DEA Archived Press Releases

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Former Police Chief Of Sullivan City Sentenced To Prison

SULLIVAN CITY, TX - Former Sullivan City Police Chief Hernan Guerra has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison without parole for drug-trafficking, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas Hinojosa and United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. United States District Judge Randy Crane sentenced...
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Arizona Man Sentenced To 42 Months For Drug Trafficking

BOISE, IDAHO - - Cosme Jorge Flores, 44, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced on April 19, 2011, in Coeur d'Alene to 42 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana. Additionally, Flores was ordered to serve three years of supervised release following his prison term, perform...
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Six Sentenced To Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

BOISE - - - Six members of a large Treasure Valley methamphetamine distribution ring were sentenced in federal court in Boise this week. All pled guilty in January to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine or possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Jose Gallardo-Dedios, 37, a Mexican national, was sentenced to 188...
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Over 5,300 Sites Join DEA Nationwide Effort To Take-Back Prescription Drugs On April 30th

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) second National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day is this Saturday, April 30th. More than 5,300 sites nationwide have joined the effort that seeks to prevent pill abuse and theft. This is hundreds more sites than were established for the event last fall. The free...
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Coeur D'Alene Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Drug Trafficking

BOISE, IDAHO - - James Roy O'Neill, 49, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, was sentenced yesterday to fifteen years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and marijuana. O'Neill was also sentenced to fifteen years for conspiracy to launder money. The sentences will run concurrent to each other. U.S. District...
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Administrator Leonhart Leads DEA Delegation At IDEC

CANCUN - Administrator Michele M. Leonhart is leading a delegation of DEA personnel attending the 28 th International Drug Enforcement Conference in Cancun, Mexico, April 4-7. IDEC, which was first held in 1983 with nations of the Americas and Caribbean in attendance, has today become a global forum that provides...
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Seven Canadian Defendants Sentenced For Roles In Massive Drug Smuggling Scheme

SEATTLE, WA - Seven members of a drug conspiracy with ties to the Hells Angels outlaw motorcycle gang were sentenced to various terms of imprisonment and probation today for their roles in trafficking thousands of pounds of B.C. Bud marijuana and cocaine across the U.S./Canada border. Jody York, 36, of...
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Fourth Man Sentenced In Twin Falls Oxycodone Trafficking Ring

BOISE - Cooper Tyson Chapin, 23, of Twin Falls, Idaho, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boise, Idaho to 24 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute oxycodone, the U.S. Cooper is the fourth and final defendant sentenced in the Twin Falls area oxycodone trafficking conspiracy. U.S...
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Former Lewiston Pharmacist Sentenced For Stealing Hydrocodone

BOISE, IDAHO - - Former pharmacist Jason J. Jungert, 36, of Lewiston, Idaho, was sentenced March 22, 2011 to five years probation for acquiring a controlled substance by deception. The probation terms prohibit Jungert from being employed as a pharmacist and require him to undergo intensive drug treatment and testing...
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500+ Pounds Of BC Bud Nets Canadian Man 30 Months In Prison

TACOMA, Wash. - Colin Charles Crowe, 27, of Maple Ridge, B.C., Canada, was sentenced on March 21, 2011 in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 30 months in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to import a controlled substance. Crowe and Kyle Grayson Gadsby were arrested May...