DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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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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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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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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Philadelphia Man Sentenced To 188 Months In Prison For Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. - John G. McCabe, Jr., Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman, the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced that Frederick Sellers was sentenced today to 188 months in prison following his...
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New Jersey Doctor, 11 Others Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. - John G. McCabe, Jr., the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman , the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced that an internal medicine specialist who allegedly wrote illegal prescriptions for...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Charges Seven Members Of Cocaine And Heroin Distribution Ring

NEWARK, N.J. - John G. McCabe, Jr., the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with Peter T. Edge, the Special Agent in Charge of the New...
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Federal, State, And Local Law Enforcement Partners Announce Results Of Joit Initiative, Continued Resolve To Combat Carjacking In Essex County Forty-two Individuals Charged Since Formation Of Task Force With Carjacking Or Related Offenses

NEWARK, N.J. - Law enforcement representatives, including investigators and prosecutors at the federal, state, and local level, united today to announce the results to date of a joint task force initiative aimed at reducing carjackings and other crime in Newark and surrounding areas, New Jersey U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman...
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The U.S. Attorney For The District Of Montana Announces The Execution Of 26 Criminal Search Warrants And 4 Civil Seizure Warrants In Montana

HELENA, MT. - The United States Attorney for the District of Montana, Michael W. Cotter, announced today the culmination of a 18-month multi-agency investigation into the drug trafficking activities of criminal enterprises operating throughout the State of Montana. In furtherance of that investigation, a total of 26 criminal search warrants...
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New Jersey Man Sentenced To 77 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone Illegally Obtained During Multiple Trips To Florida

CAMDEN, N.J. - John G. McCabe, Jr., the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New Jersey Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Paul J. Fishman , the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced that a Ventnor, N.J., man was sentenced today to 77 months...
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DEA Holding Second Nationwide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In April

WASHINGTON, D.C. - This spring, the Drug Enforcement Administration and its national and community partners will give the public another opportunity to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs. On Saturday, April 30th, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m...