DEA Archived Press Releases

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Missouri Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A West Plains, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy that distributed 360 kilograms of methamphetamine in southern Missouri over a three-year period. James W. Fithen, Jr., also known as “Boss,” 38, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to...
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Four Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of 50 Years in Federal Prison

EVANSVILLE, Ind. - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Seroy A. Mobley, 38, of Evansville, was sentenced to 200 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine...
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced to 16 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking

INDIANAPOLIS - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Dreshaun Carter, 26, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 16 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine. According to...
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Colorado Springs Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking

DENVER – A federal jury found Thomas O’Hara II, age 56, of Colorado Springs, guilty of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. According to facts presented at trial, on June 1, 2021, the Rocky Mountain Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), the...
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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Michael Griswold, 37, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine. 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...
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Man Admits Methamphetamine Sales, Gun Charge

ST. LOUIS - A man arrested at a St. Charles County, Mo., motel with an assault rifle and a ballistic vest labeled "Police" pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges Thursday. Brett A. Stone, 42, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge Rodney W. Sippel to two counts of...
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San Antonio Woman Sentenced to 8 years in Prison for Trafficking Meth

SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio woman was sentenced Tuesday in federal court in San Antonio to 100 months in prison for possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Karen Lastiri, 32, consented to a vehicle search during a 2021 traffic...
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Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

According to court documents, in March and April 2022, Calvin Ray Brown, 50, and a co-conspirator sold counterfeit pressed pills containing fentanyl to a Fairfax County Police Department confidential source and undercover detective on multiple occasions. When a search warrant was executed on Brown’s residence, officers recovered 999 counterfeit pressed...
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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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Indictment Charges Alleged Darknet Marketplace Fentanyl Dealer

WASHINGTON – An indictment, unsealed today, charges a Coraopolis, Pennsylvania man with running a counterfeit drug conspiracy that sold fentanyl and methamphetamine disguised as Oxycontin, Xanax and Adderall on a Darknet Marketplace. Jacob Blair, 25, is also charged in a parallel indictment in the Western District of Pennsylvania with possession...