PRESS RELEASE

DEA Encourages Communities to Make Every Day Take Back Day

January 24, 2024
… The Take Back program has received an overwhelming response from communities across the country.   In 2023, DEA … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend.  Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving not …
January 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Houston County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Solicitation of Murder Plot

February 15, 2023
… claiming the intended victim had either stolen drugs from him or owed him money.  Campos discussed the intended … Campos and his girlfriend, Robin Pittman, traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder, to … April 13, 2022, Campos and Pittman again traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder and to …
February 15, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Oklahoma City Doctor Pays $325,000 to Settle Civil Penalty Claims

June 23, 2021
… City, paid $325,000 to settle civil penalty claims stemming from allegations that he violated the Comprehensive Drug … Clinic in Oklahoma City.  The United States alleges that from approximately November 2016 to May 2017, Dr. Nguyen … of Diversion Control in Oklahoma City, with assistance from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of …
June 23, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Kentucky Drug Dealers Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth in Southern Indiana

July 21, 2022
… distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, from Jan. through Sept. 2018, Shultz and Garrett conspired … of methamphetamine and a large amount of U.S. currency from the vehicle. In his guilty plea, Shultz admitted that … Probation Office for five years, following their release from prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Lauren Wheatley who …
July 21, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 137 Months for Meth Trafficking

May 10, 2022
… this charge on Jan. 26, 2022.  On June 8, 2020, an officer from the Merrill Police Department attempted a traffic stop … revealed that Myers had received the methamphetamine from his co-defendant, Levi Bagne, who lived in Arizona.  At … it was an aggravating factor that Myers had been released from prison for less than two months at the time of his …
May 10, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches “Secure Your Meds” winter campaign

December 15, 2020
… unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and others who may … of abused and misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets. For more information on …
December 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Minnesota man sentenced to 66 months for distributing methamphetamine in Eau Claire, WI

December 16, 2020
… confidential informant bought 52 grams of methamphetamine from Cappard and his co-defendant, Alisha Heiman, at a hotel … with officers, Cappard admitted to traveling to Eau Claire from Minnesota for the purpose of selling methamphetamine.  … working with Heiman to sell one pound of methamphetamine from the hotel room. At the sentencing hearing, Judge Conley …
December 16, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Sanford Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting in Death

May 18, 2021
… in York County. Two people who received fentanyl from members of the conspiracy died and another person … officers seized approximately 150 grams of fentanyl from members of the conspiracy. A later search of Adams’ … Enforcement Agency investigated the case, with assistance from the Biddeford and Sanford Police Departments.       …
May 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison

May 13, 2021
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation conducted by the Drug Enforcement … Delgado and others, who were receiving shipments of cocaine from Puerto Rico and California, and distributing the drug … Administration’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
May 13, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Harwich man sentenced to eight years in prison for fentanyl conspiracy

March 05, 2019
… quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin on Cape Cod. From April 2017 through August 2017, investigators intercepted phone calls and text messages from this drug organization. Wiretap interceptions, physical …
March 05, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 30, 2021
… and potential overdose by removing prescription pills from their homes. Our April event included 4,425 community … public health crisis by removing no longer need medication from their homes,” said DEA Special Agent in Charge Wade R. … Day are available at www.deatakeback.com . Photos and video from Take Back Day are available on Flicker.  Off …
April 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

First Lady Melania Trump kicks off National Red Ribbon Week with DEA

October 08, 2019
… community partners launch 31st campaign to keep kids away from drugs WASHINGTON – First Lady Melania Trump today … 1985. Red Ribbon Week is officially celebrated nationally from October 23-31; however, communities and school … a red ribbon during the last week in October, Americans from all walks of life demonstrate their opposition to …
October 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Cocaine dealer sentenced to 192 months for role in cocaine conspiracy

July 19, 2018
… 12, 2013 the defendant shipped kilogram bricks of cocaine from Houston, Texas to Buffalo, New York for distribution. … including Beverly Fields, would then package cash proceeds from the cocaine distribution and ship the currency from the Buffalo area to the defendant in Houston. The …
July 19, 2018
STORY

Violent drug organizations use human trafficking to expand profits

January 28, 2021
… cases reported to the National Human Trafficking Hotline from across the DMV. The statistic was reported by the … local partners to combat. How can we protect our families from this? Do you know the signs? Do you know what to do? … across the border, doubling up on the money they can make from them. Violent criminals like this see no difference …
January 28, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reveals Criminal Drug Networks Are Flooding the U.S. with Deadly Fentanyl

December 16, 2021
… a direct link between fentanyl-related overdose deaths and criminal drug networks in Mexico. These groups are … announced the results of a public safety surge that lasted from September 29, 2021 through December 14, 2021. The surge … fake prescription pills, using chemicals sourced largely from China. These fake prescription pills are designed to …
December 16, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Heroin Trafficker Who Fled Controlled Delivery sentenced to 14 Years

December 10, 2021
… During the delivery, the defendant became nervous and fled from law enforcement at a high rate of speed. Later, he … Attorney George Leal prosecuted the case. The case stems from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
December 10, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA undercover operation leads to guilty plea

July 13, 2018
… and May 2, 2017, the defendant regularly purchased cocaine from a source of supply in Dunkirk, New York a weekly basis … 2017, the DEA conducted two undercover purchases of cocaine from Paternostro.  On November 16, 2017, law enforcement … a probable cause traffic stop. Officers recovered cocaine from Paternostro’s pocket. Officers also executed a New York …
July 13, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Drug trafficking conspiracy sends dealer to prison for 15 years

July 12, 2018
… offices located in New York City, Albany, Buffalo, Long Island, Plattsburgh, Rochester, Syracuse and Westchester County … Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Defendant made trips from Oneida County to drug suppliers in NYC and Long Island, … of supervised release of eight years following his release from prison, and to forfeit a money judgment of $90,000.00. …
July 12, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

16-Count Indictment charging man with selling heroin linked to the death of a Hamburg man

June 14, 2018
… the charges in indictment and previously complaints stem from an investigation into an overdose death that occurred … officers then set up a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Green who was arrested when he arrived to sell the … of butyryl fentanyl, fentanyl, cocaine, and heroin from both defendants.  The indictment is the result of an …
June 14, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Woman Sentenced To 10 Years For Conspiracy To Distribute PCP

May 24, 2005
… obtained between one and three kilograms of PCP from a co-defendant and resold the drugs to others for a profit. Upon her arrest, DEA agents seized from her home various items used for the packaging and sale … funnels, and a heat sealer. Additionally, $1,546 was seized from her bedroom. This case was investigated by the DEA and …
May 24, 2005
PRESS RELEASE

Member of three-state cocaine conspiracy sentenced to five years

August 28, 2019
… that Gregory Smith was mailing packages containing cocaine from Houston, Texas, to Joseph Harper in Madison. In total, postal records from November 2017 to November 2018 showed 32 packages mailed from Smith to addresses in Wisconsin or Iowa associated with …
August 28, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA works with practitioners to bring awareness to prescription drug diversion

March 20, 2019
… The State of Ohio has experienced record devastation from this epidemic; however, recent efforts made by the … Kathy Federico. Instruction was provided by experts from the DEA, State of Ohio Medical Board, Ohio Physician … Ohio practitioners in attendance demonstrated a commitment from the medical community to improve the health and safety …
March 20, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Seven indicted on meth distribution conspiracy

November 09, 2018
… David S. Olesky Domestic Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, and Utah Additional Division Info Salt Lake City District … Office regarding a vehicle traveling through Wyoming from California, suspected of transporting a large quantity … operation. The driver, Salvador Ramirez, aka “Listo”, 23, from West Chester, Ohio and his companion, Tamara McQueen, …
November 09, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

South Bend, Indiana Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin

March 12, 2020
… heroin sales.  Each would receive pre-packaged heroin from someone in the conspiracy, and then sell it to … group during part of those months, collected the proceeds from the sellers and occasionally sold heroin herself.  … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with the assistance from the St. Joseph County Drug Investigations Unit, the …
March 12, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Green County, Wisconsin man sentenced to six years for trafficking methamphetamine

June 25, 2020
… prior to his arrest, Demrow received seven mail packages from Texas that likely contained methamphetamine. Federal … Demrow’s criminal activity occurred while on supervision from a felony burglary conviction and on probation from a separate felony drug conviction. The charge against …
June 25, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Fresno Man Pleads Guilty to Interstate Marijuana Shipments

May 18, 2021
… with intent to distribute marijuana that was shipped from Fresno to Kansas City, Missouri, Drug Enforcement … of marijuana to Kansas City. The first shipment was seized from Halen Frazier, of Kingsville, Missouri, during a … Drug Trafficking Area Task Force consisting of agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration; Homeland Security …
May 18, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Vidor woman sentenced to 15 years in federal prison following opioid overdose deaths

January 25, 2021
… Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Nicholas J. Ganjei today. Catherine … to distribute a controlled substance, namely hydromorphone, and was sentenced to 180 months in federal prison by U.S. … after three persons died as a result of opiates purchased from Ardis at her residence on FM 105 North in Vidor, …
January 25, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA launches "Secure Your Meds" winter campaign

December 15, 2020
… unused medications. This one action can prevent medications from getting into the hands of children and others who may … of abused and misused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets. For more information on …
December 15, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Medford podiatrist pleads guilty to possession of a controlled substance by fraud

September 29, 2020
… and health crisis for this community, and no one is immune from the ravages of addiction including professionals in … “This case was brought in order to protect the community from the ongoing risk to patients posed by the defendant’s … The defendant acquired the controlled substances from pharmacies falsely claiming the drugs were for others …
September 29, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA implements ecommerce outreach program to combat counterfeit drug production

August 03, 2020
… counterfeit pills that are nearly indistinguishable from controlled prescription medications.” DEA is engaging … of safeguarding these critical components and prevent them from falling into the hands of illicit DTOs.  Additionally, … of tableting and encapsulating machines and pill punches from its sales/online platform. For more information on …
August 03, 2020