DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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DEA Arrests Two Individuals In Synthetic Drug Conspiracy Linked To An Overdose Death

NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a man from New York and a woman from New Jersey were arrested this morning for their roles...
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Two Men Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Over 140 Kilograms Of Heroin And Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced that two California men who were arrested in Essex County, New Jersey with more than 140 kilograms of narcotics in...
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Two Men Charged In Conspiracy To Distribute Over 140 Kilograms Of Heroin And Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced two California men who were arrested in Essex County, New Jersey, with over 140 kilograms of narcotics in...
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DEA Assists With Donation Of Baseball Equipment From New Jersey To Puerto Rico

NORTHFIELD, N.J. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) Atlantic City Resident Office has joined forces with the Northfield Little League to assist in getting donated baseball equipment from New Jersey to little league players in Puerto Rico. Players from the Northfield Little League in Northfield, New Jersey have collected baseball equipment...
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Pennsylvania Man Gets 90 Months In Prison For Trafficking Guns Into South Jersey

CAMDEN, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a Carbon County, Pennsylvania, man was sentenced today to 90 months in prison for conspiring to illegally traffic...
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12 Members Of Heroin Drug Trafficking Organization Operating In Manhattan, Bronx, And New Jersey Charged In Manhattan Federal Court

NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced the unsealing of an indictment charging 12 defendants with participating in a drug trafficking...
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Multi-Agency Investigation Dismantles Lea County-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

EL PASO, Texas - Seven residents of Lea County, New Mexico, including four Mexican nationals, and a resident of Yuma, Arizona, are facing federal narcotics trafficking and money laundering charges alleging that they imported methamphetamine and cocaine into Lea County from Mexico through Arizona. The charges are the result of...
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New Jersey Man Sentenced For Role In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Belleville, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 41 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to...
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Mercer County Man Sentenced For Role In Trenton Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

TRENTON, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced that a Trenton man was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to sell...
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Florida Man Gets 17 Months In Prison For Role In $65 Million Stolen Identity Income Tax Refund Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. - A Miami man was sentenced today to 17 months in prison for depositing over $4.7 million in fraudulently obtained tax refund checks as part of a massive stolen identity income tax scheme, Acting U.S. Attorney William E. Fitzpatrick announced. Roberto Diaz, 48, formerly of Demarest, New Jersey...