DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Reno Doctor Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Involuntary Manslaughter Of Patient And Unlawful Distribution Of Large Quantities Of Prescription Drugs

RENO, Nev. - Dr. Robert Gene Rand, a Reno physician who operated Rand Family Care, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter of a patient and unlawful distribution of oxycodone. This sentence is the result of an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Rand, 54...
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Numerous Alleged Members Of Narcotics Trafficking Organization Taken Into Custody

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A total of nine men have been arrested following multiple enforcement actions in Brownsville, Corpus Christi and Crowley, Louisiana, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. During enforcement actions on Thursday, law enforcement arrested Jesus Hector...
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Medford Man Sentenced To Prison For Manufacturing Hash Oil That Resulted In Butane Explosion Causing Serious Injuries To Children

MEDFORD, Ore. - On Thursday, November 16, 2017, United States District Judge Michael J. McShane sentenced Brian Keith Sunkenberg, 53, to 45 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to endangering human life by manufacturing marijuana in the form of hash oil. Judge McShane ordered Sunkenberg to pay $27,671 in...
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Owners Of Miami Export Business Found Guilty Of Operating Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business And International Money Laundering

NEW YORK - Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division announced that Luis Diaz Jr. and Luis Javier Diaz were found guilty yesterday in Manhattan...
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Drug Ring Peddling Fentanyl Pills Disguised As Oxycodone, Cocaine And Heroin Dismantled

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II today announced the takedown of a ten-person drug trafficking ring that allegedly trafficked narcotics - including heroin and faux oxycodone pills which...
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Methamphetamine Producers Targeted In Syracuse, New York

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Sixteen defendants face federal charges related to methamphetamine production, announced James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Acting United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II. DEA Special Agent in Charge James Hunt stated, “Methamphetamine use...
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Mercer County Man Admits Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

TRENTON, N.J. - Valerie A. Nickerson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a Trenton man today admitted his role in a conspiracy to distribute over a kilogram of cocaine and...
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Four Laredo Men Sentenced For Trafficking Narcotics

LAREDO, Texas - Four Laredoans have been ordered to prison for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic drugs from Laredo to the Dallas area via the use of tractor trailers, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Javier...
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Nearly 6 Tons Of RX Drugs Collected In DEA Take Back

PHOENIX - The DEA’s Phoenix Division has finished tallying the amount of drugs collected from those agencies who participated in the October 28th National Take Back event. Once again, Arizonans turned out in huge numbers and disposed of 11,668 pounds, nearly six tons, of prescription drugs. The total for the...
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DEA Releases 2017 National Drug Threat Assessment Report

PHILADELPHIA - Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Philadelphia Division announced the release of the 2017 National Drug Threat (NDTA) report, which outlines the threats posed to the United States by domestic and international drug trafficking and the abuse of illicit drugs. “This report underscores...