DEA Archived Press Releases

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Two Individuals Distributing Methamphetamine In Marin County Pleaded Guilty To Drug Trafficking

SAN FRANCISCO - Miguel Macias aka “Flaco” pleaded guilty today and Alejandro Miranda pleaded guilty on Sept. 24, 2014, to distribution and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and conspiracy to launder money, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick, and...
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Laytonville Resident Pleads Guilty To Manufacturing Marijuana And Money Laundering

SAN FRANCISCO - Matthew David Graves pleaded guilty on Sept. 26, 2014, to manufacturing and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, conspiracy to do so, and money laundering, announced United States Attorney Melinda Haag, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation...
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Drug Transporter Arrested In Kern County Sentenced

FRESNO, Calif. - Enrique Reynosa, 37, was sentenced today to four years and nine months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing methamphetamine and cocaine with intent to distribute. Senior U.S. District Judge Anthony W. Ishii also ordered the forfeiture of the Silverado pickup...
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Hawaii-Bound Meth Trafficker Sentenced

FRESNO, Calif. - Oscar Rodriguez, 31, of Sanger, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to four years and one month in prison. According to court documents, on January 31, 2013, Transportation Security Agency officers stopped Rodriguez at the Modesto Airport after his baggage tested positive...
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Visalia Doctor Sentenced For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

FRESNO, Calif. - Dr. Terrill Eugene Brown, 61, of Visalia, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to four years and nine months in prison for causing the distribution and dispensing of oxycodone and structuring financial transactions to evade a reporting requirement. In addition, Brown was...
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Final Member Of Valley Drug Rip Crew Sentenced In Case That Resulted In A Death

PHOENIX - On Sept. 25, 2014, the final defendant was sentenced in connection with Operation Push the Pawn - an investigation of a Phoenix area drug rip crew conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Internal Revenue Service and the Phoenix Police Department...
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Leader Of California-Based Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

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 Antonio Cuevas-(47, Sacramento, California) pleaded guilty yesterday to one count of conspiring with others to distribute 500 grams...
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DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

ATLANTA - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Atlanta Division Office is partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its ninth and final National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This one-day...
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DEA Nashville District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Nashville, Tennessee District Office and other DEA offices throughout Tennessee, are partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its ninth and final National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014...
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DEA Charlotte District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Charlotte District Office and other DEA offices throughout North Carolina, are partnering with national, state, local, and tribal law enforcement officials, as well as community coalition groups, to hold its ninth and final National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014...