NEW YORK – United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) New York Task Force Division Special Agent in Charge Chrsitopher Roberts, United States Attorney for the District if New Jersey Robert Frazer, New York City Police Department (“NYPD”) Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch, and New York State Police (“NYSP”) Superintendent Stephen James...

DETROIT – Marking a powerful start to 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration dealt a significant blow to drug trafficking networks during Phase II of Operation Fentanyl Free America. Between Jan. 12 and Feb. 10, 2026, DEA seized more than 4.7 million fentanyl pills and nearly 2,396 pounds of fentanyl...

Phoenix, ARIZ – On March 26, 2026, Ismael Alejandro Ortiz was sentenced to five years in prison by the Pima County Superior Court. On July 29, 2025, in Pima County, Arizona, Ortiz attempted to knowingly transport approximately 12.9 pounds of cocaine for sale, using a mobile barbershop bus as cover...

NEW YORK – Marking a powerful start to 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration dealt a significant blow to drug trafficking networks during Phase II of our nationwide Operation Fentanyl Free America. Between January 12 and February 10, 2026, DEA seized more than 4.7 million fentanyl pills and nearly 2,396...

SEATTLE – Marking a powerful start to 2026, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration dealt a significant blow to drug trafficking networks during Phase II of Operation Fentanyl Free America. Between January 12 and February 10, 2026, DEA seized more than 4.7 million fentanyl pills and nearly 2,396 pounds of fentanyl...

SPOKANE, Wash. – On March 3, 2026, the Drug Enforcement Administration executed federal search warrants at multiple locations in the Tri-Cities, Washington area that resulted in the largest seizure of controlled substances in EDWA history. The federal search warrants were based on an ongoing drug trafficking investigation into Amador Sanchez...

PENSACOLA, FL. – Timothy Lamar McGee, 43, of Pensacola, FL., was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine, tetrahydrocannabinol, and marijuana, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense. The...

Baltimore, Maryland – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Maryland announced federal charges today, in connection with a large-scale, targeted law-enforcement operation, resulting in hundreds of federal and state arrests. From January 20, through January 31, federal, state, and local law enforcement partners brought dozens of federal and...

TALLAHASSEE, FL. – Michael Termaine Bell, 43, of Marianna, FL., pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and marijuana, possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and marijuana, possession with intent to...

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Jaron Williams, 44, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced Feb. 10, 2026, to 72 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl, a mixture...