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October 27, 2020

DEA and USPS unveil Drug Free USA Forever stamp

On behalf of the nearly 10,000 men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration that are serving today across the United States and in nearly 70 countries around the world, I want to welcome the United States Postal Service, and all of you watching via livestream, to DEA Headquarters and this important event to dedicate a new first class postage stamp.

October 20, 2020

DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea Remarks at Project Safeguard Press Conference

DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea delivers remarks at a press conference in the DEA-New England offices in Boston, Mass.

 

October 6, 2020

DEA Acting Administrator Tim Shea visits Tallahassee, Florida

In 2019 alone, Mexican cartels shipped hundreds of thousands of pounds of methamphetamine in tractor trailers and personal vehicles across our Southwest border and onto our nation’s highways — then headed straight for our cities and towns across America.

September 30, 2020

Remarks by DEA Acting Assistant Administrator Timothy McDermott at the National Healthcare Fraud Takedown Press Conference

Due to the efforts of DEA and our partners, from January 2017 through August 2020, we have seen the number of opioid prescriptions drop nearly 37 percent, a reduction in over 47 percent of opioids dispensed, and most importantly -- an 18 percent drop in prescription overdose deaths over the last two years.

September 22, 2020

DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea Delivers Remarks at the Operation DisrupTor Press Conference

DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea Delivers Remarks at the Operation DisrupTor Press Conference

Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

September 22, 2020

September 10, 2020

Statement by DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea - Operation Crystal Shield

Statement by DEA Acting Administrator Timothy Shea - Operation Crystal Shield Press Conference - Phoenix,Arizona September 10, 2020

February 20, 2020

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon on Operation Crystal Shield

DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon announces Operation Crystal Shield in response to a dramatic increase in methamphetamine trafficking through eight major cities in the U.S.  The press conference took place at the DEA Field Division Headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia on February 20, 2020.

February 21, 2019

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, Museum of Natural History and Science

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon at the Drugs: Cost and Consequences Press Conference, Museum of Natural History and Science, Albuquerque, New Mexico

February 5, 2019

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, University of South Carolina-Aiken

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon at the University of South Carolina-Aiken, Chancellor’s Signature Speaker Series Aiken, South Carolina

October 17, 2018

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, DEA Headquarters Red Ribbon Rally

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, delivers a speech during the DEA Headquarters Red Ribbon Rally.

October 12, 2018

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, Instead Opioid Summit Plenary Opening Remarks

Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon, delivers plenary opening remarks for the Instead Opioid Summit in Salt Lake City Utah

 

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