NEWARK, N.J. - Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, announced that New Jersey residents turned in 14,527 pounds or 7.2 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescriptions during DEA’s 14th National Prescription Take Back Day on October 28. Nationally, more than...

WASHINGTON - Americans nationwide did their part to reduce the opioid crisis by bringing the DEA and its more than 4,200 local and tribal law enforcement partners a record-setting 912,305 pounds-456 tons-of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs for disposal at more than 5,300 collection sites. That is...

ALBANY, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Albany County Sheriff Craig D. Apple, Sr. reports the arrest of a Brooklyn man on felony drug possession charges. On Thursday November 2, 2017 Albany County Sheriff’s Investigators...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA); Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New...

NEW YORK - Today, James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), City of Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano and Yonkers Police Commissioner Charles Gardner announced a series of arrests which took place yesterday throughout the City of Yonkers, targeting street...

NEWARK, N.J. - Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Dominican national was extradited to the United States over the weekend for his alleged role in a...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA); Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark; James P. O’Neill, the Police Commissioner of the City of New (NYPD); George P...

ALBANY, N.Y.) - Sean T. Dubanowich, 43, of Stillwater, New York, was sentenced today to 27 months in prison for distributing steroids throughout the country and laundering his drug proceeds overseas for the purpose of acquiring more steroids to sell. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Markell Reyes, age 20, of Jersey City, New Jersey, pled guilty today to possessing and intending to distribute crack cocaine and heroin. The announcement was made by Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the Drug...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the DEA and Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced today the arrest of Cristian Rodriguez, who distributed through the U.S. mail heroin, oxycodone, and other...