United States Drug Enforcement Administration

OMAHA, Neb. – Students across Nebraska are returning to school this month and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is reminding families to make time for conversations about the unintended consequences of drug experimentation before kids head out the door for a new year of learning. Fentanyl and methamphetamine...

MINNEAPOLIS – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division led an investigation in partnership with state, local and federal law enforcement agencies in which 15 individuals were charged in a Mexico-based drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl sourced by the Sinaloa and CJNG Cartels throughout the Twin...

OMAHA, Neb. –Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division will connect with community members in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, Tuesday, August 6, at National Night Out events providing educational resources on the dangers of drug use and experimentation. National Night Out began in 1984 as a way...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Aug. 1, 2024, Sukhmanpreet Singh Jawanda, 22, of Yuba City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta to 10 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl pills and illegally dealing firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. —Jamaine Dontae Barnes, 42, of Stockton, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to running a continuing criminal enterprise, multiple counts of manufacturing and distributing pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs, illegal firearms possession, and international money laundering, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special...

FRESNO, Calif. — Ivan Sigmond, 47, of Clovis, was sentenced today to 11 years in prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced. According to court documents, on Aug. 28, 2020, after identifying...

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of California has filed a series of federal criminal complaints charging three defendants with possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl in Santa Cruz County, announced United States Attorney Ismail Ramsey and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent...

JOHNSTON, Iowa – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division hosted its third annual Family Summit at Camp Dodge in Johnston, Iowa, June 27, bringing together families from Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota representing 41 loved ones lost to a fentanyl poisoning. “This is a somber day,”...

OMAHA, Neb. – Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will be in Baseball Village during the College World Series ™ recruiting and providing information on the dangers of fentanyl and other drugs seen frequently in communities across the nation. The DEA booth is located on the east side of...

SAN FRANCISCO – U.S. Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey joined with Special Agent in Charge Brian Clark of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Special Agent in Charge Robert Tripp of the Federal Bureau of Investigation to announce a surge in nighttime activities in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco. The surge...