DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Heroin Ring In The Bronx Used Car Carriers To Transport Drugs Cross Country

BRONX, N.Y. - - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (“DEA”), Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police (“NYPD”), George P. Beach II, the Superintendent of the New York...
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Jones Brothers Of Jamestown Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking

BUFFALO, N.Y. - - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the DEA and Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned a three count indictment charging Matthew S. Jones, 30, and Beau K.C. Jones, 32, both of...
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NYDETF Seizes $2 Million Worth Of Cocaine Concealed In Candy

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - Juan Pablo Martinez, 47, of Queens, New York, was arrested Wednesday after a search of his backpack revealed two kilograms of cocaine, the majority of which was concealed as individually wrapped candies. James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New...
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Illegal Alien Sentenced For Illegal Possession Of A Firearm And False Identification Documents

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - - Hamlet Severino De La Rosa, 41, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Utica, New York, was sentenced today to serve 24 months imprisonment, to be followed by three years of supervised release. The sentence was jointly announced by James J. Hunt, Special Agent in...
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DEA And Partners Across Michigan Continue Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday

DETROIT, Mich. - Addictive prescription drugs that are thrown away or left untended on shelves and in drawers at home are often stolen and either abused or sold by family members and visitors. That’s why the DEA and thousands of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement and community partners...
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DEA And Partners Across Kentucky Work To Prevent Drug Abuse Prescription Drug Take Back Day Is This Saturday

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Addictive prescription drugs that are thrown away or left untended on shelves and in drawers at home are often stolen and either abused or sold by family members and visitors. That’s why the DEA and thousands of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement and community partners...
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Ohio Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted In Fatal Overdose

CLEVELAND, Ohio - An Akron man was sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling Fentanyl that had been obtained from China, and resulted in a fatal overdose. Acting U.S. Attorney David A. Sierleja, and Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Detroit Field Division, Timothy J. Plancon...
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Cincinnati Man Charged With Dealing Heroin, Fentanyl That Led To Overdose Death

CINCINNATI - A federal grand jury has charged Deonte R. Dickey, 19 of Cincinnati with charges related to the distribution of fentanyl in an indictment returned here today. Specifically, Dickey is charged with six counts of distributing heroin and fentanyl - one count including an overdose death - and one...