United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NEWARK, N.J. – New Jersey residents will once again have an opportunity to take inventory of their medicine cabinets and dispose of any unwanted, unused or expired prescription medications. This Saturday, April 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Drug Enforcement Administration and its local law enforcement partners will...

NEWARK, N.J. - The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered practitioners and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for supposed violations of federal drug laws or involvement in drug-trafficking activities. DEA continues...

Cape May, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Cape May County Prosecutor Jeffrey H. Sutherland, and Lower Township Police Chief William Mastriana announce the arrest of three individuals for the distribution of methamphetamine: Laura L. Abide, age...

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced an Asbury Park, N.J., man was sentenced today to 13 years in prison on charges of drug distribution...

HONOLULU – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration in Honolulu urges its DEA-registered practitioners to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA agents or other law enforcement personnel demanding the practitioner provide their DEA-registrant number and other practitioner-related sensitive information over the telephone. Most recently, the DEA...

TRENTON, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced the arrests of three men in the takedown of a major fentanyl and heroin mill in Harrison, N.J., whose drugs have been linked to 227 overdoses, including...

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced two Passaic County, N.J., men are charged in connection with the seizure of more than 20 kilograms of cocaine. Carlos Nieves, 24, and Yocadis...

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced a member of the New Jersey set of the Grape Street Crips was sentenced today to 19 years in federal prison for his participation...

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced four people have been charged for their respective roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Victoria Irizarry, 30, of...

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced a Jersey City man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy operating in Jersey City...