PRESS RELEASE

Six month investigation into Trenton gang yields 18 arrests with guns and drugs seized

January 14, 2021
… of H-Block, and through informant information, controlled buys, surveillances and intelligence, authorities were able …
January 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Three Chinese Chemical Manufacturing Companies and Five Employees Charged with Conspiring to Manufacture Fentanyl

June 23, 2023
… to improve fentanyl yield and advice on which chemicals to buy to replace banned precursor products. Mexican drug …
June 23, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Nine Charged Following Investigation into Manufacturing and Interstate Trafficking of Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

March 29, 2023
… users who think they know the potency of the drugs they are buying. The sellers make a calculated decision to profit off …
March 29, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Man Charged in Sales of Two Guns and Thousands of Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl in Hell’s Kitchen

March 11, 2022
… On March 9, 2022, the undercover officer arranged to buy another 1,000 fentanyl pills from Sanchez. Members of …
March 11, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve Individuals in Central Florida, Puerto Rico, and South Carolina Charged with Murder, Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering, Firearms Offenses, and Fraud

August 23, 2024
… Limery Dones defrauded a bank by transmitting $110,000 to buy a house in the name of a third-party when, in reality, …
August 23, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Orlando Man Found Guilty of Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Resulted in Death

July 02, 2024
… After some time, N.K. realized that the pills she was buying from them contained fentanyl. Specifically, on …
July 02, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

12 Members of Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

March 18, 2022
… the Mazatlán Beauty Salon in Tualatin, Oregon and by buying real estate. The real estate purchases were made with …
March 18, 2022
GENERAL INFORMATION

Detroit News 2009

July 15, 2021
… Sentenced for Assaulting a Federal Agent and Attempting to Buy Two Kilograms of Cocaine June 5, 2009 Nine Michigan …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

East Bay drug traffickers sentenced to 15 years and 10 years in prison

April 09, 2019
… paid to him by an undercover officer during controlled buy operations in 2016.             In addition to Vicochea …
April 09, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Charged In Sales Of Fentanyl And Heroin Branded “Pray For Death”

October 26, 2017
… Attorney Darcel D. Clark said, ““The video of a man buying drugs, snorting them and quickly overdosing on a …
October 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Dozens Of Alleged Members Of Sinaloa Cartel Charged; List Includes Kingpin “El Mayo,” His Sons And Other Top Leaders

January 16, 2015
… citizen born in San Diego, pleaded guilty to conspiring to buy more than 100 kilograms of cocaine and more than 1,000 …
January 16, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

May 04, 2017
… to shut them down.  In this case, a street-level drug buy led to the identification of transnational heroin …
May 04, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Arizona THIS Saturday is DEA's 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

October 21, 2025
… are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  For more information or to find a …
October 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Monterey County Man who Sold Fentanyl-Laced Pills Resulting in Overdose Death of a Minor Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Prison

June 10, 2025
… to the community for this crime, it can never undo the pain and devastation the defendant’s reprehensible actions …
June 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Take Back Day Returns April 26 to Help Prevent Prescription Drug Misuse

April 23, 2025
… morphine are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  In October 2024, DEA and its partners …
April 23, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Former Long Island Doctor Sentenced to 23 Years in Prison for Causing the Overdose Deaths of Two patients and Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

December 16, 2021
… professionals only to patients suffering from significant pain that is documented through medical exams, diagnostic …
December 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

January 17, 2024
… will bring back the victim nor ease the unnecessary pain the family was subjected to from losing a loved one. …
January 17, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl That Contributed to Two Overdose Deaths

November 13, 2023
… overdose deaths of a man and a woman, which only added to pain and anguish caused by an opioid epidemic that has …
November 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Staten Island doctor pleads guilty to illegally distributing oxycodone

October 04, 2019
… narcotic opioid that is used to treat severe and chronic pain conditions.  Oxycodone prescriptions are in high demand …
October 04, 2019
LANDING PAGE

Info for Teens

December 11, 2024
… A person who overdoses on an opioid (like a prescription pain medication, heroin, or fentanyl) experiences slower …
December 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts the 27th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday to Remove Unneeded Medications from Homes

October 25, 2024
… are among the most frequently misused prescription pain medications.  This past spring DEA and its partners …
October 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is This Saturday!

April 26, 2024
… codeine, and morphine, are the most misused prescription pain medications.  DEA and its partners will collect …
April 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Two Key Players in Arlington, Washington, Drug Ring Sentenced to Prison

July 06, 2023
… of drugs and money to and from Western Washington. For the pain and addiction they caused, they have earned these …
July 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Miami Field Division Joins with Florida Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

November 22, 2022
… are doing to prevent others from experiencing the profound pain of losing a loved one to a fentanyl poisoning inspires …
November 22, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Seattle Field Division Joins with Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

November 21, 2022
… are doing to prevent others from experiencing the profound pain of losing a loved one to a fentanyl poisoning inspires …
November 21, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Final Han Gil Defendant Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison

April 25, 2022
… enough to describe the degree of violence, viciousness, and pain that occurred at the hands of Hill and others,” said …
April 25, 2022
STORY

The Overdose Crisis in the DMV

February 17, 2021
Fentanyl Opioids
… People have been seeking out anything to numb their pain. So many people in our area get hooked on opioids such …
February 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Launch of Project Safeguard

October 20, 2020
… that have little regard for human life, and profit from the pain and suffering of our people. Along with our law …
October 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

West Bloomfield doctor sentenced to prison for diverting thousands of oxycodone pills

June 19, 2019
… greed of certain doctors who knowingly prescribe legitimate pain medications to individuals for no legitimate medical …
June 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Two South Denver pharmacists plead guilty to felony charges of illegally distributing opioids

October 18, 2018
… Smithling was Dr. Littleford’s office manager at the Pain & Injury Clinic in Parker, Colorado, when Callas …
October 18, 2018