United States Drug Enforcement Administration

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, announced today that Antwone K. Dean, 37, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and...

NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Daniel Delvalle, a/k/a “BD,” a/k/a “Danny,” 31, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald to a term of 156 months in prison for his participation in the murder...

SHREVEPORT, La. - Two Texas men were arrested today for transporting more than 10 kilograms of fentanyl, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Brad L. Byerley and United States Attorney David C. Joseph. Felipe Rodriguez, 21, of McAllen, Texas, and Brandon Montoya, 23 of Kaufman, Texas, were...

PHILADELPHIA - Jon Wilson, Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s Philadelphia Field Division announced today that the DEA has provided and will continue to provide community resources from its 360 Strategy for residents of the Kensington area. The 360 Strategy, which was initially announced at the “El Barrio Es Nuestro Summit” funded...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the DEA, Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police (NYPD), and George P. Beach II, the Superintendent of...

RENO, Nev. - A Reno man was sentenced today to 144 months in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute U-47700, a dangerous synthetic opioid with street names “China White” and “Pinky” that is more potent than morphine, announced U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson for the District of...

CLEVELAND - A Lorain man and an inmate at a federal prison in New Jersey were convicted by a jury for their conspiracy to commit murder for hire and to distribute cocaine. Eduardo Rios Velasquez, 37, of Lorain, and Angel Cordero, 37, an inmate at Fort Dix Federal Correctional Institution...

NEW ORLEANS - Americans nationwide did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications during the DEA’s 15th annual National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, at close to 6,000 sites across the country. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal...

(PENSACOLA, Fla.) - Aaron M. Booker, 26, Joseph F. Booker Jr., 28, and Kaishawndra Lyons, 25, all of Pensacola, and Uy Nguyen, 34, of Vallejo, California, have pled guilty to charges arising from a multi-state drug and money laundering conspiracy. Nguyen and the Booker Brothers pled guilty to conspiracy to...

SEATTLE - Nationwide Americans did their part to drop off a record number of unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications at close to 6,000 sites across the country on April 28th, 2018. Together with a record-setting amount of local, state and federal partners, DEA collected and destroyed close to one...