United States Drug Enforcement Administration

COLUMBUS, Ohio - On October 19th, Citlaly Casillas, 22, of Columbus, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to commit kidnapping following a failed drug transaction. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug...

DAYTON, Ohio - Aaron Brown, 34, of Dayton, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 197 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge of...

DAYTON, Ohio - The DEA 360 “Power of You” event will be held on October 16th, 2017, at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University, in Fairborn, Ohio. Register to attend at Eventbrite.com.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Four men from Akron, Ohio, have been indicted in federal court for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Named in the five-count indictment are: Michael E. Davis, 47; James E. Sanders, 50; Christopher J. Proctor, 50, and Rashaad M. Thomas, 40. All four are charged...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Frederick A. McShan, 37, of Steubenville, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 288 months in prison for his role in running a heroin trafficking organization in greater Steubenville. McShan and his brother, David McShan, 39, were each convicted following a weeklong jury trial in March...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - David Ayotte, 46, of Maribel, Canada, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio...

DAYTON, Ohio - "Resurgence of Community", a short documentary featuring Families of (FOA) as a model for recovery support for families, friends and individuals, is being released on Wednesday, October 11th, at FOA’s weekly meeting in Dayton. This project is a collaboration of DEA360 (Dayton), KeyVision, and FOA. The event...

DAYTON, Ohio - The DEA 360 “Power of You” event will be held on October 16th, 2017, at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University, in Fairborn, Ohio. Register to attend at Eventbrite.com.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Four defendants are being transported to Columbus, Ohio, today for federal prosecution in the Southern District of Ohio after being charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute approximately 720 kilograms of cocaine. The defendants were apprehended in August near the Galapagos Islands, making this the...

CINCINNATI - Phillip Watkins, 32, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin laced with carfentanil. Carfentanil is a controlled substance 10,000 times more powerful than morphine, and caused serious physical harm to people who bought the drugs. Watkins also pleaded guilty to attempting to murder a witness he...