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 (49)
  • 2024 (92)
  • 2023 (85)
  • 2022 (124)
  • 2021 (138)
  • 2020 (86)
  • 2019 (101)
  • 2018 (93)
  • 2017 (65)
  • 2016 (37)
  • 2015 (85)
  • 2014 (112)
  • 2013 (102)
  • 2012 (62)
  • 2011 (82)

Subject

  • Drug Trafficking (324)
  • Arrests/Convictions - Major (110)
  • Guilty Plea (101)
  • OCDETF/Task Force (72)
  • Guns/Weapons (65)
  • Synthetic drugs (50)
  • Prescription Drugs (33)
  • HIDTA (32)
  • Money Laundering (27)
  • Pharmaceuticals/Pharmacists/Physicians (27)
  • Seizures (Drugs/Property) (27)
  • Diversion Division (23)
  • Fake Pills (23)
  • Gangs (22)
  • Take Back Day (21)
  • Task Forces/Task Force Officers (21)
  • Major Law Enforcement Operation (15)
  • Overdose (14)
  • Fentanyl Awareness (9)
  • Outreach/Drug Prevention (9)
  • Extraditions (6)
  • Press Conferences (6)
  • International/Foreign Operations (5)
  • One Pill Can Kill (5)
  • Dark Web- Internet Trafficking (4)
  • Prevention/Education - DEA websites GSAD, JTT etc (4)
  • Public and Media Affairs - also see Congressional Affairs (4)
  • Asset Forfeiture (3)
  • Intergovernmental Affairs (2)
  • Intelligence Division - Intelligence Products (1)
  • Terrorism (1)

Drug Name

  • Cocaine (198)
  • Fentanyl (181)
  • Methamphetamine (149)
  • Heroin (101)
  • Oxycodone (25)
  • Marijuana (Cannabis) (22)
  • Opioids (11)
  • Synthetic Opioids (7)
  • Ecstasy/MDMA (6)
  • Hydromorphone (6)
  • Amphetamines (4)
  • Benzodiazepines (2)
  • Methadone (2)
  • Steroids (2)
  • Morphine (1)

Field Division

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

Federal Jury Finds Tampa Pill Mill Pharmacist Guilty

December 15, 2014
TAMPA, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney announces that a federal jury has found Brian C. (56, Melbourne) guilty of conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone outside the usual course of professional practice...
December 15, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Fifteen Suspects Entangled In Operation Synthetic Web

December 12, 2014
MIAMI - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division working in conjunction with the Palm Beach Sheriff’s (PBSO), Broward County Sheriff’s (BSO), Hendry County Sheriff’s (HCSO), Pembroke Pines Police (PPPD), City of Miami Gardens Police (MGPD), and the Attorney General’s Office of Statewide Prosecution conducted an investigation into an organized...
December 12, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven People Charged In Takedown Of Drug Trafficking Organization

December 11, 2014
CAMDEN, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Paul J. Fishman, U. S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced federal, state and local law enforcement authorities arrested eight people this morning in connection with a ring...
December 11, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

International Narcotics Trafficker Extradited From Honduras To United States Sentenced

December 10, 2014
MIAMI - The first Honduran national extradited to the United States for drug trafficking was sentenced yesterday to serve 20 years in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release, for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine in the United States. A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent...
December 10, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Orlando Office Arrest 20 In Illicit Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring

December 08, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Attorney General Pam Bondi’s Office of Statewide Prosecution’s one-and-a-half-year investigation into an illicit prescription drug trafficking ring culminated last week with the arrests of 20 individuals. These individuals participated in a prescription drug...
December 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Gloucester County, New Jersey, Man Sentenced To Four Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

December 03, 2014
CAMDEN, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a Gloucester County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 48 months in prison for conspiring to distribute...
December 03, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Interstate Cocaine Smuggling Organization Sentenced To More Than Ten Years In Federal Prison

November 25, 2014
TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell has sentenced Jose Perez-(46, Michoacán, Mexico) to 10 years and 1 month in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. He pleaded guilty on July 29, 2014. According to court documents, Perez-Osorio worked through...
November 25, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Importation Conspiracy Charge

November 25, 2014
TAMPA, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that Richard Mosquera (44, Colombia, South America) today pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute five kilograms or...
November 25, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Arrested, Large Quantities Of Narcotics Seized Following Dismantling Of Heroin Mills

November 17, 2014
ELIZABETH, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Grace H. Park, acting Union County Prosecutor, announced eight people have been arrested and the equivalent of more than 4,300 bricks of heroin with an estimated street value of more than...
November 17, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Ten Defendants Charged In Drug Conspiracy Indictment For Allegedly Distributing Thousands Of Addictive Opiate Pain Pills In North Jersey

November 07, 2014
TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Acting Attorney General John J. Hoffman announced that 10 individuals, including the alleged ringleader, were indicted today for allegedly operating a Paterson-based drug ring that illegally distributed over one thousand pills...
November 07, 2014
Showing 961 - 970 of 1313 results

Pagination

  • First page «
  • Previous page ‹
  • Page 93
  • Page 94
  • Page 95
  • Page 96
  • Current page 97
  • Page 98
  • Page 99
  • Page 100
  • Page 101
  • 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