Seven arrested during round-up; three remain fugitives ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Twelve members of a methamphetamine trafficking ring have been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Seven of those charged were arrested on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, during an early morning round-up conducted by federal, state and...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lynn Farrell Smith, 63, of Stockton was sentenced to 42 months in prison today by United States District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. for offenses involving the cultivation and sale of marijuana via storefronts in Sacramento and Stockton, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick...

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Brian R. Crowell, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and Joseph A. D’Amico, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced today the...

WASHINGTON - - "Those who aspire to see their own or others' children accomplish great things in life or who want to live in a nation of increasing prosperity should be very concerned about the increase in marijuana use by teenagers, including the fact that a staggering 12 percent of...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On December 18, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against two defendants charged with conspiracy to possess and possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and conspiracy to import and importation of controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez...

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Keith B. Carver, 28, of Columbus, Georgia was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, to serve 228 months imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in the...

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Larry Eugene Yancey, aka "Ziggy", 42, of an unknown address, was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, to serve 228 months imprisonment for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of...

PHOENIX - DEA Special Agent in-Charge Doug Coleman and U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo, District of Arizona today announced that Michael Rocky Lane, 52, of Scottsdale, Ariz., was sentenced on Dec. 17, 2013 by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 180 months' imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. March, United (US) Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that Michael Clifford (32, Key West, Florida), was sentenced today by US District Judge Robert Hinkle to serve 360 months...

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore this week sentenced Vanessa (39, El Cajon, California), Canetha (43, El...