United States Drug Enforcement Administration

FRESNO, Calif. - Sergio Hector Aguilar, aka Sergio Perez, 46, of Bakersfield, Calif., was sentenced today to 7 years and 10 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and committing this crime while under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for...

FRESNO, Calif. - Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that David Chavez, Sr., 53, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today in front of United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii, after pleading guilty December 17, 2012 to conspiring...

July 3, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 COLUMBUS, Ohio - James E. Johnston, a/k/a “Monk,” 50, of Columbus was sentenced to 72 months in prison, five years of supervised release, a $1,000 fine, and ordered to forfeit three real estate properties located in Columbus for his role...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Garland E. Burrell Jr. sentenced Jaymar Dwaune Jamerson, of Fairfield, today to 19 years and seven months in prison for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine powder, and being a felon in possession of a firearm, Drug...

FRESNO, Calif. - Shavane Bouasangouane, 44, of Fresno, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison for his involvement in a large marijuana cultivation operation on agricultural land in Fresno County, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent Bruce C. Balzano and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner...

June 26, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 BOWLING GREEN, Ky. - United States Attorney David J. Hale announced the sentencing of the last of 21 defendants prosecuted in a large marijuana distribution ring operating from June 2008 to February 2010, in Warren County, Kentucky. Senior Judge Thomas...

June 26, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - James D. Orr, 75, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Thomas N. Verhage, 68, of Kentwood, entered guilty pleas to a felony charge of misbranding drugs related to their conduct while employed as staff pharmacists at Kentwood...

FRESNO, Calif. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its law enforcement partners today announced enforcement operations in 33 states targeting the upper echelon of dangerous designer synthetic drug trafficking organizations that have operated without regard for the law or public safety. These series of enforcement actions included retailers, wholesalers, and...

June 25, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 CLEVELAND - A grand jury returned a 57-count indictment charging 17 people for their roles in a conspiracy that distributed cocaine, heroin and marijuana on the streets of Youngstown, Akron and Columbus, law enforcement officials announced. Terrance A. Tarver obtained...

June 21, 2013 Contact: Public Information Officer Number: (313) 234-4310 DETROIT - An indictment was unsealed today charging Dr. Hussein “Sam” Awada, 43, and Dr. Luis Collazo, 53, with the illegal distribution of prescription drugs and health care fraud, United States Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. McQuade was joined...