DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Four defendants arrested in drug trafficking ring that stretched across the United States

BUFFALO, NY – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Raymond Donovan, announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging David Washington, a/k/a Dirty Dave, a/k/a Dirt, a/k/a Wavy Davey, 39, and Eleazar Martinez...
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Two Poughkeepsie men sentenced for selling fentanyl that led to the deaths of at least four users

NEW YORK CITY – Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, announced that Frank Moss, a/k/a “Jigga,” a Poughkeepsie drug dealer whose fentanyl led to the overdose deaths of...
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Columbia County man sentenced to 18 years in connection with two overdose deaths

ALBANY, N.Y. – Jacob Ebel, 32, of Niverville, N.Y., was sentenced today to 18 years in prison after admitting that he distributed heroin and fentanyl to two people who died in Columbia County in July 2016. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, DEA New York...
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Rochester man going to prison for his role in fentanyl delivery service

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Juan Ortega-Baez, 19, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was sentenced...
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Long Island man indicted for causing overdose death in Suffolk County

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Marlon Thompson was arraigned yesterday in federal court in Central Islip before United States Magistrate Judge A. Kathleen Tomlinson on an indictment charging him with conspiracy to distribute cocaine base and heroin from April 2018 through May 2019, and distribution of a controlled substance containing fentanyl resulting...
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Rochester man sentenced for role in drug conspiracy

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Pablo Rentas-Torres, 36, of Rochester, who was convicted of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, fentanyl, cocaine and crack cocaine was sentenced to serve...
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Saratoga County drug dealer pleads guilty to overdose death

ALBANY, N.Y. – Steven M. Boice, 30, pled guilty today to distributing furanyl fentanyl that caused an overdose death in Saratoga County in February 2017, and further admitted to possessing two firearms in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities. He agreed to be sentenced to 20 years in prison. The...
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Man and woman arrested, charged with obstruction involving overdose heroin death

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, Raymond P. Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin Toth, 29, of Tonawanda, NY, and Samantha Yeates, 27, of Depew, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with...
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Narcotics dealer charged with fentanyl overdose death

NEW YORK – The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigations, Peter C. Fitzhugh, Superintendent...
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Amsterdam man indicted on heroin and fentanyl charges

ALBANY, N.Y. – Edwin Rodriguez, aka “Chaka,” 31, of Amsterdam, was indicted on Oct. 30 on charges that he distributed heroin mixed with fentanyl on two occasions, and possessed and intended to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin mixed with fentanyl. The announcement was made by United States Attorney...