DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Narcotics Task Force Arrests Marijuana Dealer In Pleasantville

WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. - A sizable amount of marijuana and hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash were seized in Pleasantville Thursday following an investigation by members of a multi-agency Westchester County narcotics task force. A search warrant was served at 204 Washington Avenue by officers from the U.S. Drug...
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Violent Robbery Crew Member Sentenced To 18 Years’ Imprisonment For Cold Case Murder

NEW YORK - Yesterday, at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn, Yefferson Rodriguez-Lopez, a member of a violent robbery crew that operated in the New York metropolitan area from 1998 to 2003, was sentenced by United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie to 18 years’ imprisonment and five years’ supervised release...
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Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Cocaine Near A Buffalo School

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced today that Stevie Alejandro, 31, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of...
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South Bay Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To Ten Years In Prison

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Jose Jesus Munoz was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin. The sentence was handed down by the...
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Two Men Sentenced On Meth Charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced the sentencing of two men who were convicted of conspiracy to manufacture, possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, a...
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Drug Kingpin Indicted In New York

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus R. Vance, Jr. Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark, Angel...
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Heroin Distributor Sentenced In Buffalo, NY

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced that Adalberto Cruz, 28, of Puerto Rico, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute and distribution of heroin, was...
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Nevada County Man Found In Possession Of 1,283 Pounds Of Marijuana Is Charged In Interstate Marijuana Trafficking Conspiracy

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Jose Gregorio Luna, 33, of Nevada City, charging him with conspiracy to distribute marijuana, possession with intent to distribute marijuana, and manufacturing marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John...
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Buffalo Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA); announced today that Archie Phillips, 45, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more...