DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Ocala Man Convicted For Attempting To Purchase More Than 5 Kilograms Of Cocaine

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that a federal jury has found Anthony Vikey Omar (29, Ocala) guilty of aiding and abetting an attempt to...
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Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 18 Years In Federal Prison

TAMPA, Fla. - U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore sentenced Vinston Boxton-(49, San Andres Island, Colombia, South America) to 18 years in federal prison for conspiring with others to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, knowing and intending that the cocaine would be unlawfully imported into the United States...
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Colombian Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Federal Prison

TAMPA, Fla. - Last week Senior U.S. District Judge James S. Moody, Jr. sentenced Luis Alberto Urrego-Contreras to 15 years and six months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, knowing and intending that such substance would be unlawfully imported into the United (US)...
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Operation Pill Nation II Doctor Sentenced To 20 Years In Federal Prison

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and United States Attorney A. Lee Bentley, III, for the Middle District of Florida, announce that U.S. District Judge Virginia M. Hernandez Covington today sentenced Ronald John (58, Brandon) to 20 years in federal...
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St. Jude's Pharmacy Owner In Cape Coral Sentenced To 3 Years For Structuring Bank Deposits

FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell sentenced Martha (43, Cape Coral) on July 21, 2014, to three years and one month in prison and $7,500 in fines for making structured cash deposits of proceeds of illegal activity in order to evade bank currency transaction reporting requirements...
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Federal Jury Convicts Sacramento Man Of Possessing Crack Cocaine For Distribution

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - After a three-day trial, a federal jury found John Winton Harris, 31, of Sacramento, guilty today of one count of possession of at least 29 grams of cocaine base, commonly referred to as crack cocaine or rock cocaine. The trial was held before United States District Judge...
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Drug Transporter Arrested In Kern County Pleads Guilty

FRESNO, Calif. - Enrique Reynosa, 37, pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. According to court documents, Reynosa was stopped on Highway 99, south of State Route 119, for a traffic violation. Six pounds of methamphetamine, eight pounds of cocaine, and $1,510 were found inside...
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FedEx Indicted For Its Role In Distributing Controlled Substances And Prescription Drugs

SAN FRANCISCO - A federal grand jury in San Francisco indicted FedEx Corporation, FedEx Express, Inc., and FedEx Corporate Services, Inc., today, with conspiracies to traffic in controlled substances and misbranded prescription drugs for its role in distributing controlled substances and prescription drugs for illegal Internet pharmacies, announced United States...
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Three Bakersfield Men Charged In Drug Distribution Ring

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a four-count indictment today against Manuel Riviera-Felix, a.k.a. Felipe Garcia, 26, Edi Vega Bustamante, 21, and Juan Angel Lopez, 32, charging all three with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Riviera-Felix and Bustamante are also charged separately in...
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DEA Busts A Poly-Drug Trafficking Organization In Central Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pam Bondi, Florida Attorney General, Office of Statewide Prosecution, announce last week the roundup of 10 individuals following an investigation into the Anthony Pomarico Drug Trafficking (DTO) operating out of central Florida. The...