DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Newport News heroin and fentanyl stash house operator pleads guilty

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News man pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and a quantity of fentanyl. According to court documents, Dujuan Walters, 34, maintained a stash house at his residence in Newport News, at...
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Couple sentenced to nearly 20 years for manufacturing and distributing crack across Hampton Roads area

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Newport News couple has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for their respective roles in manufacturing and trafficking narcotics in Hampton Roads. According to court documents, Dynetta R. Littlejohn, 30, pleaded guilty earlier this year to possession with intent to distribute cocaine base...
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Cocaine supplier for local Virginia Bloods gang sentenced to prison

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A California man was sentenced today to 16 years in prison for supplying cocaine and other controlled substances to individuals in Virginia. According to court documents, from 2015 until early 2019, Chad Stewart, 44, of Anaheim, supplied cocaine and other controlled substances to multiple drug distribution cells...
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Nigerian man pleads guilty to international heroin trafficking conspiracy

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Nigerian man pleaded guilty today to trafficking more than 30 kilograms of heroin intended for importation into the United States. According to court documents, in December 2017, Edwin Anyaoku, 54, sold a kilogram of heroin for $15,000 to a confidential DEA source, with the understanding that...
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Iowa woman distributes fentanyl and heroin across Virginia, pleads guilty

NORFOLK, Va. – An Iowa woman pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and heroin, one count of interstate travel in aid of racketeering, and one count of distribution of heroin. According to court documents, Latosha L. Prather, 36, of Des Moines, IA, served as the...
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Maryland man and 10 co-conspirators committing murders, drug trafficking and killing a federal witness, taken down by more than 10 agencies across three states

HARRISBURG, Pa., – Today, Christopher Johnson, 31, previously residing in Baltimore, pleaded guilty in the District Court Judge for the Middle District of Pennsylvania to one count of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, three counts of use of a firearm during a crime of violence resulting in death, one...
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Hampton woman making and storing massive amounts of heroin and fentanyl, pleads guilty

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton woman pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and 40 grams or more of fentanyl. According to court documents, Symphoni V. Wiggins, 38, mixed, prepared and stored heroin and fentanyl in her...
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Richmond man running multi-state heroin trafficking conspiracy sentenced

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin in the Central Virginia region and making a false declaration to a federal grand jury. According to court documents, from approximately 2015 through October 2017, Gregory Stacey, 38, participated in a...
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Baltimore felon arrested with fentanyl, heroin, surveillance drones and illegal firearm pleads guilty

BALTIMORE – Malik Moseley, 28, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The guilty plea was announced by DEA Baltimore District Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Don A. Hibbert, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert...
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Armed Hampton-area drug dealer sentenced to 25 years in prison

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for distributing cocaine and heroin while possessing a firearm. According to court documents, Lorenzo Golden, 35, admitted that he had agreed to distribute and distributed more than five kilograms of cocaine and more than a...