RENO, Nev. - -A Reno man was sentenced this week to nine years in prison for distributing synthetic cannabinoids out of his convenience store and storing large quantities of the substance for distribution in his home. Iqbal Singh-Sidhu, 34, was convicted by a federal jury in February 2014 of distribution...

PHOENIX - The U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) unveiled a billboard in Phoenix, Arizona seeking information for the capture of Mexican drug lord Rafael Caro-Quintero - . The new reward is being offered by the U.S. Department of State under the Narcotics Reward Program for information leading to the arrest and/or...

LOS ANGELES - Anthony D. Williams, Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Division, announced today that area residents turned in more than 35,(17.5 tons) of medication as part of the 8th DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Program. This event was held on Saturday, April 26th, and provided...

(PHOENIX)- - Today, Douglas W. Coleman, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced that over 12,000 pounds of prescription medications were collected during the eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Event. When added to the collections of previous Take Back events, DEA and its state, local and tribal...

LOS ANGELES - Manuel Valencia, 30, the “shotcaller” of a South Los Angeles street gang, pleaded guilty today to federal racketeering and drug trafficking charges for his role in orchestrating the day-to-day activities of the gang controlled by an incarcerated member of the Mexican Mafia. The Harpys gang, which claims...

( - HONOLULU) - Defendants Roger Cusick Christie, 64, and Sherryanne L. Christie, 62, were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Leslie E. Kobayashi on federal charges related to their role in the manufacture and distribution of marijuana in the Honolulu area. Roger Christie was sentenced to 60 months in prison...

( - HONOLULU) -Ernesto Hernandez, 51, of Kapolei, Hawaii, was sentenced to 180 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and related charges. Florence T. Nakakuni, United States Attorney for the District of Hawaii, said the evidence presented at Hernandez’s trial showed that in May of 2013, he agreed...

LOS ANGELES - Two men and the South El Monte import-export company they used to move millions of dollars linked to illegal activity from the United States to Mexico were sentenced today for operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. The three defendants received large sums of cash - often hidden...

PHOENIX - With public participation at an all-time high after seven prior events in three-and-a-half years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its state, local, and tribal law enforcement partners will hold another Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, April 26th. Arizonans can take their pills to one of over 85...

PHOENIX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman today announcedthe culmination of "Operation Bad Mussels", a 15-month investigation targeting an illegal anabolic steroid distribution ring that led to the indictment of eight individuals and 11 federal search warrants: five in Surprise, AZ, three in Omaha, NE, two...