United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New Jersey Division, announced that last weekend’s National Prescription Take Back Day resulted in the collection and destruction of 12,457 pounds, or 6.2 tons, of expired, unused, or unwanted prescription drugs throughout New Jersey. Nationally, 731,269 pounds-almost 366...

SEATTLE - Six years after the DEA launched its National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Americans continue to turn out in large numbers to rid their homes of unused medications, including controlled prescription (CPDs) such as painkillers, tranquilizers, and stimulants. The Pacific Northwest (Oregon, Washington State, Idaho and Alaska) made...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Newark man was charged today with possession with intent to distribute large amounts of heroin and cocaine...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced that a Middlesex County, New Jersey man admitted his role in a conspiracy to traffic approximately four kilograms...

SEATTLE - Three people involved in an elaborate scheme to obtain narcotic drugs by using forged prescriptions both online and in person now face federal charges. The conspirators used stolen DEA registration numbers to create phony prescriptions while using various online tools to make it appear that the prescriptions were...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, is reminding New Jersey residents that on Saturday, October 22nd from 10 am - 2 pm, the DEA and its law enforcement partners will be holding the12th National Prescription Drug Take-Back...

NEWARK, N.J. - - The Office of National Drug Control (ONDCP) announced that Monmouth County has been designated as a HIDTA County. HIDTA stands for High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas. The HIDTA program helps federal, state and local authorities address emerging drug threats by coordinating drug enforcement operations, supporting prevention...

SEATTLE - DEA reprises this weekend one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday October 22 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the public can dispose of their unused, unwanted prescription medications at one of 156 collection sites in the Pacific Northwest, operated...

BOISE, Idaho - Brian Weaver Cluff, 44, of Meridian, Idaho, was sentenced on October 12, 2016, in United States District Court to 322 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug crime. U.S. District Judge Stanley A. Bastian from the...

PORTLAND, Ore. - On Wednesday, September 21, 2016, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) will join leaders from federal, state and local law enforcement and public health agencies in “Taking Stock,” a roundtable discussion examining Oregon’s prescription opioid and heroin epidemic. DEA in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau...