CHICAGO — A father and son are among 18 individuals facing criminal charges as part of a federal investigation into cocaine trafficking in the Chicago area. During the multi-year investigation, dubbed “Operation Flawed Deal,” law enforcement seized multiple bank accounts, more than a kilogram of cocaine, a Mercedes G63 sport-utility...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Jamal Brown was sentenced by United States District Judge Joseph F. Bianco to 90 months’ imprisonment for distributing and possessing with intent to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl between July 2017 and February 2018. Brown pleaded guilty...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Raymel Weeden, 25, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of discharge of a firearm causing death, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison by Senior U.S. District...

NEW YORK – Born and raised in New York City, Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan returns home to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division in its mission to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking organizations worldwide. With a noteworthy background, Mr. Donovan brings a mixture of highly...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Stevie Alejandro, 32, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Armando Ernesto Abarca, 22, of Modesto, Calif., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, was...

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today for federal drug and firearm charges arising out of a large-scale seizure of fentanyl and other contraband. Edgar Belis, 34, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 19 years in prison and five years of supervised release. In...

DENVER - During the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the CATPA Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force executed eight search warrants on suspected illegal marijuana grow houses and locations where stolen vehicles were located in the Denver Metropolitan Area. The search warrants were...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A total of 16 South Texas residents have been convicted of charges, including conspiracy to participate in racketeering activity, involving the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas (ABT) which also involved methamphetamine distribution, announced DEA Houston Division Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K...

BANGOR, Maine – Brian D. Boyle Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Deborah Toothaker, 55, of Pittsfield, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 46 months in prison and...