Serving all of New York state with offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County; led by Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III.

Jul 2, 2024 · Our mission is to protect public safety and prevent overdose deaths by investigating and prosecuting high-level narcotics trafficking organizations and illicit prescription drug distribution networks, and by responding to community complaints about persistent drug activity and associated violence.

Nov 6, 2023 · NEW YORK CITY - As part of an ongoing investigation into fentanyl trafficking in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officers disrupted an active drug packaging mill in the Bronx and recovered up to 400,000 packages of suspected fentanyl/heroin, plus quantities of loose powdered narcotics, carrying an estimated street value ...

Sep 29, 2023 · NEW YORK -- New York City is a hub for drug cartels, according to Frank Tarentino, special agent in charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's New York division.

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Mar 15, 2023 · Today, we are announcing a takedown of a gun and drug trafficking ring that operated in and around New York City. As a result of this investigation, we recovered 19 firearms, 12 of which are ghost guns. And as you can see, many of them are AR-15 style assault weapons.

Oct 4, 2023 · “The New York City Mayoral Fentanyl Summit focused on two of the most urgent public safety and health threats in our city,” said Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino. “Fentanyl and other dangerous synthetic drugs are taking too many lives too soon and the DEA New York Division embraced the opportunity to ...

19 hours ago · Frank Tarentino, the special agent in charge of the New York office of the Drug Enforcement Administration, one of the federal agencies involved in the operations, said that at least 100 people ...

Oct 11, 2023 · DEA: New York City is hub for drug cartels & fentanyl distribution The DEA estimates they seized about 1 million lethal doses of fentanyl worth about $1.5 million in a recent drug bust in...

Oct 10, 2023 · The Drug Enforcement Administration says half of the the chemists in their Manhattan lab are currently analyzing fentanyl exhibits. They recently executed three fentanyl busts in the Bronx.