DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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DEA Investigations Result in Three Southern Oregon Drug Traffickers Pleading Guilty in Federal Court

MEDFORD, Ore.—The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Oregon announced today that three southern Oregon drug traffickers, including the head of a Klamath Falls, Oregon, drug trafficking organization, have pleaded guilty in federal court following investigations by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Medford resident office. Juan Jessie Martinez-Gil...
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Three Defendants for Trapper Creek Murders in Alaska

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A federal grand jury in Alaska returned an indictment last week charging three defendants with crimes connected to the murders of two women in Trapper Creek this May. According to the indictment, Heraclio Sanchez-Rodriguez, 56, Tamara Denise Bren, 41, and Kevin Glenn Peterson II, 29, engaged in...
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Harris County Man Sentenced for Trafficking Meth in Jefferson County

BEAUMONT, Texas – A Seabrook man has been sentenced to federal prison for trafficking drugs in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs today. Justin Hall McSpadden, 45, pleaded guilty...
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Corrections Officer Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

RICHLAND, Wash.– United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Leticia Rodriguez,44, to 60 months in federal prison after her guilty plea to Conspiracy to Distribute 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl, and 5 Kilograms or More of Cocaine. Rodriguez also will...
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Burlington County Man Admits Drug and Gun Charges

TRENTON, N.J. - A Burlington County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in a scheme to possess and distribute methamphetamine and illegally possess firearms, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) New Jersey Field Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Nicholas Layton...
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Man Sentenced in El Paso for Trafficking Meth into U.S. from Mexico

EL PASO, Texas – A Mexican national was sentenced in a federal court in El Paso to 70 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Cesar Tarango Cobos, 42...
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Corpus Man Gets Hefty Sentence After Selling Controlled Substances via Facebook

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 38-year-old local man has been ordered to federal prison for drug trafficking and weapons charges, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Raul Cedillo Jr. pleaded guilty Jan. 3, 2022...
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Supplier for Local Meth Dealers Lands in Federal Prison

GALVESTON, Texas - A 28-year-old resident of Webster has been sentenced in a meth conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Omar Lopez III pleaded guilty Feb. 15 to conspiracy to possess with intent...
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Seattle Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking on 3rd/ Pike While Armed with a Handgun

SEATTLE – A 30-year-old man from Seattle, Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 60 months and one day in prison for drug trafficking and using a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Lavonta Austin pleaded guilty in July of 2023 in U.S. District...
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Indicted for Drug Trafficking Charges

POCATELLO, Idaho – Robin Dwain Dunn, 68, of Rigby, was indicted on September 13, 2023, by a federal grand jury sitting in Boise on one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, two counts of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, and one count of distribution...