Drug Enforcement Administration

Federal Authorities Seize $34 Million in Cocaine, Detain Three Smugglers in the Caribbean
Wednesday, October 23, 2013 - 00:00
The Coast Guard and U.S. law enforcement partners seized approximately 1,155 kilograms of cocaine during an at-sea interdiction Friday in the Caribbean Sea.
Seventeen Colombians Indicted in Eastern District of Texas Drug Conspiracy
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 00:00
The Colombian National Police (CNP) began executing arrest warrants on Aug. 23, 2013 in Colombia. Of the 17 defendants, 10 are now safely in custody. If convicted, they face up to life in federal prison.
Alleged Drug Traffickers Indicted
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 00:00
All four defendants are charged as members of a conspiracy that allegedly distributed more than 500 kilograms of heroin produced by a Mexico-based heroin distribution organization.
DEA Announces Arrest of Alleged International Narcotics Trafficker
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 00:00
Bouterse has a history of drug and weapons trafficking, having been convicted of similar charges in his home country of Suriname in 2005.
Alleged Colombian Drug Kingpin Extradited to the United States to Face Drug Charges
Friday, August 30, 2013 - 00:00
Perez Henao, 42, a Colombian national who has been in custody awaiting extradition since his capture in Venezuela in June 2012, was extradited from Colombia on Wednesday, August 28, 2013.
International Narcotics Trafficker Extradited to Face Drug Trafficking and Narco-Terrorism Charges
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 - 00:00
Linares-Castillo was responsible for overseeing the manufacture and transportation of thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Apure, Venezuela to Central America and the Caribbean.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces the Extradition of Dominican Republic Former Drug Control Operations Chief
Monday, April 8, 2013 - 00:00
"Francisco Antonio Hiraldo-Guerrero was a corrupt public official who exploited his position atop the Dominican Republic's drug control office to facilitate the importation of massive quantities of cocaine into the United States."
Mexican Drug Pipeline Dismantled
Tuesday, January 22, 2013 - 00:00
"This investigation has cut off a pipeline from Mexico to Boulder that brought cocaine and weapons to our streets."
International Narcotics Trafficker Sentenced in Manhattan Federal Court to 280 Months in Prison
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - 00:00
Jose Mosquera-Prado, a top lieutenant of Colombian drug kingpin Francisco Gonzalez-Uribe, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court to 280 months in prison
Statement of Derek S. Maltz before the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade Committee on Foreign Affairs on "Narcoterrorism and the Long Reach of U.S. Law Enforcement, Part II"
Friday, December 2, 2011 - 00:00
I would like to thank you for this opportunity to speak with you today regarding the ties between drug trafficking and narcoterrorism, and the actions DEA is taking with our law enforcement partners to disrupt and dismantle these criminal organizations th

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