Press Releases | DEA.gov
WEBTwo sheriff’s deputies who allegedly tipped off a drug trafficker about an impending DEA raid are being federally prosecuted, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Towanda R. Thorne-James, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton, and FBI Special Agent in Charge Raul Bujanda.
DEA Releases 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment - DEA.gov
WEBMay 9, 2024 · WASHINGTON – Today, DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced the release of the 2024 National Drug Threat Assessment (NDTA), DEA’s comprehensive strategic assessment of illicit drug threats and trafficking trends endangering the …
DEA Issues Warning About Illegal Online Pharmacies
WEBDuring Operation Press Your Luck, announced on Monday, September 30, 2024, DEA discovered that a U.S. based victim had ordered what she believed to be oxycodone from an online pharmacy, only to receive a fake pill made with fentanyl. The pill looked identical to a real oxycodone, but it was not - it was made with fentanyl and filler.
Update on the DEA's efforts to reschedule cannabis: what you …
WEBSep 11, 2024 · The DEA's efforts to reschedule cannabis mark a significant shift in federal drug policy. While reclassification represents a move towards aligning federal policy with contemporary scientific...
US DEA will reclassify marijuana, ease ... - Associated Press News
WEBApr 30, 2024 · The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country.
Press Releases - DEA Diversion Control Division
WEBDEA’s Diversion Control Division strives to prevent, detect, and investigate the diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals and listed chemicals from legitimate sources. When the safety and health of the American people is in jeopardy, DEA takes action against those who …
DEA chief faces probe into 'swampy' hires, no-bid contracts - AP News
WEBApr 20, 2023 · WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal watchdog is investigating whether the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration under chief Anne Milgram improperly awarded millions of dollars in no-bid contracts to hire her past associates, people familiar with the probe told The Associated Press.
Justice Dept plans to reschedule marijuana as a lower-risk drug - CNN
WEBApr 30, 2024 · The Biden administration moved Tuesday to reclassify marijuana as a lower-risk substance, a person familiar with the plans told CNN, a historic move that acknowledges the medical benefits of ...
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.
Opioid crisis: DEA to strip license of large U.S. drug distributor - NPR
WEBMay 26, 2023 · The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration says it will strip one of the nation's largest drug distributors of its license to sell and ship highly addictive painkillers within 90 days if some kind...