HONOLULU - Jacob Drummondo-Farias, age 31, of Waialua, Hawaii, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge J. Michael Seabright to 324 months imprisonment for being a manager and supervisor of a conspiracy to distribute and possess, with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine between 2011 and...

WASHINGTON - Remarks made by retired Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Phil Jordan and those of other retired DEA agents do not reflect the views of the Drug Enforcement Administration. The arrest of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was a significant achievement for Mexico and a major step forward in our...

WASHINGTON - The arrest of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was a significant achievement for Mexico and a major step forward in our shared fight against transnational organized crime, violence, and drug trafficking. We congratulate the Mexican people and their government on the capture of the alleged head of the...

Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, February 22, 2014 Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government. Attorney General Holder...

Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, February 22, 2014 Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government. Attorney General Holder...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A Temecula man, who owned and operated sports nutrition businesses in Murrieta and Temecula, was sentenced February 18, 2014, to probation after he pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges for possessing and distributing anabolic steroids. David Antonio Calderon, 40, who owned and operated Nutri-Sport in Murrieta...

LOS ANGELES - Federal, state and local authorities this morning arrested 20 individuals who are named in two federal indictments that target manufacturers and distributors of Phencyclidine - commonly known as PCP or “angel dust” - a dangerous narcotic with deep ties to the violent Grape Street Crips and other...

(BALTIMORE) - - The 10,000 square-foot Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause exhibit opened today at the Maryland Science Center and runs through September 1st. The national touring exhibit is an interactive exploration of the effects of drugs on both individuals and society. Visitors will have the...

RENO, Nev. - - In the first federal jury trial of its kind in Nevada involving synthetic drugs commonly referred to as "spice," a Reno, Nevada man has been convicted of multiple counts related to the distribution and possession of the dangerous substances, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney...

LOS ANGELES - Two members of the Mexican Mafia prison gang were found guilty on January 27, 2014, on federal racketeering charges for overseeing the conduct of the main street gang in Ontario, California, a criminal enterprise that was responsible for numerous violent crimes and widespread drug trafficking. The convictions...