DEA Archived Press Releases

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Flagler Beach man sentenced to nearly 11 years in federal prison for selling benzoyl fentanyl and other drugs online

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Robert Richard Jodoin, 50, of Flagler Beach, was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for importing GHB into the United States, distributing benzoyl fentanyl, possessing with the intent to distribute N-Ethylhexedrone, maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing controlled substances and possessing...
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Last member of deadly Elmira opioid trafficking organization sentenced to prison

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – United States Attorney James Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Terrance Washington, 32, of Elmira, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 100 grams or more of a fentanyl...
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Undercover fentanyl investigation results in dealer’s sentence of 33 months in prison

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Donald Hennings, 33, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of butyryl fentanyl and furanyl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve...
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Five Estonian residents arrested for conspiring to import carfentanil and fentanyl into the United States

WASHINGTON – Christopher T. Tersigni, Special Agent in Charge of the Special Operations Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, and Geoffrey S. Berman, the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced that Estonian residents Jevgeni Bokov, Viktor Litvintsuk, Amid Magerramov, Nikolai Niftalijev, and Vitali Voronjuk...
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Leader of Lawrence-based drug trafficking organization sentenced to 12 years in prison

BOSTON – The leader of a Lawrence-based heroin and fentanyl trafficking organization was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with orchestrating a wide-ranging operation that distributed multiple kilos of fentanyl and cocaine to customers in Lawrence and surrounding areas – including New Hampshire and Maine. Juan Anibal...
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Staten Island man arrested for distributing heroin and fentanyl

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – A criminal complaint was unsealed today in federal court in Brooklyn charging Nalerton Charles, also known as “Lite,” with conspiring to distribute and distributing more than 40 grams of fentanyl and heroin in Staten Island, N.Y. Charles was arrested earlier today and is scheduled to be arraigned...
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in Georgia

ATLANTA – Georgians participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative held on Saturday, April 27, 2019, turned in 11,114 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. The amount collected was the...
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in South Carolina

COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolinians participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative held on Saturday, April 27, 2019, turned in 11, 825 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. The amount...
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DEA’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day yields fruitful results in North Carolina

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – North Carolinians participating in the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative held on Saturday, April 27, 2019, turned in 8,968 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. The amount collected...
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Buffalo man sentenced for conspiring to sell fentanyl

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Jose Alvarez, 26, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, butyryl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 12...