SAN JUAN, P.R. - On September 23, 2011, a federal grand jury indicted 28 individuals as a result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and the United States Postal Inspection (USPIS), with the collaboration of the Federal Bureau of (FBI) and the Puerto Rico Police (PRPD), announced today...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A member and an associate of the Barrio (BA) gang each pleaded guilty today to participating in a racketeering conspiracy involving, among other things, the March 13, 2010, murders in Juarez, Mexico, of a U.S. Consulate employee, her husband and the husband of another U.S. Consulate employee...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) is using its emergency scheduling authority to temporarily control three synthetic (Mephedrone , 3,4 (MDPV) and Methylone). This action was necessary to protect the public from the imminent hazard posed by these dangerous chemicals. Except as authorized by law, this action...

WASHINGTON, DC - - Aurelio Cano-Flores, aka “Yankee” and “Yeyo,” a high-ranking member of the Mexican Gulf Cartel, has been extradited to the United States from Mexico to face drug conspiracy charges, announced Administrator Michele M. Leonhart of the Drug Enforcement Administration and Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of...

COLUMBIA, SC. - United States Attorney Bill N. Nettles and John S. Comer, Acting Special Agent in (SAC) of the DEA Atlanta Field Division, announced today that Earl Daniels, 31, of Allendale, faces a mandatory-minimum sentence of life in prison as a result of a federal jury’s verdict finding that...

COLUMBIA, SC. - United States Attorney Bill N. Nettles and John S. Comer, Acting Special Agent in (SAC) of the DEA Atlanta Field Division, announced today that Earl Daniels, 31, of Allendale, faces a mandatory-minimum sentence of life in prison as a result of a federal jury’s verdict finding that...

ATLANTA, GA. - Donald Bristol, 41, of Lilburn, Georgia, pleaded guilty today in federal district court on charges that while he was employed as a DeKalb County police officer, he helped others possess and hide a stolen vehicle, unlawfully accessed governmental information, and lied to federal agents. John S. Comer...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Delirium, a 20-month series of investigations nationwide targeting the La Familia Michoacana cartel. DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart announced the results of the largest strike against La Familia in the United States: 1,985 arrests, $62 million in...

ATLANTA, GA. - Jason Cole Votrobek, 27, of Vero Beach Florida; Jesse Violante, 32, of Vero Beach, Florida; Roland Rafael Castellanos, 32, of Cartersville, Georgia; Tara Atkins, 33, of Cartersville, Georgia; and Dr. James Chapman, 61, of Macon, Georgia, were indicted and arrested on federal drug and money laundering charges...

ATLANTA, GA. - FLOYD B. SAWYER, 44, a former Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan (SCMPD) Officer, has been charged with drug trafficking conspiracy, extortion, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, and lying to federal agents. SAWYER was arrested yesterday by federal authorities on a criminal complaint. SAWYER’s initial appearance in federal...