DEA Archived Press Releases

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Large Scale Los Angeles PCP “Cook” Sentenced To Life In Prison

GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Raymond Bullette III, age 34, of Los Angeles, California, today to life in prison followed by 10 years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute large quantities of (PCP). Bullette had previously been convicted of five felony drug offenses in...
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Sacramento Man Transporting 19 Pounds Of Methamphetamine Through Fresno County Pleads Guilty

FRESNO, Calif. - Wenceslao Cruz Ochoa, 35, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Ochoa was driving northbound on Interstate 5 when he was stopped for driving too closely to another vehicle. During the stop, the deputy’s canine alerted to the...
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Woonsocket Resident Sentenced To 13 A½ Years In Federal Prison In Armed Drug-Rip And Assault

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Tyronne Seams, 29, of Woonsocket, was sentenced on Friday to 161 months in federal prison for his role in a September 2013 armed robbery and drug-rip at a Woonsocket residence, during which time he and an accomplice opened fire at the occupants of the residence, announced Michael...
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More Than 30 Drug Peddlers Arrested In Orange County

ORLANDO, Fla. - On June 10, 2015, members of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Orlando District Office, assisted the Orange County Sheriff’s (OCSO) Narcotics Unit conduct the final stage of Operation Old Cheney. This was a culmination of a four month investigation after the OCSO continually received complaints from business owners...
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Second Of Cape Cod Brothers Sentenced To 25 Years For Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

BOSTON - The second of a pair of Cape Cod brothers was sentenced today for his role in a three-year, multi-million dollar oxycodone distribution conspiracy that flooded Cape Cod with highly addictive opiates. Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England; U.S. Attorney...
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Four Men Indicted For Trafficking Oxycodone And Money Laundering, 37 Guns Seized

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against Michael Deshone Mathews, 42, of Elk Grove; Earshell Hayes, 49, of Puyallup, Washington; Leon Currie Fields, Jr., 43, of Sacramento; and David William Dixon, 36, of Acampo, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration...
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Art Contest To Raise Awareness About Heroin Addiction

NEWARK, N.J. - - The Drug Enforcement Administration-New Jersey Division and the New York/New Jersey High Intensity Drug Trafficking (HIDTA) in conjunction with the Partnership for a Drug Free New Jersey and the Governor’s Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse are pleased to announce their sponsorship of a statewide Heroin...
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51 Arrested In Major Heroin Takedown

ST. LOUIS - DEA St. Louis and federal, state, and local counterparts today announced 51 drug and weapons arrests aimed at the most violent heroin traffickers and criminal organizations in the St. Louis region. The 10-month effort was the first significant action of the St. Louis Heroin Initiative, a collection...
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77-Year Sentence Imposed On Anchorage Man For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, And Using Firearms In Furtherance Of Those Crimes

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - Phosavan Khamnivong a.k.a. “P.K.,” 34, of Anchorage, Alaska was sentenced today to 77 years’ imprisonment following his February 2015, convictions on drug trafficking conspiracy, two kidnapping charges, and two firearm charges. “Today, the violence, fear and intimidation utilized by this defendant stops,” said DEA Acting Special Agent...
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Philadelphia District Attorney And The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Announce Heroin Bust Valued At $3.3 Million

PHILADELPHIA - Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams and Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggleof the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced the results of a joint task force that led to the arrest of three suspects and the confiscation of $3.3 million of heroin - the biggest heroin bust...