DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
2006 Results - Showing 1601 to 1610
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20 Individuals Charged in a West Texas Drug Conspiracy

(LUBBOCK, Texas) - In a collaborative effort spearheaded by the Caprock HIDTA (High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area) Task Force, and the Texas (Lubbock) Anti-Gang Center (TAG), 20 individuals are in federal custody on a federal criminal indictment for a drug trafficking conspiracy, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley...
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Mesquite, Texas man sentenced to 240 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine

(DALLAS) - Manuel Medina-Valdes, 25, of Mesquite, Texas, was sentenced Friday, June 15, 2018, by Chief U.S. District Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn to 240 months in federal prison for his role in the distribution of methamphetamine, announced Special Agent in Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
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Los Angeles men sentenced to 20 & 25 years in prison for running nationwide synthetic drug trafficking ring

(SYRACUSE, N.Y.) - Andrew Raymond, 39, and Brian Requena, 41, both of Los Angeles, California, were sentenced yesterday following their conviction after trial for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute synthetic drugs and money laundering, relating to their operation of a major nationwide synthetic drug trafficking ring, announced, United...
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Search warrants led to stash of guns and drugs

(NEWARK, N.J.) - Yesterday, at the Essex County courthouse, Darryl Dancy, 44, of Hillside and Parris Russ, 34, of Rahway were charged with numerous drug and weapons offenses. The arrests occurred as a result of a joint investigation between the Essex County Prosecutors Office Narcotics Task Force, U.S. Drug Enforcement...
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Man sentenced to 30 years in prison for fentanyl death

(DETROIT) – A Detroit man was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison for the January 2017 sale of fentanyl laced heroin that resulted in the death of a 36 year old Westland man, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider. Schneider was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in...
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Law enforcement agencies collaborate to take down major methamphetamine suppliers

(FRESNO, Calif.) – An eight-month operation by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and has netted numerous arrests and seizures: - 7 search warrants served - 46 lbs. methamphetamine seized - 211 marijuana plants eradicated - 3 lbs. processed marijuana seized...
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Who Cut His Ankle Bracelet and Fled to Mexico during Trial Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

(SAN DIEGO) - Drug trafficker Salvador Ojeda-Amarillas, who fled during his 2009 trial and was arrested years later in Mexico, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on June 13, 2018 for smuggling 66 pounds of pure methamphetamine from Mexico and distributing it throughout San Diego. According to court records...
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11 Members of drug ring arrested on drug charges: three indicted on robbery charges

(RIVERHEAD, N.Y.) - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA); Suffolk County District Attorney Timothy D. Sini; and Suffolk County Police Commissioner Geraldine Hart, was joined by the U.S. Postal Inspection Service today to announce the indictment of 11 individuals, including two...
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Enforcement operation dismantles meth supply ring in Jamestown, NY

(BUFFALO, N.Y.) - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) New York Division, announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging eight defendants with conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute...
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California man sentenced to 87 months for conspiring to distribute opioids

(ALBANY, N.Y.) - Charles Rainer Sinek, age 53, of Oakland, California, was sentenced today to 87 months in prison, to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute opioid pills. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith and Special Agent in...