DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug-Linked St. Louis Murder

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri who participated in a 2017 murder on behalf of a drug gang to 18 years in prison. Tremayne Silas, 30, was one of four men who fired more than 100 rounds at...
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California Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Meth Conspiracy in Southwest Missouri

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A San Diego man was sentenced in federal court today for shipping large quantities of methamphetamine to southwest Missouri. Francisco A. Magallon, also known as “Pancho,” 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 21 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On...
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Two Meth Dealers Sentenced to 23 Years Total in Prison

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Mo., man and a Callaway County, Mo., man were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Boone and Callaway counties. Jeremiah Joseph Foley, 41, of Columbia, and Bradley Wayne Hensley, 40, of Callaway County, were sentenced...
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Man Sentenced for Trying to Bring 100 Pounds of Meth to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man from St. Charles, Missouri, caught trying to bring 100 pounds of methamphetamine to the St. Louis area to 10 years in prison. A traffic stop in Kansas led to the case against Demond Benard McDaniels Jr...
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Arizona Meth Distributor Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A U.S. District Court judge sentenced Kristin P. Prince, 41, of Mesa, Arizona, to 168 months in prison for distribution of methamphetamine. Following his release from federal prison, Prince must complete five years of supervised release. According to court documents, the offenses occurred in January...
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St. Louis Man Sentenced to 19+ Years for Money Laundering

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. – A St. Louis man was sentenced to 19 years and seven months in prison after admitting to his involvement in a methamphetamine operation in southern Illinois. Terrence Thompson, 35, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments. According to court records, Thompson...
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California Man & Woman Indicted for Meth Drug Trafficking

WICHITA, Kan. – A federal grand jury in Wichita returned an indictment charging two people with transporting methamphetamine across state lines. According to court documents, Orlando Payan-Parra, 39, and Erika Cardona-Carrizales, 43, both of Coachella, California, are charged with one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute and...
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Springfield Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearms

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy that distributed at least 11 kilograms of methamphetamine in southwest Missouri and for illegally possessing firearms. Gregory D. Robinson, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20...
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Las Vegas Man Pleads Guilty to Carrying Eight Pounds of Meth Aboard Bus

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Las Vegas, Nevada, man pleaded guilty in federal court today to possessing more than eight pounds of methamphetamine in his duffel bag aboard a bus passing through Kansas City, Mo. Reginald S. Thomas Sr., 53, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to...
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Meth, Firearm Result in 10 Years of Prison

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Jefferson City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for illegally possessing a firearm and methamphetamine to distribute. Clint Alexander Doll, 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Roseann Ketchmark to 10 years in federal prison without parole. On July 28, 2022, Doll pleaded...