United States Drug Enforcement Administration

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On May 20, 2014, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned two indictments against eight defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Today...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On May 28, 2014, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 72 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. Today...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Nineteen individuals have been arrested and charged in San Juan, Puerto Rico, with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and conspiracy to import heroin from Colombia and Venezuela into Puerto Rico, announced U.S. Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodriguez Vélez for the District of Puerto Rico...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, announced the indictment and arrest of 24 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) the Puerto Rico Police (PRPD) are the agencies in charge of...

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...

(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...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that the following individuals were arraigned on April 15, and 16, 2014, on charges of Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute And Distribute Five (500) Grams Or More Of Methamphetamine, in violation of Title...

(ST. CROIX - , U.S. Virgin Island) -A federal search warrant authorizing federal agents to search the Golden Grove Adult Correctional and Detention (Golden Grove) in St. Croix for illegal contraband was executed last night, announced Ronald W. Sharpe, United States Attorney for the District of the Virgin Islands, Vito...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On March 31, 2014, the Caribbean Corridor Strike (CCSF) intercepted a Zodiac type vessel off the coast of Dorado while attempting to smuggle a load of cocaine into Puerto Rico. Two Venezuelan nationals and 1,774 kilograms of cocaine were seized during the interdiction, announced United...

(LUBBOCK, - Texas) The last defendants convicted in an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) operation targeting the Simon Chavez Drug Trafficking (DTO), have been sentenced. That DTO was responsible for distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Lubbock, Texas, and surrounding areas. The operation resulted in significant seizures of methamphetamine...