INDIANAPOLIS - ― United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today 14 defendants have been arrested on various gun and drug-related charges after federal agents along with state and local officers served warrants in Marion, Vigo and Morgan counties early this morning. Most defendants face charges related to the distribution...

PHOENIX - DEA special agents and Casa Grande Police detectives arrest a spice manufacturer and distributor known for the local spice brand “Headrush.” Over 500 pounds of the synthetic cannabinoid was seized after detectives purchased 1000 packets of the illicit product during an undercover operation in Casa Grande. DEA agents...

CLEVELAND - An Akron physician was sentenced to more than five years in prison for illegally distributing tens of thousands of doses of prescription painkillers, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Joseph P. Reagan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug...

MADISON, Wis. - ― John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Humberto Fierro-Rascon, 41, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to eight years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 kilograms or more of...

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - ― A report of a suspicious delivery at a cold storage facility led to the recovery of approximately 2,100 pounds of marijuana hidden in frozen avocado pulp, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Wednesday, March 4, members of the Sheriff’s Street Crime Suppression...

PHOENIX - DEA Special Agents and Tempe Police Narcotics Detectives working as part of the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) Strike Force, and in partnership with the Arizona Attorney General’s Office, recently completed a 30-month investigation resulting in the dismantling and ‘take down’ of an extensive drug trafficking network...

CHICAGO - ― A suburban physician whose medical license was suspended was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for health care fraud and illegally prescribing controlled substance medications. The defendant, Sathish Narayanappa Babu, who owned Anik Life Sciences Medical Corp., pleaded guilty in September 2014 to illegally prescribing oxycodone...

TUCSON, Ariz. - Joel Sesma-Garcia, 40, was sentenced on February 10, 2015, and Gerald Fidel Herrera, 41, was sentenced on Jan. 30, 2015, by U.S. District Judge Jennifer G. Zipps to 25 years and 15 years imprisonment, respectively, for their roles in a cocaine distribution ring that operated from 2008...

WASHINGTON - ―Twin brothers Pedro and Margarito Flores, regarded as Chicago’s most significant drug traffickers who rose from street level dealers to the highest echelons of the Mexico-based Sinaloa Cartel and a rival cartel before they began providing unparalleled cooperation to the Drug Enforcement (DEA), were each sentenced today to...

PHOENIX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman announced the conclusion of Operation Bad Mussels - with the sentencing of the remaining defendants indicted for their participation in one of the largest steroid enforcement investigations in Arizona. During the investigation, DEA’s Tactical Diversion (TDS) identified members who...