforcement. These cases were investigated by the Bureau …
October 28, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Six Individuals Charged with Federal Drug Trafficking Offenses

May 20, 2022
… filed yesterday with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.  According to the complaint, DEA agents executed a … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.   …
May 20, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Lawrence-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 12 years in prison

May 06, 2019
… Leader of Lawrence-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 12 … BOSTON – The leader of a Lawrence-based heroin and fentanyl trafficking organization was sentenced today in …
May 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Three New Haven Men Charged With Distributing Drugs Involved In Wave Of Overdoses

June 28, 2016
… targeting narcotics dealers who distribute heroin, fentanyl or opioids that cause death or serious injury to … laboratory testing, it appears that the substance was pure fentanyl, a powerful opioid that can be at least 50 times … poison.” “Without the combined effort of federal and local law enforcement, emergency medical personnel and city …
June 28, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Sentenced In Connection With Widespread Hepatitis C Outbreak

December 02, 2013
… While employed as a "traveler," he stole syringes of Fentanyl - a powerful anesthetic to which he did not have … with saline, after having injected himself with the Fentanyl intended for his patients. The defendant engaged in … the cooperative efforts of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, including the Federal Bureau of …
December 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment Report

November 13, 2017
… @DEAPhiladelphia Thomas Hodnett Domestic Pennsylvania and Delaware Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Frank J. … opioid threat - including controlled prescription (CPDs), fentanyl and other synthetic opioids, and heroin - reaching …
November 13, 2017
GENERAL INFORMATION

Operation Engage Anchorage

March 28, 2025
… the opportunity to understand the world of federal drug law enforcement and the important role DEA and the community … Alaska, to include rural villages. Opioids (illicit fentanyl and heroin) and prescription drugs are among the … to you as a possible violation of controlled substances laws and regulations.  Tips submitted to the feedback form …
March 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Convicts Montgomery, AL, Man on Drug Distribution Charges

November 20, 2024
… of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and for maintaining a drug premises. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, in 2020, law enforcement began an investigation relating to …
November 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

New York man sentenced to 98 months for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base

February 21, 2020
… Vermont to distribute cocaine base, as well as heroin and fentanyl. In mid-May, law enforcement conducted three controlled purchases of … of his hotel room, found additional quantities of heroin, fentanyl, cocaine base, and cocaine. This conviction was …
February 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Monmouth County Designated As A HIDTA County

October 18, 2016
… trafficking of narcotics to include prescription opioids, fentanyl and heroin.   According to data collected in 2015 … see heroin mixed with potentially toxic adulterants such as fentanyl, which is exponentially more powerful than heroin, … past with the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office and other law enforcement agencies in this endeavor, and are committed …
October 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

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

February 11, 2022
… overdose deaths across the country, in order to devote its law enforcement resources to where they will have the most … in partnership with its fellow federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies, has mapped the threats and … A majority of identified criminal drug networks sell fentanyl or methamphetamine. And almost all of the …
February 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Detroit Police Officer indicted in drug conspiracy

October 26, 2018
… of a drug trafficking organization to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine. The indictment further alleges Staton … help by providing members of the conspiracy with sensitive law enforcement information, including information about a …
October 26, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

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

May 11, 2017
… other virtual currencies. Specifically, since July of 2015, law enforcement identified a narcotics vendor known as … “OwlCity” and received the purchased narcotics, to include fentanyl, heroin, and alpha-PVP, via U.S. Mail. Since September of 2015, law enforcement identified a narcotics vendor known as …
May 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Dallas Seizes 1,447 Pounds of Drugs, 49 Firearms, and Over $6.6M in Drug-Related Assets

November 04, 2020
… state-wide effort of numerous federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies from throughout Texas spanning from … 19 kilograms of controlled pharmaceuticals, 800 grams of fentanyl, and approximately $6.6 million in assets. United …
November 04, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

11 Charged Following Takedown of Indianapolis Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

November 21, 2024
… Indianapolis and elsewhere. The charges follow a successful law enforcement operation in which 10 of the 11 individuals … and local officers seized eight firearms and quantities of fentanyl, methamphetamine and marijuana. The following lists …
November 21, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

13 Defendants Indicted in Connection with Two Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

February 26, 2024
… Jane E. Young announces. Over the past week and a half, law enforcement arrested nine of these defendants on … controlled substance charges, namely methamphetamine and fentanyl.  The following defendants have been indicted in …
February 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Large Cartel-Connected Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison

December 19, 2023
… drug trafficking ring, the amount of incredibly dangerous fentanyl it brought into the community and that this was Mr. … U.S. Attorney’s Office and our Federal, state, and local law enforcement partners as we close this investigation with …
December 19, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Surge Targets Sinaloa Cartel Networks Worldwide

September 08, 2025
… cartels, responsible for flooding the United States with fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin. In February, … The dedicated men and women of the DEA, along with our law enforcement partners, are fully committed to protecting …
September 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two Mobile Pain Doctors Convicted After Seven-Week Trial

March 02, 2017
… Schedule II and III Controlled Substances, including fentanyl, outside the usual course of professional practice … billing practices were systematically designed to unlawfully enrich the doctors. Of particular importance in the trial were two brand name instant-release fentanyl drugs - Subsys and Abstral. Both Subsys and Abstral …
March 02, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Drug Cartel Leader Charged

May 12, 2021
… Gonzalez Penuelas in connection with suspected heroin and fentanyl trafficking. Penuelas was also the target of … pursuant to the Kingpin Act in 2000. “DEA and our law enforcement partners continue to target organizations …
May 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Sampson County Illegal Alien Caught with 30 Kilograms and 9 Firearms Sentenced to 17 Years in Prison

March 19, 2025
… Mondragon started distributing drugs as early as 2008. Law enforcement began investigating Mondragon in 2019 and … This car was later searched. Inside was 7 kilograms of fentanyl, 9 kilograms of cocaine, 2 kilograms of heroin, 144 …
March 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

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

February 07, 2022
… overdose deaths across the country, in order to devote its law enforcement resources to where they will have the most … A majority of identified criminal drug networks sell fentanyl or methamphetamine. And almost all of the …
February 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Montreal-based Drug Trafficking Ring Operating Throughout The United States, Canada, Mexico, Guatemala, Colombia And Peru Dismantled

February 09, 2018
… more than 337 kilograms of cocaine were seized, as well as fentanyl and marijuana.  The organization collected cash … to profit off the sale of cocaine, marijuana and fentanyl.  Law enforcement’s investigation identified the …
February 09, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Guilty Verdict In Major Drug Trafficking Case

September 30, 2016
… & Red Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Heroin and fentanyl transported from Mexico to Albany, NY for street … communities, they will be held to the highest level of the law.” DEA Special Agent in Charge James Hunt stated, “This … contained approximately 1 kilogram of heroin laced with fentanyl packaged in a “brick.”  As a result of this traffic …
September 30, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

West Haven Man Who Made and Trafficked Narcotic Pills Sentenced to More Than 11 Years in Prison

May 29, 2025
… release, for operating a drug trafficking ring involving fentanyl and methamphetamine pills disguised as legitimate … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.  Additional information about the …
May 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Accused Drug Cartel Broker, 28 Others Indicted in St. Louis

June 07, 2024
… possess with the intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, five kilograms or more of cocaine and 500 grams or … Task Force and includes members of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. OCDETF identifies, disrupts, and …
June 07, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Trafficking

January 12, 2023
… occasions between the summer of 2021 and January 2022, law enforcement purchased methamphetamine from Delaney. … law enforcement recovered methamphetamine, cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, marijuana, synthetic marijuana, a .22 …
January 12, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Milwaukee Man Convicted of Heroin Trafficking Offenses

August 03, 2021
… related to the distribution of heroin, cocaine and fentanyl. In September 2017, law enforcement officers executed 14 federal search warrants …
August 03, 2021