NOV 1 - Denver- On October 31, 2005, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and United States Attorney for the District of Utah Paul M. Warner announced that a federal grand jury has indicted 15 individuals in Utah and Colombia...

NOV 1 - Denver- Today, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) along with El Paso County District Attorney John R. Newsome announced the arrest of eight defendants, the seizure of 14 kilograms of cocaine, approximately a kilogram of methamphetamine “ice”...

Denver, CO - Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge (SAC) of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division and Bill Leone, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, announced today that King Soopers, City Market, and their parent company, Kroger, have agreed to pay a record $7...

OCT 20 -- Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division, Shawn A. Johnson, announced the sentencing of Wyatt Wood, 42, of Washington, DC, by United States District Court Judge Thomas F. Hogan to 188 months imprisonment following his earlier guilty plea to federal drug trafficking charges. On April 19...

Grand Junction, Colorado- Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division, Bill Leone, United States Attorney for the District of Colorado, Jeffrey Copp, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Denver Office, Stan Hilkey, Mesa County Sheriff, and...

OCT 14--Denver- Today, Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Denver Field Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced the distribution of approximately $1.5 million of asset sharing checks to 14 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies. The sharing checks are a result of the culmination of Operation...

OCT 7 --Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division Shawn A. Johnson announced the return of two indictments targeting Harrisonburg area methamphetamine and cocaine dealers in the Western District of Virginia. Anthony Augusta Smith, age 31, and Tony Lorenzo Smith, age 40, are charged with conspiracy to distribute 50...

Denver, CO -- Jeffrey D. Sweetin, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Rocky Mountain Division and Bill Leone, U.S. Attorney for the District of Colorado, announced today that Timmy Smith, age 41, of Denver, has been arrested for distributing cocaine in Denver, Colorado. Timmy Smith is...

Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division, Shawn A. Johnson, announced the sentencing of the following defendants in connection with their conviction by a federal grand jury on June 23, 2005: Deone Antonio Melvin, age 26, of Lanham, Maryland, 540 months in prison followed by five years of supervised...

Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Washington Division, Shawn A. Johnson, announced the sentencing of Craig N. Webster, 46, of Olney, Maryland. United States District Court Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Webster to 262 months imprisonment followed by 5 years of supervised release for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine...