United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NEW YORK – DEA Special Operations Division Special Agent in Charge Wendy Woolcock and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced today that Juan Carlos Bonilla Valladares, aka “El Tigre,” was charged in Manhattan federal court with conspiring to import cocaine into the...

BOSTON – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling announced that Vito Nuzzolilo, 46, was sentenced during a videoconference hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 134 months in prison and eight years of supervised release...

ST. LOUIS – A new St. Louis Gateway Strike Force has been formed to combat drug traffickers and violent criminals on both sides of the Mississippi River, announced Adam Cohen of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Executive Office, U.S. Attorney Steve Weinhoeft in the Southern...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that that Darryl M. Greene, 48, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted by a federal jury of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing, 500 grams...

TAMPA, Fla. - Hong Truong (54, Dunedin) has pleaded guilty to the unlawful distribution of oxycodone outside the scope of professional practice. Truong faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. She has agreed to a money judgment in the amount of $766,819 to the United States, representing...

BUFFALO, N.Y. –U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Larquon Watkins, 27, of Buffalo, New York who was convicted of racketeering conspiracy and distribution of crack cocaine, was sentenced to serve 57 months in prison by U.S. District...

BUFFALO, N.Y. –U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that a federal grand jury has returned a 22-count Superseding Indictment charging David Burgin, David Washington a/k/a Dirty Dave a/k/a Dirt a/k/a Wavy Davey a/k/a Brick Boy Dave, Eleazar...

BUFFALO, N.Y. –U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Rocco A. Beardsley, 34, of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10...

SAVANNAH, GA: A Savannah-area pharmacy and its pharmacist have agreed to settle federal claims that they unlawfully dispensed controlled substances pursuant to prescriptions by a notorious pill-mill doctor. Under the settlement, Greeson Rx, LLC and Joshua Z. Greeson, of Brooklet, Ga., will pay up to $2.22 million in civil penalties...

MILWAUKEE - DEA Assistant Special Agent in Charge Paul E. Maxwell and United States Attorney Matthew D. Krueger announced today that Dr. Mehran Heydarpour of Brookfield, Wisconsin, agreed to pay $175,000 to resolve allegations that he prescribed opioid pain medications in violation of the Controlled Substances Act and that he...