PRESS RELEASE

Two Local Marijuana Traffickers Sentenced To Prison

March 23, 2015
… through 2013, Alaniz and Romo conspired to transport large amounts of marijuana from the Rio Grande Valley to various …
March 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Publishes Proposal To Reschedule Hydrocodone

February 27, 2014
… which by itself is a Schedule II drug, and specified amounts of other substances, such as acetaminophen or …
February 27, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Fairfield Man Sentenced To 19.5 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

July 01, 2013
… February 1, 2011, during which he dumped four baseball-size amounts of crack cocaine out of his car. During the car …
July 01, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Canadian Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 81 Months In Prison

February 20, 2013
… Canadian drug trafficking organizations to import large amounts of Ecstasy or MDMA into the United States from …
February 20, 2013
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Community Outreach

March 28, 2025
… the Community Outreach Section at 202-307-7936 or by e-mail at Community.Outreach@usdoj.gov . …
March 28, 2025
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Residents of Davis, Sacramento and Roseville Indicted for International Drug Trafficking

April 22, 2021
… Singh was ordered to be released upon posting a $6 million secured bond. Ranvir Singh was ordered to be … a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
April 22, 2021
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DEA, DOD, DHS and U.S. Coast Guard announce offload of more than 33,000 pounds of seized drugs in Fort Lauderdale

June 09, 2020
… pounds of cocaine and marijuana – worth an estimated $438.5 million – at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. DEA … Administrator Shea. “This offload represents hundreds of millions of dollars in profits that would otherwise go to …
June 09, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana Man Pleads Guilty In Two-Ton Marijuana Case

November 01, 2011
… estimated the marijuana had a value of approximately $5.1 million. Released on bond after his arrest, Henry will … a maximum sentence of life imprisonment, a maximum $10 million fine and a minimum five-year-term of supervised …
November 01, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

$20,000 Awarded To Schools In 2016 National Red Ribbon Weekar Photo Contest

December 02, 2016
… entry and school entry) won the contest. “An estimated 80 million people celebrate Red Ribbon Week each year,” says … each year. Since its inception, the campaign has touched millions of lives to promote and celebrate drug free living. …
December 02, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Bucks County, Pennsylvania Doctor Pleads Guilty To Running Northeast Philadelphia Pill Mill

April 04, 2011
… an office that was, in fact, a “pill mill” that distributed millions of prescription controlled substance diet drugs … practice. This illegal enterprise generated more than five million dollars in cash. In addition to admitting his guilt, …
April 04, 2011
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Three Fresno Residents Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking

May 14, 2015
… a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $30 million fine. Medina and Guzman are facing a maximum penalty … of 20 years in prison on each of two counts, and a $1 million fine on each of two counts. Any sentence, however, …
May 14, 2015
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Four Central Valley Men Indicted On Cocaine Trafficking Charges

June 23, 2015
… a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison, and a $10 million fine. Lopez faces a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
June 23, 2015
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Six Bakersfield Residents Indicted For Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

December 17, 2015
… a maximum statutory penalty of life in prison and a $10 million fine. If convicted, Josefina Blanco, Rivera, and … a maximum statutory penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
December 17, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

San Diego Tunnel Task Force uncovers sophisticated cross-border drug tunnel under the U.S./Mexico border

March 31, 2020
… of the drugs seized from the tunnel is estimated at $29.6 million. The tunnel extends for more than 2,000 feet … Patrol Agent Aaron M. Heitke. “If cartels keep spending millions of dollars building tunnels, we will keep finding …
March 31, 2020
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Superseding Indictment Charges Attorney And Alleged Criminal Associate With Additional Racketeering Offenses

June 06, 2011
… cocaine(Bergrin, Barraza-Castro) Life in prison; $10 million fine Six - distribution of (Barraza-Castro) Life in prison; $10 million fine Seven - distribution of (Barraza-Castro) 40 years in prison; $5 million fine Eight, Nine, 10 - maintaining drug-involved …
June 06, 2011
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27 Defendants Facing State Or Federal Drug Charges For Allegedly Selling Heroin And Crack Cocaine On City’s West Side

June 12, 2014
… in prison and a maximum of life imprisonment and a $10 million fine. Rodney Bedenfield, 40, of Chicago, aka “Bump,” … of five years in prison and a maximum of 40 years and a $5 million fine.  Dorian Miller, 42, of Riverdale, and Jewneus … they face a maximum of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. The state defendants, in addition to …
June 12, 2014
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Four York County Men Indicted for Drug Trafficking Offenses

December 14, 2022
… in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute over 400 grams of fentanyl, over 500 grams of methamphetamine, and over 500 grams of cocaine. The indictment further alleges …
December 14, 2022
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Frisco Man In Custody On Federal Charges Stemming From A Murder-For-Hire Plot

March 22, 2018
… partner, later identified as H.M., and forcing him to sign over a gas station that Molavi lost to H.M. in civil court. … man that if the business partner did not sign the business over, he wanted him flown to Mexico and murdered. On March … asserted that he wanted H.M. kidnapped and forced to sign over the gas station. The man told Molavi that a man known …
March 22, 2018
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Man Admits Participation in Drug Conspiracy and Distribution of Fentanyl

September 22, 2021
… a maximum of 40 years in prison, and a fine of at least $5 million. Distribution of fentanyl, as charged in count two … penalty of 20 years in prison and a fine of at least $1 million. Sentencing is scheduled for Feb. 2, 2022. Acting …
September 22, 2021
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Cumberland County man admits to conspiring to distribute cocaine and other charges

December 14, 2020
… sentence of 40 years in prison, and a fine of up to $5 million. The count of possession with intent to distribute … sentence of life imprisonment, and a fine of up to $10 million. Sentencing is scheduled for April 21, 2021. U.S. …
December 14, 2020
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Passaic County man admits participating in heroin conspiracy

August 18, 2020
… maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a fine of $5 million. The count of distribution of fentanyl carries a maximum of 20 years in prison and a fine of $1 million. Sentencing is scheduled for Dec. 21, 2020. U.S. …
August 18, 2020
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Roma Man Tries to Escape Drug House Through Attic Vent, Lands in Federal Prison

September 19, 2024
… local man has been ordered to prison for trafficking $33 million in marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement … 2,477 kilograms with an approximate value of more than $33 million.  He admitted he was aware there was marijuana …
September 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Heroin Trafficking

October 21, 2022
… of heroin are up to 30 years in prison, up to a $2 million fine, not less than six years of supervised release, … intent to distribute are up to life in prison, up to a $8 million fine, not less than eight years of supervised …
October 21, 2022
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DEA, J-Town Police Seize 31 Kilos of Drugs in Louisville

July 21, 2022
… of Fentanyl that we seized is enough to kill about a half million people… nearly half of our city” “The Jeffersontown … kilograms of Fentanyl, three vehicles, and more than $2.4 million dollars in cash.   Task Forces/Task Force Officers …
July 21, 2022
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Two former Venezuelan officials charged and two businessmen plead guilty in connection with Venezuela bribery scheme

June 27, 2019
… Lugo awarded three Florida-based companies more than $60 million in procurement contracts with Corpoelec in exchange … and Chacin will each be required to forfeit at least $5.5 million in profits from the corruptly obtained contracts, as …
June 27, 2019
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DEA and partners collect thousands of pounds of unwanted medications and vaping products during the 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 04, 2019
… its law enforcement partners, has now collected nearly 12.7 million pounds of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription … under this Administration, DEA has collected nearly 5.5 million pounds of medications.   Beginning with October’s …
November 04, 2019
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Two men indicted for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy in Placer County and other narcotic offenses

July 23, 2020
… in prison and a maximum of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine. The count of possession with intent to … a maximum statutory penalty of 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Any sentence, however, would be determined at …
July 23, 2020
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New rewards offered for information leading to capture of two FARC leaders

June 18, 2020
… Program, the U.S. Government is offering rewards up to $10 million each for information leading to the arrest and/or … The reward for Marín Arango previously offered up to $5 million for information leading to his arrest and/or …
June 18, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

South Texas man guilty of smuggling more than 50 pounds of meth

August 29, 2019
… weight of 25.5 kilograms with a value of more than $1.7 million. At a hearing today before U.S. Magistrate Judge B. … 10 years and up to life in prison as well as a possible $10 million maximum fine. He has been and will remain in custody …
August 29, 2019
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Federal Indictment Charges Six In Methamphetamine Distribution Conspiracy

March 08, 2017
… ranging from 5 years to life in federal prison and a $5 million to $10 million fine.  The other substantive drug offenses carry …
March 08, 2017