DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Castor Man Sentenced for Possessing Methamphetamine and Numerous Firearms

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced Jereaud Egans, 38, of Castor, Louisiana has been sentenced by United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote to 195 months (16 years, 3 months) in prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for drug possession and illegal possession of...
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Mississippi Man Sentenced for Drug Trafficking

Oxford, MS – A Starkville man was sentenced Wednesday to 121 months for selling pounds of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Willie Saul Dean III, a/k/a “Buck Dean”, 45, of Starkville, Mississippi pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the Northern District to Mississippi to one count of...
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

CAMDEN, N.J. – A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 216 months in prison for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in southern New Jersey and Philadelphia, Special Agent in Charge Cheryl Ortiz of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Glenn Long...
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Mexican Citizen Extradited to United States on Narcotics Conspiracy Charge

NEWARK, N.J. – A citizen of Mexico who was extradited to the United States on narcotics trafficking charges had her initial appearance in New Jersey federal court, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug...
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced for Distributing Meth on Choctaw Reservation

Jackson, Miss. – A Philadelphia man was sentenced to 146 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Roger Devonta Stokes, 41, distributed more than five grams of methamphetamine in the Pearl River Community of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians in July of 2021, according to court...
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Court Sentences Mobile Man to 292 Months Imprisonment in Multi-Defendant Interstate Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

MOBILE, AL – On November 29, 2023, United States District Court Judge, Callie V. S. Grande sentenced David Erik Crumpton to 292 months imprisonment for his role in a multi-defendant interstate drug trafficking conspiracy. Documents filed with the Court established that Christopher Perales, from the state of Texas, would regularly...
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Pharmacy Burglary Conspirators Arraigned Tuesday in Federal Court

LITTLE ROCK— Eighteen individuals from Texas who are accused of stealing more than $1.5 million worth of narcotics from numerous pharmacies in Arkansas were arrested in Houston on November 28, 2023, following an indictment returned in the Eastern District of Arkansas. Seven defendants appeared on charges Tuesday before United States...
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Gang Member Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Racketeering and Firearms Charges

NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang was sentenced today to 60 months in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy and for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field...
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Four Individuals Charged with Drug-Distribution Conspiracy

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Four people have been indicted on drug-distribution charges, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley. A four-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Jasmond Dewand Foster, aka “Jazz”, 36, of Florence, Victor Manuel Alcocer-Gonzalez, 37, of...
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Ocean County Felon Sentenced To 20 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Firearm Possession, and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

TRENTON, N.J. – An Ocean County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for his conviction on drug and weapon charges, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Dyshawn Moss...