HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – A New Hampshire man has been sentenced to 15 years in Federal Prison to be followed by five years of Supervised Release for Possession of Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute and Possession of a Firearm in furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense. The Honorable District...

SAN DIEGO – An indictment unsealed today charges Carlos Paez Pereda, aka “Carlitos,” aka “Carlitos Rugrats,” alleged high-ranking lieutenant and leader of a violent wing of the Sinaloa Cartel called “Los Rugrats,” with Narcoterrorism and Material Support of Terrorism in connection with trafficking massive amounts of fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine...

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. – A Hot Springs, Arkansas man was sentenced yesterday to 20 years in Federal Prison to be followed by five years of Supervised Release for Possession of Methamphetamine with the Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Firearm in furtherance of a Drug Trafficking Offense, and Possession of...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney, in conjunction with our partner agencies in the Homeland Security Task Force (“HSTF”) announce the following prosecutorial results for the week of June 22 through June 26, 2026...

CHICAGO – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division and United Against Fentanyl will host a Walk for Lives 2026 event at 2620 Parmenter St. in Middleton, Wisconsin, on July 11, 2026, in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative. Walk for Lives events are organized by bereaved family...

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...

CHICAGO – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) will host a Walk for Lives 2026 event at the Warrick County Courthouse Square in Boonville, Indiana, on July 11, 2026, in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative. Walk for Lives events are organized...

CHICAGO – The Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division has partnered with the Frontier League’s Joliet Slammers professional baseball team to host a local United Against Fentanyl Walk for Lives 2026 event at Slammers Stadium in Joliet on July 11, 2026. The Joliet Walk for Lives will begin with a...

NEW ORLEANS, LA – On June 23, 2026, ROY ROBINSON (“ROBINSON”), age 34, of Gonzales, Louisiana, was sentenced to a total of 108 months imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, and payment of a $100 mandatory special assessment fee of $100, by U.S. District Judge Brandon S. Long...

MINNEAPOLIS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and United Against Fentanyl (UAF) will host Walk for Lives Saturday, July 11, at more than 100 locations nationwide, including a family-led event in Winona, Minnesota. This national partnership with UAF is in support of DEA’s Fentanyl Free America initiative. Walk for...