DEA Archived Press Releases

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DEA-New Jersey instrumental in establishment of statewide “Handle With Care” program

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Interim Education Commissioner Kevin Dehmer today announced a new Statewide “Handle With Care” Program to support school children throughout New Jersey who have experienced...
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Judge sentences Franklin County woman to 11 years in prison for her role in fentanyl and heroin conspiracy resulting in death

ST. LOUIS – United States District Judge Audrey G. Fleissig sentenced Shannon Rennee Bradley to 132 months in prison and ordered her to pay restitution jointly with the co-defendant in the amount of $8,500. The 26-year-old Washington, Missouri, resident pleaded guilty in January to conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl...
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Bronx man indicted for conspiracy to distribute 30 kilograms of cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a grand jury indicted a Bronx, New York, man today for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy Raul...
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to drug-related murder and fentanyl distribution

ST. LOUIS – Armond Calvin, of St. Louis City, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and one count of using a firearm to commit murder in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Calvin, 22, appeared before United States District Judge Catherine D. Perry. According to...
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Los Angeles woman sentenced for transporting 60 pounds of meth to Kansas

WICHITA, KAN. – A woman from Los Angeles was sentenced today to 18 months in federal prison for transporting 60 pounds of methamphetamine to Kansas. Maria Alvarez-Buenrostro, 47, Los Angeles, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In her plea, she admitted that the...
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Guilty plea from Ohio man stopped in Kansas with $1 million

TOPEKA, KAN. – An Ohio man who was stopped in Kansas with more than $1 million in his vehicle pleaded guilty today to a federal drug trafficking charge. Joseph Michael Martin, 41, of Euclid, Ohio, pleaded guilty to one count of interstate travel in furtherance of drug trafficking. On Sept...
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Newark man sentenced to 10 years for heroin and crack cocaine distribution conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Newark man was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin...
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Federal agencies arrest 10 in drug trafficking ring in St. Louis and Phoenix

ST. LOUIS - The Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Marshals Service and Homeland Security Investigations arrested 10 people Tuesday, including seven in the St. Louis area and three in Phoenix, on charges that include conspiracy to distribute cocaine, methamphetamine, and marijuana. Defendants are expected to be presented in federal court today...
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Leader of international money laundering organization in Dominican Republic arraigned on federal charges

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced the leader of an international money laundering organization in the Dominican Republic was arraigned in New Jersey today after...
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Springfield, Mo., man sentenced to 20 years for meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Missouri, man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute large amounts of methamphetamine. Ronald A. Stone, 52, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough on Friday, Sept. 25, to 20 years in federal prison without parole...