DEA Archived Press Releases

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Seven charged with crimes related to the manufacture and distribution of pills laced with fentanyl and other controlled substances

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 27-count superseding indictment last Thursday against two brothers and five others, adding charges, including firearms and money laundering to an indictment first filed in May that charged them with a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and other controlled substances...
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South Bay doctor sentenced to two years in prison for unlawfully distributing hydrocodone and committing health care fraud

SAN JOSE, Calif. – South Bay doctor Venkat Aachi was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for health care fraud and for distributing hydrocodone outside the scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special...
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Sacramento man sentenced to 10 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine for distribution

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Andre Ramon Washington, 47, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 10 years in prison for possessing methamphetamine for distribution, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to court records, federal...
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as a part of the 18th National Drug Take Back

DALLAS – With solid public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse by family members and visitors, including...
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DEA to accept electronic vaping devices and cartridges as part of National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

SAN FRANCISCO – With robust public participation over the course of 17 prior events, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse by family members and visitors...
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Fresno man indicted for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Israel Chavez Tamayo, 33, of Fresno, charging him with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin, distribution of cocaine, distribution of methamphetamine, and two counts of possessing methamphetamine and heroin...
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Drug dealer who sold herion that killed an 18-year-old female is sentenced to more than 28 years

DALLAS - An Arlington drug dealer who sold the heroin that killed an 18-year-old Southlake girl was sentenced today to more than 28 years in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. Michael Dasean Robinson, 33, pleaded guilty on April 12 to conspiracy...
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Federal jury finds Stockton man guilty of heroin and crack cocaine trafficking offenses

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a three-day trial, James Randolph Sherman, 55, of Stockton, was found guilty today of eight counts related to his heroin and crack cocaine trafficking operation, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to evidence presented...
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Rancho Cordova men indicted for drug trafficking and firearm possession

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Matthew Lee Roberson, 36, and Randy Lee Collins, 61, both of Rancho Cordova, Calif. The indictment charges Roberson with heroin and methamphetamine dealing as well as being a felon in possession of a firearm. The indictment charges...
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Missouri man pleads guilty to interstate marijuana trafficking conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. — Halen Steven Patrick Frazier, 33, of Lone Jack, Missouri, entered a guilty plea to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, which was shipped from California to Kansas City, Drug Enforcement Administration San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen and U.S. Attorney...