This case should send a clear message to any foreign leader who corruptly abuses their power to support drug cartels. If you take drug money for your election, if you accept drug cartel bribes, if you traffic deadly drugs, if you protect criminal drug cartels, if you turn the power...

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram's remarks (as delivered) at a December 16, 2021 press conference announcing the results of "One Pill Can Kill" Phase Two

DEA officials report a dramatic rise in the number of counterfeit pills containing at least 2 mg of fentanyl, which is considered a deadly dose.

What is it? Many counterfeit pills are made to look like prescription opioids – such as oxycodone (Oxycontin®, Percocet®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), and alprazolam (Xanax®); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall®) – but contain fentanyl or methamphetamine. Criminal drug networks are mass-producing fake pills and falsely marketing them as legitimate prescription pills...

The increasing availability of illicit opioids is the most significant drug threat in Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Field Division (PFD) monitors this threat closely, periodically reviewing multiple data indicators, in conjunction with investigative information, to continually assess the threat, then share analytical findings with stakeholders in federal, state, and municipal governments.

The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Heroin Signature Program (HSP) analyzes hundreds of wholesale-level heroin samples each year to identify the geographic area—Mexico, South America (SA), Southwest Asia (SWA), or Southeast Asia (SEA)—where the samples were manufactured.

The HSP (Heroin Signature Program) is one essential component of the DEA’s Intelligence Program to identify trends in heroin trafficking and distribution in the United States. The objective of the program is to identify and quantify the chemical components of heroin seized at U.S. ports of entry (POE), all non-POE...

DEA's revised and updated drug fact sheet about the class of drugs known as stimulants - what are they, what is their origin and history, what are the common street names for these drugs, what do they look like, how they are abused, what their effect is on the minds...

DEA's revised and updated drug fact sheet about heroin - what it is, what is its history, what are its common street names, what it looks like, how it is abused, what its effect is on the mind and bodies of users including signs of overdose, and its legal status.

DEA's revised and updated drug fact sheet about MDMA, also known as ecstasy - what it is, what is its origin, what common street names for these drugs, what does it look like, how it is abused, what their effect is on the mind and bodies of users including signs...