DEA Archived Press Releases

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Heroin/fentanyl dealer charged in federal drug indictment

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Derek Damuth, 25, of Lowville, N.Y., was charged today by a federal grand jury with possessing with the intent to distribute in excess of 40 grams of a mixture of fentanyl and heroin, along with possessing additional amounts of cocaine and marijuana, announced DEA New York Division...
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Bronx gang members convicted of racketeering and related offenses, including 2014 shooting of three individuals

NEW YORK – United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Raymond Donovan announced that Christopher Howard, aka “Juju,” a member of a violent, Bronx-based street gang known as “Money, Bitches, Guns” (“MBG”), was convicted yesterday...
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NYPD Officer convicted of drug trafficking and firearms offenses in Manhattan Federal Court

NEW YORK – United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman, DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department Jame s P. O’Neill, and Acting Superintendent of the New York State Police Keith Corlett announced...
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Second leader of major opioid trafficking organization sentenced in Rochester

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Maximillian Sams, 31, of Elmira, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 100 grams or more of a fentanyl analogue, was...
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DEA Task Force seizes $150 million worth of opioids from tractor trailer headed to Northeast

NEWARK, NJ - Two men facing charges based on the seizure of more than 20 kilograms of fentanyl made their initial court appearances in Newark federal court today, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenit, DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill...
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Fentanyl sale resulted in death: Dealer sentenced to 14 years in prison

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Pablo Lugo III, 23, of Lockport, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 168 months in prison...
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Man sentenced for his role in Puerto Rico to Buffalo cocaine trafficking operation

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Freddie Silva Otero, 49, of Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of...
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Guilty plea in fentanyl case

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Torri McCray, 40, of Buffalo, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, fentanyl, and 10 grams or more of buytryl fentanyl before U.S. District...
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Last member of Schuele Boys Gang convicted of RICO Conspiracy sentenced to 30 years in prison

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Aaron Hicks, aka Boog, aka Boogy, 34, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and conspiracy to distribute marijuana, was sentenced to serve 30 years in...
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Guilty plea from man who yelled “I’m not doing nothing” during arrest

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan today announced that Marcus Adside, 30, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine and butyryl fentanyl, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug...