DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Denver Woman Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription And Illicit Drugs

DENVER - Leslie Renee Hee, 40, of Denver, Colorado, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Court Judge John L. Kane to serve 180 (15 years) in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute, dispense, and possess with intent to distribute and dispense controlled substances, including prescription and illegal narcotics, United States...
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DEA Announces Colorado, Montana, Utah, And Wyoming Prescription Drug Take-Back Results

DENVER - For the fifth time in two years, Americans emptied medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers of unwanted, unused, and expired prescription drugs and took them to collection sites located throughout the United States as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Last Saturday...
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Over 4500 Marijuana Plants Eradicated Near Wenden, Arizona

YUMA, Ariz. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) along with the Arizona Department of Public (DPS) eradicated and destroyed more than 4500 marijuana plants found growing along the Centennial Wash, near Wenden, Arizona in La Paz County. The plants ranged from 3 to 6 feet high and were located in four...
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Major Cocaine Trafficking Network Impacting Colorado And The Mountain West United States Dismantled

DENVER - Barbra M. Roach, the Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), John W. Suthers, Attorney General for the State of Colorado, Daniel J. Oates, Chief of Police of the City of Aurora Police Department, Kumar Kibble, Special Agent in Charge of...
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Arizona Hosts Fifth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Saturday, September 29th

WHAT: “STATEWIDE PRESCRIPTION DRUG TAKE-BACK EVENT” - WHEN: SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29th 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. - WHERE: STATEWIDE-over 92 drop-off locations - WHO: DEA and over 56 state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies - DETAILS: - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its state, local and tribal law enforcement...
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Third Wave Of Warning Letters Results In Closure Of All 10 Targeted Marijuana Dispensaries Within 1,000 Feet Of A School

DENVER - On August 3, 2012, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado sent warning letters to 10 marijuana dispensaries operating within 1,000 feet of schools warning them that if they did not close within 45 days they would be subject to federal enforcement action. This was the...
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DEA Hosts Its Fifth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day September 29 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

SEP (PHOENIX)- - With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its state, local, tribal and community partners will hold its fifth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day at various sites across Arizona on Saturday the 29 th. These Take...
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Drug Trafficker Convicted On Federal Charges

PHOENIX - On September 13, 2012, following a five-day trial in federal district court, a jury found Francisco Alfredo Montes-Vargas, 39, of Culiacan, Mexico, guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. The evidence presented at trial showed that Drug Enforcement...
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National Jewish Health Study Documents Health Dangers Of Indoor Marijuana Grows

DENVER, CO. - National Jewish Health’s Dr. John Martyny has announced the results of a study designed to determine the health effects from indoor marijuana grow operations. The study was conducted in conjunction with the Colorado Drug Investigators (CDIA), Colorado Association of Chiefs of (CACP), and County Sheriffs of (CSOC)...