WESTON, Fla. - Today the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) made the synthetic cannabinoids UR-144, XLR11, and AKB48 Schedule I, illegal drugs under the Controlled Substances (CSA) for the next two years. These cannabinoids are often seen in so-called “fake pot” products that are falsely marketed and sold as “herbal...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) working in conjunction with the Port St. Lucie Police (PSLPD), Special Investigations Unit, initiated an investigation into the drug trafficking (DTO) of Kevin Piscottano and his associates. This eight month investigation resulted in the arrest of 28 state defendants. This...

ORLANDO, Fla. - United States District Judge Roy B. Dalton, Jr. sentenced Joel (41, Apopka) to 40 months in federal prison for money laundering and failing to file IRS Forms (a report required for cash purchases over $10,000). A federal jury found Torres guilty on December 3, 2012. According to...

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O'Neill, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced today that U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. sentenced John Wesley (48, Zephyrhills), a former wide receiver for the Washington...

EL PASO - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit United States Attorney Robert Pitman, and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Mark Morgan announced today that 16 El Paso, Texas defendants have been arrested, based on a 41-count federal indictment charging violations of federal...

MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney of the Southern District of Florida, announced that Jose Evaristo Linares-Castillo, a/k/a “Don Eva,” has been extradited from Colombia to the United States. Linares-Castillo and four co-conspirators were...

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O'Neill, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced the unsealing of a three-count indictment charging Camilo Torres-Martinez, aka Fritanga, (41) with conspiracy to import into the United States...

MIAMI - After collecting an average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners will hold a sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the country on...

OCALA, Fla. - Senior U.S. District Judge William Terrell Hodges today sentenced Marcus Jalany (25, Lake County) to 10 years in federal prison for possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a...

PENSACOLA, Fla. - A federal grand jury returned two indictments on April 16, 2013, charging 12 individuals with methamphetamine and pseudoephedrine related conspiracy offenses. The indictments were announced by Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for...