PHILADELPHIA - DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Cali and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge William F. Sweeney hosted a screening of Chasing the Dragon: The Life on an Opiate Addict for local educators and media representatives at the William J. Green Federal Building in Philadelphia...

MIAMI - A federal jury today found Norris Williams, 45, of Fort Myers, Florida, guilty of three counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin and one count of attempting to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10...

MIAMI - A federal jury yesterday found John Dwayne (39, Palm Bay) guilty of possessing more than 500 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute it, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug-trafficking crime. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, up to 40 years...

PHILADELPHIA - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced today the Philadelphia area release of “Operation Trojan Horse,” which is a coordinated effort between the DEA and state and local law enforcement agencies to combat the current prescription opioid and heroin abuse epidemic. The DEA...

PHILADELPHIA - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Field Division announced today that the DEA will sponsor a play entitled Off-Script for the students of Mount Pleasant High School as part of the DEA’s ongoing 360 Strategy to address prescription opioid and heroin abuse...

MIAMI - A federal jury found Valentine Okonkwo, 54, of Orlando, Florida, guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose and 10 counts of dispensing and distributing oxycodone outside the usual course of professional...

PHILADELPHIA - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Field Division announced today that a federal jury returned guilty verdicts against members of a violent drug trafficking organization that operated in and around Chester, Pennsylvania. The jury found Donald Womack, Sr., Paris Church, Ronell Whitehead...

PHILADELPHIA - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Field Division announced today that the DEA will host a Pharmacy Diversion Awareness (PDAC) in Wilmington, Delaware as part of the DEA’s mission to address prescription opioid and heroin abuse. The diversion of pharmaceutical controlled substances...

MIAMI - Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Ric Bradshaw, Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, (PBSO) announce the filing of federal charges against nine defendants for their alleged participation in...

MIAMI - Following a four-day trial, a federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, convicted Kevin Raphael Bully of narcotics trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm. Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Division and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District...