DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Involving Drug And Firearms Trafficking

BOSTON – A Boston area man has pleaded guilty to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Jose Afonseca, 32, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and dealing in firearms without a license. U.S...
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Leader of Multistate Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced to 15 Years

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – An Anchorage man was sentenced Oct. 18 to 15 years in prison and five years’ supervised release for leading a multistate drug trafficking ring that trafficked kilos of heroin into Alaska and used firearms to further the conspiracy. According to court documents, in 2020, Samuel Frederick Davis...
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Leaders of Dangerous Mexican Drug Cartel Responsible for Extreme Violence Charged with International Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

An indictment was unsealed in the District of Columbia charging leaders of the violent drug trafficking organization known as Los Zetas, and its successor organization, Cartel del Noreste (CDN), with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise; drug trafficking conspiracy; firearms offenses; and international money laundering conspiracy. According to the indictment...
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California Drug Supplier Sentenced to Life in Federal Prison for Role in Fentanyl Overdose Death of Alaska Man

FAIRBANKS, Alaska – A California drug supplier was sentenced today to life in prison for his connection to the fatal fentanyl overdose of a Fairbanks man in October 2020. Junior Gafatasi Tulali, 48, was convicted by a federal jury of distributing fentanyl resulting in death with an enhanced statutory penalty...
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Three Lawrence Men Arrested On Drug Charges

BOSTON – Three Lawrence men have been arrested for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs. Ronald Odelyn Tejeda, 38; Erick Pimentel-Cabrera, 27; and Carlos M. Rodriguez, 36, have been charged with conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Pimentel-Cabrera and Rodriguez...
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Eastern Idaho Attorney Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

POCATELLO, Idaho – Robin Dwain Dunn, 69, of Rigby, was sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy in Eastern Idaho. Senior U.S. District Judge B. Lynn Winmill also ordered Dunn to pay a $50,000 fine and to serve three years of supervised...
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Spokane Man Involved in Robbery of Large Amount of Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Sentenced to Federal Prison

SPOKANE, Wash. - Brady Baughman, age 34, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced after pleading guilty to one count of Robbery Affecting Commerce and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute 30 Grams or More of Fentanyl. United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke imposed a sentence of 120 months...
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15 Defendants Indicted for Meth and Fentanyl Trafficking

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Fifteen more defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy after law enforcement officers seized 100 pounds of methamphetamine and a kilogram of fentanyl pills hidden in a vehicle being transported from San Bernadino, Cal. to Springfield, Mo. Stevie...
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Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 5 Years in Federal Prison

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAHQUAN BLACKWIN, also known as “Mula,” 27, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 66 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for...
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking, Gun Crimes

MILWAUKEE - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee, and U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Sept. 17, 2024, Senior U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Chee Neng Xiong, 36, to a total sentence of...