DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Two Men Sentenced for Role in Narcotics Distribution Offense

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced two men were sentenced to federal prison terms for possessing a large quantity of cocaine. Jose Reyes, 60...
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Essex County Man Admits Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Crack

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced an Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted distributing and conspiring with others to distribute more than 28 grams of cocaine...
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Paterson Man Admits Distributing Heroin That Caused Death of New York Resident

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a Paterson, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing and distributing heroin that caused the death of a Warwick, New...
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Cumberland County Man Sentenced to 12 years in Prison for Cocaine and Fentanyl Charges

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael Honig announced a Cumberland County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine...
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Essex County Man Indicted for Possessing Firearm, Ammunition, and Heroin

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A Honig announced an Essex County man was indicted today on charges stemming from illegally possessing ammunition in connection with two...
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13 Drug Traffickers Sentenced to More than 235 Years Combined in Federal Prison

DALLAS - Thirteen individuals with ties to a Mexican drug cartel have been sentenced to federal prison following an investigation led by the DEA, announced Eduardo A. Chávez, Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Field Division. The thirteenth defendant, 30-year-old Jorge Llanas of Dallas, Texas, was sentenced Thursday by...
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Dallas Attorney Charged in Narcotics Money Laundering Scheme

DALLAS - A Dallas lawyer has been charged with laundering what he believed to be proceeds of narcotics trafficking, announced Eduardo A. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA in Dallas. Rayshun Jackson, the 51-year-old attorney at the helm of The Jackson Law Firm, was arrested Wednesday, charged via...
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The Dallas Diversion Program Engages the Community Virtually

DALLAS -The Dallas Diversion Program in conjunction with the Texas Academy of General Dentistry and Fort Worth Component, hosted a Virtual Opioid Symposium. This four-hour event was designed to educate Texas Dentists on the following topics: Dental Trends and Opioids, Deterring Substance Abuse with Communication, Texas Prescription Monitoring Program, Standard...
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46 Convicted in $18 Million Pill Mill Scheme in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH - Forty-six defendants, including two doctors, a nurse practitioner, and five pharmacists, have been convicted of operating an $18 million pill mill scheme, announced DEA Dallas Field Division Special Agent in Charge, Eduardo A. Chávez. They were arrested in 2020 by the DEA’s Fort Worth Tactical Diversion Squad...
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Two Newark Men Charged with Attempted Carjacking and Discharging a Firearm

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced two Newark men made their initial appearances today on charges stemming from a Feb. 22, 2021, attempted carjacking in Newark during...