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PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Collects Record Number Of Potentially Dangerous Prescription Drugs As Part Of Its 14th Prescription Drug Take Back Day

November 07, 2017
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they could be stolen and … W. Patterson. “This is a crisis that must be addressed from multiple angles. Educating the public and removing these medications from households across the Unites States prevents misuse …
November 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

“El Gallo” And Others Sentenced

November 13, 2014
… to pay a $300,000 fine.  The investigation revealed that from 2007 to 2013, Reyes Gonzalez headed a drug trafficking … of kilograms of cocaine. The narcotics were transported from the Rio Grande Valley to Arkansas, Tennessee, Alabama … time of his guilty plea, Padilla admitted he received cash from Reyes Gonzalez in exchange for providing information to …
November 13, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Head Of The Quintero Drug Trafficking Enterprise Sentenced To Federal Prison

December 08, 2011
… enterprise whose operations spanned the Western Hemisphere from the United States to the Caribbean, Central America and … numerous multi-ton loads of marijuana to the United States from Mexico, using specially altered natural gas tanker … Paso, Texas. Multi-ton quantities of cocaine were acquired from Columbia and Peru for smuggling into Mexico by …
December 08, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Los Zetas Kidnappers Plead Guilty

January 10, 2013
… indicating that a person had been kidnapped at gunpoint from a residence on Eistetter Street in Laredo and that … Garza as one of the kidnapers who took her by force from her residence. The next day, Cerda received a call from Zaragoza who reported “his friends already have the …
January 10, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Aspen And Los Angeles Residents Indicted For Cocaine Distribution

May 20, 2011
… DENVER, CO. - DENVER - Ten defendants, six from Aspen and four from Los Angeles, were charged in a sealed indicted returned … title and interest in property constituting and derived from any proceeds obtained directly and indirectly as a …
May 20, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Owner Of Colorado Car Dealership Sentenced For Structuring And Money Laundering

November 30, 2015
… requirements as required by law.  Daily cash receipts from the business Chopeque Auto Sales, which is owned by … various banks to avoid the $10,000 reporting requirements.  From February 26, 2008 through May 29, 2012, they structured …
November 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Doctor, 11 Others Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

March 24, 2011
… Diversion Squad. Domando will be arrested upon his release from a medical facility. The defendants arrested today are … prescriptions for oxycodone in exchange for cash, including from an undercover DEA agent he believed to be a patient. … he told a co-conspirator that the pills would resell for from $1,000 to $1,200 per bottle, and that based on the …
March 24, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Texas Businessman Found Guilty Of Laundering Millions Of Dollars For A Mexican Narcotics Trafficking Organization

September 28, 2011
… and the evidence presented during the two-week trial: From June 2009 until January 2011, Datta operated a business … millions of dollars in cash that had been generated from drug sales in the United States. After the drugs were …
September 28, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve Indicted In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy; Two Charged With Distribution Resulting In Death

April 02, 2014
… one kilogram or more of heroin in the New Orleans area from January 2011 to the present.  The indictment was … deadly drug and to bringing to justice those who profit from the misery created by heroin."  "The St. Tammany Parish … we do together is helping remove life- threatening drugs from our communities and making sure that those who would …
April 02, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Postal Service Employee Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Mailing And Receiving Packages Of Cocaine Husband Who Was Charged With Her Sentenced Last Month

July 18, 2013
… role in a scheme to intercept cocaine-laden packages mailed from Puerto Rico to New Jersey.   Christina Nunez, 30, of … had been receiving packages of cocaine, which were mailed from Puerto Rico to delivery addresses along her mail route. … lawfully seized approximately 1,300 grams of cocaine from an express mail package that was supposed to be …
July 18, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

12 Members Of Heroin Drug Trafficking Organization Operating In Manhattan, Bronx, And New Jersey Charged In Manhattan Federal Court

August 15, 2017
… this organization transported large quantities of heroin from Washington Heights and the Bronx across the Hudson to … conspired to distribute significant amounts of heroin from May 2017 to August 2017, as members of a drug … trafficking (the “DTO”) that obtained narcotics for resale from Washington Heights, New York, and the Bronx, New York, …
August 15, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Southern Indiana Indictments Charge Alleged Marijuana Traffickers

May 27, 2011
… responsible for obtaining large quantities of the drug from sources in Texas, Arizona and Mexico, for subsequent … the proceeds of marijuana sales by the group, was seized from defendant Zefferino Trejo’s residence in Seymour, … excess of 1,000 kilograms of marijuana over several years, from Mexico to Southern Indiana and Kentucky. If convicted, …
May 27, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Hartford Man Sentenced To 66 Months In Federal Prison For Trafficking Heroin

January 19, 2016
… dealers in New Haven who regularly obtained heroin from Crucetts and Martin Rodriguez, 50, in Hartford.  The … that Crucetts was receiving kilogram quantities of heroin from Carlos Gabriel Estevez, 23, of Ozone Park, N.Y.; Jimmy … calls and texts, investigators surveilled Ortiz as he drove from Connecticut to a parking lot in New Rochelle, N.Y., …
January 19, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Fairfield Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone

October 14, 2016
… To Illegally Prescribing Oxycodone October 14, 2016 New England Contact Info Contact Us 617-557-2100 (617) 557-2100 … obtained forged prescriptions for opioid medications from Bellofiore’s former medical assistant and, as a result, … for a friend or relative of the couple to pick up from Bellofiore’s office.  It was Bellofiore’s understanding …
October 14, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

McAllen Medical Clinic Operator Pleads Guilty In Pill Mill Case

August 05, 2016
… and pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge stemming from his involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced … drug distribution conspiracy.  That indictment alleged that from at least May 2013 through July 2014, the defendants … their DEA registration numbers, preventing Dr. Andrews from issuing prescriptions for controlled substances and …
August 05, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Suspended Physician Sentenced To 1 A½ Years For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone And Falsely Billing Medicare In Undercover Probe

February 24, 2015
… Sentenced To 1 A½ Years For Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone And Falsely Billing Medicare In Undercover Probe February … @DEAChicagoDiv Shane Catone Domestic Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin Additional Division Info Community Outreach: … while imposing sentence, “The defendant was stealing money from those in need….putting many in need at risk.” Babu …
February 24, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Two Individuals Convicted On Large-Scale Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

September 20, 2012
… Engage Ft. Lauderdale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … James Morgan, 34, also known as “Weazel” or “Wezzie,” both from Panama City, were involved in a conspiracy that … obtaining approximately four kilograms of cocaine per week from his Texas source of supply, Kelvin Rucker. Knowles paid …
September 20, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Treasury Designates Honduran Drug Traffickers

April 09, 2013
… store.  Today’s action generally prohibit U.S. persons from conducting financial or commercial transactions with … and distribution of multi-ton shipments of cocaine from Colombian sources of supply into Honduras.  These … coordinates the receipt of drug-laden aircraft departing from Apure, Venezuela into Honduras via clandestine …
April 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Texas “Mexikan” Mafia Members Get Long Prison Sentences TMM Describes Itself As A Criminal Organization Dealing In Drugs, Firearms, Assassination Contracts, Prostitution, Robbery

June 27, 2017
… as narcotics distribution, extortion and money laundering from Nov. 1, 2013, through May 30, 2014.   Bazan was found … and firearms. It also states that 10 percent of the profits from any business or interest shall be contributed to the … TMM’s primary source of income. The TMM collects “the dime” from members, prospective members or sympathizer. TMM …
June 27, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Mother And Son Sent To Prison For Smuggling Methamphetamine

June 30, 2015
… heard that on June 22, 2012, Favorite drove a Honda minivan from Laredo to the Border Patrol immigration checkpoint on … in the van and that he and his mother had driven down from Houston. However, when agents asked if the bottles … they were only his. He stated he received them previously from a Hispanic male, but would not elaborate. The bottles …
June 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian Crime Syndicate Leader Sentenced To Prison For Role In Mediating Drug Money Disputes

August 06, 2015
… with his role in a conspiracy to invest the proceeds from the sale of hundreds of kilograms of cocaine.  Fredy … to conspiracy to invest illicit drug profits in April 2015. From approximately 2001 to September 2014, Mira Perez was a …
August 06, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Ten Charged After Investigation Into Danbury-Area Home Invasion Drug Robberies

October 22, 2013
… conspiracy, robbery, firearms and drug offenses stemming from an investigation into a series of Danbury-area violent … robbery of narcotics and narcotics trafficking proceeds from a victim on January 30, 2013, and subsequently … robbery of narcotics and narcotics trafficking proceeds from a victim on February 14, 2013, and that Patterson, …
October 22, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin In Operation Goldy Locks

June 24, 2016
… Walt Green announced yet another conviction arising from Operation Goldy Locks, an extensive investigation into … contained heroin. Upon delivery of the pills to Baton Rouge from California, they were then distributed to mid-level … he transported over 30,000 pills containing heroin from California to Baton Rouge and delivered the pills to a …
June 24, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Baton Rouge Man Convicted Of Possession With The Intent To Distribute Heroin

July 14, 2016
… Engage New Orleans Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … furthers our efforts to prevent heroin trafficking from taking hold in our community.” U.S. Attorney Green stated: “This sentencing resulted from a line of cases prosecuted by my office relating to …
July 14, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Baton Rouge Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin Disguised As Prescription Pills

September 14, 2016
… contained heroin. Upon delivery of the pills in Baton Rouge from California, they were then distributed to mid-level … contained heroin, and his intent was to sell and profit from the sale of significant amounts of heroin. In addition, … in March 2015, Lambert also engaged in money laundering from the proceeds of the drug-trafficking conspiracy.  “On …
September 14, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 24, 2017
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 am to 2 pm local time, at over 5,000 sites around … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms. The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 24, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Ten Indicted In Dismantling Of Plattsburgh Heroin Distribution Ring

July 13, 2017
… and criminal complaints previously filed in the case, from June 2016 through May 2017, the defendants transported heroin from Annapolis, Maryland, and Schenectady, New York, and … are felt in our communities, but the groups profiting from spreading this poison are often found elsewhere.  As …
July 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

31 Dealers Arrested In Drug Sweep In Yonkers, NY

October 31, 2017
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … the Westchester County District Attorney’s Office. Members from our Department and our law enforcement partners began … crack-cocaine, and prescription pills were purchased from these street level drug dealers and suppliers. …
October 31, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Multiple Defendants Indicted In Large Scale Drug Trafficking And International Money Laundering Conspiracies

November 03, 2014
… in Alaska and also working together to launder money from the United States into Mexico. The first indictment … of California, with conspiring to transport drug proceeds from the United States to conspirators in Mexico. The … Conspirators later mailed three more kilograms of heroin from Texas to Alaska using Canales’s address. Investigators …
November 03, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s Seventh Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Results In Another Big Haul

October 29, 2013
… Operation Engage Glendale Eliminating the local drug threat and engaging community leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit … to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables and kitchen drawers. … (5.15 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 90 locations manned …
October 29, 2013

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