DEA Archived Press Releases

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Man Sentenced To Over 11 Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

SHREVEPORT, La. - A man from Texas was sentenced Wednesday to over 11 years in prison for conspiring to sell methamphetamine in the Shreveport area with another Texas man, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley. Tares Terrell...
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South Texas Woman Convicted For Distributing Methamphetamine

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Irma Matamoros-Santillan, a 30-year-old woman from Harlingen has been ordered to prison following her conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Matamoros-Santillan pled guilty October 19, 2016. Today...
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Federal Grand Jury Indicts Two Dallas Men For Distributing Large Amounts Of Heroin In North Texas

DALLAS - A federal grand jury in Dallas returned an indictment yesterday charging Reyes Alvarez, 32, and Pedro Calixto, 27, both of Dallas with one count each of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. The indictment was by Clyde E. Shelley, Jr...
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Investigation Into Cocaine Trafficking Organization Leads To 10 Year Sentence For Major New Haven Distributor

FEB 24 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Omar Polanco-Mendez, 40, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in...
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Hartford Heroin Distributor Sentenced To 8+ Years

FEB 24 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Corey Jerrick, 30, of East Hartford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...
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Former Baggage Handler At LAX Arrested For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy After Allegedly Using Credentials To Pass Cocaine Through Security

LOS ANGELES - A former baggage handler employed at Los Angeles International Airport was arrested Tuesday by authorities investigating the use of employee credentials to breach airport security. Alberto H. Botello, 23, of South Gate, was taken into custody without incident by officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the...
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Las Cruces Man Sentenced To Ten Years For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

LAS CRUCES, N.M - Jessie Jesus Marquez, 37, of Las Cruces, New Mexico, was sentenced last week in federal court to 121 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on narcotics trafficking charges. The sentence was announced by Special Agent in Charge Will R...
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Agencies Host Community Showing Of Chasing The Dragon: The Life Of An Opiate Addict

Federal, State Agencies and HealthCare Providers meet in Great Falls for Community Outreach and Education GREAT FALLS, Mont. - In an effort to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse, the FBI and DEA have released Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict, a documentary...
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Connecticut Man Who Sold Heroin To Overdose Victim Sentenced

FEB 23 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jevaughn Watson, 23, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to...
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State Inmate Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine And Heroin From Prison

ATLANTA - Kevin Bristol Patterson, 35, of Blairsville, Georgia, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Eleanor L. Ross to 18 years and four months in federal prison to be followed by five years of supervised release, and a $600 special assessment. Patterson’s sentence was a result of his role...