United States Drug Enforcement Administration

MANHATTAN - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the James P. O’Neill, Police Commissioner of the City of New (“NYPD”), and George P. Beach II...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division announced today that Jeffrey Graham, 32 of Lackawanna, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 280 grams or...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Preston James, of Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today to 132 months in prison for distributing crack cocaine on four occasions. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy Jr. and Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the DEA, James J. Hunt announced today that Kathyln Ventura, 25, of Lockport, New York plead guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Loren Redhead, 40, formerly of Hastings, New York, pled guilty today to possessing pseudoephedrine, knowing it would be used to manufacture methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, DEA Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the New York Division, and New York State Police...

Atlanta - Dr. Joseph L. Burton, a former county medical examiner and forensic pathologist, has been indicted along with seven other individuals on charges of illegal distribution of opioid painkillers and other drugs as part of Operation (Strategically Combatting Opioids through Prosecution and Enforcement). Multiple individuals have also been arrested...

BRONX, N.Y. - Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark; Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division; and James P. O’Neill, New York City Police Commissioner announced that 14 people have been indicted on Conspiracy and other charges for dealing crack cocaine in the...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division announced that Dr. Emmanuel Lambrakis, a state licensed doctor, pleaded guilty today to writing medically unnecessary prescriptions for...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division announced today that Charles Newkirk, 34, of Buffalo NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo, to possessing with intent to distribute, and distributing...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Luis Matias, of Buffalo, 27, with possessing with intent to distribute; and distributing, butyryl fentanyl...