La DEA sigue firme en su misión de salvar vidas y proteger a nuestras comunidades de los traficantes de drogas prolíficos que amenazan la vida de los estadounidenses. Durante los últimos tres años, hemos trabajado para interrumpir las operaciones de dos de los cárteles más grandes de México: el Cártel...

DEA remains steadfast in its mission to save lives and protect our communities from the prolific drug traffickers threatening American lives. We have spent the past three years disrupting the operations of the two cartels in Mexico – the Sinaloa and Jalisco cartels – responsible for flooding the United States...

WASHINGTON – Formal hearing proceedings regarding the proposed rescheduling of marijuana will begin on December 2, 2024 at 9:30 A.M. ET in the North Courtroom at DEA Headquarters located at 700 Army Navy Drive, Arlington, VA. This preliminary hearing will serve as a procedural day to address legal and logistical...

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is committed to using every tool at its disposal to help fight the drug poisoning and overdose crisis facing America today. In February 2024, DEA issued a letter to e-commerce companies reminding them of their responsibility as regulated entities to comply with the recordkeeping, identification...

On April 3, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Ministry of the Interior of Uruguay signed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to solidify cooperation between the two countries to combat the organized drug crime threat in Uruguay and the region. Held at DEA Headquarters in Arlington, Va., DEA Principal...

Albuquerque Public Schools has become a New Mexico leader in substance misuse prevention education by implementing DEA’s Operation Prevention curriculum across their school district. On March 25, the DEA El Paso Division, with the help of DEA Headquarters Community Outreach Section, and Discovery Education, trained 55 Albuquerque Public Schools (APS)...

While much of our attention is centered around the opioid crisis, meth has been making a comeback across Virginia, playing a large role in overdose death rates, and spreading. Methamphetamine is not just a rural area problem anymore – with international cartels taking over its production, it’s been flooding Virginia...

Law enforcement has seen them in the Washington D.C. and Baltimore metro areas since 2019, and they are becoming an increasing trend. What you should know about “trash cans” and how these plastic capsules, haphazardly packed with deadly fentanyl, can kill. What are “trash cans”? On local streets, these capsules...

On June 10th, the DEA’s Washington Division partnered with the Milken Institute to host an invite-only virtual roundtable event with local businesses. Major employers like Leidos, the Baltimore Ravens, Blue Cross Blue Shield, the American Medical Association, Sesame Street, and many others, joined to discuss the impact of addiction and...

This year, the DEA’s Washington Division, under their new Operation Engage DMV initiative, partnered with Baby Scientist (a nonprofit organization delivering fun and engaging STEM programs to socioeconomically disadvantaged students) to bring inspiring programs and prevention messaging to kids across the D.C. metropolitan area. Dr. Kristy L. McDowell, founder of...