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It was my honor to swear in Terry Cole this morning as the next Administrator of @DEAHQ in front of his family and friends, including @GovernorVA. Terry’s expertise is vital in our mission to make America safe again. I look forward to our continued work together.

#ICYMI, there are 17,000 pharmacies, hospitals, and businesses working to help clean out medicine cabinets throughout the year. Make Every Day Take Back Day. #EveryDayTakeBack #DEATakeBack #DEADIVERSION #WellnessWednesday Learn more: dea.gov/everyday-takeb…

This 👇is not where the pills you bought on a social media app came from. Illegal, online pharmacies make #fentanyl in jungle labs & press it into pills resembling legitimate prescription meds. Don't fall victim to an #illegal online pharmacy. Learn more ow.ly/kKAR50WsO60

Are your Monday dinners pasta night? Earlier this year, #DEA Phoenix seized fentanyl with an interesting concealment method, tomato paste boxes... The cartels will try just about anything. #TakeBackAmerica

SENTENCED: A Mexican national with ties to the Jalisco Cartel is sentenced to 19 years in federal prison for trafficking hundreds of pounds of fentanyl, meth, and cocaine in Eastern Washington and Montana. >> justice.gov/usao-edwa/pr/m… @DEAHQ @USAO_EDWA

#Fentanyl #methamphetamine and #fakepills kill thousands of people every year. #DEASanDiego and our partners have been hard at work seizing deadly and dangerous #drugs in our community. This is just a sample of some of the drugs seized so far in 2025. #DEASuccesses

A two year investigation has resulted in the seizure of cocaine, crack-cocaine, fentanyl and thousands of fake fentanyl and meth pills! This was a joint investigation with the @MassStatePolice, @Plymouth_Police, @Duxbury_Police, Kingston, Rochester and Middleboro Police!

Over the weekend, DEA LA Field Division OCDO/SRT joined federal partners in a multi-agency operation. DEA, #HSI, #FBI & #CBP executed search warrants in El Monte, CA, @ an underground nightclub w suspected ties to Chinese Organized Crime. Several individuals were arrested. @DEAHQ

It's summer break & turning down drugs can be tough, but it's important. Here are some ways to say "no." #TipTuesday: 👉🏼"No, I’m good." 👉🏼"No thanks. I’m not into that." 👉🏼"My parents would freak out." 👉🏼"I can't; my job might test me." Learn more: justthinktwice.gov/article/just-s…

DEA Community Outreach & Prevention Support exhibits at CADCA’s 24th Annual Midyear Training Institute in Nashville, TN, showcasing prevention resources & the OPCK campaign. DEA remains committed to empower communities with tools & knowledge on prevention to combat drug misuse.

In the first half of the year, members of the #DEA Omaha Division have seen a 6% increase in #cocaine seizures. To date, agents have seized a combined 250 pounds of cocaine across #Iowa, #Minnesota, #Nebraska, #NorthDakota & #SouthDakota. #DEASuccesses #TakeBackAmerica

In the first 6 months of 2025, #DEA has removed more than 216,500 #fentanyl pills and 85+ pounds of fentanyl powder from #Iowa, #Minnesota, #Nebraska, #NorthDakota & #SouthDakota. Our agents work around the 🕰️to keep our communities safe. #DEASuccesses #TakeBackAmerica

Hector Campoy, a Mexican citizen, was recently sentenced to 6 years and 3 months in federal prison for cocaine trafficking, following a joint DEA / Louisville Metro PD investigation. #DEASuccesses #TakeBackAmerica

José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar, Leader of Los Choneros Transnational Criminal Organization, Extradited to Brooklyn Federal Court to Face International Drug and Gun Charges Read more justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/j…

José Adolfo “Fito” Macías Villamar, Leader of Los Choneros Transnational Criminal Organization Extradited to Brooklyn Federal Court to Face International Drug and Gun Charges justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/j…

Drug traffickers are at war with the American people. #DEA, @DCPoliceDept and @fbiwfo will continue to clean #DC streets of drugs and illegal firearms. #DEA’s tops priority: Saving and Protecting American Lives.

#DEASanDiego seizes more meth. Nearly 100 pounds of #meth and two vehicles were seized earlier this week as part of an enforcement action. #DEA and our partners work around the clock to keep our communities safe. @SanDiegoPD @SDSheriff @IRS_CI @ChulaVistaPD @RealNCIS #seizures

In the first half of 2025, members of the #DEA Omaha Division have removed a combined 2,909 pounds of #methamphetamine from the streets of #Iowa, #Minnesota, #Nebraska, #NorthDakota & #SouthDakota. #DEASuccesses #TakeBackAmerica

#ICYMI #MakingTheCaseMonday @DEAChicagodiv investigation led to the seizure of 15.7 pounds, approx—70,000 Fentanyl pills, destined for Southern Indiana & Western Kentucky. A Mexican national was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in federal prison. Learn more: dea.gov/press-releases…

Team Trump is fighting deadly drug cartels to SAVE AMERICAN LIVES 🔥 @AGPamBondi & @DEAHQ