Albuquerque, N.M. – As part of Operation Engage, DEA Albuquerque has partnered with Bernalillo County to host a free CADCA training for employers seeking to address problematic substance use and misuse in the workplace. The 90-minute training will discuss how problematic substance use impacts businesses and their employees, how to...

WASHINGTON – This morning, law enforcement agents from the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation (IRS-CI) arrested 12 alleged members of a violent drug trafficking organization (“DTO”), known...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross joined with law enforcement partners at the federal, state, and local levels today to announce the return of an indictment of the leader and members of a violent drug trafficking organization and to discuss ongoing efforts aimed at reducing violence, in particular...

ST. LOUIS – Six members of a St. Louis drug ring linked to two murders have pleaded guilty in the last eight days. In all, 17 defendants were charged in the case, and all have now pleaded guilty. One of the leaders, Maurice Herbert Lee II, 35, pleaded guilty May...

WASHINGTON – DEA is proud to join “Song for Charlie” and many of our valued law enforcement, public health, and non-profit partners in recognizing National Fentanyl Awareness Day. Tomorrow represents an important opportunity to remember the victims of fentanyl poisoning and educate people in our communities about the deadly threat...

NEW ORLEANS – Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of a year-long national operation, “Operation Last Mile,” targeting operatives, associates, and distributors affiliated with the Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartels responsible for the last mile of fentanyl and methamphetamine distribution on our streets and on social media. DEA’s...

Washington DC – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host its 24th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22nd, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal of unneeded/ expired medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide. In partnership with local law...

CHICAGO — Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual for the Northern District of Illinois announced the sentencing of a high-level member of the Four Corner Hustlers street gang to 120 months, plus eight years...

HELENA – Today the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division, in partnership with the Office of the Attorney General for the state of Montana, hosted a Family Summit in support of those who have lost loved ones to the drug poisoning and overdose epidemic. A dozen families from around...

KEARNEY, Neb. – As drug trends change and overdose incidents increase across the country, law enforcement partners continue working to counter the threat to Nebraska communities through enforcement and education. That ongoing partnership was on display for law enforcement agencies and county attorneys during this week’s second annual Nebraska Drug...