BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jeffrey Brown, 43, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribute, 100 grams or more of heroin, was sentenced to serve 120 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge...

LOS ANGELES – Capping a three-year investigation by the Los Angeles Strike Force, authorities this morning arrested 20 defendants named in a series of indictments that allege the smuggling of large quantities of narcotics from Mexico on behalf of the Sinaloa Cartel. Those arrested this morning are among 57 defendants...

PHOENIX - Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman and the Arizona Attorney General’s Office announced the conviction of 63-year-old Alphonso Taylor for Conspiracy, Illegally Conducting an Enterprise, and Transportation of Marijuana for Sale. DEA’s investigation into Taylor began in June 2013, when detectives and agents with the agency’s West Valley...

OAKLAND, Calif. – Marcos Anthony Hatch was sentenced Friday, August 3, 2018, to 63 months in prison for dealing in firearms and prescription medications without a license and related charges, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Special Agent in Charge Jill...

NEW ORLEANS - Jarvis Hardy, 29, of New Orleans, Louisiana, pled guilty this week to multiple charges that led to the shooting of a DEA task force officer. Hardy is charged with conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute 280 grams or more of a mixture/substance containing...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration Customs Enforcement, Homeland...

TUCSON – Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman announces last week’s sentencing of Valentin Guizar, 27, of Tucson, Ariz., to 92 months’ imprisonment for his role in a drug trafficking and money laundering organization. Guizar had previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to launder monetary instruments...

EL PASO, Texas - A federal judge sentenced two brothers to decades in federal prison for their roles in an El Paso based drug trafficking organization announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; Special Agent in Charge Kyle W. Williamson, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), El Paso Division; and FBI...

EL PASO, Texas – United States District Judge David C. Guaderrama sentenced 33–year-old Javier Chanet Navarro to 10 years in federal prison on drug trafficking and firearms charges announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; Special Agent in Charge Kyle W. Williamson, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), El Paso Division...

SHERMAN, Texas – A jury has found two Chinese nationals guilty of maritime drug smuggling, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. FeiShang Liang, 52, and KanHua Wu, 51, both of the...