ATLANTA - Harry S. Sommers, the Special Agent in (SAC) of the DEA Atlanta Field (AFD),is sending a warning to the public about the dangers of “Molly,” a well-documented and dangerous designer drug that has recently surfaced at a number of large music events, with catastrophic consequences. The pure, high...

COLUMBIA, S.C. - United States Attorney William N. Nettles stated today that Jerald McCabe, age 34, of Berkeley County, SC, was sentenced by the Honorable Richard M. Gergel to 25 years imprisonment (1) conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine; (2) manufacturing methamphetamine where children reside. McCabe had previously pled guilty on April...

BOISE, Idaho - Five Mexican nationals were arrested last week by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service in connection with a large marijuana growing operation on public lands. According to the criminal complaints filed, Juan Pablo Villasenor-Villa, 28, Marcos Solano-Farias, 30, Carlos Cerda-Carpio, 40...

SEATTLE - Early this morning, federal agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration arrested a resident of Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood who had repeatedly sold marijuana to middle and high school students. On September 13, 2013, Alejandro Antonio Castillo, 51, was charged by a criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, two...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Joshua Mustovich, 31, from Fairbanks, Alaska, was sentenced on September 6, 2013, in U.S. District Court to 87 months in prison and 5 years of supervised release. Mustovich had previously pled guilty to count one of an indictment charging him with drug conspiracy. In January 2012, Mustovich...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - On August 30, 2013, four Anchorage men were indicted for drug conspiracy, kidnapping, and using firearms in furtherance of these crimes. The four men indicted are as follows: Stuart T. Seugasala, a/k/a "Tone", age 38; Phosavan Khamnivong, a/k/a "P.K.", age 33, Timothy Miller, a/k/a "Lil' Tone", age...

(KNOXVILLE, Tenn - .) On Aug. 29, 2013, a press conference was held at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Knoxville, Tenn., to present 19 local and state law enforcement agencies with their share of funds forfeited in the case of U.S. v. Francisco Javier Cruz-Ramirez, et. al. Agencies receiving forfeiture...

WILMINGTON, NC. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today, Senior United States District Judge James C. Fox sentenced DesmondBertram White, 35, of Elizabeth City, North Carolina to 210 months imprisonment, followed by 5 years of supervised release. Whitewas named in a Criminal Information filed...

NEW BERN, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Mario - Carmon, 33, of Greenville, North Carolina, to 100 months imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release. Carmonwas named in an Indictment filed on...

RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that today in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III, sentenced Omar Fogg, 34, of Kinston, North Carolina, to 108 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release. Fogg was named in a Criminal Information...