HARTFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Lyndon Gordon, also known as “Panama,” 41, of Danielson, was sentenced yesterday, July 5, by United States...

KANSAS CITY, KS. - Barry Grissom, the United States Attorney for the District of Kansas, announced that a Shawnee auto dealer has been sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for helping drug dealers buy vehicles used for drug trafficking without attracting the attention of law enforcement. Jon Lenie, 39...

MIAMI, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announce the indictment of Boynton (Fla.) Police Officer David Britto, 28. The indictment alleges that from June 2009 until March 4...

BOISE, IDAHO - Fernando Luna-Rodriguez, 32, of El Sinore, California, was sentenced July 1, 2011, to 30 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine. Luna-Rodriguez was also ordered to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term and 80 hours of community service. Luna-Rodriguez pleaded guilty to the charge...

ALBUQUERQUE, NM - DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and United States Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales announced that on June 30, 2011, five defendants who reside in Valencia and Socorro Counties were arrested on federal methamphetamine trafficking charges. The defendants, who are charged in criminal complaints, were arrested...

SACRAMENTO, CA -- - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams announced that a grand jury in Sacramento returned two separate indictments today, charging a total of 12 defendants in connection with two large commercial marijuana grow operations. The first...

NEWARK, NJ. - Brian R. Crowell, the Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a Newark grand jury returned an indictment today charging an alleged Newark-based drug dealer...

ATLANTA, GA. - Jason Cole Votrobek, 27, of Vero Beach Florida; Jesse Violante, 32, of Vero Beach, Florida; Roland Rafael Castellanos, 32, of Cartersville, Georgia; Tara Atkins, 33, of Cartersville, Georgia; and Dr. James Chapman, 61, of Macon, Georgia, were indicted and arrested on federal drug and money laundering charges...

ALBANY, NY. - On June 16, 2011 Special Agent in Charge John P. Gilbride and ASAC James Burns met with executives and managers in the fields of law enforcement, medical, public health, service and treatment providers, pharmaceutical, education and government, as well as community leaders in Albany, NY to address...

WASHINGTON, DC - Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy, presented the New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) a national award at the 2011 National HIDTA Conference in Washington, D.C. The Toatley Award for the Outstanding Task Force was presented to the New Jersey Drug Trafficking...