United States Drug Enforcement Administration

BANGOR, Maine – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Jason Mannix, aka “Boston,” 40, of Passadumkeag, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr., to three years in prison and three...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration would like to remind people that, aside from the obvious legal jeopardy, purchasing prescription drugs over the internet comes with inherent dangers. D. Christopher Evans, Special Agent in Charge of DEA’s Louisville Field Division, warns that a current investigation into on-line...

Hartford, Conn. - United States Drug Enforcement New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Eddy Pena, 30, of Providence, Rhode Island, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to...

BANGOR, Maine – United States Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Heather Downs, 33, of Gardiner, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 38 months in prison...

OCALA, Fla. – A federal jury today found Eric Pedro Valdez, 39, of Atlanta, guilty of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. He faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, and up to life, in federal prison. Valdez was indicted on Oct. 11, 2017. According to...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Salvador Padilla III, 39, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, to 10 years in prison for distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. On May 23, 2019, Padilla pleaded guilty...

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Two heroin traffickers have been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to their roles in a major drug distribution conspiracy. Gary Johnson, aka “G,” 44, of Savannah, was sentenced to 90 months in federal prison, while Jamison Lanier, aka “Monica Lewinsky,” 36, also of Savannah, was sentenced...

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced 12 members, associates and suppliers of a drug trafficking organization based in Newark have been charged in connection with their roles in distributing heroin...

BUFFALO, NY – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan today announced that Jose O. Felix, 38, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, and possession of a...

PORTLAND, Ore. - Yesterday, a third Portland-area man was sentenced to federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to traffic large quantities of methamphetamine into the Portland Metropolitan Area. Ulises Mayares Jr., 26, of Portland, was sentenced on July 29, 2019, to 48 months in prison and five years’...