DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Sacramento Man Sentenced to 57 Months Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jason Tolbert, 45, of Sacramento, was sentenced yesterday by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 57 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris announced...
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Defendant Convicted of Distributing Fentanyl that Resulted in U.S. Marine’s Death

SAN DIEGO - A jury convicted Nameer Mohammad Atta yesterday in federal court of distributing the fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of an active-duty lance corporal in the United States Marine Corps on May 21, 2020. According to evidence presented at trial, Atta sold fake “M30” pills containing...
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Midland Man Sentenced for Illegal Fentanyl and Firearm Possession

ALPINE – A Midland man was sentenced today to a total of 200 months in prison for possessing fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm. According to court documents, Edgar Parra, 36, sold a total of 112.3 grams of fentanyl to undercover DEA operatives on three separate occasions between August and...
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Ocean Beach Drug Dealer Sentenced to 12.5 Years for His Role in Fatal Overdose

SAN DIEGO - Anthony Souza of Ocean Beach was sentenced in federal court today to 12.5 years for conspiracy to distribute 400 grams and more of fentanyl. Souza’s distribution of fentanyl resulted in the fatal overdose of 28-year-old Chad Stevens, also of Ocean Beach. According to his plea agreement, Souza...
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Crips Gang Member Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

Baltimore, Maryland – Yesterday, U.S. District Judge George L. Russell sentenced Terrell Walton, age 36, of Delaware, to 13 years in federal prison, followed by 5 years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine. Walton and co-defendant, Che Jaron Durbin...
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Thirteen Defendants Charged in Imperial Valley Takedown of Drug Trafficking Network

SAN DIEGO – An indictment was unsealed in federal court today charging 10 alleged members of an Imperial Valley-based methamphetamine distribution network with drug trafficking and money laundering offenses. In addition, three more related defendants were charged today via complaint with drug trafficking offenses. In a coordinated multi-state takedown that...
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Gang Member Sentenced to Federal Prison for Meth Trafficking

AUGUSTA, Ga. -- A member of a violent white supremacist street gang has been sentenced to more than a decade in federal prison after pleading guilty to trafficking methamphetamine. Donnie Lee Curtis Jr., 37, of Tunnel Hill, Ga., was sentenced to 144 months in prison after previously pleading guilty to...
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Man and Woman Charged with Multiple Gun and Drug Charges, and Hobbs Act Robbery

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Alisha Klinger, 41, Mayville, NY, and Jacob Snow, 36, of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, Hobbs Act Conspiracy, Hobbs Act Robbery, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and brandishing of a firearm during a crime of violence and...
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Nebraska Man Sentenced to 17 ½ Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

OMAHA, Neb. – A Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division investigation led to the arrest of 23 year old Jesse Neri who was sentenced August 25, to 17 and-a-half years in federal prison for distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to distribute and possess with...
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Defendant Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison for Providing Deadly Dose of Fentanyl to Imperial County High School Student

SAN DIEGO – Lorenzo Anthony Garcia of Brawley, 23, was sentenced in federal court today to 130 months in prison and three years of supervised release for providing the fentanyl that caused the overdose death of Josue M. Garcia Moreno, a young football player from Central Union High School in...