DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Fort Wayne man sentenced to 159 months in prison

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Juan DeLaCruz, 29, of Fort Wayne, Ind., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch...
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Auburn man sentenced to 60 months in prison

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – David Lee Wirges, 39, of Auburn, Ind., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and selling a firearm to a felon, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Wirges was sentenced...
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Madison man sentenced to six years for cocaine conspiracy

MADISON, Wis. – United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Jamal Jackson, 40, of Madison, Wis., was sentenced on August 21 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to six years in prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine...
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Leader of Jamestown drug organization pleads guilty to selling cocaine

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Sigfredo Martinez, 47, of Celeron, N.Y. pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more...
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12-year sentence for cocaine trafficker caught with 30 kilograms of cocaine in his car

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Edgar Joel Jimenez-Rodriguez, 40, of North Tonawanda, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute...
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Jury convicts three men of trafficking nearly $17 million of cocaine

SAN DIEGO – Yesterday afternoon a federal jury convicted three defendants on charges stemming from their efforts to traffic approximately 734 kilograms (1,614 pounds) of cocaine -- worth nearly $17 million -- on the high seas. The verdict was rendered after a 10-day trial in the United States District Court...
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‘Mayor of Mexico’ is sentenced to 12 years in prison for his role in operating a multi-million dollar Continuing Criminal Enterprise

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that José Ruben Gil, 53, of Bell Gardens, California was sentenced to serve 144 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo...
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Member of crack and fentanyl trafficking network in Rochester, NY pleads guilty

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, United States Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today Rayshawn Mullins, 32, of Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent...
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Two Colombian nationals and one Belizean national sentenced for roles in international cocaine smuggling conspiracy

TAMPA, Fla. – On Aug. 13, 2019, Rudolph Randolph Meighan, age 28, of Belize; Jorge Ramon Newball-May, age 49, of Colombia; and Calbot Reid-Dilbert, age 59, of Colombia were sentenced each to 19 years and seven months in federal prison for their roles in an international maritime cocaine trafficking conspiracy...
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Former GEO guard in San Antonio sentenced to federal prison for attempting to provide contraband to prisoners

SAN ANTONIO - In San Antonio today a federal judge sentenced 38-year-old former Central Texas Detention Facility – G.E.O. employee Jewel Roberto Jefferson to 40 months in federal prison for attempting to provide contraband to inmates inside the federal detention facility, announced United States Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division Special...