DEA Archived Press Releases

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Two Jamestown women arrested on methamphetamine charges

BUFFALO , N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that Antasia Babcock, 27, and Celeste Carr, 34, both of Jamestown, NY, were charged in separate criminal complaints with possessing with intent to distribute...
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Texas clinic owner and clinic employee sentenced to prison for conspiring to unlawfully prescribe hundreds of thousands of opioids

WASHINGTON – A Houston-area pain clinic owner and a clinic employee who posed as a physician were sentenced to 240 months and 96 months in prison, respectively, today for their roles at a “pill mill” where they and their coconspirator illegally prescribed hundreds of thousands of doses of opioids and...
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Essex County man admits to possessing firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking crime

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced an Essex County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing a handgun in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Ricky Terrell...
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DEA Acting Administrator makes first visit to Panama

WASHINGTON - Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy Shea arrived in Panama this week on an official visit, marking the first time a DEA Administrator visited Panama, a hub for regional DEA operations. Upon his arrival, Acting Administrator Shea and United States Chargé d’Affaires to Panama Stewart Tuttle met with...
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Indictment: Topeka Man Distributed Heroin

TOPEKA, Kan. – A Topeka man was indicted in federal court today with distributing heroin. James Licht, 39, was charged with one count of distributing heroin and one count of unlawful possession of firearms by a previously convicted felon. According to documents filed in court, investigators served a search warrant...
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Doctor admits soliciting sexual favors from patients in exchange for opioids

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a New York doctor today admitted distributing opioids without a legitimate medical reason and soliciting sexual favors from patients in...
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St. Peters man gets 22 years in prison

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge John A. Ross sentenced Ramon Gonzalez, Jr., to 268 months in prison today. The 48-year-old St. Peters, Missouri, resident pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. During 2018, the Drug Enforcement Administration-St. Louis Division began an investigation into a drug trafficking enterprise by...
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East Bay man charged with fentanyl-laced pills that killed buyer

SAN FRANCISCO – The United States Attorney’s Office charged Gage Pascoe with the distribution of pills containing fentanyl that resulted in the overdose death of his customer, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The federal complaint alleges...
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced that Troy R. Gillon, 46, of Lockport, NY, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy following an eight week jury trial, was sentenced to serve 25 years...
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Federal authorities arrest El Paso Police Officer for providing assistance to drug dealer

In El Paso today, federal authorities arrested 23-year-old El Paso police officer Monica Garcia for allegedly helping a local drug distributor to further his criminal enterprise, announced U.S. Attorney Gregg N. Sofer; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Kyle Williamson, El Paso Division; and El Paso Police Chief...