PRESS RELEASE

Indictments target north sound drug trafficking ring distributing 2 kilos of heroin a week

July 20, 2018
… “This North Sound criminal enterprise has been on our radar for a very long time, and the surgical removal of this group will thwart the flow of foreign sourced heroin endangering our communities.” The local … people working with law enforcement some of whom made drug buys from members of the organization.  The charges …
July 20, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Ohio Woman Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Kidnap Man After Failed Cocaine Deal

October 20, 2017
… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … transaction. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy J. Plancon, … individual told Casillas that an associate of his wanted to buy one kilogram of cocaine. Casillas and Hernandez agreed …
October 20, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Five Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 25, 2011
… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, TX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. … least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
May 25, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Winnie Man, Vidor Woman Among Those Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

May 26, 2011
… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … to 120 months in federal prison today. According to information presented in court, in August 2008, an … least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
May 26, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Four Men Sentenced In Federal Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 25, 2011
… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov BEAUMONT, TX - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. … least 20 kilograms of cocaine was seized through undercover buys and during the execution of search warrants and …
August 25, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Four Defendants Receive A Combined 61 Years For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

November 19, 2012
… Four Defendants Receive A Combined 61 Years For Distribution Of Methamphetamine November 19, 2012 New … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … August and November of 2011, multiple undercover controlled buys of methamphetamine were made from each suspect. At …
November 19, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Convicts Conroe Man Of Trafficking Cocaine And Conspiring To Launder Drug Money

November 03, 2016
… cocaine and conspiracy to launder money, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Houston Division, Special Agent in Charge, … Houston agents then realized one of their confidential sources had already been speaking to Benitez about trying to buy large amounts of cocaine from him and his drug supplier. …
November 03, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Six Mission, Texas Residents Plead Guilty To Participating In Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Scheme

January 23, 2017
… Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … in Charge William Cotter, San Antonio Division; and, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. … derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling of cocaine; (2), transport or …
January 23, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Third Convicted Cuban Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Prison For 151 Months

December 14, 2011
… Third Convicted Cuban Cocaine Smuggler Sentenced To Prison For 151 Months December 14, 2011 Phoenix Contact Info … In March, 2009, Tucson DEA agents received information from sources in Mexico that an individual, later identified as … location in Tucson. Law enforcement agents swarmed the buy-site and all suspects were arrested without incident. …
December 14, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-Agency Operation Nets more than 70 arrests in Highlands County

October 02, 2020
… leaders to reduce drug misuse. Visit Operation Engage Fort Lauderdale Deanne L. Reuter Special Agent In Charge … conducted long-term surveillances, made undercover buys, and utilized innovative investigative techniques to … and more than 70 people have been taken into custody. Most of those arrested in the operation are facing serious …
October 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Winchester Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Eutylone & "Ecstasy" Distribution

June 27, 2022
… Winchester Man Sentenced to Prison Time for Eutylone & "Ecstasy" Distribution June 27, 2022 … Drug and Gang Task Force conducted multiple controlled drug buys from Parson and his uncle, Gregory McKinley Frye.  On …
June 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

D.C. man pleads guilty to heroin and fentanyl trafficking and firearms charges

January 14, 2020
… Info Contact Us (202) 305-8500 (571) 362-1934 Public Information Office (571) 362-1011 … the handguns. In October 2018, an individual was arrested for shoplifting in Fairfax County. During the search, law … organization. Law enforcement conducted multiple controlled buys of drugs from Mace. In September 2019, an undercover …
January 14, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and brutal beating of two victims suspected of stealing drugs and money

June 26, 2020
… Mariah Ferry sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for kidnapping and brutal beating of two victims suspected … contacted M.T. under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from M.T.  When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s … Ferry and others bound, gagged and assaulted M.T. for hours. After several hours, two other co-conspirators …
June 26, 2020
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Chase Smothermon sentenced to 45 years for abducting, torturing and killing one victim, brutally beating a second

September 01, 2020
… Chase Smothermon sentenced to 45 years for abducting, torturing and killing one victim, brutally … 32, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, to 45 years in prison for abducting and assaulting two men, one of whom was … in records as M.T., under a ruse that Smothermon wanted to buy marijuana from him.  When M.T. arrived at Smothermon’s …
September 01, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Six Defendants Plead Guilty to Scheme to Transport Stolen Catalytic Converters Across State Lines

June 16, 2022
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … Evan Marshall, 24, of Rogersville, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to one count of … catalytic converters. By December 2019, Marshall had mostly ceased buying junk vehicles and scrapping them out …
June 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Owner of Kansas City, Kansas Pharmacy Agrees to Pay $200,000 to Resolve Allegations of Violating the Controlled Substances Act

September 24, 2025
… Us (314) 538-4600 (571) 362-5149 Recruiter Name SA Chris Most (314) 538-4600 StLouisSpecialAgentRecruiter@dea.gov … enacted the CSA to create “a closed system” of distribution for controlled substances in which the handling of the … controlled substances are prescribed and dispensed. Without reliable data, we are immensely disadvantaged in our …
September 24, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Five Argentine men charged with illegally operating online pharmacies and importing and distributing oxycodone

March 13, 2019
… Five Argentine men charged with illegally operating online pharmacies and importing and distributing oxycodone … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … determined to keep the American public safe from illegal on-line ‘pharmacies,’” said Inspector in Charge Craig …
March 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

December 04, 2020
… conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years December 04, 2020 New York Contact Info Contact … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The …
December 04, 2020
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

January 30, 2020
… Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
January 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

December 16, 2024
… DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death … response coordinators to assist State and Local law enforcement as they investigate drug poisonings and overdose … Dandorf.  Further probes identified Bradley Hunter, who sourced fake pills from a Mexican cartel. Both were arrested …
December 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Physician Admits To Illegally Distributing 39,000 Pills

March 02, 2017
… Info Contact Us (504) 840-1100 571-362-2805 Public Information Officer (571) 362-4892 NOFD.Recruiter@dea.gov Talk … Links Press Releases Local Fugitives Events Featured Resource Links Talk to a Recruiter Campus Drug Prevention Get … bring names and dates of birth to Johns with the intent of buying a prescription for oxycodone.  Johns would issue the …
March 02, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

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

March 10, 2011
… Newell, and United States Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales for the District of New Mexico announced today that a … OCDETF program is to identify, disrupt and dismantle the most serious drug trafficking, weapons trafficking and money … in fact they were acting as “straw purchasers” who were buying the firearms on behalf of others. During the …
March 10, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Federal judge sentences Charlotte man to nine years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy

February 04, 2019
… judge sentences Charlotte man to nine years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy … - (910) 815-4513 Defendant used the drug proceeds to buy multiple homes and luxury vehicles CHARLOTTE, N.C. – … conspiracy charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert J. …
February 04, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Meth Trafficking

September 13, 2022
… Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Meth Trafficking September 13, 2022 Chicago Contact Info … police officer communicated with Shelton and arranged to buy two ounces of methamphetamine from him. At a location in …
September 13, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Wisconsin woman receives federal prison sentence for conspiracy to deal methamphetamine in multi-agency investigation

December 03, 2019
… Wisconsin woman receives federal prison sentence for conspiracy to deal methamphetamine in multi-agency … Arroyo Jr. (872) 222-0430 Division Contacts Illinois Rockford - (815) 987-4494 Springfield - (217) 585-2750 Indiana … 2018, the undercover officer conducted seven controlled buys of methamphetamine from Moore and one from Peterson, …
December 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Two Defendants Sentenced In Opioid Pill Mill Case

May 05, 2017
… Division X Account @DEADallasDiv Joseph B. Tucker Domestic Fort Worth, Lubbock, and Tyler, Texas, and Oklahoma … DallasCommunityOutreach@dea.gov Division Contacts Texas Fort Worth - (817) 639-2000 Lubbock - (806) 798-7189 Tyler - … seeking 30mg oxycodone pills.  Robertson offered to buy all the pills Robinson had for $16.00 per pill.  …
May 05, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Laredo Resident Sentenced For Distributing Controlled Substances Near School

January 28, 2015
… Laredo Resident Sentenced For Distributing Controlled Substances Near School January … An undercover agent then conducted several controlled buys of cocaine, cocaine base and marijuana from Serna Sr., …
January 28, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Bolton, Mississippi Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

May 15, 2014
… Bolton, Mississippi Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering May 15, 2014 New … both the local and national economy.  Robinson attempted to buy a vehicle using illegal drug proceeds, which is a … an active role in the war on drugs.  Individuals guilty of buying assets for the purpose of laundering their illegal …
May 15, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Third Dealer Sentenced In Colorado River Indian Tribes Community Undercover Takedown

February 11, 2011
… Sierra Vista, Tucson, and Yuma areas Federal Tribal Task Force targeted dealers selling potent highly pure form of methamphetamine - PHOENIX, AZ. - The Honorable David … at the tribe’s Farms Office in Poston, Ariz. Over three buys, Leivas sold the informant 43.9 grams of “actual” …
February 11, 2011
STORY

U.S. and Bulgaria Join Forces to Stop Deadly Fentanyl Flow

September 18, 2025
… U.S. and Bulgaria Join Forces to Stop Deadly Fentanyl Flow September 18, 2025 The United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) joined forces with the … of the Interior and the National Customs Agency on quick, reliable, and safe fentanyl testing methods.  Dr. Duffy also …
September 18, 2025