WASHINGTON – A 21‑count federal Indictment was partially unsealed in U.S. District Court this morning charging 14 defendants in connection with a conspiracy that allegedly distributed crack and powder cocaine near Hendley Elementary School in Southeast Washington, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. Law enforcement officers from the FBI, Drug...

Tallahassee, Fla. – Jimmy Randell Chason, 69, of Cairo, Ga., has been indicted in federal court on three counts of distribution of methamphetamine and one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. John P. Heekin, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida announced the charges. "Methamphetamine--which destroys...

NORWALK, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KIMBERLY DELACRUZ, also known as “K,” 31, of Norwalk, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment and 18 months of supervised release for her...

Orlando, Fla. – Paul Alexander Askew (46, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to influence major international sports competitions by doping. He faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Caribbean Division joined the Puerto Rico & U.S. Virgin Islands High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA), Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Sara Carter, and federal and state law enforcement partners to discuss Operation Path to Zero, a...

STAMFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRANDON TURNER, also known as “Bizz,” 31, of Stamford, pleaded guilty in Bridgeport federal court to a narcotics trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in court, an investigation by the Drug...

NORWALK, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE ORJUELA, also known as “Hov,” 37, of Norwalk, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 188 months of imprisonment and five years of supervised release for trafficking...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The DEA Caribbean Division, working through the Homeland Security Task Force (HSTF) and alongside federal, state, and local law enforcement partners, announced today the return of a federal indictment charging 23 alleged members and associates of the violent criminal enterprise known as La Familia Nunca...

NASHVILLE, Tn. – Five defendants – including suspected associates of Tren De Aragua (“TdA”) or “Anti-Tren,” a splinter faction of TdA comprised of current and former members of TdA – h ave been charged with multiple felonies, including drug trafficking conspiracy, firearms trafficking conspiracy, and using and carrying a firearm...

MIAMI – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Caribbean Division reaffirmed its strong partnership with the Dominican Republic during a high-level strategic meeting held at DEA’s Miami Field Division headquarters, underscoring the continued commitment between U.S. and Dominican authorities to combat transnational criminal organizations operating throughout the Caribbean region. The meeting brought...