DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Eleven Members of the Pagan’s Motorcycle Club Charged

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Toby C. Taylor, Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police Colonel Patrick J. Callahan, Acting Union County Prosecutor...
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Morris County Man Admits Conspiring and Possessing with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a Morris County, New Jersey, man today admitted conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine...
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Near 20-Year Sentence for Drug Trafficking Ringleader in Austin Area

AUSTIN, Texas – U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel today sentenced 34-year-old Austin resident Juan Angel Aguirre aka “Larry Aguirre” to 235 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release for supplying traffickers with multiple kilograms of narcotics that were distributed throughout the Austin area. Aguirre is one...
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Former Mexican governor sent to US prison for money laundering

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A former Coahuila, Mexico, governor has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a money laundering scheme that includes offenses against a foreign nation involving bribery of a public official, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and...
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Armed Drug Traffickers Get a Decade in Prison

McALLEN, Texas – Two men will now serve substantial prison sentences for possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Guadalupe Lopez, 41, Weslaco, pleaded...
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Essex County Man Gets Eight Years for Role in $23 Million Money Laundering Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Rachael A. Honig announced a Newark man was sentenced today to 96 months in prison for his role in a large international...
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44 Month Sentence for Passaic County Man Sentenced in Heroin Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Rachael A. Honig announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 44 months in prison for conspiring to distribute...
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Gang Members Charged in Connection with Murder and Attempted Murder as Part of RICO Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips appeared in court today on charges that include attempted murder...
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Passaic Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a Passaic, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a...
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Guadalajara Man Sentenced for Distributing Methamphetamine

DEL RIO – U.S. District Judge Alia Moses sentenced 40-year-old Ramon Antonio Yanez-Gonzalez, aka “Junior,” of Guadalajara, Mexico to 235 months in federal prison today for distributing about 21 kilograms of methamphetamine and money laundering. On July 31, 2018, Yanez-Gonzalez pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with...