United States Drug Enforcement Administration

As part of an ongoing investigation into fentanyl/heroin trafficking in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officers recovered over 13 pounds of drug mixtures, including fentanyl, heroin, xylazine, methamphetamine, and cocaine, from inside a packaging mill. The drugs are estimated to carry a street value of over...

A Queens man was arraigned today on charges related to an investigation into interstate narcotics trafficking and the seizure of approximately 23 kilograms (50 pounds) of cocaine and packages of fentanyl, carrying a street value of more than $1 million. Members of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Jersey...

An investigation into interstate narcotics trafficking resulted in the seizure of approximately 163 kilogram-sized packages (360 pounds) of cocaine from the flatbed of a tractor trailer by agents with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New Jersey Division. The significant load of narcotics is estimated to carry a street value...

Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”); and Darren B. McCormack, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of...

Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, a two-count indictment was unsealed charging Ryan Mueller, of Lynbrook, New York, with distributing fentanyl that caused the death of a victim (Victim‑1) and with conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine, and oxycodone. Mueller was arrested this morning and is scheduled to...

NEW YORK CITY – In 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration marked its 50th anniversary as the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence. This milestone celebrated a half century of dedication to fighting drug trafficking in the United States and around the world, which threatens...

An investigation into fentanyl trafficking in New York City resulted in a significant seizure of 33 kilograms (over 65 pounds) of suspected fentanyl, including thousands of fentanyl pills, and more than 29 kilograms (over 45 pounds) of suspected methamphetamine in an apartment in the University Heights neighborhood of the Bronx...

NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Lisa O. Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Edward A...

NEWARK, N.J. – Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a year-long national operation, “Operation Last Mile,” targeting operatives, associates, and distributors affiliated with the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and on social media. DEA’s...

NEWARK, N.J. – Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Daniel J. Kafafian and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced eight men were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union...