DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Fort Worth Man Sentenced To 300 Months In Federal Prison On Crack Cocaine Conviction

FORT WORTH, Texas - Jeremy Warner, a Fort Worth man who pleaded guilty in July to one count of possession of cocaine (crack cocaine) with the intent to distribute, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Reed C. O’Connor to 300 months in federal prison, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker...
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Convicted Felon From Tarrant County Sentenced To 300 Months In Federal Prison On Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy Conviction

FORT WORTH, Texas - A convicted felon from Tarrant County who pleaded guilty this summer to his role in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Fort Worth, Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Jerry Curry, 47, of Haltom City...
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Hartford Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Marijuana Distribution And Firearm Offenses

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deidre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Gauntlett Smith, also known as “Clansman,” 40, a citizen of Jamaica last residing in Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday...
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Shelton Man Admits Role In Steroid Manufacturing And Distribution Conspiracy

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deidre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Mark Bertanza, 34, of Shelton, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute...
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Nyack Man Arrested For Sales Of Synthetic Cannabinoid Resulting In One Known Overdose

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and William J. Bratton, the Commissioner of the Police Department for the City of New (NYPD)...
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Philadelphia Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Prison For Trying To Distribute 1.7 Kilograms Of Pure Methamphetamine

NEWARK, N.J. - -Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 126 months in prison for trying to deliver 1.7 kilograms of pure...
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14 Arrested In DEA-led Investigations Of Los Angeles Area Synthetic Drug Rings

LOS ANGELES - Investigations led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security Investigations in the Los Angeles area have resulted in the arrest of over a dozen defendants allegedly involved in the large-scale manufacture and distribution of synthetic drugs that are commonly called “spice.”...
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151 Arrested In DEA-Led Investigation Of Synthetic Drug Rings

WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), Immigration and Customs (ICE) Homeland Security (HSI), Customs and Border (CBP), along with other federal, state, and local law enforcement today concluded a 15-month, nationwide drug interdiction effort that resulted in 151 arrests in 16 states. The enforcement action, known as Project Synergy III...
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61 Latin Kings Gang Members And Associates Arrested And Charged In Connection With A Racketeering And Drug Distribution Scheme Defendants Were Affiliated With The Austin, San Antonio And Uvalde Chapters Of The Gang’s Central Region Of Texas

SAN ANTONIO, Texas) - Pete Perez, the Texas-Central Region “Inca,” or leader, of the Almighty Latin King and Queen (Latin Kings), and 60 of his fellow members and associates are in custody facing federal and/or state charges for their roles in a racketeering and drug distribution scheme in the Austin...
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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 11, 2016 in Leesburg, Virginia. In this interactive exploration of the effects of drugs on both individuals and society, visitors...