DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Albany Man Sentenced To 37 Months For Possessing And Intending To Distribute Synthetic Cannabinoids

ALBANY, N.Y. - - Shukri Abdullah, 44, of Albany, was sentenced today to 37 months in prison and fined $5,000 for possessing and intending to distribute synthetic cannabinoids. The announcement was made by James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA) and...
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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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DEA-Led Investigation Of Mexican DTO Results In Charges Against 28

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Twenty-eight individuals are facing drug trafficking and money laundering charges as the result of a federal investigation targeting a Mexican drug trafficking (DTO) responsible for importing large quantities of heroin, methamphetamine, and cocaine from Mexico and distributing the drugs in New Mexico, Texas, Kansas, Kentucky and Illinois...
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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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38 Years For Lymon On Firearms, Heroin Trafficking Charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - This morning Chief U.S. District Judge M. Christina Armijo sentenced Davon Lymon, 36, of Albuquerque, New Mexico for his conviction on federal heroin trafficking and firearms charges. Lymon was sentenced to 216 (18 years) of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release. The Chief Judge ordered...
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35 Years For Leader Of Major Marijuana Trafficking Operation

EL PASO, Texas - A federal judge sentenced 38-year-old Adan Reyes to 35 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his leader ship role of an organization responsible for trafficking thousands of kilograms of marijuana announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr.; Special Agent-in-Charge Will Glaspy...