DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Public Service Announcements Launched In New York

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration; Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; Cyrus Vance, Jr., the New York County District Attorney; and Thomas Zugibe, the Rockland County District Attorney...
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New York Pharmacist And Two Others Face Criminal And Civil Charges For Multimillion-Dollar Oxycodone Distribution Scheme

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas E. Bishop, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of Internal Revenue Service...
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Leader Of “Trinitarios” Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court To 10 Years In Prison

NEW YORK - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, announced today that Andy Sosa - the former leader of the “Trinitarios,” a violent street and prison gang composed...
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Madera County Man Sentenced For Marijuana Cultivation And Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

FRESNO, Calif. - Lawrence Alexander Tidwell, 32, of Coarsegold, was sentenced Monday by United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii to eight years in prison for cultivating marijuana and being a felon in possession of firearms. According to court documents, a search warrant was served in May 2013 at a...
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Former Correction Officer Sentenced To 41 Months In Prison For Involvement In Rikers Island Bribery And Narcotics Ring

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Austin Romain, a former New York City Correction Officer, was sentenced in Manhattan federal court today to 41 months in prison for narcotics, bribery, and honest services fraud offenses arising from...
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Three Men Sentenced Today For Drug Trafficking In Kern County

FRESNO, Calif. - Today, United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill sentenced three defendants in two cases for trafficking methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. In the first case, Jose Mojarro Cruz, aka Shyboy, 28, of Bakersfield...
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U.S. Attorney Announces Takedown Of Major Synthetic Drug Distribution Ring As Part Of Nationally Coordinated Action

FRESNO, Calif. - A seven-count indictment has been unsealed, following the arrests of Haitham Eid Habash, aka Eddie Habash, 52, of Hawthorne; Zaid Elodat, 28, of Gardena; and Bakersfield residents Ramsey Jeries Farraj, 48, and Majed Bashir Akroush, aka Mike Akroush, 48, charging them with conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and...
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Nyack Man Arrested For Sales Of Synthetic Cannabinoid Resulting In One Known Overdose

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New (NYPD)...
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Leader Of Butte County Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 17 Years In Federal Prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Federico Sandoval Aguilar, 43, of Biggs, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to 17 ½ years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Aguilar was the head of a drug trafficking organization that was responsible for distributing pound-quantities...
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Violent Home Invasion Robbery Crew Member Sentenced To 272 Months For Conspiring To Commit Drug Robberies, Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine And Heroin, And Illegally Using A Firearm

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today in Brooklyn federal court, Marcos Rodriguez, who committed a string of drug robberies and related crimes, was sentenced to 272 months of imprisonment. The sentencing proceeding was held before U.S. District Judge Sandra L. Townes. Rodriguez was convicted in July 2011 after a two week...