DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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U.S. Attorney Scott announces results from joint initiative to reduce ongoing violence in Vallejo

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announces outcomes in Operation PEACE, an initiative launched in Vallejo in August 2020 in response to the increased number of homicides, non-fatal shootings and other violent crimes in Vallejo. By late August 2020, the city had recorded 19 homicides, as well as...
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Eight East Bay residents charged with crimes related to drug distribution scheme

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted seven East Bay residents, charging them with crimes related to a scheme to supply drug users and dealers in San Francisco’s Tenderloin District with narcotics, including fentanyl and heroin, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent...
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Minnesota man sentenced to 66 months for distributing methamphetamine in Eau Claire, WI

MADISON, WIS . – Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration – Chicago Division and Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Alexander Cappard, 26, Apple Valley, Minnesota, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William Conley to 66 months...
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DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

CHICAGO – As part of its continuing efforts to reduce drug misuse and overdose, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is launching a winter campaign urging the public to “Secure Your Meds.” The current health crisis has magnified the importance of addressing the issue of controlled prescription drug misuse. With Americans...
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East Bay man charged with fentanyl-laced pills that killed buyer

SAN FRANCISCO – The United States Attorney’s Office charged Gage Pascoe with the distribution of pills containing fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of his customer, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The federal complaint alleges...
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Aryan brotherhood associate pleads guilty to a racketeering conspiracy that directed murders and other violent crimes from inside California prisons

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — One of 16 members and associates of the Aryan Brotherhood (AB), a prison-based gang, charged in 2019 for organized criminal activity inside and outside of California’s prisons has pleaded guilty today, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux...
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Minnesota man sentenced to 78 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

MADISON, WIS.– Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration – Chicago Division and Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Jermaine Stapleton, 37, Eagan, Minnesota was sentenced on November 24 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 78 months...
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La Crosse, WI man sentenced to 11 years for distributing methamphetamine

MADISON, WIS. – Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration - Chicago Division and Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that James Vinson, 33, La Crosse, Wisconsin, pleaded guilty and was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge James D...
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Fresno man charged with illegally possessing thousands of fentanyl pills and a firearm

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Armando Chavez Jr., 19, of Fresno, charging him with possessing over 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute it and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and...
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Fourteen People Charged with Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine in Racine, Wisconsin

Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration - Chicago Division and Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that 14 defendants have been charged in federal court in connection with a drug trafficking organization that operated in Racine...