United States Drug Enforcement Administration

CHICAGO - Federal charges unsealed today accused 24 individuals of various drug offenses for allegedly using Amtrak trains to transport heroin and cocaine to Chicago from California. One of the defendants is an Amtrak employee who allegedly stole a package of cocaine upon arrival at Chicago’s Union Station. Authorities uncovered...

CHICAGO - Aaron Moore, 28, of Chicago, IL was arrested in Chicago by agents from the DEA and members of the Oak Park Police Department. He was charged by the Kane County State’s Attorney Office with drug induced homicide for his role in the overdose death of Richard Gregoire. Richard...

MILWAUKEE - Operation “Smack” down, begun in March and led by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) in partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies targeted violent drug traffickers and gang members in an effort to reduce the availability of heroin, or “smack,” and prescription opiates. Sales of these drugs...

MIAMI - Donavan Antwan Daniels, 36, of Lakeland, Florida, has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of five years, up to 40 years, in federal prison. A sentencing date has...

MIAMI - A federal jury today found Norris Williams, 45, of Fort Myers, Florida, guilty of three counts of possession with intent to distribute heroin and one count of attempting to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10...

MIAMI - A federal jury yesterday found John Dwayne (39, Palm Bay) guilty of possessing more than 500 grams of cocaine with the intent to distribute it, and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that drug-trafficking crime. He faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years, up to 40 years...

MIAMI - A federal jury found Valentine Okonkwo, 54, of Orlando, Florida, guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose and 10 counts of dispensing and distributing oxycodone outside the usual course of professional...

MIAMI - Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Ric Bradshaw, Sheriff, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, (PBSO) announce the filing of federal charges against nine defendants for their alleged participation in...

MIAMI - Following a four-day trial, a federal jury in West Palm Beach, Florida, convicted Kevin Raphael Bully of narcotics trafficking and unlawful possession of a firearm. Adolphus P. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Division and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District...

INDIANAPOLIS - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced 10 arrests for drug trafficking charges related to Opana and methamphetamine in southern Indiana. Launched last year, this operation involved state, local and federal law enforcement in attacking the opioid and recent HIV epidemic Scott and Clark Counties. In April of 2015...