DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Nixa Woman Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking After High-Speed Chase

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Nixa, Missouri, woman who led law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase at night with no headlights pleaded guilty in federal court today to trafficking methamphetamine. Gina N. Nunez, 43, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to one count of possessing methamphetamine with...
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Ringleader in Prescription Drug Conspiracy Sentenced to Federal Prison

SAVANNAH, Ga. -- The leader of a conspiracy that used forged prescriptions to obtain and sell large amounts of highly addictive opioids has been sentenced to federal prison. Raheem Hardy, 29, of Decatur, Georgia, was sentenced to 55 months in prison after pleading guilty to Conspiracy to Possess with Intent...
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Colombian National Extradited from Panama Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges in the United States

TAMPA, Fla. – Gerardo Gomez-Lubo, a/k/a Francisco Niño (42, Colombia), has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute cocaine knowing and intending it to be imported into the United States. Gomez-Lubo faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 151 Months for Cocaine Distribution

HAMMOND, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Regional Office in Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Odell Lucas, 44, of Schererville, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge James Moody...
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Idaho Man Sentenced to More Than 12 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine

POCATELLO, Idaho – A Twin Falls, Idaho, man was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court records, in September 2019, Cody J. Moore, 50, of Twin Falls, Idaho, traveled to Arizona with his co-conspirator, Brian...
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Bowie Maryland Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

Greenbelt, Md., – Justina Aburime, age 53, of Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone and one count of distribution and dispensing of oxycodone. The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division; United...
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Maryland Nurse Practitioner Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute and Dispense Oxycodone

Greenbelt, Md., – Justina Aburime, age 53, of Bowie, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to one count of conspiracy to distribute and dispense oxycodone and one count of distribution and dispensing of oxycodone. The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division; United...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 190 Months for Meth Trafficking

PEORIA, Ill. – Robert Bell, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris for the Central District of Illinois announced that Dustin R. Test, 39, from Peoria, Illinois, was sentenced on Jan. 6, 2022, to 190 months imprisonment, to be followed...
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Passaic County Man Admits Role in Illegal Money Transmitting Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted his role in an illegal money transmitting business. Julio De La...
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Pain Clinic Doctor and Staff Member Charged with Unlawful Distribution of Opioids

TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced the return of an indictment charging Dr. Qing McGaha (55, Tampa) with conspiracy to commit unlawful distribution of controlled substances and unlawful distribution of controlled substances for no legitimate medical purpose and outside the usual course of professional practice, as...