DEA Archived Press Releases

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Marion County Man Pleads Guilty to Possessing Meth and Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute

OCALA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Terrance Maurice Washington (41, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to six (6) counts of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine and fentanyl) with the intent to distribute. Washington faces a minimum mandatory sentence of 10 years, up to life, in...
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Leaders Of Methamphetamine Ring Each Receive 200-Month Prison Sentence

LITTLE ROCK—Two leaders of a large-scale methamphetamine organization have been sentenced to a combined 400 months in federal prison. Adan Mendoza, 36, of Dallas, Texas, and Brian I. Wilson, 37, of Little Rock, each received 200-month prison sentences — which equals 16 years, 8 months — from United States District...
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Man Caught with Nearly 100,000 Fentanyl Pills and Five Firearms Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

TACOMA, Wash. – A 25-year-old Puyallup man, who also maintained an apartment in Seattle, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 78 months in prison for drug trafficking and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Emmanuel Xaiver...
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

POCATELLO, Idaho – Robin Dwain Dunn, 69, of Rigby, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine. Court records indicate that from June 2022 to February 2023, Dunn—an attorney practicing in Eastern Idaho who previously served as the Jefferson County Prosecuting Attorney—agreed with clients and others...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Nearly 16 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Offenses

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Tywan Church, 43, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading...
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Man on Parole for Drug Trafficking Sentenced for Trafficking Meth

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man has been sentenced in federal court for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Greene and Polk Counties, Mo., and illegally possessing five firearms. Jeffrey S. Durbray, 61, was sentenced July 16 to 15 years in federal prison without parole. Durbray...
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Kansas Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Trafficking Meth

TOPEKA, Kan. – A Kansas man was sentenced today to 25 years in prison for charges related to drug trafficking and illegal firearms. According to court documents, Christian Michael Woodruff, 33, of Topeka, Kansas, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of...
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Middletown Man Admits Trafficking Meth

MIDDLETOWN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that JASON FABEL, 46, of Middletown, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking Associated with Street Gang

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Todd Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris for the Central District of Illinois announced that Christopher Wallace, 32, from Springfield, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, to be followed by three years...
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New London Man Charged with Cocaine Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in Bridgeport has returned an indictment charging LUIS OLIVER-GARCIA, also known as “Bebo,”...