DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment - DEA.gov
WEBMay 9, 2024 · Last year, 30% of the fentanyl powder seized by DEA contained xylazine. That is up from 25% in 2022. Social media platforms and encrypted apps extend the cartels’ reach into every community in the United States and across nearly 50 countries worldwide.
Statement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram on the Increase in DEA …
WEBApr 26, 2024 · WASHINGTON – DEA first warned the public of a sharp increase in fentanyl seizures containing xylazine in our March 2023 Public Safety Alert. Since that time, xylazine’s growing prevalence in the fentanyl supply continues to make the deadliest drug threat facing this country even deadlier.
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WEBA Queens man was arraigned today on charges related to an investigation into interstate narcotics trafficking and the seizure of approximately 23 kilograms (50 pounds) of cocaine and packages of fentanyl, carrying a street value of more than $1 million.
Fourteen indicted in multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy linked …
WEB2 days ago · In Whatcom County, teams led by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) arrested four people on criminal complaints for fentanyl distribution. According to the complaints, the Whatcom drug traffickers were linked by phone communication and surveillance to the Jackson drug trafficking organization.
DEA has seized over 55 million fentanyl pills in 2023 so far ... - CBS News
WEBOct 3, 2023 · Washington — Law enforcement agencies have so far seized over 55 million pills of fentanyl this year and more than 9,000 pounds of powder containing the deadly drug, Attorney General Merrick...
Largest International Operation Against Darknet Trafficking of Fentanyl …
WEBMay 2, 2023 · Agents later located a storage unit linked to the drug conspiracy and seized over 80 pounds of pressed fentanyl pills, eight guns, and precursor materials to press additional pills. The FBI JCODE and DEA HIDTA Tactical Diversion Squad investigated the case. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California is prosecuting the case.
U.S. "losing a generation" to deadly fentanyl, DEA head says - CBS News
WEBSep 22, 2024 · Fentanyl, which is often hidden in counterfeit pills, is fueling the worst drug crisis in U.S. history. Last year the synthetic opioid killed more than 70,000 Americans.
DEA cracks down on pill presses in latest front in the fight ... - CBS News
WEBFeb 27, 2024 · In one bust, DEA agents seized several presses, along with 200,000 suspected fentanyl pills, in a duplex-turned-drug lab in New York City.
The American Drug Mules Smuggling Fentanyl Into the U.S.
WEBSep 28, 2024 · Mexican drug cartels are turning thousands of Americans into fentanyl smugglers, sending an army of couriers who can easily cross between both countries.
Federal agents bust major narcotics ring, seizing deadly drugs and ...
WEBMay 15, 2024 · Federal agents seized thousands of deadly fentanyl pills and several kilos of cocaine and methamphetamine in a large drug trafficking operation.
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