DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Seventeen Members And Associates Of Two Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering And Narcotics Offenses, Including Two Murders

NEW YORK) - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Glenn Sorge, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of U.S. Immigration and...
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Five Arrested In Marijuana And Money Laundering Conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced yesterday that Damarcus Hennings, 24, Shaquata Hennings, 28, Arthur Clark, 27, Shahana Beaver, 23, and Janice Humphrey, 26, all of Buffalo, NY...
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Mexican Citizen Living In San Antonio Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For His Role In Kidnapping Scheme

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced 36-year-old Agustin Sergio Deleon Garza to life in federal prison for his role in the kidnapping of a Mexican businessman in December 2013 announced Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the DEA’s Houston Division, United States...
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Doctor Charged In Illegal Sales Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances: Medical Practices At JFK International Airport And On Long Island

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker announced today the indictment and...
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18 Sentenced To Federal Prison For Roles In Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

AUSTIN, Texas - In Austin, 18 individuals have been sentenced over the past two days to federal prison terms for their roles in a cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr...
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Largest Online Male Escort Service Raided

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging the CEO of Rentboy.com, Jeffrey Hurant, and six Rentboy.com employees with conspiring to violate the Travel Act by promoting prostitution. The defendants were arrested this morning and are scheduled to appear before United States Magistrate...
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Historic Demolition Of Drug Houses Underway In Buffalo, NY

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr, Western District of New York, announced today that six drug houses forfeited in the United States v. Theresa Anderson, et al, are being demolished following a...
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Final Defendant Sentenced In Three-Year Drug Conspiracy

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - The last man involved in a massive marijuana distribution organization has been sentenced to federal prison, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Ricardo Jason Villeza, 41, is the last of eight defendants sentenced for...
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Temple, Texas Aryan Brotherhood Associate Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison For Her Role In Methamphetamine Distribution Operation To Date, 30 Individuals Have Been Sentenced To Federal Prison In Connection With This Investigation

WACO, Texas - In Waco, a federal district judge sentenced 35-year-old Temple, TX, resident and Aryan (AB) associate Amanda Petrie to 20 years in federal prison for her role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division, Acting United States...
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Judge Sentences Bus Passenger For Smuggling Heroin

LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laredo woman has been ordered to federal prison following her conviction of conspiracy and possession with the intent to distribute more than one kilogram of methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A...