CHICAGO – A partnership was announced this month among the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the Chicago Crime Commission, and Clear Channel Outdoor to highlight a public awareness campaign that addresses the prescription opioid, heroin and fentanyl epidemic plaguing the city of Chicago, our state, and our nation. Provocative and...

LAS VEGAS – On March 5, Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon participated in “Town Hall: Your Voice. Your Future – Opioids: A National Crisis,” to highlight the gravity of the opioid epidemic and DEA’s important work to combat it. The town hall was hosted by Eric Bolling, television personality and the...

OMAHA, Neb. – With approximately eight million students participating in high school sports nationwide, it’s an unfortunate reality that some of these athletes will face an injury during their career. While rest, ice, compression and elevation may help with minor injuries, events such as torn ACL’s and broken bones often...

Congratulations to North Dakota State College of Science and sophomore Jolisa (Jo) Ross for winning the 3 rd Annual Red Ribbon Week Campus Video PSA Contest! You can view the winning PSA online at https://youtu.be/7DFbh_0Npog. DEA and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration sponsored the Campus Video PSA...

Since early 2018, DEA San Diego Field Division (SDFD) has seen a disturbing trend: Mexican cartels are increasingly recruiting juveniles from high schools in southern San Diego County to smuggle drugs through the Ports of Entry (POE). In conjunction with partnering agencies, the SDFD agents have arrested numerous juveniles who...

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker visited DEA Headquarters for the first time in his current capacity on Wednesday. The visit, hosted by Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, afforded AAG Whitaker a chance to see much of DEA’s headquarters facilities and receive a briefing on current operations within the agency. Beginning in...

On November 27, 2018, the DEA Philadelphia Field Division hosted a Youth Drug Summit at Temple University as part of the Division’s 360 Strategy program. Over 350 students from the Alexander K. McClure Elementary School, the Isaac A. Sheppard School, the Bayard Taylor School, the St. Veronica School, and the...

On September 11, 2018, ASAC Shawn R. Ellerman, represented the Philadelphia Division at the dedication of “Resilience,” a mural in the city of Philadelphia. ASAC Ellerman was joined by members of the Mural Arts Philadelphia program and several other city officials. As he addressed the event attendees, ASAC Ellerman expressed...

July 2018 marks DEA’s 45th anniversary as a federal agency whose mission is to enforce the drug laws and regulations of the United States. Many things have changed over the past 45 years--the faces and names of DEA employees who work around the globe; the technology and tools that support...