DEA Archived Press Releases

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Leader Of Cincinnati Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 34 Years In Federal Prison

CINCINNATI - Cornell Clisby, 46, of Cincinnati, who led a heroin trafficking conspiracy in the greater Cincinnati area, was sentenced in U.S. District Court on July 27, 2014, to 408 months imprisonment. Five other members of the conspiracy, including Cornel Clisby’s ex-wife, have also been sentenced. Carter M. Stewart, United...
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Three Eastern Kentucky Treatment Centers And Two Pharmacies Pay Over $1 Million To U.S. Government For Violations Of Controlled Substance Act

PIKEVILLE, Ky. - The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) jointly announced that the federal government has reached settlements, worth over one million dollars, with multiple Eastern Kentucky treatment centers and two pharmacies to settle allegations that they failed to maintain accurate records of their controlled substances...
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Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

GREENBELT, Md. - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Alrahman Sharif Allen, a/k/a “Rock” and “Rahman Allen;” age 38, of Reisterstown, Maryland today to 14 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or...
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Mexican National And Leader Of Large Meth Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 17 A½ Years In Federal Prison

CINCINNATI - Heriberto Albarran Caro, aka “Colorin”, 36, born in Chihuahua, Mexico, but residing illegally in Texas and Colorado, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 210 months in federal prison. Caro was sentenced for his role in leading an international drug trafficking conspiracy that brought approximately six kilograms...
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St. Mary’s County Drug Dealer Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

GREENBELT, Md. - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Jeffrey Kirk Berry, a/k/a “Kojack,” age 55, of Lexington Park, Maryland, today to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute powder and crack cocaine; and...
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Owner Of McLean MedSpa Sentenced For Illegally Importing Non-FDA-Approved Drugs And Using On Patients

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Anoushirvan Sarraf, 48, of Rockville, Maryland, the owner and operator of Aphrodite Advanced Esthetic & Skin Care (Aphrodite) in McLean, Virginia, was sentenced today to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA)...
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Cocaine Dealer In St. Mary’s County Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

GREENBELT, Md. - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Jamar Holt, a/k/a “Reds,” “Jamal Holt” and “Rex,” age 36, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or...
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Ohio Indictment Charges 17 In Racketeering Indictment Tied To Unsolved Homicides And Drug Trafficking

June 24, 2014 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has indicted 17 people in connection with a series of violent crimes including 12 unsolved murders as well as other attempted murders, drug trafficking, weapons trafficking, extortion and robbery. The defendants are accused...
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Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Wholesaler Value Drug, Inc. To Pay $4,000,000 In Settlement

JUN 25 - ( BALTIMORE) - Value Drug, Inc. (Value Drug) has agreed to pay $4,000,000 to the United States to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances (CSA) by failing to report suspicious orders of oxycodone to six pharmacies located in Maryland and Pennsylvania. Value Drug is a...
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Former Detroit Police Officer Sentenced To 1 Year In Prison For Leaking Confidential Information To Multi-Kilo Cocaine Trafficker

June 24, 2014 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 DETROIT - A former City of Detroit police officer was sentenced to prison today for leaking sensitive and confidential law enforcement information to a drug trafficker, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined in the announcement by...