DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Baltimore Heroin Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge

Baltimore, Md., – Larry Gardner, a/k/a “Little Larry,” age 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, including heroin. The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division...
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Cocaine Supplier Pleads Guilty and is Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Charges

Baltimore, Md., – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Jack Anderson IV, age 45, of Tucson, Arizona, to 126 months in federal prison after Anderson entered a guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine. The guilty plea and...
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Nassau County Repeat Offender Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Offense

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Shawn Andrew Wilson (47, Fernandina Beach) pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. Wilson faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 5 years, and up to, 40 years in federal prison. According...
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Aryan Brotherhood Member Pleads Guilty to Meth Trafficking

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Billings, Missouri, man who belongs to the Aryan Brotherhood pleaded guilty in federal court today to methamphetamine trafficking. Jimmy Jack Pinkley, 44, pleaded guilty before U.S. Chief Magistrate Judge David P. Rush to one count of possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. By pleading guilty...
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Baltimore Drug Dealer Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Trafficking Charges Related to a Fentanyl Death

Baltimore, Md., – Khalil Shaheed, age 28, of Baltimore, Maryland, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, and possession of a firearm by a felon. The guilty plea was announced by Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of...
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Man from Puerto Rico Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announce a Puerto Rican man today admitted conspiring to distribute over 250 kilograms of cocaine. Mariano Enrique Arroyo Perez, aka “Humilde,” 29...
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South Carolina Man Admits Interstate Gun Trafficking Conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a South Carolina man today admitted conspiring to illegally sell firearms, including five pistols and one rifle, in...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge for U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Stephen Jacob Lee Johnson, 49, of Mishawaka, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly A. Brady...
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Two Men Admit Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced two Newark men have admitted their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy based in Newark. Rahim Jackson pleaded...
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Heroin Trafficker Who Fled Controlled Delivery sentenced to 14 Years

DALLAS - A heroin trafficker who fled the scene of a controlled delivery has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chávez Frank Alex Juarez, 22, of Terrell, Texas, pleaded guilty in July to possession with intent to distribute heroin. He...