Sacramento, Calif.— The Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, in partnership with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California; U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration, San Francisco Field Division’s Sacramento District Office; Federal Bureau of Investigation, Sacramento Field Office; Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office; Sacramento Police Department; Central...

SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with more than 4,300 law enforcement partners, will host the 31st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 24. More than 4,400 collection sites will be set up across the country to...

PLANO, TEXAS – A Serbian national has been sentenced to federal prison as part of a Homeland Security Task Force investigation into cocaine trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas. Milan Tanovic, 59, also known as Marco, a Serbian national living in Spain, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with...

LUBBOCK, TX — Man caught with over 300 grams of methamphetamine and a loaded Glock pistol after leading multiple West Texas law enforcement agencies on a lengthy high-speed chase was sentenced to just over 19 years in federal prison on Oct. 8. Erik Louis Almaguer, 32, was indicted in February...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ong Thao, 37, of Lodi, was sentenced Tuesday by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to eight years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, and fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge...

SACRAMENTO, Calif.— Parampreet Singh, 60, of Davis, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 10 years in prison and ordered to forfeit $2 million for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine, heroin, opium, and ketamine, U.S. Attorney Eric Grant and Drug Enforcement...

DALLAS, TX - A Mexican citizen was sentenced to 480 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy involving nearly four kilograms of high‑purity methamphetamine. Luis Manuel Abarca‑Torres, a.k.a. “Güero Menso,” pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute 50 grams...

MUSKOGEE, OK – Matthew Wayne Wasson, age 32, of Henryetta, Oklahoma, was sentenced to 120 months in prison for one count of Distribution of Methamphetamine. The charge arose from an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration McAlester Resident Office, the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs...

DALLAS, TX — Nineteen individuals have been federally charged in a weeping 24-count indictment that alleges their involvement in a years‑long drug trafficking operation responsible for distributing cocaine, crack cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana throughout the Dallas area. “As this investigation unfolded, the DEA and our law enforcement partners identified a...

SAN FRANCISCO — As synthetic drugs continue to evolve and threaten American lives, DEA chemists and forensic science professionals play an essential role in helping the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration identify emerging threats, connect evidence to investigations, and provide timely information that can save lives. From analyzing suspected fentanyl and...