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)...

Every year, Aliviane, (an addiction recovery center in El Paso) organizes an annual conference to highlight the prevalent issues in the community, and to educate parents on various health and legal consequences of substance use. “Our annual conference aims at bridging the gaps of knowledge or highlighting prevalent issues in...

The current fentanyl crisis is a major issue in communities all across the United States – communities of every type, cultural affiliation, and socioeconomic status. The DEA’s Washington Division has been taking a proactive approach to this issue in the Nation’s Capital – partnering with their federal, state, and local...

The DEA Washington Division is warning area residents of a new drug, emerging in the D.C. metropolitan area that is as dangerous and deadly as fentanyl. This week, the DEA Washington Division brought local news outlets into their regional laboratory to see and discuss a dangerous class of drugs they...

When a tribute display to fallen DEA employees was first developed in the 1980s, it was comprised of a series of wooden shields with names and dates of fallen heroes listed. Once DEA moved to its current headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, it was decided in the mid-1990s that a more...