MADISON, Wis. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment today. James Britton, 31, Madison, Wisconsin, is charged with three counts of distributing heroin and one count of possessing heroin with the intent to distribute. The indictment alleges that he...

MADISON, Wis. -- A federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned the following indictment today. Matthew Guirlando, 34, Madison, Wisconsin, is charged with four counts of distributing cocaine and one count of possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute. The indictment alleges that he...

INDIANAPOLIS – DEA Indianapolis Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Gannon and the United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler of the Southern District of Indiana announced today that Michael O’Bannon, 35, Michael Jones, 37, Jason Reed, 50, and Shaun Myers, 37, all from Kokomo, Indiana, were convicted on drug...

AVON PARK, Fla. - Samuel Martinez, 41, of Avon Park, Florida, was sentenced yesterday to 18 years in prison for armed drug trafficking. Martinez previously pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Jean Jameson 36, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida was sentenced to 30 years in prison today for distributing the fentanyl that resulted in the death of another individual. Jameson was sentenced to a total of 365 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised...

MADISON, Wis. – DEA Chicago Division Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell, and United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Fred McGee, 46, of Chicago, was sentenced on Nov. 8, 2019, by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 84 months in...

MIAMI - Alvaro Estuardo Cobar Bustamante, the director of a national Guatemalan bank, was arrested today on a charge of money laundering, and a money laundering case against Manuel Antonio Baldizon Mendez, a former candidate for president of Guatemala was unsealed. The criminal complaint and indictment charging Cobar Bustamante with...

OCALA, Fla., - A federal jury has found Kevin Gene Hart 31, Ocala guilty of conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, one kilogram or more of heroin, and 400 grams or more of fentanyl. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 15 years, up to life, in...

TAMPA, Fla. - Timothy CathCart, 33, of Pasco County, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing detectable amounts of fentanyl and norfentanyl, the use of which resulted in serious bodily injury to three individuals. CathCart faces a minimum...

MIAMI – Americans nationwide have once again shown their strong support for DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day by dropping off nearly 883,000 pounds of medications during the October 2019 Take Back event. DEA, along with its law enforcement partners, has now collected nearly 12.7 million pounds of expired...