DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Dominican citizen extradited to U.S. for drug trafficking through sham internet pharmacy

New York, NY – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, Acting U. S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Audrey Strauss, and the Inspector in Charge of the New Jersey Office of the Unites States Postal Inspection Service...
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Union County woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for trafficking methamphetamine

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, Craig Carpenito, announced a Union County, New Jersey, woman was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute...
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DEA and partners raid five illicit marijuana grow sites in eradication operation

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – On the morning of August, 25, 2020, more than 70 law enforcement officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration Grand Junction Resident Office and law enforcement partners from 12 federal, state and local agencies conducted a marijuana eradication operation in the area north of Rifle, Colo. The...
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Passaic County man admits participating in heroin conspiracy

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, Craig Carpenito, announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to distribute heroin and fentanyl in Paterson, New...
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Passaic County man admits participating in fentanyl conspiracy

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, Craig Carpenito, announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute fentanyl and distributing a quantity of fentanyl. Keith Brinkley...
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Gang leader charged with possession of semi-automatic weapon

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, Craig Carpenito, announced a high-ranking member of a set of the Bloods street gang will make his initial court appearance today on charges...
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Wyoming’s largest drug bust leads to two decades in prison

CASPER, Wyo. - Chief Federal District Court Judge Scott W. Skavdahl sentenced Arnold Devonne Butler, 54, today in Casper. Butler was convicted on January 17, 2020 after a 4-day jury trial and found guilty on all counts, including possession with intent to distribute and conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine...
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Charges filed against leader of Northeast Philadelphia heroin distribution ring and six others

Philadelphia, PA – United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, William M. McSwain, announced that Juan Caceres, leader of a heroin distribution ring and six others were arrested and charged by criminal complaint on charges of possession with intent to distribute various amounts of heroin as associates of...
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Leader of Trenton Drug Trafficking Organization Indicted

TRENTON, 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, Craig Carpenito, announced a federal grand jury today indicted the leader of a Trenton drug-trafficking organization for his role overseeing and managing the...
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Member of Newark Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 10 years in Prison

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, Craig Carpenito, announced a Newark man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute over...