PRESS RELEASE

Final Defendant In Rhode Island’s Largest Cocaine Bust Ever Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Detained In Federal Custody In Record Seizure Of Crystal Methamphetamine

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
PRESS RELEASE

Former TSA Officer Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Accepting Bribes From Drug Trafficker

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
PRESS RELEASE

First Of Cape Cod Brothers Sentenced To Twenty Years For Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
PRESS RELEASE

Cape Cod Brothers Convicted In Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
PRESS RELEASE

Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

… of the arsonists, as he lay dying in his backyard, seeking medical assistance for the injuries he sustained from the …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Is This Saturday

… to take back unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications.  The DEA invites the public to bring their …
PRESS RELEASE

Buffalo Man Indicted For Selling Deadly “Heroin” Mixture That Resulted In Two Deaths

… oath by prescribing these poisons without a legitimate medical purpose, to street-level distributors, such as …
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced In Alabama For Nine Pharmacy Burglaries

… facilitate the distribution of quantities of prescription medications, which were Controlled Substances. “This …
PRESS RELEASE

Pharmacy Tech Charged With Tampering With Opioids

… Hamilton said. “Anyone who can deliberately deny medication to legitimate patients and violate their duties …
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Involved With Online Pharmacy Based In Florida Indicted For Internet Pharmacy And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… charged as much as ten times the usual price for the medications. The conspirators are alleged to have engaged in …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches New Initiative To Combat Illegal Prescription Drug Activity

… drug activity in real time to a DEA agent.  “The non-medical use of prescription opioids has greatly contributed …
PRESS RELEASE

Undercover Operation Nabs Two Defendants Charged In Federal Court With Distribution Of Synthetic Drug Known As “Bath Salts”

… through the lure of designer drugs. Designer drugs have no medical or commercial use; the only thing they are good for …
PRESS RELEASE

Silver Spring Felon Admits Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

… day, the victim was found dead and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that the victim’s cause of death …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Is Saturday

… to take back unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications.  The DEA invites the public to bring their …
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Dealer Indicted For Distribution Of Fentanyl

… , which is a very potent pain killer used in the medical profession.  According to the indictment, from Nov. …
PRESS RELEASE

Owner Of McLean MedSpa Sentenced For Illegally Importing Non-FDA-Approved Drugs And Using On Patients

… or consent. Sarraf allowed Gallant Pharma to use his medical license to order non-FDA-approved chemotherapy drugs …
PRESS RELEASE

Prince Frederick Physician Indicted For Illegally Distributing Drugs And $3 Million Health Care Fraud Scheme Related To His Pain Management Clinics

… and methadone, for a fee and without any legitimate medical purpose. The indictment further alleges that from at …
PRESS RELEASE

Physician/Owner And Office Manager Of McLean Skin Care Clinic Convicted At Trial

… or consent. Sarraf provided Gallant Pharma with his medical license to enable Gallant Pharma to order …
PRESS RELEASE

Four Indicted For Drug Conspiracy, Kidnapping Involving Sexual Torture, And Using Firearms In Furtherance Of These Crimes

… C”. Seugasala then contacted an employee of an Anchorage medical center, later identified as Stacy Laulu, for …
PRESS RELEASE

Costco Wholesale To Pay $11.75 Million To Settle Allegations Of Lax Pharmacy Controls

… the lawful use of powerful drugs that have a legitimate medical purpose but are easily abused. The CSA provides the …
PRESS RELEASE

Southampton Town Councilman Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… Bradley Bender allegedly distributed diverted pain medication behind the backs of his constituents. By …
PRESS RELEASE

Sixteen Members Of Own Every Dollar Gang Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Racketeering And Narcotics Offenses

… heroin, cocaine, crack cocaine, oxycodone, ecstasy, and marijuana.  In addition, these defendants used, carried, and …
LANDING PAGE

Justice for KiKi

March 05, 2025
… Mexico, Kiki remained on the trail of the country's biggest marijuana and cocaine traffickers. In early 1985, he was …
March 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Broomfield Man Sentenced to 48 Months for Ibogaine Distribution

… I controlled substance and currently has no accepted medical use and has a high potential for abuse. “This …
PRESS RELEASE

Nurse Sentenced to 16 Months in Federal Prison for Tampering with and Stealing Lorazepam Vials

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
PRESS RELEASE

Harrison County Doctor Sentenced for Unlawful Distribution of Controlled Substances

… to these patients were outside the scope of legitimate medical practice, in part because of the ongoing …
PRESS RELEASE

Cranston Man Admits to Large Scale Production of Meth and Fentanyl-Laced Pills

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
PRESS RELEASE

New Britain Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …
PRESS RELEASE

Providence Man Admits to Trafficking Methamphetamine

… Brian O’Keefe 508-509-1844 Brian.OKeefe@dea.gov Diversion/Medical Practitioner: 571-362-9171 Division Contacts …