DEA Archived Press Releases

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Jamestown Man Indicted by a Federal Grand Jury for Selling Fentanyl that Led to Two Deaths

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Steven Mojica Medina, 34, of Jamestown, NY, with distribution of heroin, fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl causing death, narcotics conspiracy, possession with intent to distribute heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and crack cocaine, using and maintaining a drug-involved premises, possession of...
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California Man Arrested at US-Mexican Border for his Role in Rochester Drug Conspiracy

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Hugo Martin Velasquez a/k/a “H,” 40, of California, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of...
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New York City Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Shakespeare Cruz, 48, of New York City, was sentenced Monday to 10 years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and cocaine in the Northern District of New York, announced Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement...
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Two New York Men Charged for Conspiracy to Distribute 110 Kilograms of Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – Two New York men were charged Monday with conspiring to distribute approximately 110 kilograms of cocaine as part of an international drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Eddie Velez-Pena, 33, of Yonkers, New York, and Robin Medina-Fabian, 38, of the Bronx, New York, are...
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Twelve Charged With Operating An Open Drug Market Inside A Bronx Apartment Building And Carrying Firearms

NEW YORK CITY – Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, and Keechant L. Sewell, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department announced the unsealing of a superseding indictment...
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Bronx Gang Member Charged with Murder, Attempted Murder, and Racketeering

NEW YORK CITY – Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Keechant L. Sewell, Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, announced the unsealing...
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Four People Charged in Multimillion-Dollar Health Care Fraud Scheme to Defraud Amtrak

NEWARK, N.J. – Three men and one woman were arrested today for participating in a health care fraud scheme to defraud Amtrak by bribing Amtrak employees to allow people to submit fraudulent claims to the Amtrak health insurance plan, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Muhammad Mirza, 50, of Cedar...
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Former El Paso Police Officer Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy

EL PASO – A former El Paso police officer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to maintain a drug-involved premise. According to court documents, Monica Garcia, 24, conspired with Fred Saenz, her stepfather and co-defendant, to use Saenz’s residence to distribute cocaine...
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Former El Paso Police Officer Sentenced for Drug Conspiracy

EL PASO – A former El Paso police officer was sentenced today to 24 months in prison for her involvement in a conspiracy to maintain a drug-involved premise. According to court documents, Monica Garcia, 24, conspired with Fred Saenz, her stepfather and co-defendant, to use Saenz’s residence to distribute cocaine...
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Jamestown Man Indicted for Selling Drugs that Caused Serious Bodily Injury

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Frank A. Tarentino III, New York Division, announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Bradley D. Knapp, 43, of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, using and maintaining a...