PRESS RELEASE

Drug Trafficker Indicted: Two Firearms And $3 Million In Cocaine And Cash, Seized At Apartment Near Horace Mann School

October 23, 2013
… Drug Trafficker Indicted: Two Firearms And $3 Million In Cocaine And Cash, Seized At Apartment Near Horace … the apartment at approximately 1:30 p.m. The 31 kilos of (over 68 lbs.) were found inside a closet in the bedroom, …
October 23, 2013
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Salem Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills

June 02, 2023
… Salem Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Over Four Kilograms of Fentanyl Pills June 02, 2023 New … federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute large amounts of fentanyl. Jose Esmerlin Diaz, 38, of Salem, was … Police; Peabody Police Chief Thomas M. Griffin; and Andover Police Chief Patrick Keefe made the announcement today. …
June 02, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Longtime Gang Member Sentenced For Drug Conspiracy

July 28, 2025
… shootings and violence. According to court documents, over 500 grams of cocaine, cocaine base (crack cocaine) and fentanyl, as well as over 20,000 doses of drug-laced paper were seized during the …
July 28, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican Felon Returns to Prison for Meth Trafficking

December 10, 2025
Mexican Felon Returns to Prison for Meth Trafficking December 10, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 SpecialAgentRecruiter.Houston@dea.gov Talk to a …
December 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

San Antonio Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

December 03, 2025
San Antonio Man Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl December 03, 2025 Houston Contact Info Contact Us (713) 693-3000 sally.m.sparks@dea.gov Sally M. Sparks Recruiter Name Kimball L. Hardeman 571-324-8227 …
December 03, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Louisville Field Division Targets Sinaloa Cartel Activities; 51 Arrested Across Three States

September 02, 2025
DEA’s Louisville Field Division Targets Sinaloa Cartel Activities; 51 Arrested Across Three States September 02, 2025 Louisville Contact Info Contact Us (502) 582-5908 (571) 362-6934 Kevin McWilliams Recruiter Name Special Agent Bethel "Bubba" Poston …
September 02, 2025
STORY

Fentanyl Deaths Climbing, DEA Washington Continues the Fight

February 16, 2022
… Administration Divisions across the U.S. are seeing overdose deaths climb at an alarming rate, especially those … opioid, fentanyl. Only weeks ago, the DEA reported overdose deaths in the U.S. had topped 100,000 for the first … he notes, is the ability for these drug dealers to sell online, to our children.   Social Media Makes Drug Sales …
February 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison

May 22, 2025
… Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison May 22, 2025 Atlanta Contact Info … enforcement stopped and searched Rice’s vehicle, seizing over 11.5 kilograms of methamphetamine, a .40 caliber pistol …
May 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey firefighter and Puerto Rican man convicted of heroin conspiracy

December 20, 2018
… with New Jersey plates entering the property and leaving over 90 minutes later. After the Lexus left, an individual … Cruz-Rivera, presented a Puerto Rican identification card. When questioned about the purpose of the trip to … prison, four years of supervised release, and a fine of $5 million. Sentences are imposed by a federal district court …
December 20, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Goal Is To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From Circulation On The Sixth Take-Back Day, April 27

April 24, 2013
… DEA’s Goal Is To Remove A Third Of A Million Pounds Of Expired Prescription Drugs From … of Washington, Idaho, Oregon, and Alaska turned in 28,186 (over 12 tons) of prescription medications. The service is …
April 24, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Tacoma Resident Who Hid Guns & Heroin Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

September 23, 2014
… Tacoma Resident Who Hid Guns & Heroin Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison September 23, 2014 Seattle Contact … More than $18,000 in cash, eleven cell phones and small amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine were also found …
September 23, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Two Money Couriers For Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization Sentenced

May 29, 2025
… money laundering organization that laundered more than $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels … Caribbean and European banking systems. St. Devon Anthony Cover, 61, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard …
May 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Five Defendants, Including Two Doctors, Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year

August 19, 2024
… Charged in Connection with Actor Matthew Perry's Fatal Overdose Death Last Year August 19, 2024 Los Angeles Contact … and you want law enforcement assistance in LA.? Please email:   LAFD-DrugCausedDeaths@dea.gov   Brian M. Clark … or consent, and lied to wholesale ketamine distributors to buy additional vials of liquid ketamine that Chavez intended …
August 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Bergen County man sentenced to 14 years in prison for role in $7 million fraud scheme and cross-country drug distribution scheme

November 06, 2020
… County man sentenced to 14 years in prison for role in $7 million fraud scheme and cross-country drug distribution … for using bogus litigation support companies to obtain millions from two law firms where his wife was a partner and … 2 that Ravelo and Feliz later used for personal expenses. Over the course of the conspiracy, the law firms paid Vendor …
November 06, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Justice Department, DEA propose significant opioid manufacturing reduction in 2019

August 16, 2018
… for 2019 by an average ten percent as compared to the 2018 amount. The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking marks the third … straight year of proposed reductions, which help reduce the amount of drugs potentially diverted for trafficking and … made significant progress in reducing prescription rates over the past year. Cutting opioid production quotas by an …
August 16, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Three Arrested In Connection With Pharmacy Forgery Ring

October 20, 2016
… forge prescriptions using false addresses, phone numbers & online accounts SEATTLE - Three people involved in an … to obtain narcotic drugs by using forged prescriptions both online and in person now face federal charges.  The … a pharmacy questioned the prescription, they would call or email the contact information on the prescription or the …
October 20, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Police Chief, Mayor And Village Trustee Of Columbus, New Mexico Indicted In Federal Firearms Trafficking Case

March 10, 2011
… in fact they were acting as “straw purchasers” who were buying the firearms on behalf of others. During the … the countless others that ATF and HSI have pursued jointly over the past several years, provides further proof that the … suppliers. Three of the 11 members of this conspiracy are government officials who violated the public trust by using …
March 10, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, LLC.

December 23, 2016
… Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces $10 Million Civil Penalty Recovery Against New York Pharmaceutical Distributor Kinray, …
December 23, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Releases New Rules That Create Convenient But Safe And Secure Prescription Drug Disposal Options

September 08, 2014
… Responsible Drug Disposal Act of 2010,was made available online for preview by the Federal Register at … theft, misuse, and abuse.  Almost twice as many (6.8 million) currently abuse pharmaceutical controlled …  Nearly 110 Americans die every day from drug-related overdoses, and about half of those overdoses are related to …
September 08, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Settlement

July 11, 2017
… Mallinckrodt Agrees To Pay $35 Million Settlement July 11, 2017 Headquarters Contact Info … formed a link in the chain of supply that resulted in millions of oxycodone pills being sold on the street.  …
July 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of U.S. Congressman On Cocaine Charges

November 20, 2013
… says that, on Oct. 29, 2013, Radel met with an undercover police officer at a restaurant in the Dupont Circle … area of Washington, D.C. At this time, Radel agreed to buy about 3.5 grams of cocaine from the undercover officer.  … that a sitting Member of Congress was routinely using and buying cocaine.  Once this information was confirmed, law …
November 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens pharmacy

August 30, 2019
… Supervising pharmacist sentenced to prison for diverting millions of dollars in oxycodone pills from a Queens … March of 2013 and May of 2018, Laperla allegedly filled over 855 oxycodone 30 mg prescriptions, totaling …
August 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Prisma Health Midlands to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations

April 05, 2022
… Prisma Health Midlands to Pay $1 Million to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act … DEA Diversion Investigators did an outstanding job of uncovering recordkeeping discrepancies for the controlled …
April 05, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Mid-Michigan Drug Trafficker Gets Over 21 Years In Prison For Distributing More Than A Ton Of Marijuana

May 27, 2011
… Mid-Michigan Drug Trafficker Gets Over 21 Years In Prison For Distributing More Than A Ton Of … to the government a home in Munith, Michigan, a substantial amount of jewelry, and automobiles. This sentence was …
May 27, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Judge sentences cartel-connected drug dealer to 25 years for trying to establish cocaine pipeline from Mexico to St. Louis

September 17, 2020
… of thousands of dollars’ worth of cocaine in multi-kilogram amounts for further distribution and sale. As part of the … with members of the Sinaloa Cartel about distributing bulk amounts of cocaine in St. Louis, Missouri. On September 7, … and tragic consequences of Burris’s distribution of over 100 kilograms of cocaine into American communities, and …
September 17, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Voluntown Man Charged With Distributing Designer Drugs Over The Internet, Possessing LSD

November 13, 2013
… Voluntown Man Charged With Distributing Designer Drugs Over The Internet, Possessing LSD November 13, 2013 New … term of imprisonment of 20 years and a fine of up to $1 million on each count. Acting U.S. Attorney Daly stressed …
November 13, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to Nine Years for Fentanyl Overdose Death

December 05, 2025
… than heroin. Just two milligrams of fentanyl, the small amount that fits on the tip of a pencil, is considered a …
December 05, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Sinaloa Cartel Senior Lieutenant Pleads Guilty

November 19, 2025
… a maximum penalty of a fine up to $500,000 or twice the amount of laundered funds, a maximum term of imprisonment of …
November 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Excelsior Springs Man Found Guilty In Methamphetamine Conspiracy

March 04, 2015
… roles in the conspiracy. They admitted that, given the amount of pseudoephedrine seized by law enforcement … in federal prison without parole, plus a fine up to $2.75 million. A sentencing hearing will be scheduled after the …
March 04, 2015
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Thompsonville Man Pleads Guilty In Meth Conspiracy

May 31, 2011
… as well as to others in Williamson County. Because the amount of methamphetamine involved in the conspiracy was … sentence of up to life imprisonment and a fine of $4 million, or both. Any term of imprisonment must be followed …
May 31, 2011