DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
2009 Results - Showing 1261 to 1270
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Manhattan And Brooklyn U.S. Attorneys Announce Guilty Plea In Manhattan Federal Court Of Colombian Narcotics Kingpin To Massive Cocaine Conspiracy

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New (SDNY), and Loretta E. Lynch, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New (EDNY), announced that Daniel Barrera Barrera, also known as “Loco Barrera,” a citizen of Colombia, pleaded guilty today in the...
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Fourteen Aryan Brotherhood Members And Associates Indicted On Federal Racketeering Charges In Mississippi

OXFORD, Miss. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and Felicia C. Adams, U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi announced today that fourteen alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Mississippi, including four of its most senior leaders, have been indicted by a federal grand...
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Bangor Resident Sentenced To 7a½ Years In Prison For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Adam Hathorn, - 36, of Bangor was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to...
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Greenbush Resident Sentenced To Over Eight Years For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jessica Bryden, - 22, of Greenbush was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to...
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U.S. Attorney’s Office Indicts 14 For Acadiana Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

LAFAYETTE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a federal grand jury indicted 14 people in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy in Lafayette, New Iberia and the surrounding areas. “Today we have dismantled a drug...
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Three Men Sentenced For Federal Drug Violations

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Clemmon Bridges, age 56, of Houston, Texas, and Darin Fields, age 32, of Bogalusa, Louisiana, were sentenced today after having previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and conspiracy to...
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Tarrant And Parker County Men Receive Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences For Roles In Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

FORT WORTH, Texas - Six defendants who were convicted of federal felony offenses for their respective roles in a cocaine distribution conspiracy in North Texas have been sentenced, announced U.S. Attorney Sarah R. Saldaña of the Northern District of Texas. Francisco Favela, 46, of Crowley, Texas, was sentenced on Monday...
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Bangor Resident Sentenced To Almost Six Years For Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Daniel Hines, 38, of Bangor was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Bangor by Chief Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to...
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New York City Man Sentenced To Five Years For Oxycodone Trafficking

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that William Waters, 33, of Bronx, New York, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr...
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18 Individuals Indicted For Drug Trafficking At El Trebol Public Housing Project

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On November 12, 2014, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 18 defendants charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico. The...