PRESS RELEASE

DEA Administrator Statement On Capture Of Hector Beltran-Leyva

October 02, 2014
… smuggled countless amounts of lethal and highly addictive drugs into the United States and other parts of the world, facilitating addiction, violence, and death.  DEA congratulates the …
October 02, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 06, 2024
… educating others about the deadly threat of this synthetic opioid.  To commemorate the first-ever National Fentanyl … 70% of those deaths caused by fentanyl and synthetic opioids.  Fentanyl remains the leading cause of death among …
May 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

The United States and Montgomery County Based Pharmacy and Pharmacist Reach a Consent Decree Over Allegations of Illegally Dispensed Controlled Substances

May 31, 2023
… chain who violate the CSA and fan the flames of the present opioid epidemic.” Special Agent in Charge Jarod A. Forget … essential to pay attention to warning signs to prevent the opioid epidemic from getting worse.  DEA is dedicated to … Youssefi-Rashti dispensed prescriptions for both opioids and stimulants—a dangerous and potentially lethal …
May 31, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Five indicted for running a pill mill in Hamilton

June 29, 2018
… the illegal distribution of prescription drugs, including opioids. Sakkal is charged with being responsible for the …
June 29, 2018
DOCUMENT

Deadly Contaminated Cocaine Widespread in Florida (2018)

February 01, 2018
Publication
… and fentanyl-related substances. Fentanyl, a Schedule II opioid analgesic approximately 50 times more potent than … in over 180 cocaine exhibits. Carfentanil, a synthetic opioid that is approximately 10,000 times more potent than …
February 01, 2018
DOCUMENT

The Drug Situation in Delaware 2020

August 11, 2020
Publication
… The primary drug threats identified in Delaware are illicit opioids, cocaine, controlled prescription drugs, and … Situation in Delaware 2020.pdf Methamphetamine Narcotics (Opioids) On …
August 11, 2020
DOCUMENT

The Illegal Drug Threat in Indiana

December 05, 2024
Publication
… Mexican DTOs dominate the wholesale supply of illicit opioids (both fentanyl and heroin), cocaine, … and Mexico-grown marijuana in the state. The opioid threat remains dire and is of grave concern. The …
December 05, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Drug trafficker sentenced to 121 months for conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine and marijuana across New York City

January 18, 2019
… and our law enforcement partners are responding to the opioid epidemic by vigorously investigating and prosecuting … one of many successes in law enforcement’s battle against opioid abuse because it serves as a reminder that we are … in Charge Donovan. “Enforcement is a key factor in fighting opioid abuse and in stopping fatal overdoses in our cities …
January 18, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Idaho Doctor Pays $96,000 to Settle Allegations That He Wrote Unlawful Prescriptions

April 03, 2024
… of drugs, including overlapping prescriptions for opioids, benzodiazepines, and muscle relaxers. The …
April 03, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Pinellas Man of Trafficking Fentanyl

November 16, 2023
… and evidence presented at trial, Gaddy was a supplier of opioids in Pinellas County since 2017. One of his dealers, … was at various times during the conspiracy a distributor of opioids in the Madeira Beach area. In February 2019, the … Gaddy learned that K.E. had died but continued distributing opioids anyway. In April 2020, while still on bond for his …
November 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Pain Clinic Doctor of Unlawful Drug Distribution, Money Laundering, and Filing a False Tax Return

June 23, 2023
… and January 2021, McGaha distributed more than 2.1 million opioid pills. In addition, McGaha engaged in multiple … Police Department, and the United States Attorney’s Office Opioid Fraud Abuse and Detection Unit, which focuses on …
June 23, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Hollywood-based Craigslist drug dealer named in federal criminal case alleging fentanyl sale that resulted in a fatal overdose

December 07, 2018
… today on federal charges of selling the powerful synthetic opioid to a customer who suffered a fatal overdose. Andrew … but also a partnership with the community aimed at reducing opioid and drug related overdose deaths,” said Special Agent … According to court documents filed in this case, Madi is an opioid dealer who used the Craigslist website to sell …
December 07, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Opiate Overdoses Surpass Murders In New Orleans For First Time

July 11, 2017
… percent of the fatal overdose (166 total) in 2016 were opioid-related. This is more than twice the 81 overdose … was found (29 percent) of the 166 people who died with opioids in their system. This percentage represented a …
July 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Prior Felon Sentenced to 128 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses

November 01, 2024
… our citizens’ health and safety by distributing such addictive, controlled substances. This sentence acknowledges … who seek to endanger our community with such harmful and addictive substances." Lee’s prison sentence will be followed by four years of supervised release. “Highly addictive and destructive, methamphetamine poses a serious …
November 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

February 24, 2011
… Florida and around the nation are faced with growing drug addiction that is accompanied by pain, suffering, and even … patients’ urine tests for a fee to justify the highly addictive pain medications. U.S. Attorney for the Southern … injected to get an immediate high. This abuse can lead to addiction, overdose, and sometimes death. Additional …
February 24, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In St. Louis To Address Heroin, Prescription Drugs And Violent Crime

January 28, 2016
… to find new and innovative ways to address the growing addiction of heroin and prescription drugs, and the violent … in ways we’ve never done before in order to stop abuse, addiction and death.” The 360 Strategy brings together many … for sustainable, impactful efforts to address drug abuse, addiction, trafficking and the violence that accompanies it. …
January 28, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Sentenced For Running Pill Mill And Contributing To A Death

September 24, 2013
… of a patient whom Dr. Werther knew had a history of drug addiction.  The court’s sentence today will send a message … in the very same way a street dealer pushes heroin to addicts.  His sentence reflects his greed and disregard for … thereby contributing to the epidemic of prescription drug addiction.” “Norman Werther got what he deserved for making …
September 24, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distribution Of Oxycodone

May 06, 2014
… to 19 counts of the illegal distribution of the highly addictive painkiller oxycodone. When sentenced, Jacobson … knew were either abusing or re-selling oxycodone pills to addicts. According to court filings, the defendant charged … The doctor-shoppers then either re-sold oxycodone to addicts and other users for profit or abused the pills …
May 06, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and Oxycodone

April 04, 2024
… as prescription drugs has contributed to the alarming opioid epidemic that has continued to harm communities in … misrepresent fentanyl, heroin and other dangerous opioids as prescription drugs, having a devastating impact …
April 04, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Washington Chief Issues Public Safety Alert: Dangerous Increase in Fake Rx Pills Containing Fentanyl

September 27, 2021
… drug cartels and made to look like real prescription opioid medications such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, … Drug traffickers are using fake pills to exploit the opioid crisis and prescription drug misuse in the United … Drugs Synthetic drugs Benzodiazepines Fentanyl Amphetamines Opioids Synthetic Opioids Methamphetamine On On …
September 27, 2021
DOCUMENT

2016 National Drug Threat Assessment

November 01, 2016
Publication
… in the United States has shifted, with the tripartite opioid threat (controlled prescription drugs, fentanyl, and … portions of the United States. While the current opioid crisis has deservedly garnered significant attention, …
November 01, 2016
DRUG FACT SHEET

Hydromorphone

January 21, 2025
Narcotics (Opioids)
Hydromorphone belongs to a class of drugs called “opioids,” which includes morphine. It has an analgesic potency approximately two to eight times greater than that of morphine and has a rapid onset of action.
January 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Establishes Six New Heroin Enforcement Teams

October 27, 2017
… levels, the DEA's top priority is addressing the opioid epidemic and pursuing the criminal organizations that … teams, DEA considered multiple factors, including rates of opioid mortality, level of heroin and fentanyl seizures, and … than 34,500, or 54 percent, of these deaths were caused by opioids. The DEA continues to aggressively pursue …
October 27, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA operation nets 628,000 Carfentanil pills in L.A. County

November 19, 2025
… Outreach: Ruth Morales (571) 387-6555 The synthetic opioid is 100 times more potent than Fentanyl … by DEA Los Angeles Field Division agents. The synthetic opioid is approximately 10,000 times more potent than … According to the DEA, carfentanil is a synthetic opioid approximately 10,000 times more potent than morphine …
November 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Convicted at Trial for Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

January 19, 2024
… and included Morales’s diagnoses for which he prescribed opioids to them. However, official records from the U.S. … during the time of the indictment, Morales had prescribed opioids to more than a thousand patients, most often the …
January 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

South Florida Man Pleads Guilty to Participating in a Conspiracy to Distribute Protonitazene from China

January 12, 2024
… conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a synthetic opioid, protonitazene. Will Catis, Sr. (Catis), 42, of … into Chinese chemical companies that were sending synthetic opioids, such as protonitazene, to the U.S. and Mexico, …
January 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

First Regional Family Summit on Fentanyl Held in Utah

October 19, 2023
… neighbor – who has been affected by the terrible scourge of opioid overdose, especially from fentanyl.  These deaths … 541 lives were lost in Utah last year to a drug overdose.  Opioids, such as fentanyl, contributed to 74% of those …
October 19, 2023
ALERT

DEA Reports Widespread Threat of Fentanyl Mixed with Xylazine

March 20, 2023
… a fatal drug poisoning. Because xylazine is not an opioid, naloxone (Narcan) does not reverse its effects. … with 66 percent of those deaths involving synthetic opioids like fentanyl. The Sinaloa Cartel and Jalisco Cartel …
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican citizen extradited to U.S. for drug trafficking through sham internet pharmacy

September 02, 2020
… analogue p-fluoroisobutyryl fentanyl, and the synthetic opioid U-47700, distribution of controlled substances over … a drug trafficking organization that distributed dangerous opioids to individuals throughout the United States through …
September 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

20 defendants charged in drug indictments; One alleged trafficker charged in death of carfentanil user

March 29, 2019
… dangerous drugs to include carfentanil – a synthetic opioid 100 times more potent than fentanyl,” said DEA … to fighting violent street gangs and their impact on the opioid epidemic.”     According to charging documents, the … were involved in the distribution of prescription opioids and counterfeit prescription opioids laced with …
March 29, 2019