DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Champaign man sentenced to 13 years in prison for trafficking

URBANA, Ill. – U.S. District Judge Michael M. Mihm today sentenced a Champaign, ll., man, Stephan Caamano, to 13 years in federal prison for trafficking at least 4.3 million counterfeit Xanax pills throughout the country and laundering the proceeds. Caamano has been ordered to pay more than $2.1 million he...
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Man sentenced for role in fentanyl trafficking operation

LAREDO, Texas – Jesus Homero Ortiz, a 27-year-old resident of Laredo has been sentenced to federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute nearly eight kilograms of fentanyl, announced DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney Ryan K...
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Member of southeastern Connecticut drug ring sentenced to 71 months in prison

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Royshawn Allgood, also known as “Boy Roy,” 30, of New London, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...
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St. Joseph Man sentenced for $6 million in synthetic cannabinoid conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A St. Joseph, Missouri, man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute nearly $6 million of synthetic cannabinoid products, also known as K2. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration-St. Louis Division and IRS-Criminal Investigation. Shakeel Khan...
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Alleged dark web narcotics trafficker indicted for distributing heroin and methamphetamine in exchange for bitcoin

BROOKLYN, N.Y. – Defendant Joanna De Alba, a U.S. citizen, will be arraigned this afternoon in federal court in Brooklyn on an indictment charging her with conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and methamphetamine, and distribution of heroin and methamphetamine via the “dark web.” De Alba...
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Pharmacist And A Pharmacy Technician Indicted For Conspiracy To Illegally Distribute Prescription Drugs

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent Clay Morris and U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance announced Dec. 29th that a Jasper, Ala. pharmacist and one of his pharmacy technicians turned themselves in to DEA agents on indictments that they conspired to illegally distribute opioid painkillers and other controlled...
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DEA Eases Requirements For FDA-Approved Clinical Trials On Cannabidiol

WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) recently eased some of the regulatory requirements imposed by the Controlled Substances (CSA) for those who are conducting FDA-approved clinical trials on (CBD), an extract of the marijuana plant. These modifications will streamline the research process regarding CBD’s possible medicinal value and...
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Loudoun County To Host DEA Exhibit

LEESBURG, Va. - The national touring exhibit developed by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the DEA Educational Foundation, Drugs: Costs and Consequences, formerly known as Target America, opens on January 12, 2016 at 750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite F-1 in Leesburg, Virginia, and will be open Tuesday through Saturday, 10...
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Gun Charges

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Wayman Sparrow, a/k/a “Blaze,” 25, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine...
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Jury Convicts Schenectady Man Of Heroin Conspiracy

ALBANY, NEW YORK - On Friday December 18, a jury convicted Raymond P. Baker, age 36, of Schenectady, New York, of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, announced Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division, Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Attorney Richard...