DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Two Madison Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking

MADISON, WIS. – John McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee and Timothy M. O’Shea, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that two Madison men have been sentenced in connection with fentanyl trafficking. Tysean J. Pollard, 22, Madison, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by...
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on March 7, 2024, Quenton Dodson, 36, originally from Ypsilanti, Michigan, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey Crawford to a term of 96 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a four-year term...
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Gang Member Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison on Racketeering Charge and Related Crimes

NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his role a racketeering conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Amir Edmonds, aka “G Baby,” 22, of Newark, pleaded guilty on Sept. 13, 2023, before U.S. District...
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Connecticut Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Offenses

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that, on March 4, 2024, Rafael Ortiz, 47, of Hartford, Connecticut, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to 110 months in prison and three years of supervised release following his guilty plea to possession with intent...
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Previously Convicted Felon Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison For Firearm And Drug Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston-area man has been sentenced for illegally possessing a firearm with an obliterated serial number while on supervised release from an earlier federal firearm charge. Dane Mitchell, 32, of Boston and Revere, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to seven years...
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Fifteen Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of Over 175 Years

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced Fifteen individuals have been convicted and sentenced for their roles in a large drug trafficking operation based in Kokomo, Indiana. According to...
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U.S. Attorney's Office Prosecuted 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners

SPOKANE, Wash. – Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that in 2023, the office she leads prosecuted 85 illegal firearm offenders, resulting in the seizure and forfeiture of 163 illegally owned, possessed, used, or obtained firearms. Firearms that are forfeited are removed from...
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso Division, and Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Danyell Kerr, Jr. was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Kerr, 32, of Albuquerque, pled guilty to...
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Zaquikon T. Roy Arraigned on New Drug and Gun Charges

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Zaquikon T. Roy, 35, of Brooklyn, New York, was arraigned on February 20, 2024, in U.S. District Court in Burlington, Vermont on a superseding indictment charging the following: conspiracy to distribute cocaine base...
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Indictment Charges Hartford Man on Supervised Release with Firearm and Drug Offenses

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Hartford Police Chief Jason Thody have announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging...