DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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DEA Announces 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back

Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th DENVER - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg has announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set...
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Colorado Attorney General Joins Forces With DEA, U.S. Attorney, To Execute Largest Heroin Bust In History Of Rocky Mountain Region

Operation Chump Change has netted 273 pounds of brown heroin valued at $40 million over two years (DENVER) - Colorado Attorney General Cynthia H. Coffman, in partnership with the DEA, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office today announced the largest and most complex heroin bust in the history of the Rocky...
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Canada Extradites Second Drug Trafficking Defendant To Colorado For Prosecution

(DENVER) - Javier Batista Cervantes, age 35, who was until today in Canada, was extradited from Canada to Denver, Colorado so he can face drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney John Walsh and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Denver Division Special Agent in Charge Barbra Roach announced. Cervantes was indicted, along with six...