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Advertisement DEA starts Project Wave Breaker to reduce amount of fentanyl coming in from Mexico Tempe police found 9,500 fentanyl pills during a traffic stop Friday, March 5, 2021.(Source: Tempe Police Department via AZ Family) Share on Facebook Share on LinkedIn CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) launched Project Wave Breaker to disrupt the flow of fentanyl into the United States. According to the DEA, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is approximately 50 ti...

Hudson Reporter Jersey City man pleads guilty to prison smuggling scheme Drones used to smuggle contraband into federal correctional facility × The conspiracy used drones to smuggle contraband into Fort Dix under cover of darkness. (Derek Skinner / Shutterstock.com) A Jersey City man admitted to participating in a conspiracy to use drones to smuggle contraband, including cell phones and tobacco, into the federal correctional facility at Fort Dix, and to possessing heroin and fent...

DEA Holding Annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, over 87,000 Americans died as a result of a drug overdose during a one-year period starting September 1, 2019 Published 5 hours ago • Updated 5 hours ago NBC Universal, Inc. In an effort to curb the growing number of opioid overdose deaths during the pandemic, the Drug Enforcement Agency will hold its 20 th annual Take Back Day this Saturday at loc...

Nine people convicted in large West Michigan drug trafficking conspiracy Copyright 2020 by Getty Images Mark Wilson/Getty Images and last updated 2021-04-19 16:18:21-04 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A Lansing man was sentenced to more than 11 years behind bars for his role in a nine-person drug trafficking conspiracy. Lansing resident Jesus Cortez, 40, was sentenced to 137 months imprisonment, U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced Monday. The conspiracy involved delivering drugs from Mexico to 11 ...

news@tribtoday.com The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced its 20th Take Back Day is scheduled for April 24. Last fall, the DEA collected a record-high amount of expired, unused prescription medications, with the public turning in nearly 500 tons of unwanted drugs. Over the 10-year span of Take Back Day, DEA has brought in more than 6,800 tons of prescription drugs, a news release states. The Detroit Field Division, which covers Michigan, Ohio and parts of Northern Kentucky, collec...

DETROIT – The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning the public of a widespread fraud scheme in which telephone scammers impersonate DEA agents in an atte

Scammers pretending to be with the Drug Enforcement Agency are making up stories to trick victims.

Updated: 1:00 PM EST January 15, 2021 TOLEDO, Ohio — A temporary restraining order, enjoining a Toledo pharmacy and two of its pharmacists from dispensing opioids and other controlled substances, has been issued by a federal court in the state, the Department of Justice announced Friday. According to a civil complaint filed Jan. 6, Shaffer Pharmacy, its owner Thomas Tadsen and pharmacist Wilson Bunton, are accused of repeatedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substance...

New tool to fight crime now open after officials cut ribbon on Strike Force headquarters Tracy Carloss and last updated 2021-01-06 19:00:27-05 CLEVELAND — A new crime-fighting tool in Northeast Ohio is now complete. Cleveland is one of just 16 cities across the country to have a federal OCDETF Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF). The building is now complete and was unveiled on Wednesday. “This brings a physical structure to what we’ve been doing here,” said...