DEA Archived Press Releases

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Wisconsin man charged with possessing methamphetamine for distribution

MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Division announced today that a federal grand jury in the Western District of Wisconsin, sitting in Madison, returned an indictment today for Brian K. Dennis, 50, Spooner, Wisconsin. Dennis is charged with possessing 50...
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Utica men sentenced for drug trafficking conspiracy

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Abner Peralta, 31, and Luis Colon, 35, both of Utica, New York, were sentenced today in federal court in Utica after previously being found guilty after trial of drug trafficking charges. Peralta was sentenced to serve 60 months in federal prison, followed by a 4-year term of...
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Nineteen indicted in cartel-connected drug trafficking conspiracy

SEATTLE - Fifteen people were arrested today throughout the Puget Sound region and in California following an 18-month investigation of a drug trafficking organization tied to the CJNG cartel in Mexico. Defendants arrested today made their initial appearance in U.S. District Court in Seattle. The South Sound Streets are safer...
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Syracuse man sentenced to nearly eight years in prison in RICO gang case

SYRACUSE, N.Y. –Wynn, 43, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 92 months in prison for violating the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) as part of the 110 Gang. In imposing sentence, Senior United States District Judge Frederick J. Scullin, Jr. also ordered Wynn to serve three...
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Syracuse man sentenced on federal drug trafficking charges

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Troy Jackson, 43, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 46 months in prison for his conviction for participating in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, Thomas F. Relford, Special...
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Former Long Island Doctor Pleads Guilty to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Tameshwar Ammar, a former medical doctor in Roslyn, New York, pleaded guilty via teleconference to conspiring to illegally distribute oxycodone. Ammar was indicted in November 2019. On June 22, 2020, he relinquished his license to practice medicine. Today’s plea...
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Fort Wayne man charged drugs, guns, and more than $250,000 seized

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Chicago Division and U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced that John Clark , age 53, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was charged in a criminal complaint with drug and weapon violations. According to documents in this case...
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Drug trafficking ring leader sentenced to 42 years in federal prison

INDIANAPOLIS — Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Chicago Division, and United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today, Reggie M. Balentine, 43, Kokomo, Ind., and Perry O. Jones, 45, Kokomo, Indiana were sentenced for their role in a large drug trafficking ring operating in Kokomo, Indiana...
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Doctor Pleads Guilty In Manhattan Federal Court To Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone From Brooklyn Clinic

NEW YORK - Today, Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Leigh-Alistair Barzey, Special Agent in Charge of the Northeast Field Office of the U.S...
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USAO employee indicted for conspiring to obstruct justice

HOUSTON– A federal grand jury sitting in Austin has returned a six-count indictment against a 31-year-old paralegal specialist with the U.S. Attorney’s Office (USAO) for the Western District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick of...