United States Drug Enforcement Administration

FRESNO, - Calif.Two of nine defendants charged in connection with a large marijuana cultivation operation in Alpaugh, Calif., pleaded guilty today to participating in a drug conspiracy, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Ezidoro Hurtado-Cerillos, 37, a citizen of...

FRESNO, - Calif. Elgeron Graves, 42, the owner of California Patient Network, a now defunct marijuana storefront in Fresno, was sentenced today to one year in prison for conspiring to cultivate, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Kevin L. Lane, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two men involved in a New Haven drug trafficking organization were sentenced today by Senior United...

SAN FRANCISCO - , Calif.With public participation at an all-time high after four prior events in two years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners will hold a fifth National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at thousands of sites across America on Saturday the 29 th...

FRESNO, Calif. - First of its kind, Operation Mercury targeted marijuana growing on agricultural land in the Central Valley, DEA Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims announced today. Unlike previous operations that targeted marijuana grown on public...

Bangor, Maine - Acting Special Agent in Charge Kevin L. Lane Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Malcolm French, 50, of Enfield, Rodney Russell, 48, of South Thomaston, Kendall Chase, 55, of Bradford...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Tristram J. Coffin, the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, announced that Kristen Franco, 55, of Plant City, Florida, was sentenced on Monday, September 24, 2012, to 27...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Brigitte Jones, 49, of the Bronx, N.Y., formerly a Transportation Security Administration officer based at Westchester County...

FRESNO, Calif. - Three defendants were indicted today for their involvement in a large marijuana cultivation operation in Squaw Valley, Calif., Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. The indictment charges Bounseuth Thourakhone, aka Boun Seuth Thourakhone, 52, of Fresno...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller sentenced Daryl M. Summerfield, 46, of Sacramento, to 20 years in prison for cocaine trafficking and money laundering, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. This case is the...