DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Elmira Methamphetamine Dealer Pleads Guilty

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Corey J. Lattimer, 30, of Elmira, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison...
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Portland Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Shipping Firearm and Ammunition to the U.K. , Possessing Meth

PORTLAND, Ore.—A Portland man was sentenced to the federal prison on Friday after he was caught shipping a handgun and ammunition to the United Kingdom and possessing a pound of methamphetamine in his residence. Lyle Justin Schirm, 35, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised...
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Supplier in Juvenile Fentanyl Overdoses Case Charged with Drug Conspiracy

DALLAS, TEXAS - A top source of supply in the Carrollton fentanyl overdoses case has been charged with a federal drug crime, announced U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Leigha Simonton. Jason Xavier Villanueva, 22, was charged via criminal complaint with conspiracy to distribute a Schedule II controlled...
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Idaho Falls Man Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Federal Prison for Attempted Methamphetamine Distribution

POCATELLO, Idaho – Jacob James Martinez, 33, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to federal prison for attempted possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Martinez to 188 months in federal prison. According to court records, on...
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Berkeley Resident Sentenced to Four Years in Prison in Tenderloin Fentanyl Distribution Scheme

SAN FRANCISCO – David Ordonez was sentenced to 48 months in prison for his role in a scheme to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco, announced United States Attorney Stephanie M. Hinds and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris...
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San Joaquin County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges

FRESNO, Calif. — Alphonso Jimenez, 31, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob...
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Tulare County Woman Pleads Guilty to Distributing Over 3 Pounds of Methamphetamine

FRESNO, Calif. — Alma Sanchez, 50, of Fresno, pleaded guilty today to distributing methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced. According to court documents, Sanchez distributed methamphetamine on two occasions to a co‑conspirator, who then immediately resold the...
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Deadly Fentanyl Trafficked in Protein Powder Containers

NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Keechant L. Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department...
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Brother and Sister Plead Guilty to Drug Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl Sales

WASHINGTON – Larry Jerome Eastman, 22, of Temple Hills, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute Fentanyl. His sister, Justice Michelle Eastman, 26, of Washington, D.C., pleaded guilty on January 31st. The pleas were announced by U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves, Special Agent...
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Rock Hill Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Involvement in Fentanyl Distribution Ring

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Patricia Ann Hemphill, 51, of Rock Hill, was sentenced to 3 years in federal prison after pleading guilty relating to a multi-state drug operation out of the Rock Hill and Charlotte, North Carolina area. Evidence presented to the Court showed that the Federal Bureau of Investigation...