PRESS RELEASE

Four Defendants Arrested, Charged with Selling Drugs and Guns in the Medina, NY

November 23, 2022
… associated with the four defendants, investigators recovered six firearms, including an assault rifle and a … and drug packaging materials.  Investigators also recovered approximately a pound of fentanyl, a half-pound of … and $29,000 in cash, $20,000 of which was for one sale of over ¼ kilogram of fentanyl. The complaints are the result …
November 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Pill Mill Operator Convicted for Oxycodone Diversion

September 08, 2022
… by U.S. District Judge Katherine Polk Failla, who presided over the approximately two-week trial. U.S. Attorney Damian …
September 08, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island convenience store owner sentenced to prison for selling K2 drug from his convenience store

August 17, 2018
… his convenience store to prison for selling dangerous drugs over the counter, placing the community at risk to the … effort with New York State Police, Troop L and EDNY. The government’s case is being handled by the Office’s Long …
August 17, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces “360 Strategy” in the greater New Orleans area to address heroin, prescription drugs and violent crime

April 16, 2019
… epidemic rages on in communities across America, killing over 130 people a day, DEA continues to find new and … treatment, the judicial system, education, business, government, civic organizations, faith communities, media, …
April 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican National Sentenced to 45 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

May 24, 2023
… Jeisson Amarante-Perez and Rivas-Cruz were intercepted over a wiretap coordinating narcotics transactions, and drug …
May 24, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican National Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

April 11, 2023
… Jeisson Amarante-Perez and Rivas-Cruz were intercepted over a wiretap coordinating narcotics transactions, and drug …
April 11, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison

November 07, 2022
… which included thousands of intercepted communications over court-authorized wiretaps, revealed that Wilton Reynoso …
November 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Dominican National Involved In New Haven Drug Ring Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison

October 13, 2022
… more than one kilogram of cocaine, three firearms, over $90,000 in cash, vehicles, jewelry and precious metals. …
October 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Maryland Men Charged With Trafficking Thousands Of Fentanyl Pills Into Connecticut

September 23, 2022
… to sell approximately 15,000 fentanyl pills to an undercover DEA agent.  After Flores showed the undercover agent a sample on the fentanyl pills, the agent … money.  Flores, Alelar and the others followed the undercover agent’s vehicle as they traveled south into Rocky …
September 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Brighton Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Organization

August 17, 2022
… of two different drug trafficking conspiracies during the overall period of November 2018 through June 2020. According … development. It is alleged that the DTO assumed control over multiple apartments, where they stored, cooked, … its large-scale drug suppliers and their associates. Hodges oversaw a number of the Fidelis Way-related DTO members who …
August 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Boston Man Sentenced For Cocaine Distribution

June 24, 2022
… through their drug trafficking activities, assumed control over multiple apartments, where they stored, cooked, … to the police station and upon arrival, Muhammad was found covered with white powder. A ripped plastic bag containing white residue was subsequently recovered from the outer area of Muhammad’s buttocks. Muhammad …
June 24, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl And Heroin

May 27, 2022
… which included thousands of intercepted communications over court-authorized wiretaps, revealed that Wilton Reynoso …
May 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Boston Area Fentanyl And Cocaine Supplier Sentenced

April 27, 2022
… (617) 557-2100 Diversion/Medical Practitioner 571-362-9171 Over Seven Years In Prison In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy …
April 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

February 24, 2021
… initiative aimed at reducing drug use, abuse, and overdose deaths.  “Operation Engage” allows participating … Centers for Disease Control show an alarming rise in drug overdose deaths, with synthetic opioids driving record-high … from the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan Access to Recovery, drug overdose death rates among the American Indian …
February 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Nurse Practitioner Arrested, Charged with Selling Oxymorphone

October 05, 2023
… controlled substances. According to the complaint, Ostolski over-prescribed oxymorphone dosage units to select …
October 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney Discusses Anti-Gun Violence Efforts, Announces Indictment of Defendant Allegedly Involved in Murder of Rochester Police Officer

June 21, 2023
… can feel safe and community members can enjoy the summer.” Over the last year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has worked …
June 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Medical Doctor Charged with Illegally Distributing Oxycodone Pills

December 14, 2022
… For example, Hassad prescribed oxycodone to an undercover agent at every visit including the first visit. These visits took place over a year long period and none of the oxycodone … and ingested, leading to a heroin-like euphoria. The government’s case is being prosecuted by Assistant United …
December 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Man Convicted of Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses Defendant Distributed Fentanyl that Caused the Overdose Death of Selden Man

December 14, 2022
… Offenses Defendant Distributed Fentanyl that Caused the Overdose Death of Selden Man December 14, 2022 New York … accountable for trafficking fentanyl that caused the tragic overdose death of a young man on Long Island,” stated United … large quantities of fentanyl the defendant distributed all over Suffolk County had a devastating impact on the …
December 14, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Man Indicted by Queens DA in Possession of Deadly Fentanyl

December 12, 2022
… selling the drugs for profit. District Attorney Katz said: “Overdose fatalities are up more than 50 percent in Queens … In 2021, 107,622 Americans died from drug poisonings and over 66 percent are directly related to synthetic opioids … Attorney Katz said there have been 315 suspected fatal overdose cases across Queens County so far in 2022, an …
December 12, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Newly Appointed Head of DEA New York Division Reports for Duty

April 25, 2022
… responsible for the sharp rise in drug-related overdoses and drug-related violent crime.”   Mr. Tarentino … 1200 kilograms of heroin, three dozen heroin labs, and over 20,000 kilograms of explosive materials.  Mr. Tarentino … money laundering networks, and drug distributors linked to overdose deaths.   In 2015, Mr. Tarentino was promoted to …
April 25, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Selling Fentanyl that Led to Five Deaths

June 25, 2021
… admitted to selling the heroin and fentanyl that led to the overdose deaths of four other individuals.     On May 15, … S5 Quattro.  Moore has forfeited the jewelry, valued at over $450,000, seized during the search of his residence, …
June 25, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Leader of Jamestown drug organization pleads guilty to selling cocaine

August 21, 2019
… were collected by an uncharged co-conspirator who turned over the proceeds to the defendant. Martinez utilized a … on the ledgers and several loose pieces of paper recovered. The analysis determined that the organization was …
August 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl and oxycodone trafficker sentenced to 235 months in prison in Buffalo, N.Y.

May 21, 2019
… and amphetamines, Schedule II controlled substances.   Over the course of the conspiracy, Elston obtained …
May 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Former medical doctor sentenced to 20 years’ imprisonment for unlawful distribution of opioids and causing the overdose death of a patient

April 30, 2019
… for unlawful distribution of opioids and causing the overdose death of a patient April 30, 2019 New York Contact … greatly at the hands of this opioid epidemic.”   The government’s investigation was led by the DEA’s Long Island … Police, along with other key federal, state and local government partners, launched the initiative to mount a …
April 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Mississippi Man Sentenced in OCDETF Drug Trafficking Case

March 21, 2025
… MS – A Lowndes County man was sentenced on Thursday to over eight years in prison for selling methamphetamine.  …
March 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to 72 Months in Prison for Attempting to Receive 2 Pounds of Meth through the USPS

February 18, 2025
… obtained search warrants for both packages, which contained over two pounds of methamphetamine in total.  The United …
February 18, 2025
DRUG FACT SHEET

Rohypnol

January 25, 2025
Depressants
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January 25, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Four People Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

January 17, 2025
… fentanyl to the mother of a 10-month-old baby who fatally overdosed on the fentanyl in March 2022. Both defendants … synthetic opioids are the most common drugs involved in overdose deaths. Over 150 people die every day from overdoses related to …
January 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Lebanese Man Sentenced For Participating In International Money Laundering Conspiracy

December 08, 2024
… based primarily in Barranquilla, Colombia. An undercover agent infiltrated the organization by portraying … laundering organization would allegedly contact the undercover and arrange meetings for the undercover and the undercover’s purported associates to collect …
December 08, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Drug Trafficking Ring

October 29, 2024
… William Street organization, was intercepted multiple times over a wiretap discussing the distribution of narcotics.  On …
October 29, 2024