United States Drug Enforcement Administration

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine gave thanks today to Ohio residents for properly disposing of an estimated 18 (over 36,000 pounds) of unneeded, unwanted, or expired prescription drugs during last Saturday's National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. The DEA's National Prescription Drug...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ramiro Nonato Mendoza, 39, of Columbus, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 160 months in prison for heroin and cocaine charges. Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Plancon, Ohio...

CLEVELAND - Carole S. Rendon, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, announced today that a federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment charging a California man with trafficking . George Schepp, 53, transported more than one kilogram of methamphetamine for distribution into the Cleveland metropolitan area in...

CLEVELAND - A Grafton, Ohio, couple who owned a chain of head shops was sentenced to prison for conspiring to distribute synthetic cannabinoids, known as “ Spice,” law enforcement officials said. Sean Lightner, 41, was sentenced to three years in prison while Sherry Lightner, 40, was sentenced to two years...

DETROIT - After collecting and destroying 5.5 million pounds-2,762 tons-of unused prescription drugs in the past five years, the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) is continuing its efforts to take back unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications. The DEA invites the public to bring their potentially dangerous, unwanted medicines to one...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr. announced today that a Jefferson County, Kentucky, dentist was charged by federal Information for the illegal distribution of controlled substances. According to the one-count federal Information, Rodney B. Fultz, 63, aided and abetted by a person known to the Grand...

CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged three Cincinnati residents with distributing heroin and/or fentanyl that resulted in the overdose deaths of at least three individuals. Three other individuals were charged with distributing heroin and/or fentanyl that caused serious physical harm, including non-fatal overdoses. Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United...

DETROIT - An indictment was unsealed today charging a doctor and three other individuals with conspiracy to illegally distribute prescription drugs, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Plancon from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Detroit Field...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, announced that Wayne Scott Harrington, age 67, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, pleaded guilty to an Information filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma, charging him with money laundering, in violation of...

MARION, Ohio - Two Marion, Ohio, men have pleaded guilty to selling a mixture of heroin and fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death last year, law enforcement officials said. Eric Creagh, 32, and Rashawn D. Thomas, 27, each pleaded guilty to one count of drug trafficking that resulted in...