United States Drug Enforcement Administration

CHICAGO – DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. The Chicago Division collected 104,879 pounds of that grand total. Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills...

SAN FRANCISCO – DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. The San Francisco Division collected 26,215 pounds of that grand total. Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing...

WASHINGTON, DC – DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 839,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. The April event included 4,425 community...

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced two men were sentenced to federal prison terms for possessing a large quantity of cocaine. Jose Reyes, 60...

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives New Jersey Field Office Craig B. Kailimai, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael...

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives New Jersey Field Office Craig B. Kailimai, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael...

TAMPA, Fla. - – Jared Collins (27, Wesley Chapel) has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl to an individual, resulting in that individual’s death. He faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years, and up to life, in federal prison. A sentencing hearing has not yet been scheduled. According to the...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News man pleaded guilty today to conspiring with members of an international drug trafficking organization to possess and distribute more than 200 kilograms of cocaine. According to court documents, Darrell King, II, 45, was a kilogram dealer of cocaine in the Tidewater area. Between...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Montonio Moore, aka “Trigga Slim” (40, Cape Coral), was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl. Moore was sentenced to an enhanced term of imprisonment because of his prior serious drug offense convictions. He had pleaded guilty on January 27, 2021. According to...

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced an Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing and conspiring with others to distribute more than 28 grams of cocaine...