In this photo provided by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, a law enforcement official lifts a mattress exposing two packages of heroin at an apartment in the Bronx borough of New York, Wednesday, June 12, 2103. Authorities executing the warrant seized 24 pounds of heroin as well as equipment used in its processing for distribution. Three men were arrested and charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree.
This May 20, 2013 photo provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Strike Force shows some of the marijuana plants the DEA said were grown by a woman from a wealthy New York suburb, in a warehouse in the Queens borough of New York. A federal complaint says Andrea Sanderlin, of Scarsdale, operated a "sophisticated operation to grow and process marijuana" and that the 2,800 marijuana plants would have been worth $3 million on the street.
FILE - In this May 20, 2013 file photo provided by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Strike Force, some of the marijuana plants the DEA said were grown by a woman from a wealthy New York suburb sit under the lights on a warehouse floor in the Queens borough of New York. On Tuesday, June 18, 2013, Andrea Sanderlin of Scarsdale, N.Y., was indicted on charges that she grew thousands of marijuana plants in a sophisticated pot-raising operation.
In this poster released by the Drug Enforcement Administration shows a poster that it says identifies the most significant drug traffickers in San Diego and Tijuana, Mexico, replacing one it issued more than four years ago when rivals were embroiled in a violent turf war over the lucrative corridor. The poster features six men, including Sinaloa cartel leaders Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman and Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada. The cartel is believed to have vastly expanded its influence in the region in recent years with efforts that include construction of sophisticated cross-border tunnels.
US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) special agent Derek Maltz, head of the administration's Special Operations Division, speaks on combating illicit finance in the Middle East during a press conference on April 23, 2013 at the Foreign Press Center in Washington.
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Administrator Michelle Leonhart listens while testifying on Capitol Hill in Washington, Friday, April 12, 2013, before the House Commerce, Justice Science and Related Agencies subcommittee hearing on the DEA's fiscal 2014 budget request.
