DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Drug Enforcement Administration Announces the Seizure of Over 379 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl in 2022

Louisville, Ky. – The Drug Enforcement Administration seized over 50.6 million fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 10,000 pounds of Fentanyl powder last year. The DEA Laboratory estimates that these seizures represent more than 379 million potentially deadly doses of fentanyl. 184,382 of those pills and 316 pounds of...
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Groundbreaking Extradition Lands ELN Members in Texas for Narco-Terrorism and International Cocaine Distribution

HOUSTON – Two alleged members of one of the most serious transnational criminal organizations will make their initial appearances in U.S. federal court on charges of narco-terrorism and distributing kilogram quantities of cocaine from Colombia. This is the first time believed members of the National Liberation Army (Ejército de Liberación...