NEW YORK – United States Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) New York Division Special Agent in Charge Frank Tarentino, DEA San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Robert Beris, along with our law enforcement partners Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”) New York , U.S. Department of Health and Human Services – Office...

SAN FRANCISCO – The Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with nearly 4,000 law enforcement partners across the country, will host the 29th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, October 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At nearly 4,000 collection sites throughout the United States, DEA’s National Prescription...

WASHINGTON – Today, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and our partners successfully dismantled an MS-13 cell operating within Nashville, Tennessee. After a 9-month investigation, a series of court-authorized search warrants were conducted this morning throughout the metropolitan Nashville area, resulting in the arrests of at least 17 members and associates...

NASHVILLE – Thomas K. Weir, 65, majority owner of Oakley Pharmacy d/b/a Dale Hollow Pharmacy and Clay County Xpress Pharmacy (“Xpress Pharmacy”); William L. Donaldson, 65, former owner and pharmacist of Dale Hollow Pharmacy (then known as Donaldson Pharmacy); and Pamela Spivey, 55, co-owner of Xpress Pharmacy (all of Celina...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - JOSHUA GILBERT, also known as “Lor Heavy,” 24, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 480 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today’s announcement was made was...

STAMFORD, Conn. - AMIRE NEWSOME, also known as “Mire,” 22, last residing in Stamford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 180 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today’s announcement was made...

TACOMA, Wash. – A 52-year-old Tukwila, Washington resident was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 120 months in prison. Anthony Escoto was indicted in connection with a two-year investigation of drug trafficking organizations connected to the Aryan Family and Omerta prison gangs. At the sentencing hearing Chief U.S...

HOUSTON - A 25-year-old Houston resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine conspiracy and for possessing machine guns in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Jonathan C. Pullen and U.S. Attorney Nicholas J...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - LORENZO CARTER, also known as “Zo” and “Skiii,” 30, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 480 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. This announcement was...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia secured a $956,709 default judgment against Clara Ann Mason, a Putnam County veterinarian, after she was unable to account for 9,796 dosage units of oxycodone HCL, hydrocodone/acetaminophen and other controlled substances, Acting United States Attorney...