DEA Archived Press Releases

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Two Out-of-State Residents Charged In Massive Queens Marijuana Bust

QUEENS COUNTY, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Queens District Attorney Richard A. Brown, New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D’Amico, and New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton, today announced that a Texas man and...
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Lorain County Ohio Combines Efforts With Federal Law Enforcement To Combat Drug Trafficking And Violent Crime

LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio - Several indictments regarding drug trafficking and firearms crimes in Lorain County were recently unsealed in federal court as part of an ongoing coordinated enforcement initiative, law enforcement officials said. The indictments were announced by U.S. Attorney Steven M. Dettelbach, Lorain County Prosecutor Dennis Will, U.S. Drug...
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Two Kentucky Men Charged With Illegal Distribution Of Fentanyl Resulting In Death

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man and a Versailles man have both been charged with unlawfully distributing a controlled substance resulting in an overdose death. On November 5, 2015, a superseding federal indictment was returned against Luis Aguirre-Jerardo, of Lexington, and Gill Dewayne Garrett, of Versailles, charging both men with...
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Nineteen Ohio Residents Charged In Heroin Distribution Conspiracy

CLEVELAND - This morning, a 61-count indictment was filed in federal court charging 19 people for their roles in a drug conspiracy that brought large shipments of heroin to the Cleveland area and then distributed the drug in Ashtabula, Conneaut and Bellaire, Ohio, as well as in Wheeling, West Virginia...
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Grand Jury Returns 77-Count Indictment Against Nassau Cardiologist For Murder-for-Hire Plot Against Rival Doctor

MINEOLA, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York, Acting Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Acting Police Commissioner Thomas Krumpter, Nassau County Police Department announced the indictment of a cardiologist who allegedly contracted hitmen to kill a competing doctor, in a murder-for-hire...
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Four Members Of Ohio Gang Plead Guilty To Murder

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Today, four Columbus men pleaded guilty to murder in connection to a racketeering case involving the organized criminal enterprise known as the Short North Posse. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Joseph P. Reagan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S...
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Riverhead Physician Assistant Arrested For Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Michael Troyan, a physician assistant who operated two urgent care clinics on the East End of Long Island was arrested this morning pursuant to a grand jury indictment with conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone, a highly addictive prescription pain medication. Also this morning, a search warrant was...
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Buffalo Man Sentenced For Selling Deadly Heroin Cocktail That Resulted In The Death Of A Local Man

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York, and William J. Hochul, Jr., United States Attorney for the Western District of New York announced that Peter N. Militello, 34, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and distribution...
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Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcements Launched In New York

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration; Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Cyrus Vance, Jr., the New York County District Attorney; and Thomas Zugibe, the Rockland County District Attorney...
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New York Pharmacist And Two Others Face Criminal And Civil Charges For Multimillion-Dollar Oxycodone Distribution Scheme

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas E. Bishop, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of Internal Revenue Service...