NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging Ryan Russow, 29, of Milford...

FRESNO, Calif. - Ana Lilia Angulo, 30, of San Jose, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute nine pounds of heroin. According to court documents, on April 23, 2013, Angulo was stopped for a traffic violation while driving a vehicle northbound on I5 near...

FRESNO, Calif. - Leopoldo “Polo” Rodriguez, 42, resident of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute, marijuana. According to court documents, Rodriguez and his fellow conspirators planned to send large quantities of marijuana from Bakersfield to Memphis, Tennessee. On August 26, 2013...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, announced the indictment and arrest of 48 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of controlled substances. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) the Puerto Rico Police (PRPD) are in charge...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Ruben Barajas, 37, of Stockton, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 11 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Barajas was selling methamphetamine out of his taco truck. He was found in possession of...

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Mark C. Simpson, 51, of Lake Park, Georgia, and Stuart C. Cole, age 59, of St. Petersburg Beach, Florida, were sentenced on May 1, 2014 for conspiracy to commit mail fraud and wire...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Roberto Veliz, 34, a U.S. citizen from Mission, has been convicted of one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson...

FORT WAYNE, Ind. - An Indianapolis man is facing federal narcotic charges in connection with the seizure of more than 2,000 pounds of marijuana. Earlier today, Martin Gonzalez-Medina, 50, of Indianapolis, was charged in a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court with possession with intent to distribute marijuana. Gonzalez-Medina...

(ST. CROIX - , U.S. Virgin Island) -A federal grand jury in St. Croix has indicted 29 inmates at the Golden Grove Adult Correctional and Detention Facility for possessing illegal contraband, announced Ronald W. Sharpe, United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands; Vito S. Guarino, Special Agent...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that Chief U.S. District Judge Anne C. Conway sentenced eight individuals in a cocaine trafficking investigation, dubbed Operation...