New York – Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Task Force Division Special Agent in Charge Christopher Roberts and New York Attorney General Letitia James announced the convictions and sentencings of Anthony Ortiz Vasquez, Hector Vasquez, and Kiara Rodriguez for their roles in a gun and drug trafficking network that...

Albany, New York – Felix Arencibia, age 40, of Amsterdam, New York, was sentenced today to 168 months’ imprisonment and five years of post-imprisonment supervised release for conspiracy and methamphetamine distribution charges in connection with his distribution and possession with intent to distribute more than 5 kilograms of pure methamphetamine...

PONCHATOULA, La. -- A Louisiana man has been indicted in connection with a woman’s January overdose death. The announcement was made today by Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John P. Scott, of the New Orleans Field Division, and Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff Gerald Sticker. Silas Latino, 28, of...

SARATOGA, NEW YORK – Operation Fast Track has led to the arrest of 83 defendants and the seizure of more than 2,100 counterfeit pills, some of which are suspected to be laced with fentanyl, over two kilograms of fentanyl and heroin, over a kilogram of cocaine, 3.5 pounds of psychedelic...

MADISON, Miss. – On Saturday, July 11, 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Orleans Field Division will partner with United Against Fentanyl (UAF) to host the Madison Walk for Lives 2026 community event. Taking place from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM CDT at Liberty Park (100 Liberty Park Dr...

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Dr. Douglas Cline and nurse practitioner Laurie McKenna have agreed to pay $500,000 to resolve civil actions brought by the United States involving unlawful opioid prescribing practices and a fraudulent conveyance action against Dr. Cline, announced Drug Enforcement Administration New York Enforcement Division, Special Agent in...

Today, United States Attorney Kurt L. Wall announced criminal charges against Kendrick Derrell Adams of Houston, Texas, for conspiracy to acquire and obtain possession of controlled substances by fraud and acquiring and obtaining possession of controlled substance by fraud in connection with a scheme to purchase controlled substances using a...

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A Mississippi man has been convicted for his involvement in a drug conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip W. Williams Jr. The jury returned a guilty verdict against Jabreon Deshon Mosley, 35, after 2 days of testimony before U.S. District Judge Edmund G. LaCour, Jr. Mosley was convicted...

GREENVILLE, MS – Charterious Moore, 33, of West Point, Mississippi, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison and five years supervised release after previously pleading to distribution of over a pound of methamphetamine. Chief U.S. District Judge Debra M. Brown sentenced Moore. According to court documents, Moore had previously...

Special Agent in Charge of the New York Enforcement Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Farhana Islam, and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging MARK DYGDON and RODRIGO CASTRO in connection with the defendants’ distribution...