DEA Archived Press Releases

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Cocaine Distributor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison

BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Duane Curtis, 37, of Randallstown, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to launder money. The sentence was announced by United...
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Leader Of Ghanaian Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 216 Months

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Mustapha Issaka Zico, 41, of Nima, Ghana, was sentenced today to 216 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to import heroin from Ghana into the United States. He was also ordered to forfeit $110,000. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for...
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Baltimore Crack Dealer Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

BALTIMORE - U.S. District Judge J. Frederick Motz sentenced Kenneth Robinson, 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, today to 20 years in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the...
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13 Correctional Officers Among 25 Alleged BGF Gang Members And Associates Indicted On Federal Racketeering Charges

BALTIMORE - A federal grand jury returned a racketeering indictment charging 25 individuals, including 13 correctional officers with the Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services, for conspiring to run operations of the Black Guerilla (BGF) gang inside correctional facilities. All 25 defendants also are charged with conspiracy to...
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Former Alexandria Doctor Receives 70 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Larren Wade, 55, of Venice, Fl., a former doctor who had a medical practice in Alexandria, Va., was sentenced to 70 months in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute oxycodone. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of...
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Former City Pharmacist Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

PHILADELPHIA - Arlene Gerson, 46, of Philadelphia, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and attempted distribution of oxycodone, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. Sentencing has been set for July 12, 2013 before the Honorable Stewart Dalzell of the United States District Court for the Eastern District...
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Illinois Man Charged In Pennsylvania With Illegally Distributing Peptides

PITTSBURGH - A resident of Palatine, Ill., was indicted on March 26, 2013, by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of mail fraud, misbranding of drugs and money laundering, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today. The three-count indictment named Adam F. Higdon, 40, of Palatine, Ill...
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Federal Prison Inmates Among Group Charged In Drug Conspiracy

PHILADELPHIA - An indictment filed today, charges eight people, including two federal prison inmates, with conspiracy to distribute 500 grams of methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Zane David Memeger. The indictment alleges that federal inmates Jose Cardenas-Covarrubias and Donaciano Contreras-Monje, imprisoned at FCI McKean, initiated the sale of large amounts...
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Temple Hills Drug Dealer Sentenced To 27 Years In Prison

Distributed at least 3 kilograms of PCP over the course of the drug conspiracy GREENBELT - , Md. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Samuel Braxton, age 44, of Temple Hills, Maryland, today to 27 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to...
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Upper Marlboro Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Crack Cocaine

GREENBELT - , Md. - U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte sentenced Weldon Emanuwell Gordon, age 35, of Upper Marlboro, Maryland, today to 10 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine. The sentence was announced by United States Attorney...