The Newsroom

Browse news stories on Museum exhibits, events, and more. Press and professional filmmakers are welcome at the DEA Museum. Contact deamuseum@dea.gov or (202) 307-3463 to schedule a visit, video session, or interview.

An assortment of materials, including pills, bottles, and jugs containing different liquids.

DEA Museum Presents! American Crisis: Fentanyl and Fake Pills

February 4, 2022

A conversation with DEA’s experts on the fentanyl and fake pills crisis. The program will stream live February 22, 2022, at 1 p.m. EST.

DEA Museum Launches New Video Series: Stories from the Collection

February 1, 2022

“Stories from the Collection” takes viewers behind the scenes to unpack significant and compelling details about artifacts on and off display.

New Resources Available—One Pill Can Kill

December 20, 2021

DEA Administrator Anne Milgram encourages people to spread the word that One Pill Can Kill as DEA launches new online resources.

DEA Museum Announces 2021 Holiday Schedule

December 2, 2021

Season’s greetings from the DEA Museum! The 2021 holiday schedule is now available. Navigate your way to a new experience and plan your visit today.

Visitors inspect galleries in DEA Museum.

Welcome Back! All-New DEA Museum is Now Open

November 4, 2021

After a two-year renovation, the all-new DEA Museum is now open.

DOCUMENTARY PREMIERE—Remembering Kiki: Through the Eyes of His Family, Friends, and Colleagues

October 26, 2021

The documentary tribute to Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena premieres today at 11 a.m. EDT.

A family photograph of Special Agent Enrique Camarena, his wife, and three sons.

Remembering Kiki: DEA Museum to Premiere Documentary on Fallen Special Agent

October 21, 2021

The DEA Museum will premiere a documentary tribute to Special Agent Enrique "Kiki" Camarena on October 26, 2021, at 11 a.m. EDT.

Mother with two teenaged children looking at Museum exhibit.

Welcome Back! DEA Museum Reopening Soon

October 20, 2021

After a two-year renovation, the all-new DEA Museum will reopen November 4, 2021.

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Video Premiere—Museum Moment: Nowhere to Hide

June 11, 2021

Discover the mysterious and sometimes shocking world of drug smuggling.

WATCH REPLAY—Disrupt, Dismantle, and Destroy: Smuggling Stories

May 18, 2021

DEA Museum Lecture Series, Smuggling Stories, hosted by Josh Edmundson, focuses on a fundamental element of all major drug trafficking organizations’ (DTOs’) business models and a critical component of DEA’s work: smuggling.