SAN FRANCISCO - Kia Zolfaghari, King Edward Harris II, and Candelaria Dagandan Vazquez were named in a federal criminal complaint alleging that they conspired to run an illegal fentanyl pill manufacturing operation out of an apartment in the Sunset District of San Francisco, announced United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch...

FRESNO, Calif. - Damacio Diaz, 44, of McFarland, formerly a detective with the Bakersfield Police Department, pleaded guilty today to bribery, possession and attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, and making and subscribing a false income tax return, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement...

(WASHINGTON - Ivan Lamont Robinson, a licensed nurse practitioner who was based in Southeast Washington, has been indicted on federal charges that he distributed oxycodone outside the legitimate scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The indictment was announced by Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Deshone Mathews, 42, of Elk Grove, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. to 11 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and possession with intent to distribute heroin, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent...

(GREENBELT - , Md. - A federal grand jury indicted 11 defendants, including four family members, for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs: Mario Finesse Wright, a/k/a Super and Finesse, age 27, of New Jersey; - Nikko Taylor Wright, age 25, of Germantown, Maryland; - Clayton...

WASHINGTON - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Washington Division , Karl C. Colder, announced today that a DEA Tactical Diversion Squad will be implemented in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The diversion of pharmaceutical controlled substances, specifically prescription opioids, is a growing problem. This diversion stems from various...

NORFOLK, Va. - Eugene Deandre Tillery, 20, of Suffolk, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on seven counts of distributing , which is a very potent pain killer used in the medical profession. According to the indictment, from Nov. 14, 2015 through Dec. 2, 2015, the DEA, with...

NORFOLK, Va. - Christopher Salkey, 27, of Suffolk, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Salkey pleaded guilty on Oct. 28, 2015. According to court documents, in the summer of 2012 up to May 2015, the...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Charles Connor, 35, of Anchorage, Alaska, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to six years and six months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, Acting United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement...

FRESNO, Calif. - Timothy New, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty today to shipping in interstate commerce, with intent to defraud, misbranded synthetic drugs, commonly known as “spice,” Acting United States Attorney Philip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court...