NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, announced that New Jersey residents turned in 15,929 pounds or 7.9 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescriptions during National Prescription Take Back Day on April 29. Nationally, 900,386 pound or...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Victor Francisco Ramirez, Jr., 20, of San Jose was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin and...

SAN FRANCISCO - Epati Malauulu, 42, of Suisun City, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 20 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court documents...

SAN FRANCISCO - Addictive prescription drugs that are thrown away or left untended on shelves and in drawers at home are often stolen and either abused or sold by family members and visitors. That’s why the DEA and thousands of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement and community partners...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Marco Antonio Ochoa, aka Alfredo Ochoa Valladares, was sentenced today to 132 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge John J. Martin and United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch. The sentence follows a...

FRESNO, Calif. - Abudullah Almashwali, 31, a Yemeni national formerly residing in Brooklyn, New York, pled guilty today to conspiracy and distribution of heroin and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and DEA Special Agent-in-Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court documents, Almashwali and co-defendant Chaudhry Ahmad Farooq, 24...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Joseph Edward Conner was sentenced to 112 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In addition to the prison term, Conner was sentenced to a 3-year period of supervised release. The sentence was handed down yesterday by the Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, U.S. District...

TRENTON, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a South Gate, California man today admitted his intent to distribute over 29 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a New York man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Bergen County, New Jersey man today admitted purchasing more than three kilograms of heroin from a source in...