Press Releases | DEA.gov
Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Here’s how you know

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock ( Lock A locked padlock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

  • Who We Are
    • About
    • Mission
    • Leadership
    • History
    • Divisions
      • Domestic Divisions
      • Foreign Divisions
      • Operational Divisions
    • DEA Museum
    • Wall of Honor
    • Contact Us
      • Submit a Tip
      • Extortion Scam
      • Public Affairs
      • Social Media Directory
  • What We Do
    • Forensic Sciences
      • GUARDS
      • Forensic Sciences Policy
      • Forensic Science Organizations
      • Forensic Science Contact
    • Law Enforcement
      • DEA Office of Training
        • Office of Training Programs
      • El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC)
      • Intelligence
      • Operations
        • Administrative Law Judges
        • DEA Asset Forfeiture
        • Domestic Cannabis Suppression / Eradication Program
        • HIDTA
        • OCDETF
    • Education and Prevention
      • Family Summit
      • Red Ribbon
      • Kiki and the History of Red Ribbon Week
      • Red Ribbon Toolkit - Resources For Your Community
      • DEA’s Family Summit
      • Operation Engage
      • Community Outreach
      • Just Think Twice
      • Campus Drug Prevention
      • Get Smart About Drugs
      • Operation Prevention
    • Drug Information
      • Drug Policy
      • Drug Scheduling
      • The Controlled Substances Act
    • News
      • Alerts
      • Press Releases
      • Most Wanted Fugitives
        • All Fugitives
      • Stories
      • Events
      • Speeches
      • Testimony
    • Campaigns
      • One Pill Can Kill
        • Senior Citizens
        • Partner Toolbox
        • Social Media Campaign
      • DEA National Prescription Drug Take Back Day
  • Careers
    • Special Agent
      • Special Agent FAQs
    • Diversion Investigator
      • Diversion Investigator Job Announcement
    • Intelligence Research Specialist
      • Intelligence Research Specialist Job Announcements
      • Intelligence Research Specialists FAQs
      • Schedule A Hiring Authority: Intelligence Research Specialist
    • Forensic Sciences Careers
    • Professional & Administrative Careers
    • Student & Entry Level Careers
    • Employment Eligibility
    • How to Apply
      • How To Claim Veterans' Preference
      • Priority Consideration
      • Benefits
      • Veterans and People With Disabilities
      • Operation Warfighter
  • Resources
    • Cartels
    • Illegal Online Pharmacies
    • OD Justice
    • Fentanyl Supply Chain
    • Pill Press Resources
    • Recovery Resources
    • Together for Families
    • Data and Statistics
      • Domestic Arrests
      • Staffing and Budget
    • FOIA
      • About FOIA
      • Contact DEA FOIA
      • Make a Request
      • What Happens After Making a Request
      • Requester Categories
      • Fees Charged
      • Fee Waiver
      • FOIA FAQ
      • FOIA Logs and Reports
      • FOIA Library
      • Additional FOIA Links
      • FOIA Exemptions
      • What Are Exclusions?
      • Privacy Act
      • Privacy Act Exemptions
      • Privacy Impact Assessment and Management Information Systems
    • Publications
    • Media Galleries
    • Victim Witness Assistance Program
      • Victim Witness Assistance Program Resources
      • Human Trafficking Prevention

United States Drug Enforcement Administration

  • Get Updates
  • Scam Alert
  • Full Menu
  • English
  • Español

Main Menu

Explore DEA
  • Who We Are
    • About
    • Mission
    • Leadership
    • History
    • Divisions
    • DEA Museum
    • Wall of Honor
    • Contact Us
  • What We Do
    • Forensic Sciences
    • Law Enforcement
    • Education and Prevention
    • Drug Information
    • News
    • Campaigns
  • Careers
    • Special Agent
    • Diversion Investigator
    • Intelligence Research Specialist
    • Forensic Sciences Careers
    • Professional & Administrative Careers
    • Student & Entry Level Careers
    • Employment Eligibility
    • How to Apply
  • Resources
    • Cartels
    • Illegal Online Pharmacies
    • OD Justice
    • Fentanyl Supply Chain
    • Pill Press Resources
    • Recovery Resources
    • Together for Families
    • Data and Statistics
    • FOIA
    • Publications
    • Media Galleries
    • Victim Witness Assistance Program
  • Submit A Tip

Press Releases

Advanced Search

Enter Keywords Below

Filter Results

Select To Narrow Search Results

Year

  • 2025 (24)
  • 2024 (39)
  • 2023 (29)
  • 2022 (43)
  • 2021 (29)
  • 2020 (29)
  • 2019 (20)
  • 2018 (24)
  • 2017 (29)
  • 2016 (36)
  • 2015 (38)
  • 2014 (28)
  • 2013 (44)
  • 2012 (14)
  • 2011 (53)

Subject

  • Drug Trafficking (115)
  • Arrests/Convictions - Major (81)
  • Synthetic drugs (72)
  • Seizures (Drugs/Property) (42)
  • Guns/Weapons (41)
  • Fake Pills (33)
  • Major Law Enforcement Operation (22)
  • Take Back Day (21)
  • Guilty Plea (20)
  • Outreach/Drug Prevention (15)
  • Overdose (15)
  • OCDETF/Task Force (14)
  • Prescription Drugs (14)
  • Pharmaceuticals/Pharmacists/Physicians (10)
  • Prevention/Education - DEA websites GSAD, JTT etc (8)
  • Diversion Division (6)
  • Public and Media Affairs - also see Congressional Affairs (5)
  • Extraditions (4)
  • Fentanyl Awareness (4)
  • Money Laundering (4)
  • Press Conferences (4)
  • Task Forces/Task Force Officers (4)
  • Gangs (3)
  • International/Foreign Operations (3)
  • HIDTA (2)
  • One Pill Can Kill (2)
  • Asset Forfeiture (1)
  • Counterfeit Pills (1)
  • Dark Web- Internet Trafficking (1)
  • El Paso Intelligence Center (1)
  • Intelligence Division - Intelligence Products (1)
  • Narcoterrorism (1)
  • Other (1)
  • Recruitment/Office of Training/Graduations (1)
  • Red Ribbon (1)
  • Scam Calls (1)

Drug Name

  • Methamphetamine (64)
  • Fentanyl (52)
  • Cocaine (29)
  • Heroin (18)
  • Marijuana (Cannabis) (18)
  • Oxycodone (1)
  • Psilocybin (1)

Field Division

  • New England (2349)
  • New York (1519)
  • Houston (893)
  • San Francisco (842)
  • Miami (826)
  • St. Louis (808)
  • Seattle (801)
  • Atlanta (763)
  • Chicago (622)
  • Washington, DC (613)
  • New Jersey (493)
  • New Orleans (470)
  • Headquarters (408)
  • Detroit (360)
  • Dallas (315)
  • Los Angeles (299)
  • Phoenix (272)
  • San Diego (244)
  • Rocky Mountain (165)
  • Omaha (134)
  • Caribbean (79)
  • Louisville (78)
  • Caribbean (1)
  • El Paso (346)
  • Philadelphia (140)
Clear All Results
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen Cibola County Residents Charged With Drug Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

March 07, 2013
Public Information Officer 915-832-6074 (ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.) -Thirteen residents of Cibola County, N.M., have been charged with drug trafficking and firearms charges as a result of a multi-agency investigation spearheaded by the DEA, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales, Thirteen Judicial District Attorney Lemuel L. Martinez, Special Agent in Charge Joseph...
March 07, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Camp Hill Marijuana Trafficker Charged

February 21, 2013
HARRISBURG, PA - The United States Attorney's Office for the Middle District Pennsylvania announced that a federal grand jury in Harrisburg returned an indictment today charging a Camp Hill marijuana trafficker. According to United States Attorney Peter J. Smith, Andrew Angle, age 25, is charged with conspiracy to distribute marijuana...
February 21, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-One Individuals Charged With Using Fraudulent Prescriptions To Obtain Oxycodone

February 14, 2013
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - - Twenty-one individuals have been charged with using fraudulent prescriptions to unlawfully obtain Oxycodone, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales, Second Judicial District Attorney Kari E. Brandenburg, Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) El Paso Field Division, and Executive Director Larry...
February 14, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Dover Man Arrested After Receiving Large Shipment Of Marijuana

February 14, 2013
DOVER, Del. - An investigation conducted by the Delaware State Police, Dover Police Department, (California) Police Department, and the Drug Enforcement Administration resulted in the seizure of a large amount of marijuana yesterday. At 7:25 p.m., a search warrant was executed at a residence in the 100 block of Midessa...
February 14, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Grand Jury Indicts Former Police Officer On Drug Charges

February 08, 2013
MIDLAND, TX - -In Midland today, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 38-year-old former Odessa Police officer Jackie Lynn Thompson and five other Odessa, Texas, residents in connection with a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy announced Joseph M. Arabit, Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso Division of the...
February 08, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Defendant Convicted Of Drug And Attempted Witness Retaliation Charges

January 30, 2013
WILMINGTON, Del. - Charles M. Oberly, III, United States Attorney for the District of Delaware, announced today that a federal jury after less than four hours of deliberation over lunch found defendant William Boney guilty on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, in violation of Title...
January 30, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Florida Pharmacist And Web Site Operator Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Prescription Drugs

January 30, 2013
PHILADELPHIA - Wayne White, 52, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today to 108 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled and non-controlled prescription drugs, the distribution of controlled substances, and conspiracy to commit international money laundering, arising from the distribution of prescription drugs without valid prescriptions. Co-defendant Anthony Spence...
January 30, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Former Police Officer Sentenced For Role In Steroid Distribution Case

January 29, 2013
PHILADELPHIA - Joseph McIntyre, 38, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to six months incarceration for his role in a conspiracy to illegally distribute anabolic steroids. McIntyre, a former Philadelphia Police Officer, was charged in an indictment that named 14 others including fellow officers Keith Gidelson and George Sambuca. McIntyre pleaded...
January 29, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Philadelphia Pill Mill Doctor Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

January 29, 2013
PHILADELPHIA - Richard Minicozzi, M.D., 79, of Philadelphia, was sentenced today to seven years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and 17 counts of distribution of controlled substances for running a pill mill out of his office located at 731 Morris Street in Philadelphia. Minicozzi was distributing (“Vicodin”)...
January 29, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Former Police Detective And His Wife Sentenced In Drug Conspiracy

January 09, 2013
PITTSBURGH - Three residents of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, have been sentenced in federal court on their convictions of violating federal narcotics trafficking and firearms laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. Senior United States District Judge Donetta W. Ambrose sentenced Gary Moorefield, 45, of 10434 Lindberg Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania...
January 09, 2013
Showing 401 - 410 of 479 results

Pagination

  • First page «
  • Previous page ‹
  • Page 37
  • Page 38
  • Page 39
  • Page 40
  • Current page 41
  • Page 42
  • Page 43
  • Page 44
  • Page 45
  • Next page ›
  • Last page »
  • Who We Are
    • About
    • Domestic Divisions
    • Foreign Offices
    • Contact Us
    • DEA Museum
  • What We Do
    • Forensic Sciences
    • Law Enforcement
    • Drug Prevention
    • Diversion Control Division
    • News
  • Careers
    • Special Agent
    • Diversion Investigator
    • Forensic Sciences
    • Intelligence Research Specialist
    • How to Apply
  • Resources
    • Drug Information
    • Employee Assistance Program
    • FOIA
    • Publications
    • Media Galleries
    • VWAP
  • Doing Business
    with the DEA
    • Overview
    • Current Vendors
    • Prospective Vendors
    • Security Clauses
    • Security Forms
    • Small Business Program
    • Vendor Engagement Request
  • Policies
    • Accessibility & Policy
    • Legal Policies & Disclaimers
    • No FEAR Act
    • Privacy Policy
    • U.S. Department of Justice EEO Policy
    • USA.gov
    • Whistleblower Protection
    • Your Rights as a Federal Employee

United States Drug Enforcement Administration

DEA.gov is an official site of the U.S. Department of Justice
Facebook X LinkedIn Instagram

DEA Contact Center

(202) 307-1000
Contact the Webmaster