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 (80)
  • 2024 (78)
  • 2023 (91)
  • 2022 (85)
  • 2021 (68)
  • 2020 (51)
  • 2019 (72)
  • 2018 (79)
  • 2017 (120)
  • 2016 (85)
  • 2015 (108)
  • 2014 (91)
  • 2013 (79)
  • 2012 (29)
  • 2011 (69)

Subject

  • Drug Trafficking (305)
  • Synthetic drugs (80)
  • Fake Pills (44)
  • OCDETF/Task Force (38)
  • Fentanyl Awareness (36)
  • Seizures (Drugs/Property) (33)
  • Arrests/Convictions - Major (32)
  • One Pill Can Kill (31)
  • Guilty Plea (26)
  • Overdose (24)
  • Prescription Drugs (21)
  • Money Laundering (19)
  • Diversion Division (18)
  • Guns/Weapons (14)
  • Pharmaceuticals/Pharmacists/Physicians (11)
  • Major Law Enforcement Operation (10)
  • Gangs (9)
  • Take Back Day (7)
  • Outreach/Drug Prevention (6)
  • Narcoterrorism (5)
  • Extraditions (4)
  • HIDTA (4)
  • Fentanyl Free America (3)
  • International/Foreign Operations (3)
  • Press Conferences (3)
  • Terrorism (2)
  • Congressional Affairs (1)
  • Other (1)
  • Prevention/Education - DEA websites GSAD, JTT etc (1)
  • Task Forces/Task Force Officers (1)

Drug Name

  • Methamphetamine (141)
  • Cocaine (101)
  • Fentanyl (75)
  • Heroin (39)
  • Marijuana (Cannabis) (27)
  • Oxycodone (5)
  • Opioids (4)
  • Synthetic Opioids (3)
  • Amphetamines (2)
  • Benzodiazepines (2)
  • Ecstasy/MDMA (2)
  • LSD (2)
  • Ketamine (1)
  • Steroids (1)

Field Division

  • New England (2349)
  • New York (1519)
  • San Francisco (842)
  • Miami (825)
  • St. Louis (808)
  • Seattle (801)
  • Atlanta (763)
  • Chicago (621)
  • Washington, DC (613)
  • New Jersey (493)
  • New Orleans (470)
  • Headquarters (408)
  • Detroit (360)
  • El Paso (345)
  • Dallas (315)
  • Phoenix (271)
  • San Diego (244)
  • Rocky Mountain (165)
  • Philadelphia (140)
  • Omaha (134)
  • Caribbean (79)
  • Louisville (76)
  • Caribbean (1)
  • Houston (892)
  • Los Angeles (299)
Clear All Results
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Donna, Texas Truck Driver Of Trafficking Marijuana

April 20, 2011
LAREDO, TX - After a two-day trial, a federal jury has found a Donna, Texas, man guilty of conspiring to and possessing with intent to distribute marijuana, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent In Charge, Thomas Hinojosa and United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. The verdicts were returned...
April 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Tyler County Woman Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

April 19, 2011
BEAUMONT, TX - A 29-year-old Warren, Texas, woman has been sentenced to federal prison for drug violations in the Eastern District of Texas announced, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Elizabeth Imogene Smith pleaded guilty on Jan. 6, 2011...
April 19, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

April 04, 2011
LAS VEGAS, NV - The Drug Enforcement Administration and its community partners throughout Nevada will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its...
April 04, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

April 04, 2011
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Drug Enforcement Administration and its community partners throughout Nevada will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time, DEA and its...
April 04, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Dr. Gerald Ratinov And 18 Others Arrested In Illegal Pain Management Clinic Operation

March 29, 2011
HOUSTON, TX - Dr. Gerald RATINOV, was arrested along with 18 co-conspirators for violating criminal provisions of the Texas Occupations Code and other Texas laws pertaining to the legal operation of Pain Management Clinics. RATINOV, a licensed and registered Texas physician, has maintained a medical license since December 1965. Since...
March 29, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Man Guilty In Federal Drug Trafficking Ring

March 07, 2011
BEAUMONT, TX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special in Agent in Charge Thomas Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales announced today that a 45-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to being involved in a major drug conspiracy in the Houston area. Lester Edwen McCoy pleaded guilty to conspiracy to...
March 07, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Leaders Of Cocaine And Money Laundering Organization Sentenced To Prison

March 01, 2011
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Two men charged separately in related cases have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and launder the drug proceeds, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent In Charge Thomas Hinojosa and United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. Senior...
March 01, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Fallen Hero – Operation Bombardier

February 24, 2011
HOUSTON, TX - - As part of Operation Fallen Hero-Operation Bombardier, Houston area federal, state, and local law enforcement officials have joined forces in a series of coordinated strikes against Mexican drug cartels and their associates who operate across the United States as well as in Central America, Colombia, and...
February 24, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

15 Indicted And Arrested In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

February 23, 2011
BEAUMONT, TX - A federal investigation into a wide-spread cocaine distribution ring has resulted in the arrest and indictment of 15 individuals in the Eastern District of Texas announced Drug Enforcement Administration’s Houston Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Thomas Hinojosa and United States Attorney John M. Bales today. The...
February 23, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Second South L.A. Gang Leader Sentenced To Life Without Parole In Federal Prison For Distributing PCP

February 04, 2011
LOS ANGELES, CA - The leader of a South Los Angeles street gang, who was convicted of organizing and leading a wide-ranging conspiracy to manufacture and distribute large quantities of the drug phencyclidine - better known as PCP - was sentenced today to life without parole in federal prison. Alphonso...
February 04, 2011
Showing 1171 - 1180 of 1185 results

Pagination

  • First page «
  • Previous page ‹
  • Page 111
  • Page 112
  • Page 113
  • Page 114
  • Page 115
  • Page 116
  • Page 117
  • Current page 118
  • Page 119
  • 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 info@dea.gov
Contact the Webmaster