DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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La DEA lanza una Nueva Línea de Comunicación para Incentivar Información sobre un Narcotraficante Operando en Colorado

DENVER – El 17 de enero de 2024, la División de Campo de las Montañas Rocosas de la DEA de los Estados Unidos se unió al Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos para anunciar una oferta de recompensa de hasta $5 millones de dólares a cambio de información que...
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

NEWARK, NJ – In 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration marked its 50th anniversary as the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence. This milestone celebrated a half century of dedication to fighting drug trafficking in the United States and around the world, which threatens the...
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – In 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration marked its 50th anniversary as the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence. This milestone celebrated a half century of dedication to fighting drug trafficking in the United States and around the world, which threatens the...
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

SEATTLE– In 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration marked its 50th anniversary as the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence. This milestone celebrated a half century of dedication to fighting drug trafficking in the United States and around the world, which threatens the public safety...
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Two Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Patrick Tylicki, 32, of Matthews, North Carolina, and his co-conspirator, Gregory Alan Kirk, 28, of Charlotte, were sentenced today for their role in distributing fentanyl that resulted in a victim’s death, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Tylicki was sentenced...
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DEA-Led Investigation Dismantles Albuquerque-Based Drug Trafficking Organization

Note: View the Superseding Indictment . ALBUQUERQUE – Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso Division and Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced the results of a law enforcement operation that resulted in fifteen defendants being...
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Eastern Washington Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison

SPOKANE, Wash. - Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jaime Alberto Garza, 52, of Othello, Washington, was sentenced after pleading guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Fentanyl...
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Idaho Falls Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to Nearly 12 Years

BOISE, Idaho– Peter Timothy Eromenok, 34, of Idaho Falls, was sentenced to nearly 12 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, Eromenok was interviewed by investigators on May 9, 2022, about suspected fentanyl left...
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Leader of Portland Area Drug Distribution Organization Sentenced to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

PORTLAND, Ore.—The leader of a drug distribution organization responsible for trafficking large quantities of illegal drugs into the Portland Metropolitan Area for redistribution and sale was sentenced to federal prison today. Luis Angel Rivera-Huezo, 31, of Hillsboro, Oregon, was sentenced to 100 months in federal prison and five years’ supervised...
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Laredo Dealer Set to Appear for Fentanyl-Related Death

LAREDO, Texas – A federal grand jury has returned an indictment against a 31-year-old resident of Laredo for distributing fentanyl which caused the death of another person, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Kevin Ramirez is set to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Judge Christopher dos Santos at...