United States Drug Enforcement Administration

BANGOR, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Alan Ketchen, a/k/a “AJ”, 42 - , of Bangor pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiracy to possess with the intent...

NORFOLK, Va. - Shawn H. Spencer, 33, of Virginia Beach, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess controlled substances. Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge for Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Washington Field Division; Dana J. Boente, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; and...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Eric Jacobson, a Great Neck, New York, physician, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York, to 19 counts of the illegal distribution of the highly addictive painkiller oxycodone. When sentenced, Jacobson faces up to nine years in prison. The...

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that Vinston Boxton-(48, San Andres Island, Colombia, South America) today pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute five...

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce today that Amber (31, St. George, Utah) pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute marijuana. She faces a...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging Ryan Russow, 29, of Milford...

FRESNO, Calif. - Ana Lilia Angulo, 30, of San Jose, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute nine pounds of heroin. According to court documents, on April 23, 2013, Angulo was stopped for a traffic violation while driving a vehicle northbound on I5 near...

FRESNO, Calif. - Leopoldo “Polo” Rodriguez, 42, resident of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute, marijuana. According to court documents, Rodriguez and his fellow conspirators planned to send large quantities of marijuana from Bakersfield to Memphis, Tennessee. On August 26, 2013...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, announced the indictment and arrest of 48 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of controlled substances. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) the Puerto Rico Police (PRPD) are in charge...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Ruben Barajas, 37, of Stockton, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Troy L. Nunley to 11 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Barajas was selling methamphetamine out of his taco truck. He was found in possession of...