Prosecutions represent one of the most significant investigations to date in the US regarding synthetic cannabinoid trafficking, resulting in more than 220 Spice-related ER visits in Colorado in the Fall of 2013 DENVER - U.S. District Court Judge Philip A. Brimmer sentenced John Bowen, age 68, of Las Vegas to...

MIAMI - Four Tampa residents plead guilty to their involvement in a conspiracy to import a synthetic cannabinoid, XLR-11, a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the United (U.S.) from China, before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge Frank J. Lynch, Jr., in Ft. Pierce, Florida. A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement...

Indictment alleges doctor illegally distributed from his practice LONGMONT, Colo. - The Longmont Police Department and DEA’s Tactical Diversion Squad arrested Dr. Larry Eckstein on August 18, 2015 for unlawful sales and distribution of Oxycodone, a schedule II controlled substance, from his medical practice. The arrest was based on a...

MIAMI - This week three Tampa residents pleaded guilty to their involvement in a conspiracy to import a synthetic cannabinoid, XLR-11, a/k/a “Spice,” and paraphernalia to the United States from China, before United States Chief Magistrate Judge Frank J. Lynch, Jr., in Ft. Pierce, Florida. A.D. Wright, Special Agent in...

Billings Resident Office, Eastern Montana HIDTA concludes long term, multi-jurisdiction, multi-agency investigation BILLINGS, Mont. - The United States Attorney’s Office announced today the completion of a Montana-based operation that convicted 13 defendants for methamphetamine, firearms and money laundering charges, involving an estimated $300,000 worth of meth in Montana. Operation Pale...

MIAMI - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, made the announcement. Efrain Veiga, 64, of Miami, was sentenced yesterday to twenty-four months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised...

Event will take place from 10 am-2 pm on Saturday, September 26th DENVER - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg has announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set...

MIAMI - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, announces that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local...

ORLANDO, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, announced that U.S. District Judge Gregory A. Presnell has sentenced Alvaro De La Torre-(42, Dayton, TX) to 10 years and five months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. He pleaded guilty on April...

TAMPA, Fla. - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division; and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce the unsealing of an indictment charging Dr. Fred Joseph (57, Sarasota) and Rosetta Valerie (58, Osprey) with conspiracy to unlawfully...