DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Doctor Who Illegally Distributed Prescription Painkillers And Laundered Proceeds Sentenced To 160 Months In Federal Prison

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A San Gabriel Valley doctor who pleaded guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge for illegally distributing the powerful opioid best known by the brand name OxyContin was sentenced today to over 13 years in federal prison. The sentencing is the result of an investigation led...
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Gardnerville Man Arrested, Indicted For Butane Hash Oil Explosion

RENO, Nev. - A Gardnerville, Nevada man was arrested and made his initial appearance in federal court today for causing an explosion at his apartment while trying to illegally make butane hash oil. Adam Fitzgerald-Wermes, 22, is charged with one count of endangering human life while manufacturing a controlled substance...
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Southern Illinois Woman Receives 140 Month Sentence For Distributing Meth

ST. LOUIS - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division Office, today announced that Summer Kirby, 28, of Johnston City, Illinois, was sentenced in the United States District Court, Southern District of Illinois, after having previously pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and...
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Nevada Doctor Arrested On Federal Charges Of Illegally Selling Narcotic Prescriptions For Cash At High Desert Clinic

LOS ANGELES - A medical doctor was arrested this morning on federal charges of illegally selling prescriptions without a legitimate medical purpose to undercover operatives who visited the physician’s Victorville medical office. Wendell Mark Street, 66, of Las Vegas, was arrested this morning without incident at his residence by special...
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Las Vegas Doctor Arrested And Charged With 29 Counts Of Unlawful Distribution Of Fentanyl And Health Care Fraud

LAS VEGAS - A pain management doctor practicing in Las Vegas was arrested today and charged with 29 counts of unlawful distribution of fentanyl and for committing health care fraud, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions, U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Dan...
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Farmer Branch Man Sentenced To Serve A Total Of 128 Months In Federal Prison On Drug Charges

DALLAS - Jose Humberto Solis, 39, of Farmers Branch, Texas, was sentenced last week by U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle to serve a total of 128 months in federal prison following his guilty pleas in January 2016 and September 2017 to drug offenses as charged in two Northern District...
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$4.3 Million Dollar Meth And Heroin Conspiracy Leads To Lengthy Prison Sentences For Eight Conspirators

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Eight members of a large methamphetamine and heroin drug trafficking organization were sentenced today for crimes involving conspiracy to distribute those drugs. Michael T. Hixson, Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City District Office announced the sentences that were handed down by United...
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Sioux City Investigations Lead To Prison Sentences For Two Meth Dealers In Separate Cases

OMAHA - Matt Barden, Associate Special Agent in Charge of the Omaha District Office, today announced that Daniel Hodges, 35, from Sioux City, Iowa, and Stephen S. Smith, 30, from Austin, Texas, were both sentenced to multiple years in federal prison following their convictions for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Hodges...
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Monrovia Man Found Guilty In ‘hawala’ Scheme To Move Money For International Drug Trafficking Organizations

LOS ANGELES - A federal jury has convicted a Monrovia man for his role in an international money laundering organization that conspired to move millions of dollars in proceeds for narcotics traffickers that included the Sinaloa Cartel. The conviction stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s LA...
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Heroin Dealer Found Guilty For Causing An Overdose Death Facing Life In Prison

OMAHA - Matt Barden, Associate Special Agent in Charge of the Omaha District Office, today announced that Richard L. Parker, 47, from Dubuque, Iowa, was convicted by a jury on the crimes of distribution of heroin within 1000 feet of an elementary school and a playground, resulting in death, and...