Gainesville, Fla. – Quardarell Henry Robinson, 38, of Williston, Fla., has been indicted in federal court for manufacturing crack cocaine, possessing with the intent to distribute multiple controlled substances, possessing a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime, and possessing multiple firearms as a convicted felon. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney...

ATLANTA – Two illegal aliens and two convicted felons have been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a large international drug trafficking and money laundering organization stretching from Mexico to Atlanta. “Fentanyl continues to devastate communities across our country,” said Jae W. Chung, Special Agent in Charge of...

ATLANTA – On April 25, 2026, DEA Atlanta Division joined 129 law enforcement agencies across the three states who came together for the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. At 150 collection sites nationwide, Take Back events removed 28,553 pounds of unneeded and expired medications from home medicine cabinets...

ATLANTA - Owe Martin Andresen, the suspected main administrator of Dream Market, one of the largest illicit darknet marketplaces before its 2019 shutdown, has been indicted for an alleged scheme to launder funds from Dream Market’s administrator accounts. Andresen was arrested last week in Germany on parallel charges brought by...

MIAMI – A Chinese national and a Las Vegas man have been charged by federal indictment for their roles in a scheme to import large quantities of the powerful synthetic opioid protonitazene in the U.S. and distribute it as counterfeit pills. These charges stem from an investigation by the U.S...

Pensacola, FL – Frederick Donnell McLean Jr., 39, of Citrus Springs, Fla., pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and fentanyl. The plea was announced by John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. U.S. Attorney Heekin...

Jacksonville, FL – James Herbert Asberry, III (39, Jacksonville) has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger to 11 years and 3 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl and methamphetamine. As part of his sentence, the court ordered the forfeiture of $18,938...

MIAMI – A Port St. Lucie, Fla., man who attempted to obtain thousands of fentanyl pills through the mail and kept a firearm alongside drug proceeds was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison. U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon imposed the sentence on Juneem Jermain Barnes, 34, after he...

MIAMI – A federal grand jury has charged five South Florida defendants for their roles in a cocaine trafficking organization tied to an international network moving narcotics from Colombia through the Dominican Republic into South Florida. The indictment charges Daniel “Mickey” Hernandez, 38, of Miami; Frank Gonzalez, 45, of Hialeah...

Pensacola, Florida – Kamron Jasmane Fountain, 22, of Pensacola, Florida, has been indicted in federal court on three counts of distribution of fentanyl and one count possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, and marijuana. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the charges...