MIAMI - A federal jury found Valentine Okonkwo, 54, of Orlando, Florida, guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose and 10 counts of dispensing and distributing oxycodone outside the usual course of professional...

MIAMI - Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Ric Bradshaw, Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, (PBSO) announce the filing of federal charges against nine defendants for their alleged participation in...

MIAMI - Following a four-day trial, a federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, convicted Kevin Raphael Bully of narcotics trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm. Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Division and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On November 12, 2015, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment charging 13 individuals with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The Drug...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Today, Carlos I. Arce-López, aka “Ferretero,” was sentenced to 14 years in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. On April 23, 2015, the defendant pleaded guilty to three...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - This morning, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCEDTF) dismantled a drug trafficking organization responsible for the transportation of multi-kilogram quantities of cocaine and drug money between Puerto Rico and the Continental United States, announced United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez. The Drug Enforcement (DEA)...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The people of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands discarded almost a half-ton of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, September 26. This past weekend, the DEA, with the assistance...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On September 23, 2015, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned a six-count indictment against 15 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District...

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A joint task force from Operation Bahamas, Turks and (OPBAT) seized 2,842 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of over $2.5 million during three separate law enforcement operations in the Bahamas this past weekend. The OPBAT task force was comprised of elements from the U.S...

MIAMI - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Paul C. May, Sheriff, Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office, John J. Burke, Special Agent in Charge, Florida Department of Law (FDLE), Fort Myers Regional Operation...