DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Provides Citizens Opportunity To Dispose Of Tons Of Medication

LOS ANGELES - Anthony D. Williams, Special Agent in Charge of the Los Angeles Field Division, announced today that area residents turned in more than 35,(17.5 tons) of medication as part of the 8th DEA National Prescription Drug Take-Back Program. This event was held on Saturday, April 26th, and provided...
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Santa Fe Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Crack Cocaine And Firearms Charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Robert Romero, 26, of Santa Fe, N.M., pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics trafficking and firearms charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Romero will be sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release. Romero was one of five men...
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Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Cocaine

(BANGOR, Maine) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Richard A. Kincaid, III, - of Waterbury, Connecticut pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to distributing cocaine. According to...
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Pasco Man Sentenced To 18 Years For Heroin Trafficking

SPOKANE, Wash. - Arnulfo Gomez Tejeda, 39, of Pasco, Washington, was sentenced on May 13, 2014, after having previously pleaded guilty on September 12, 2013, to possession with intent to distribute heroin. Tejeda was sentenced to an 18 year term of imprisonment, to be followed by a 10 year term...
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Four Men Charged With Synthetic Drug Distribution

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, today announced the unsealing of a federal indictment charging four individuals with crimes relating to the distribution of synthetic cannabinoids...
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Bradley And Old Town Residents Plead Guilty To Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Gina Nelson, 31, of Bradley, Maineand Michael Tardiff, a/k/a “Bub”, 54, of Old Town, Maine pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court...
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California Cocaine Courier Sentenced To Five Years In Prison

BALTIMORE - On May 12, 2014, U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced Sergio Nunez, age 41, of Madera, California, to five years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute cocaine. The sentence was announced by Assistant Special Agent in Charge Gary...
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Pensacola Man Sentenced For Conspiring To Distribute Approximately $20 Million Worth Of Cocaine

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that Ricky L. Blankenship,(43, of Pensacola), was sentenced today on federal charges related to a multi-year conspiracy to distribute cocaine...
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Santa Fe Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Crack Cocaine And Firearms Charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Robert Romero, 26, of Santa Fe, N.M., pleaded guilty today to federal narcotics trafficking and firearms charges. Under the terms of his plea agreement, Romero will be sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by four years of supervised release. Romero was one of five men...
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International Cocaine Trafficking Network Impacting The Low Country And Midlands Charged In Charleston, SC

CHARLESTON, S.C. - William N. Nettles, the United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina; Harry S. Sommers, the Special Agent in Charge of the Atlanta Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA); Brock Nicholson, the Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security (HSI) in Atlanta; Mark Keel, the Chief...