A local business owner is facing federal charges after investigators say he used his Southwest Detroit restaurant to funnel millions of dollars in drug money to Mexican cartels.

The DEA is issuing a warning about an uptick in deaths caused by Carfentanil in the Detroit region.

The DEA’s recent move to reclassify marijuana has been challenged in court.

The DEA wants people to remove unused prescription medications from their homes and dispose of them properly.

No, you’re not going to overdose by accidentally touching a small amount of fentanyl, according to health experts.

Federal agents are out with a warning in the fight to get meth off the streets in Metro Detroit as the drugs have been seeing an increase in the city.

Officials said 86% of opioid overdose deaths in 2022 involved fentanyl, 75% involved other substances and 63% involved stimulants like cocaine or methamphetamine.

Oil prices are creeping higher and raising concerns about the impact on inflation’s cooling trajectory, consumers’ wallets and the Federal Reserve’s interest rate policy.

Falling crude oil prices and lingering worries about the global economy have been sapping power from energy stocks throughout 2023.

Many parents of teenagers are aware of the dangers of illegal drugs.

The Mexican military has captured a son of the imprisoned drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman.

More than 150 people die every day from overdoses related to synthetic opioids like fentanyl, according to the CDC.

A federal grand jury in Detroit has charged six people with drug, gun, and money laundering crimes.

Metro Detroiters can drop off unneeded and expired medications during the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency’s (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this weekend.

The Biden administration has announced a round of criminal charges and sanctions related to a complicated scheme to procure military technologies from U.S. manufacturers and illegally supply them to Russia for its war in Ukraine.

The DEA is warning parents about drugs like “Rainbow fentanyl,” which has been trending nationwide.

It’s the deadliest drug threat in America, and it only took days for rainbow fentanyl to appear in Michigan after the DEA warned it was coming.

Is it possible to overdose on fentanyl just by touching it? Many health professionals say no, it’s not possible.

A Mexican judge's ruling means the extradition of drug trafficker Rafael Caro Quintero, captured in the mountains of northwest Mexico, will not happen quickly.

This weekend, organizations across Metro Detroit and the U.S. are accepting unwanted or unneeded prescription medications in an effort to prevent drug misuse.

Thirteen people are now facing drug charges and money laundering charges after arrests were made in Detroit and Arizona.

Thirteen people are now facing drug charges and money laundering charges after arrests were made in Detroit and Arizona.

U.S. officials are warning that international drug traffickers are going after children, especially teenagers, on social media in hopes of recruiting them.

Officials with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said meth has made a major comeback in Metro Detroit. They said there’s more of it and it looks different than before.

A nonprofit organization has partnered with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to make parents aware of how easy it is for teens to store drugs in plain sight.

Two Ohio brothers have been sentenced in connection with the death of a 33-year-old Monroe man who overdosed on opioids, officials said.

Here are tonight' top stories.

The US Drug Enforcement Agency is officially issuing a public warning to inform everyone of fake prescription pills that may contain dangerous drugs including fentanyl and meth.

The Drug Enforcement Agency and Detroit Police Department are joining Saturday for something they hope will have an impact far greater than any drug bust.

These are lies and scammers are just trying to get your personal information. “These extortionists call people up and pretend to be DEA agents and we just want to get the word out that these guys are fake.”Scammers claim to be with the DEA and ask for personal information such as identifying information or financial information. And they call people, and pretend to be DEA agents and try to get personal information from them. Whether it’s credit card information or social security number or even bank account information,” McNeal said. “I’ve seen upwards of $12,000 that people have fallen victim to and they will take it in any form if they can convince you to give them an Amazon gift card or Google Play gift card, or an iTunes gift card.

Alonte Damar Murphy was fatally shot in front of a Garden City home on Feb. 24, 2021. GARDEN CITY, Mich. – Police released details Saturday night regarding the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old man in Garden City. READ: Garden City family demands answers in fatal shooting in confrontation with DEAAccording to authorities, the incident began Feb. 24, just after 1:15 a.m. when a person entered the Garden City Police Department and said they had been the victim of domestic violence involving a firearm. Garden City police said they are unable to release further details until Michigan State Police complete its independent investigation into the fatal shooting. More: Metro Detroit CrimeThe National Domestic Violence Hotline offers confidential support 24/7 at 800-799-7233.

GARDEN CITY, Mich. – A local mother is demanding answers from police after her son was shot during an investigation. UPDATE: Garden City police release details in fatal shooting in confrontation with DEAAlonte Murphy’s mother said he was shot outside his home Wednesday in Garden City. Autina Murphy was remembering her 22-year-old son, Alonte Murphy, Friday night. And they didn’t have to do him like that.”AdLocal 4 was there on Pardo Street in Garden City that night. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration said they were assisting Garden City Police Department with an investigation and members of DEA Detroit Task Force were involved in the shooting.

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Roger Lee Pierce Jr., a 50-year-old man from Howell, was arraigned Saturday in connection with a Pittsfield Township homicide and a shooting in Ypsilanti. Police said they found the body of Marcus McMullan, a 39-year-old man from Ypsilanti, with a gunshot wound to the head. Police, joined by officers with the Detroit DEA office and Michigan State Police, took Pierce into custody on an arrest warrant for felonious assault. Police said during the interview with Pierce, additional search warrants led to charges being authorized for open murder and six other firearm related counts. Pierce was arraigned Saturday and is being held without bond.

DETROIT – Prescription medications can be dangerous and even deadly -- and they’re probably just sitting in your medicine cabinet. The Drug Enforcement Administration laid out reasons for all of us to participate in National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, Oct. 24. According to the DEA, the majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained through family or friends, often from their own medicine cabinet. In the past, National Prescription Drug Take Back Day has been very successful. More information can be found on the official National Prescription Drug Take Back Day website here.

DETROIT – US officials on Wednesday provided additional details regarding “Operation Legend” -- which is bringing a number of federal agents to Detroit in the coming weeks. “Operation Legend continues and expands what we have been doing for decades, which is sending federal agents and money to Detroit to fight gun and gang violence,” Schneider said. The governor of Oregon did announce Wednesday that federal agents will begin leaving Portland. A number of U.S. cities will also participate in Operation Legend, including Albuquerque, Chicago, Cleveland and Milwaukee. READ MORE: Surge of federal agents leaves many questions unanswered

DETROIT The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) said meth disguised as candy, or child vitamins, is creeping its way into the Midwestern region. This is the first time that weve really seen this, said DEA Special Agent in Charge of Detroit Field Division, Keith Martin. In the last couple months, weve seen these meth pills that look like candy, or some people say they look like Flintstone vitamins, but theyre actually meth pills, Martin said. We do know that the cartels are using the same routes that theyve used for the last hundred years, theyre using the same transportation routes, Martin said. Its dangerous for adults, and its definitely dangerous for children, Martin said.

Detroit police pull out of task force with DEA over Kenyel Brown serial killer casePublished: March 3, 2020, 6:49 amDetroit police Chief James Craig said there is a breach of trust between his department and the federal agency. He said the DEA is refusing to admit they used Kenyel Brown as a an informant.

DETROIT – When Joseph Piersante was shot while working with the Drug Enforcement Administration, his life changed forever. Piersante’s job as a DEA agent took him to Afghanistan as part of the FAST Team. “These drug labs, they (the Taliban) fiercely defend them and there all behind enemy lines.”In 2009, while overseas, Piersante was shot in the head and lost his eyesight. “I had a frontal lobe brain injury because the bullet went to the front of my brain. I had two ruptured eye globes and two detached retinas, in which resulted in the brain injury, resulting in the craniotomy,” he said.

WARREN, Mich. - Police and the DEA carried out 10 raids at homes near the Warren-Detroit border. Sky4 video shows one person in handcuffs on the ground outside a home around 6 a.m. Wednesday. Warren Mayor Jim Fouts said the raid was targeting a major drug organization responsible for distributing drugs such as heroin and fentanyl. There were eight arrests. Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.

Police and the DEA carried out 10 raids at homes near the Warren-Detroit border. Sky4 video shows one person in handcuffs on the ground outside a home around 6 a.m. Wednesday. Warren Mayor Jim Fouts... Copyright 2019 by WDIV ClickOnDetroit - All rights reserved.