DEA Archived Press Releases

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Ten Indicted In Drug Distribution Conspiracy

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A federal grand jury in Nashville last week, returned indictments charging 10 people with conspiring to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine, announced David Rivera, U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Armed with arrest warrants and search warrants, local, state and federal law enforcement...
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International Drug Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years

RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court, Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Andrew Wayne Landells, 47, of Jamaica, to 180 months imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. Landells was named in a three count, Criminal Indictment...
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DC Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Antowan Thorne, also known as “Smooth,” 37, of Washington, DC, was sentenced today to 300 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA)...
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Final Defendant Sentenced In International Money Laundering Investigation

ATLANTA - Heriberto Almonte-Reyes, the last of nineteen defendants in a large-scale money laundering organization, has been sentenced for his part in a conspiracy that laundered drug proceeds from Mexico, Australia, England, Spain, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica, the Bahamas, Guatemala, Miami, New York, and Puerto Rico. “International drug trafficking is...
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Thurmont Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge William D. Quarles, Jr. sentenced Jacob Powell, 21, of Thurmont to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin. Judge Quarles also ordered Powell to pay more than $7,000 in restitution...
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Salisbury Cocaine Dealer Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison

BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced David Wayne Nelson, 32, of Salisbury, Maryland, to 140 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. The sentence was announced by Assistant Special Agent in Charge Gary...
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Nine Alleged Members Of The Jenifer Drug Trafficking Organization Charged By Indictment And Implicated In A 2012 Murder

BALTIMORE - A federal grand jury has indicted nine defendants - seven men and two women - who are alleged to be members of the Jenifer drug trafficking (Jenifer DTO) for conspiring to distribute kilograms of cocaine in the Baltimore metropolitan and Woodbridge, Virginia areas. The indictment seeks the forfeiture...
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Cherokee, N.C. Woman Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison In Connection With Oxycodone Distribution Ring

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger today sentenced Taryn Krista Elizabeth Toineeta Rattler, 26, of Cherokee, N.C., to 70 months in prison on drug trafficking conspiracy charges, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Rattler was also ordered to serve three years...
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Calvert County Man Indicted On Drug Charges, Including The Distribution Of Heroin Resulting In Death

GREENBELT, Md. - A federal grand jury has indicted Russell Edward Johnson, 23, of Lusby, Maryland, today on charges of drug distribution, including one count of distribution of heroin resulting in death. The indictment was announced by Special Agent in Charge Karl C. Colder of the Drug Enforcement Administration -...
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DEA Columbia District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Columbia, South Carolina Charlotte District Office and other DEA offices throughout South Carolina, are partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its ninth and final National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday...