United States Drug Enforcement Administration

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A Montgomery, Ala., man, Cody Eugene Mobley, 29, was convicted last week of federal drug trafficking and firearms charges, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley, U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr., ATF Special Agent in Charge Marcus Watson and Montgomery Police Chief...

NEW ORLEANS – The Drug Enforcement Administration urges its DEA-registered practitioners and members of the public to be cautious of telephone calls from criminals posing as DEA or other law enforcement personnel threatening arrest and prosecution for supposed violations of federal drug laws or involvement in drug-trafficking activities. DEA continues...

DENVER – Jose Tapia-Rubio, age 60, of Aurora, Colorado, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Court Judge Raymond P. Moore to serve 96 months (8 years) in federal prison followed by five years on supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute more than five kilograms...

DENVER – John Bruce Fifield, age 47, of Sedalia, Colorado, was indicted by a federal grand jury last week on charges of distributing methamphetamine and marijuana to students at Woodland Park Middle School, U.S. Attorney Jason Dunn and DEA Denver Division Special Agent in Charge William McDermott announced. Fifield made...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Dozens of members of a white supremacist gang allegedly responsible for multiple acts of violence were charged in a superseding indictment unsealed today in the Eastern District of Arkansas. The indictment alleges that the New Aryan Empire is a racketeering enterprise, which committed violent acts—attempted murder...

DENVER - The conviction of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman demonstrates the dedication and determination of the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration to bring the world’s most dangerous and prolific drug trafficker to justice. Those who bring drugs and violence into the United States that destroy lives and...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – The final three members of a drug trafficking organization based in Lee County were sentenced in federal court last week, announced Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge Andy Langan with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney Louis V. Franklin, Sr. Marquis Lanez Miller, Lester...

DENVER - During the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the CATPA Metropolitan Auto Theft Task Force executed eight search warrants on suspected illegal marijuana grow houses and locations where stolen vehicles were located in the Denver Metropolitan Area. The search warrants were...

MISSOULA, Colo. – The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes’ Pharmacy and the U.S. Attorney’s Office have reached an agreement settling alleged pharmacy violations in which the pharmacy will pay a $95,520 civil penalty and take other steps to ensure compliance with federal law and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration regulations, U.S...

BATON ROUGE, La. – A federal grand jury recently returned a five-count indictment charging Donovan J. Barker, age 59, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, with aiding and abetting a conspiracy to distribute tramadol and carisoprodol, international money laundering, unlawful money transmitting, and possession of tramadol. On Oct. 25, 2018, Barker made...