DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for More than 20 Years for Selling Heroin and Fentanyl that Resulted in Two Deaths

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Isaiah Spain a/k/a Q, 39, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 10 grams or more of butyryl fentanyl, heroin, fentanyl, and furanyl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 250...
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Large-Scale Fentanyl Packaging Mill Dismantled in the Bronx: 11 Arrested and Indicted

NEW YORK CITY - As part of an ongoing investigation into fentanyl trafficking in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officers disrupted an active drug packaging mill in the Bronx and recovered up to 400,000 packages of suspected fentanyl/heroin, plus quantities of loose powdered narcotics, carrying an...
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Over 100 Pounds of Cocaine, Crack Cocaine, Fentanyl, Oxycodone and Heroin Seized in Bronx Pizzeria

NEW YORK CITY – As part of an ongoing investigation into drug trafficking in New York City, federal, state and local law enforcement officers recovered over 100 pounds of suspected cocaine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, heroin, and oxycodone carrying an estimated street value of $4 million, from a pizzeria in the...
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Dealer of Fentanyl-Laced Heroin That Resulted in the Overdose Death of Actor Michael K. Williams Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison

NEW YORK, N.Y. - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Irvin Cartagena, a/k/a “Green Eyes,” was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and fentanyl analogue. As part of the conspiracy, Cartagena distributed the fentanyl-laced...
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin and Fentanyl Which Resulted in Two Deaths

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Mojica Medina, 35, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl, and being a felon in possession of a firearm...
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Long Island Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Distributing Heroin that Caused the Fatal Overdose of Victim in Jericho

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, James Tunstall, also known as “Math,” was sentenced by the Honorable Joan M. Azrack, United States District Judge, to 30 years’ imprisonment, for distributing heroin, the use of which resulted in the fatal overdose of 24-year-old Sergio...
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Jamestown Man Going to Prison on Drug and Gun Charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Douglas Beardsley, 38, of Jamestown, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and being a felon in possession of firearms, was sentenced to serve 176...
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Selling Heroin Which Lead to the Death of a 24-Year-Old Man

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Orlando Albert-Arroyo, 28, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Assistant U.S...
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Which Resulted in Fatal Overdose

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Ryan A. Bloom, 37, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in...
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and for Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Omar Fuentes, 26, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced yesterday to a total of 121 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy involving the distribution of heroin and cocaine, and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of that conspiracy. The announcement was made by...