The Drug Enforcement Administration referred 1,037 suspects to U.S. Attorneys for criminal prosecution in March 2025.

In March 2025 U.S. Attorneys acted on 1,250 DEA referrals they had received, charging 698 defendants or 56 percent, with crimes in U.S. district courts and closing 552 DEA referrals without prosecution.

U.S. Attorneys reported taking an average of 927 days days between receipt of a DEA criminal referral and reaching either sentencing or not guilty verdict in court during March 2025.

In March 2025, U.S. Attorneys reported out of 1,019 prosecutions of DEA-led investigations, a total of 848 defendants were convicted (or 83%), while 171 were not convicted.

In March 2025 U.S. Attorneys reported more individuals convicted in DEA-led investigations relative to population size in the Mo, E than in any other federal district.

In March 2025, U.S. Attorneys reported that individuals convicted in U.S. district courts after investigations led by the DEA received a median prison sentence of 70 months.