DEA Archived Press Releases

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Illinois Man Sentenced to 143 months for Meth Trafficking

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris for the Central District of Illinois announced that Wesley K. Jacobson, 41, of Kewanee, Illinois, was sentenced to 143 months’ imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris of the Central District of Illinois announced that Atoris Jaquez Slater, 28, of Rock Island, Illinois, was sentenced to an aggregate 10 years in prison...
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Lawrence Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Fentanyl Pills Produced Using Multiple Pill Press Machines

BOSTON – A Lawrence man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to distributing counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, made using multiple pill press machines. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. District Court...
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Jessup Felon Is Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Possessing Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and for Illegal Possession of a Firearm

Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Julie R. Rubin sentenced Edward Burton, age 38, of Jessup, Maryland, yesterday to 13 years in federal prison, followed by four years of supervised release, after Burton pleaded guilty to federal charges of possession of more than 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to...
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Former Angels Communications Director Eric Kay Sentenced to 22 Years in Tyler Skaggs Overdose Case

Fort Worth, Texas - Ex- Los Angeles Angels employee Eric Kay was sentenced today to 22 years in federal prison in connection with the 2019 overdose death of Angles pitcher Tyler Skaggs, announced Eduardo A. Chavez, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Dallas. In February, a federal jury found former...
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Atlantic County Man Admits Role in Drug Distribution Scheme

CAMDEN, 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 an Atlantic County man today admitted his role in a heroin distribution scheme. Christopher Gonzalez, 38, of Egg Harbor...
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

On September 27, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across the United States. As part of the One Pill Can Kill initiative, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more than...
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration announced this week the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across the United States. “Fentanyl is responsible for killing thousands of people in the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia (DMV)...
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Indianapolis Man Sentenced To 70 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

HAMMOND, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Erasmo Martinez, 44, of Indianapolis was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Jon DeGuilio on his plea of...
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DEA Announces Results of Enforcement Surge to Reduce the Fentanyl Supply Across the United States

NEWARK, N.J. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of an enforcement operation that spanned from May to September and resulted in significant fentanyl seizures across the United States. As part of the One Pill Can Kill initiative, the DEA and its law enforcement partners seized more...