MIAMI - Two central Florida residents have been charged by indictment with conspiracy to import alpha-(a-PVP), a/k/a "Flakka" from China. A Broward County resident has also been charged by indictment with distributing “Flakka” within 1000 feet of a Ft. Lauderdale elementary school and possession of a firearm in furtherance of...

ORLANDO, 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 (MDFL), announces the unsealing of an indictment charging the following persons with federal crimes involving steroid trafficking: David Arroyo, a/k/a “Big D,”...

ORLANDO, Fla. - On June 10, 2015, members of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Orlando District Office, assisted the Orange County Sheriff’s (OCSO) Narcotics Unit conduct the final stage of Operation Old Cheney. This was a culmination of a four month investigation after the OCSO continually received complaints from business owners...

FORT MYERS, Fla. - Senior United States District Judge John E. Steele has sentenced Adam (35, Naples) to six years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit health care fraud, aggravated identity theft, and improperly using a DEA Registration Number. He pleaded guilty on February 18, 2015. According to his...

ORLANDO, Fla. - This morning, Dr. Ibem Borges, 53, and his wife Wanda I. Otero, 54, both from Orlando, Florida were arrested by law enforcement. Dr. Borges is charged with one count of manslaughter, three counts of trafficking oxycodone, racketeering, and conspiracy to commit racketeering. Wanda I. Otero is charged...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - John Matthew Love, 36, and Bryant Anthony Kreis, 32, of the Panama City area, and Carmen Theresa Silva, 40, of Atlanta, Georgia, were sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert L. Hinkle for conspiracy to distribute more than 50 grams of methamphetamine. Love was sentenced...

MIAMI - Four Tampa residents have been charged by indictment with conspiracy to import a synthetic cannabinoid, a/k/a “Spice,” to the United States from China. A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division; Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Alysa D...

ORLANDO, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Wm. Terrell Hodges today sentenced Bryant Dewayne (30, Lake County) to 10 years in federal prison for the attempted possession with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. In a separate proceeding, Simmons previously forfeited approximately $150,000, two trucks, and a...

MIAMI - Seven owners and operators of a now defunct pain clinic along with a physician that they employed, have been charged with Racketeering, Conspiracy to Commit Racketeering and eight counts of Manslaughter which resulted from the operation of Real Care Medical Group, a clinic which was set up solely...

WASHINGTON - The National Heroin Threat Assessment (NHTA), released today by the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), shows heroin use and availability on the rise and causing more overdose deaths than at any time in the last decade. Although fewer people presently use heroin than other illicit drugs, the heroin...