DEA Archived Press Releases

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Alleged Drug Trafficking Members Indicted on Multiple Drug Charges

TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the unsealing of an indictment charging Marcus Jamar Fowler (32, Tarpon Springs) a/k/a “Drastic,” and Abelardo Torres (36, Tampa) with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and possession with the intent to distribute a controlled substance. Pierre Marquise Fowler (34, Port Richey)...
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11 Charged with Drug Trafficking for Chicago Street Gang

CHICAGO — Sheila G. Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., for the Northern District of Illinois, announced that a federal drug trafficking investigation has resulted in charges against 11 individuals for allegedly conspiring to distribute crack cocaine...
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“Logistics Coordinator” Convicted of Drug Trafficking

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – A 33-year-old Houston woman has been found guilty of two counts of drug trafficking, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Judge Rolando Olvera deliberated for three days before convicting Brenda Banessa Leal of...
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Ayden Crips Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 14 Years in Prison for Drug Offenses

NEW BERN, N.C. – An Ayden man was sentenced today to 165 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and for possession of cocaine with intent to distribute. On July 19, 2022, Maurice Montrell Greene pled guilty to his role in the conspiracy. Greene was the leader of the...
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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Crime

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Redell Williams, III, 42, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)-New York Division, made the...
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Mexican Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 14 years in Federal Prison

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gregory M. Millard, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA's El Paso Division, and Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Cruz Lopez-Acevedo was sentenced to 14 years in prison. Lopez-Acevedo, 52, of Zacatecas, Mexico, pleaded guilty on March...
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Syracuse Man Sentenced to More than Ten Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy and for Possessing a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Omar Fuentes, 26, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced yesterday to a total of 121 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy involving the distribution of heroin and cocaine, and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of that conspiracy. The announcement was made by...
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Joplin, Webb City Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Joplin and Webb City, Mo., man was indicted by a federal grand jury today for drug trafficking and illegally possessing firearms. Milan Alexander, 42, who maintains residences in both Joplin and Webb City, was charged in a four-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in...
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Tyler Orvis Indicted for Federal Drug Crimes

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on February 21, 2023, Tyler Orvis, 40, of Milton, Vermont, was arrested in connection with an indictment charging violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act for drug trafficking and related activity. According to...
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Robeson County Man Sentenced to 21 Years for Trafficking Kilograms of Drugs from Mexico

RALEIGH, N.C. –– A Maxton man was sentenced today to 252 months in prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy responsible for moving kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico to Robeson County, North Carolina. On December 8, 2021, Jeremiah Eli Lowery pled guilty to conspiracy to...