DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
2099 Results - Showing 471 to 480
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Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to New Drug Charge

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Timothy Foley, New York Division announced that Julian Riley, 47, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, 500 grams...
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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Donta Riddick pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and fentanyl with intent to distribute on September 15, 2020. Riddick also admitted to the distribution of heroin and fentanyl on September 13, 2020 that caused the death of...
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Two Indicted on Drug Conspiracy and Other Charges in Landmark Case Following Fentanyl Overdose Death

Washington, D.C., – A brother and sister were arrested on charges stemming from an investigation by federal and local law enforcement agencies into a drug operation that was distributing Fentanyl, including to a woman who overdosed and died. The indictments, unsealed today, were announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in...
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DEA Serves Immediate Suspension Order on Northgate Pharmacy in Waldorf, Maryland

Washington, D.C., - Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division, announced the issuance of an Immediate Suspension Order (ISO) at Northgate Pharmacy, located at 3973 Saint Charles Parkway, Waldorf, Maryland, today. This morning, members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Washington Division’s Tactical Diversion Squad, along...
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Webster Man Going to Prison on Drug and Gun Charges

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Cody Fingland, 23, of Webster, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute cocaine and possession of firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, was sentenced to serve 84 months in prison by U.S. District Judge...
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New York City Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, NY – Shakespeare Cruz, 48, of New York City, pleaded guilty today to federal drug trafficking charges, announced United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Acting Special Agent in Charge Timothy Foley, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, and New York State Police Superintendent Kevin P. Bruen. As part of...
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Former Virginia Veterinarian Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

LYNCHBURG, Va. – A Madison Heights, Virginia man, and former veterinarian, pleaded guilty to a pair of drug charges related to his diversion of hydromorphone, an opioid drug also known under the trade name of “Dilaudid.” Patrick Gries, 54, pleaded guilty last week to the adulteration of a drug held...
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Former Virginia Veterinarian Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges

LYNCHBURG, Va. – A Madison Heights, Virginia man and former veterinarian pleaded guilty to a pair of misdemeanor drug charges related to his diversion of hydromorphone, an opioid drug also known under the trade name of “Dilaudid.” Patrick Gries, 54, pleaded guilty last week to one count of adulteration of...
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Six Men Facing Federal Drug Charges

Greenbelt, Md., – A federal criminal complaint was unsealed today charging six men for a drug trafficking conspiracy which allegedly distributed cocaine and other drugs in Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties as well as the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The criminal complaint was filed on January 13, 2022. Charged in...
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Buffalo Man Previously Convicted on Federal Drug Charge Arrested for Possessing Guns

BUFFALO, NY – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Timothy Foley, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, announced that Nikita Burt, 38, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of firearms. The charge...