FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell sentenced Martha (43, Cape Coral) on July 21, 2014, to three years and one month in prison and $7,500 in fines for making structured cash deposits of proceeds of illegal activity in order to evade bank currency transaction reporting requirements...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pam Bondi, Florida Attorney General, Office of Statewide Prosecution, announce last week the roundup of 10 individuals following an investigation into the Anthony Pomarico Drug Trafficking (DTO) operating out of central Florida. The...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Yesterday a federal jury sitting in Las Cruces, N.M., returned a verdict finding Genevieve Hernandez, 36, of Artesia, N.M., guilty on methamphetamine trafficking charges after a two-day trial. The jury’s verdict was announced by U.S. Attorney Damon P. Martinez, Will R. Glaspy, Special Agent in Charge of...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field (MFD), announced yesterday that Dr. Michael Windley, a veterinarian at the Companion Animal Clinic, 470 Highway 29 South, Cantonment, Florida was arrested on state drug charges consisting of four counts of possession, delivery, and manufacture...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Bernabe Carrasco, 35, of El Paso, Texas, pleaded guilty this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to a methamphetamine trafficking charge pursuant to a plea agreement with the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Bernabe Carrasco and his co-defendant and cousin, Carlos Jesus Carrasco, 24, also of El...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, and Joey B. Dobson, Sheriff, Baker County Sheriff”s Office, announce that Ashley Chase (31, Alma, Georgia), Archie (35, Nassau County), Robert...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. - On June 25, 2014, The Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Port St. Lucie Resident Office assisted the Port St. Lucie (PSLPD) Special Investigation Division execute a search warrant on a suspected marijuana “Shatter” processing house located at 2024 SW Savage Boulevard, Port St. Lucie...

ALBUQUERQUE - Jose Alberto Hernandez, 28, of El Paso, TX, was sentenced this morning in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., to 46 months in federal prison followed by two years of supervised release for his methamphetamine trafficking conviction. Hernandez was arrested on Aug. 7, 2013, on a criminal complaint...

TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Arley Fernando (34, Colombia) to 25 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine while on board a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and conspiracy to do the same, in violation of...

TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Susan C. Bucklew today sentenced Jose Samir Renteria-(51, Cali, Colombia), a/k/a “Jose Morfi,” to 27 years in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States. Renteria-Cuero pleaded...