PRESS RELEASE

Nine Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Trafficking Kilograms Of Cocaine Through The U.S. Mail System

July 26, 2016
… area for many years, destroying the lives of many through addiction and despair. Today’s arrests should send a strong … dealers’ desperation for product is just as desperate as an addict’s; however the dealer’s ‘fix’ is the profit made off …
July 26, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Gang Alliance That Ravaged West Bronx With Gunfire And New England Towns With Drugs Is Dismantled

March 10, 2016
… ‘Miami Ave’, ‘UGZ’ and ‘RGZ’ gangs allegedly fed drug addiction throughout the Northeast via sales of crack … narcotics poison outside of New York, preying on countless addicted users in my home state of Massachusetts and as far …
March 10, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Pearl River Man Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Oxymorphone Causing The Overdose Death Of 21-Year Old Man

January 03, 2013
… and other diverted pain medicine can cause people to become addicts leading to tragic overdoses. Diverted pain pills, … is a powerful painkiller with a high potential for addiction and abuse, and its improper use may be fatal. In …
January 03, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

July 11, 2013
… New York to conspiring to illegally distribute the highly addictive painkiller oxycodone to patients, who the defendant knew were addicts and without performing any meaningful medical …
July 11, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owners Of Three Pharmacies, Pharmacists, And Others For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Dollars Worth Of Oxycodone And Other Painkillers

October 23, 2013
… through which they ordered bulk quantities of highly addictive painkillers such as oxycodone, hydromorphone, and … filled prescriptions for hundreds of thousands of highly addictive painkillers, knowing that the prescriptions were …
October 23, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

19 Charged In Prescription Drug Trafficking Conspiracies

June 08, 2011
… narcotics. Many of the users of these drugs are becoming addicted and moving on to more powerful drugs like heroin, which poses a significant risk to the addict and the community in which they live,” stated Gary M. …
June 08, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Maryland Science Center To Host DEA Exhibit

January 29, 2014
… Target America explains the science behind illegal drug addiction, and the countless costs and consequences of … go hand-in-hand in order to solve the drug abuse and addiction issue," stated DEA Special Agent in Charge Karl …
January 29, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Baltimore Prescription Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison

April 10, 2014
… drugs like oxycodone, a wider epidemic of opiate addiction has developed in Maryland.  We now have a new sub culture of opiate addicted individuals; individuals who now turn to heroin to …
April 10, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Defendants Convicted In Manhattan Federal Court For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone From Pharmacy In Yonkers

October 02, 2014
… thousands of oxycodone pills were sold for cash to drug addicts and other drug dealers.  This Office will continue … of oxycodone to various individuals - including individuals addicted to oxycodone and individuals who intended to resell …
October 02, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen Arrested In Connection With Meth And Heroin Distribution Ring

February 25, 2014
… Washington where liquid meth was processed into highly addictive crystal methamphetamine.  Twelve of the people … but was also converting the methamphetamine into a highly addictive form of crystal methamphetamine.  I commend the …
February 25, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

10 People Arrested In Two Separate Cases For Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking Affecting Multiple Western New York Communities

June 18, 2015
… the Chautauqua County and adjacent towns fueled drug addiction,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt. “Drug addiction has become public health’s archenemy and as heroin …
June 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Indictment Of Five Defendants In One Of The Nation’s Largest Fentanyl Seizures

August 05, 2015
… these drug entities which are trafficking multiple addictive drugs, dismantle them on all levels and continue our fight against addiction to powerful drugs." “In this time of heightened …
August 05, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Task Force Uncovers Heroin Stash In The Bronx, NY: $30 Million Worth Of Heroin Seized

September 28, 2015
… supply of heroin is critical to reining in the scourge of addiction. Today's seizure will keep millions of packages of … of heroin from flooding our neighborhoods with this highly addictive narcotic. I commend our NYPD investigators and law …
September 28, 2015
DOCUMENT

Administrator Anne Milgram Remarks on ONDCP Press Call Addressing the Overdose Epidemic

November 17, 2021
DEA Administrator Remarks
… Milgram Remarks on ONDCP.pdf Methamphetamine Narcotics (Opioids) On …
November 17, 2021
DOCUMENT

Chasing The Dragon Discussion Guide

February 01, 2016
Publication
… of the material. Chasingthedragon3.pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
February 01, 2016
DOCUMENT

Responding to Nationwide Increases in Fentanyl-Related Mass-Overdose Events

April 06, 2022
Publication
… Narcotics (Opioids) On …
April 06, 2022
DOCUMENT

How to Properly Dispose of Your Unused Medicines

October 04, 2018
Publication
… Proper Disposal Flier (October 2018).pdf Narcotics (Opioids) On …
October 04, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches Fentanyl Free America Initiative to Combat the Synthetic Drug Crisis

December 03, 2025
… its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America,  a … the nation’s deadliest drug crisis. Since 2021, synthetic opioids have claimed nearly 325,000 American lives.  The …
December 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Wasilla, Alaska Man Indicted for Distributing Carfentanil Resulting in Two Overdoses, One Fatal and One Non-Fatal

June 11, 2025
… fentanyl, but Carfentanil. Carfentanil is a highly potent opioid not approved for human use. It is used by … Department of Law. Learn more:  Carfentanil: A Synthetic Opioid Unlike Any Other This case is part of Operation Take …
June 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Approximately 70 pounds of heroin and fentanyl seized from wholesale distribution network in the Bronx and Yonkers

January 31, 2019
… nearly 18 kilograms of heroin, the potent synthetic opioid fentanyl and a fentanyl analogue (chemically similar … in multi-million dollar quantities of potentially lethal opioids. Through a direct connection to Mexico-based …
January 31, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Three Charged in Fentanyl/Heroin Packaging Operation in the Bronx: Over 13 Pounds of Illicit Drug Mixtures Seized

December 05, 2024
… thousands of dosages of dangerous drug mixtures, including opioids, sedatives, and stimulants. Those who lived in the … more than a quarter of fatal overdoses in the city in 2023; opioid overdose reversal drugs are not effective on it, …
December 05, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Veterans Affairs Employees Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

February 08, 2017
… conspiring to steal prescription medications, including opioids, from the VA John L. McClellan Memorial Veterans … R. Thyer said. “Curbing the illegal distribution of opioids continues to be a primary focus for my office, and … remains committed to stemming the diversion and abuse of opioids in VA facilities,” Special Agent in Charge of the …
February 08, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

District Attorney Vance And White House Drug Policy Director Kerlikowske Host Panel Discussion In Washington Heights On Drug Abuse Prevention Rates Of Death Declining In NYC In All Major Drug Categories Except Prescription Drugs DA’s Office To Partner

September 22, 2011
… as on the street. In many instances, when a prescription opioid habit becomes too expensive, the user turns to … Health and Mental Hygiene. • Deaths involving prescription opioids contributed to 25 percent of all drug-related deaths …
September 22, 2011
EVENT

Operation Prevention Webinar for Educators and Facilitators

April 04, 2019 03:00 pm - April 04, 2019 04:00 pm
Community Event
Learn about: The free, standards-aligned digital curriculum resources for grades 3-12 available now Strategies for integration into your classroom New updates to the Operation Prevention curriculum Resources to kickstart lifesaving discussions at home This conversation is too important to miss. Register now to empower yourself and your students to make...
April 04, 2019 03:00 pm - April 04, 2019 04:00 pm
PRESS RELEASE

DEA destroys more than 16,000 pounds of surrendered prescriptions

May 05, 2019
… since the program’s inception in 2010.   “The current opioid crisis continues to take too many lives, and many … our law enforcement partners are committed to ending the opioid epidemic, our communities recognize that this is a …
May 05, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Former Nurse Indicted for Drug Diversion from Boston Hospital

February 27, 2023
… by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly diverting opioids from a Boston-area hospital. Andrea Falzano, 38, of … acquired hydromorphone and morphine both of which are opioids and Schedule II controlled substances. The charge of …
February 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Fresno County Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl

February 24, 2025
… of variables. This case is part of Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.), a program designed to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas as well as identifying …
February 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Former Virginia Veterinarian Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

January 24, 2022
… drug charges related to his diversion of hydromorphone, an opioid drug also known under the trade name of “Dilaudid.” … Drugs Seizures (Drugs/Property) Synthetic drugs Opioids Hydromorphone On On …
January 24, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Atlanta Divisional Office & Partners to Hold 16th Prescription Drug Take-Back Day This Saturday

October 24, 2018
… community partners to stem the tide against prescription opioid abuse.” The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … Atlanta via Twitter at @DEAATLANTADiv   ###### Synthetic Opioids On …
October 24, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Columbia, South Carolina district office & partners to hold 16th prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday

October 24, 2018
… community partners to stem the tide against prescription opioid abuse.”  The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day … Atlanta via Twitter at @DEAATLANTADiv   ###### Synthetic Opioids On …
October 24, 2018