DEA Archived Press Releases

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DPrison Nurse Sentenced For Smuggling Heroin For Federal Inmate

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 44-year-old Beaumont woman has been sentenced for bringing prohibited drugs into a federal prison in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney John M. Bales and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit. Lakista Lashau Davis pleaded guilty on Aug. 27, 2015...
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Arlington Career Criminal Sentenced For Heroin Distribution

BOSTON - An Arlington man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Boston for selling heroin mixed with fentanyl which creates a toxic mixture substantially more potent, and more dangerous, than heroin alone. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and...
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New Haven Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Assault In Aid Of Racketeering And Crack Distribution Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Christopher Graham, also known as “Ugg,” 28, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before Chief U.S. District...
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Mexican Cartel Member Sentenced To Prison For Conspiracy Involving Over 400 Kilograms Of Methamphetamine

ATLANTA - Israel Garcia-Villanueva has been sentenced to over 17 years in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to traffic over 400 kilograms of methamphetamine. He received shipments of methamphetamine and coordinated its delivery in Atlanta, Georgia, and throughout the Southeast. Daniel R. Salter, the Special Agent in Charge...
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Final Two Defendants Plead Guilty To Marijuana Cultivation Scheme In Sacramento And Elk Grove Residences

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jun Mou Peng, 42, and Shihong Chen, 50, both of Elk Grove, pleaded guilty today to manufacturing marijuana inside homes in Elk Grove and Sacramento, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court documents...
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Vallejo Resident Charged With Methamphetamine Possession

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Lino Jimenez, 34, of Vallejo, charging him with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court documents, on...
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Second Canadian Marijuana Trafficker Receives Life Sentence

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - Gaetan “Gates” Dinelle, age 42, of Cornwall, Ontario, was sentenced to life imprisonment for running a drug trafficking organization that made more than $10 million in profits in a single year. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA)...
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Eddy County Resident Sentenced To 168 Months For Federal Methamphetamine Trafficking Conviction

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Rodrigo Ivan Cazares, 34, a legal permanent resident from Zamora, Michoacan, Mexico who resides in Artesia, N.M., was sentenced today in federal court in Las Cruces, N.M., for a narcotics trafficking conviction involving more than 4.5 (ten pounds) of pure methamphetamine. Cazares was sentenced to 168 months...
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Alaska Judge Sentences Texas Man To 84 Months In Prison In Heroin And Methamphetamine Drug Conspiracy

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - - Omar Alejandro Alfaro, 37, of Texas, was sentenced yesterday to 84 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to sell large quantities of heroin and methamphetamine to Alaska based drug dealers. The conspiracy began in January 2013 and continued until October 2014. During that...
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Jury Convicts Syracuse Man In Heroin And Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A federal jury today convicted Derrick Wilson, a/k/a D-Ellis and Sonny Black, 36, of Syracuse, of participating in a heroin and crack cocaine conspiracy, following a week-long trial. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division, Drug Enforcement (DEA), United...