DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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East Hartford Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

EAST HARTFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Terrell Hunter, 29, of Hartford, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in...
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Kentucky “Black Mafia Family” Member Convicted Of Distribution Of Up To 100 Kilos Of Cocaine

LOUISVILLE, KY - David J. Hale, United States Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky, and Robert L. Corso, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Detroit Field Division announced today that a member of the “Black Mafia Family” has been convicted of possession and distribution of...
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Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Arrests In DEA Narco-Terrorism Undercover OperationsOne DEA Operation Results In Arrests Of Defendants For Agreeing To Acquire $9.5 Million Worth Of Surface-to-Air Missiles And Other Weapons For Hizballah Separate DEA

MANHATTAN, NY. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Michele M. Leonhart, the Administrator of the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced the unsealing of two indictments resulting from two DEA narco-terrorism undercover operations: first, an indictment against Siavosh Henareh, Bachar Wehbe...
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Marijuana Dispensary Worker Sentenced To 37 Months

FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that United States District Judge Anthony W. Ishii sentenced Jonathan Michael Chapman, 32, of Bakersfield, today to 37 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent...
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DEA San Diego Nets 23 Arrests In Part Of National Project Delirium Take Down

SAN DIEGO, CA - Acting Special Agent in Charge William R. Sherman, San Diego Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Bonnie Dumanis, District Attorney for San Diego County announced today the arrests of 23 defendants as part of “Project Delirium,” a national takedown targeting Mexican Drug Trafficking Organizations...
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Drug Conspiracy Lands Evansville Man With 10-Year Prison Sentence

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. - Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, announced today that Gerald Fuqua, 31, of Evansville, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by United States District Chief Judge Richard L. Young. The sentencing followed Fuqua’s earlier guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute...
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Hartford Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison For Making And Selling Crack Cocaine

HARTFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Terrell Hunter, 29, of Hartford, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in Bridgeport...
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Multi-Agency Meth And Cocaine Investigation Nets 25 Federal Arrests In Eastern Washington

SPOKANE, WASH - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Washington, the Washington State Patrol, and the Spokane Regional Drug Task Force announced today a sweeping enforcement action against a large scale methamphetamine and cocaine drug trafficking organization in Eastern Washington. “The 25...
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Operation Reload: Jury Convicts Kingpin And Members Of His Family Of Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

LAREDO, TX -- - Late yesterday afternoon, a federal jury returned guilty verdicts on 14 of 16 counts charged against the five remaining defendants charged as a result of Operation Reload, Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced...
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Member Of Vietnamese Drug-Trafficking Organization Convicted

BOSTON, MA. - A Randolph man was convicted today in federal court on drug charges after a three-day trial. Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; New Bedford Police Chief David A. Provencher; Randolph Police...