DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Sumter County Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

OCALA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Brody Kies (39, Webster) pleaded guilty to a four-count indictment charging him with possessing with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and heroin, possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, and possessing a firearm as a convicted...
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Four Jamestown Residents

BUFFALO, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Roberto Morales Sanchez, 53, Ryan A. Bloom, 36, Rachelle N. Allison, 36, and Katie E. Calimeri, 30, all of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10...
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Four Jamestown Residents for Their Role in a Narcotics Conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Roberto Morales Sanchez, 53, Ryan A. Bloom, 36, Rachelle N. Allison, 36, and Katie E. Calimeri, 30, all of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum...
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Blind Rapper Who Goes by ‘Mac Wayne’ Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug Distribution

SEATTLE – A legally blind rapper who was profiled in an Amazon Prime documentary, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Wayne Frisby aka ‘Mac Wayne,’37, of Snohomish County, Washington was arrested in December 2020, for his role...
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Approximately $5 Million in Street-Ready Heroin/Fentanyl Seized from Packaging Mill in the Bronx

NEW YORK CITY – Six individuals were arrested in connection with a large-scale heroin/fentanyl packaging mill in the Crotona neighborhood of the Bronx. Over 25 kilograms of narcotics (more than 55 pounds), carrying a street value of more than $5 million, was destined for distribution throughout New York City and...
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Kirkland Man Charged with Drug Trafficking Offense Related to Recent Motel Robbery

SPOKANE, Wash – On Thursday, Scott Banchero, age 58, of Kirkland, Washington, was charged by federal criminal complaint with Possession with Intent to Distribute 500 Grams or More of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine, in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(A)(viii), according to Vanessa R...
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Connecticut Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 54 Months in Prison

BLOOMFIELD, Conn. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Markus Saez, 28, of Bloomfield, Connecticut, was sentenced today to serve 54 months in prison after his conviction for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, cocaine base, and cocaine. United States District...
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Over 13 Pounds of Heroin/Fentanyl Seized at Packaging Mill in the Bronx: Two Arrested

NEW YORK CITY – Two men were arrested in the Fordham Manor neighborhood of the Bronx in connection with a large-scale heroin/fentanyl packaging and distribution operation. Approximately six kilograms of narcotics (over 13 pounds) with a street value of at least $1.8 million were intercepted during a short-term investigation. The...
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Idaho Man Sentenced to more than 10 years for Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine, Heroin, Cocaine, and Fentanyl

BOISE, Idaho - A Wilder, Idaho man was sentenced to 124 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin, cocaine, and fentanyl. According to court records, James Donavan Conour, 44, of Wilder, sold another person one pound of methamphetamine in exchange for $3,000 on January 21...
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Justice Department Obtains Temporary Restraining Order to Prevent Tampa-Area Physician from Writing Opioid Prescriptions

WASHINGTON – A federal court issued a temporary restraining order prohibiting a Tampa-area physician from prescribing opioids and other controlled substances, the Department of Justice announced today. In a complaint filed on July 18, and unsealed yesterday, the United States alleges that Dr. Neelam Taneja Uppal unlawfully wrote opioid prescriptions...