PRESS RELEASE

Task Force Charges Four Tied To Opana Epidemic In Southern Indiana

June 23, 2015
… county totaled over 150.  It was learned that Opana, other opioid prescription pills, and methamphetamine are the drugs …
June 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Baton Rouge Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin Disguised As Prescription Pills

September 14, 2016
… an average day, 78 people in the United States die from an opioid-related overdose,” said DEA Assistant Special Agent …
September 14, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 33,000 Pounds On Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

November 01, 2016
… these Take-Back events have increased awareness of the opioid epidemic and offered the public a safe and anonymous …
November 01, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven Defendants Taken Into Custody Following Early Morning Roundup, A 12th Defendant Still Being Sought By Police

September 29, 2017
… prison.” “Unfortunately, we are reminded daily of the opioid epidemic affecting our families, friends and …
September 29, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl And Heroin Seized Before Deadly Mix Hits The Streets

September 07, 2016
… “The combination of heroin and fentanyl has elevated the opioid threat to the most dangerous level yet.  Drug …
September 07, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Southampton Town Councilman Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

June 24, 2016
… has called an epidemic increase in the abuse of so-called opioid analgesics. To date, the Initiative has brought over …
June 24, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Hundreds Of Counterfeit Oxycodone Tablets Seized At Port Of Entry Contained Ultra-Deadly Fentanyl

April 15, 2016
… public health alert on Fentanyl, a Schedule II synthetic opioid painkiller. Fentanyl and Fentanyl analogues produced …
April 15, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

McKesson Agrees To Pay Record $150 Million Settlement For Failure To Report Suspicious Orders Of Pharmaceutical Drugs

January 17, 2017
… frequently misused products that are part of the current opioid epidemic. The government’s investigation developed …
January 17, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Man Pleads Guilty for Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

August 18, 2025
… of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Methamphetamine addiction destroys lives and ravages communities throughout …
August 18, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Mayes Announces Conviction of Tucson Psychiatrist for Sexual Assault, Sexual Abuse, and Fraud

July 14, 2025
… experienced at the hands of Dr. Saeed. Victims were also addicted to controlled substances and some patients in his …
July 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Large-Scale Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to More Than 8 Years in Federal Prison

July 14, 2025
… deadly narcotics into our communities and profiting off of addiction,” said U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack. “Today’s …
July 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Cross City Man Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Methamphetamine

June 30, 2025
… of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin said: “Methamphetamine addiction destroys lives and harms communities throughout …
June 30, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Anchorage Attorney Arrested, Charged with Drug Trafficking, Firearm Offenses

May 22, 2025
… Facey unlawfully possessed firearms knowing that he was addicted to methamphetamine, a Schedule II controlled …
May 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Final ‘In-Custody’ Defendant in Whatcom County Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

May 09, 2025
… willing to personally profit from the distribution of an addictive and often deadly controlled substance.” Other …
May 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Major takedown dismantles multi-state methamphetamine network tied to Sinaloa cartel

May 21, 2019
… operation sends a message: If you’re profiting from drug addiction, you will be pursued relentlessly by DEA, …
May 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Narcotics Trafficker Extradited from Colombia to Face International Cocaine Distribution Charges

November 15, 2021
… trafficking organizations that seek to spread dangerous and addictive narcotics throughout the world.”   Peace extended …
November 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Four Arrested After DEA-Led Investigation into Waterbury Drug Trafficking Ring

April 19, 2023
… revealed approximately $150,000 in cash. “As fentanyl addiction continues to cause so much misery in our state and …
April 19, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Jefferson County Doctor, Staffers Accused of Conspiracy, Health Care Fraud

July 08, 2024
… controlled substances that, in combination, increased the addictive, euphoric effects of the drugs, as well as the …
July 08, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Defendant Charged in Connection with Narcotics Manufacturing and Distribution Center

June 01, 2023
… saved the lives of countless New Yorkers suffering from addiction.  Thanks to the work of our law enforcement …
June 01, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Large-Scale Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 22.5 Years In Prison

February 08, 2025
… presses to churn out millions of pills containing highly addictive and dangerous fentanyl.” said United States …
February 08, 2025
DRUG FACT SHEET

Methamphetamine

January 22, 2025
Methamphetamine
Stimulant that speeds up body’s system that comes as pill or powder. Available in prescription as Desoxyn® to treat obesity and ADHD. Crystal meth resembles glass fragments and is an illegally altered version of the prescription drug that is cooked with over-the-counter drugs in meth labs.
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Atlanta Woman Sentenced to Prison for Supplying Fentanyl and Meth to Armed Drug Trafficking Organization

August 14, 2024
… their lives by profiting off someone else’s pain and addiction,” stated Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge …
August 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Five Plead Guilty to Drug, Firearms, and Immigration Offenses

July 30, 2024
… “These transnational criminal organizations not only fuel addiction in our communities, but they also put weapons in …
July 30, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Counterfeit Pills Laced with Fentanyl Get Burgaw Man 16.5 Years in Prison

June 18, 2024
… labs with no quality control.  They are driving American addiction and overdoses at a staggering rate,” said U.S. …
June 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Two Defendants Charged with Murder in Fatal Pacific Beach Fentanyl Overdose

June 04, 2024
… prematurely ending the lives of those struggling with addiction every day.” “The San Diego Police Department, Drug …
June 04, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Third major takedown of drug trafficking ring nets 14 arrests

September 01, 2020
… drugs are responsible for increasing levels of violence, addiction and overdose deaths in our communities.” "With …
September 01, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Prolific Whatcom and Skagit County Drug Dealer Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison

December 07, 2023
… Whatcom County,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Gorman. “Feeding addiction in our communities leads to increased deaths. …
December 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Georgia Man Sentenced for Key Role in Drug Trafficking Ring that Engaged in COVID Fraud

September 27, 2023
… in this case not only distributed massive amounts of addictive, illegal drugs throughout middle and coastal …
September 27, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Arrests Made in Joint Federal/Local Investigation Targeting Jackson, Calhoun, Liberty, and Gadsden Counties

June 23, 2023
… us safe and serve a critical role in our efforts to remove addictive and deadly controlled substances from our …
June 23, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Rocky Mountain Field Division Removes Almost 900,000 Potentially Deadly Doses of Fentanyl from its Communities During Operation Last Mile

May 09, 2023
… communities with fentanyl and methamphetamine, drive addiction, fuel violence, and kill Americans,” said …
May 09, 2023