DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Jamaican Drug Courier Convicted At Trial

TAMPA, 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 yesterday that a federal jury found Santana (23, Montego Bay, Jamaica) guilty of conspiracy to possess 500 grams or...
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Two Sentenced In Connection With Sunshine Pharmacy Health Care Fraud

FORT MYERS, Fla. - United States District Judge John E. Steele today sentenced Delmer Holmes (44) and Patricia (74), both of Naples, for their roles in a conspiracy to commit health care fraud that operated from Sunshine Pharmacy in Naples, Florida. Delmer Holmes Parrish, a licensed Pharmacist, was sentenced to...
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Task Force Puts Drug Trafficking Ring Out Of Business

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced the culmination of Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Operation "King of the Trap." The operation targeted a drug trafficking...
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Two Miami-Dade County Men Convicted Of Drug Trafficking

MIAMI, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division; Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Amos Rojas, Jr., United States Marshal, U.S. Marshals (USMS); Noel Manheimer, Director of Marine Operations, U.S. Customs and Border (CBP); Dan Alexander...
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Perry Physician Indicted For Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United (US) Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announce the arrest of Perry, Florida, physician Eulogio Muncal Vizcarra, 71, yesterday on charges contained in a federal grand jury indictment...
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Titusville Police Officer Indicted For Participating In A Drug Deal

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, announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Richard (45, Viera) with attempting to aid and abet the distribution of cocaine...
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DEA Miami Field Division Along With The Attorney General Of Florida Announce Arrests Of International Drug Traffickers

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida, announced the arrest of members of an international drug trafficking organization for their involvement in a drug smuggling ring spanning from South America to New York. This week...
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Miami Physician Pleads Guilty In Medicare Fraud Scheme

MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United (U.S.) Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Christopher B. Dennis, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector (HHS-OIG), and Michael B. Steinbach, Special...
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Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Impersonating A DEA Agent And Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm

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, announce today that William Benjamin (41, Orlando) pleaded guilty to impersonating a DEA agent and possession of a firearm by...
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Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Importation Conspiracy

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United (US) Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce today that Jose Samir Renteria-Cuero, a/k/a Jose (51, Cali, Colombia) pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute five...