United States Drug Enforcement Administration

TOPEKA, Kan. – A Kansas man who was arrested in Great Bend in September after fleeing from officers was indicted today on federal drug trafficking charges. Roosevelt Tyree Henderson, IV, 32, is charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, one count of unlawful possession of a...

MUSKOGEE, Okla. – The DEA Dallas Field Division and United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced today that seven defendants, primarily residents of Pittsburg, Le Flore, and Sequoyah Counties, have been indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to...

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Providence man found to be in possession of more than 384 grams of fentanyl, nearly 2,000 grams of heroin, and more than 2,260 grams of cocaine, and who was expecting to take possession of six kilograms of fentanyl before it was intercepted by law enforcement, was...

BOSTON – A Colombian national connected to seizure of hundreds of kilos of cocaine bound for Caribbean was sentenced last week in federal court in Boston for trafficking cocaine on board maritime vessels. Alex Mendoza Vasquez, 38, was sentenced on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 by U.S. District Court Judge William...

NEW YORK – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot F. Shea announced the arrests of two individuals in connection with an alleged narcotics pill production and distribution...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 14-count superseding indictment charging Kalijah Long, 36, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to distribute, and...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Isidro De Los Santos, 33, of Syracuse pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of heroin, fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and cocaine, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, John B. DeVito, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field...

MADISON, Wis . – Scott C. Blader, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Keith Strong, 50, of Thorp, Wisconsin, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 72 months in prison for possessing methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Strong pled guilty to...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Three Mexican nationals have been sentenced in federal court this week for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine. Alfredo Soto-Contreras, also known as “Antonio,” 38, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced today to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Department of State today announced new rewards for information that assists in identifying and bringing to justice two Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) leaders who allegedly participated in corrupt and violent narco-terrorism conspiracy with high-ranking Venezuelan officials. Through the...