GREENBELT, Md. - Russell Edward Johnson, 23, of Lusby, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to distributing heroin to a person who died as a result of ingesting the heroin. The plea agreement was announced by Special Agent in Charge Karl C. Colder of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Washington Field Division...

GREENBELT, Md. - Jason Miskiri, age 39, of Silver Spring, Maryland pleaded guilty today to conspiring to possess with intent to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana. The guilty plea was announced by Special Agent in Charge Karl C. Colder of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Washington Field Division...

WASHINGTON - A man who owned a pharmacy in Washington, D.C. has been arrested following his indictment on federal charges that he and a physician from Florida operated an Internet pharmacy site that illegally shipped prescription-required controlled and non-controlled drugs from Washington, D.C. to more than 38,000 customers in the...

BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Charles Riley, Jr., age 45, of Salisbury, Maryland, to 20 years in prison, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and for two counts of possession with intent to distribute...

WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) today issued a nationwide alert about the dangers of fentanyl and fentanyl analogues/compounds. Fentanyl is commonly laced in heroin, causing significant problems across the country, particularly as heroin abuse has increased. This alert was issued through the multi-agency El Paso Intelligence (EPIC)...

BALTIMORE - U.S District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced David Paschall, age 56, of Catonsville, Maryland, to 90 month in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute oxycodone and conspiring to commit bank burglary. Judge Motz also entered an order that Paschall forfeit $500,000, his...

RICHMOND, Va. - Dayton M. Waddy, 34, of Lancaster County, Virginia, pleaded guilty today to a charge of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of cocaine base, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) (b)(1)(B)(iii). Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the...

WASHINGTON - DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart today issued the following statement on the arrest in Mexico of Zetas leader Omar Trevino Morales: "The Drug Enforcement Administration proudly congratulates the Government of Mexico and their leadership in the arrest of Omar Trevino Morales, head of the Zetas cartel. The Zetas...

NORFOLK, Va. - German Dario Brand Piedrahita, 49, of Medellin, Colombia, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to manufacture and distribute cocaine for the purpose of importation into the United States. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for...

WASHINGTON - DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart today issued the following statement in response to the capture of Knights Templar Cartel Leader Servando Gomez-Martinez, a.k.a. “La Tuta” by the Mexican Federal Police: "The arrest of Servando Gomez-Martinez, a.k.a. "La Tuta," is another win for Mexico in the fight against brutal...