PRESS RELEASE

Carencro Officer Indicted On Extortion, Illegal Use Of Government Database, And Lying To Federal Agents In Desperado’s Case

February 11, 2015
… former Carencro Police Officer for receiving cash payments from Desperado’s Gentlemen’s Cabaret. Timothy “Timmy” … right, one count of obtaining information by computer from government or protected computer, and two counts of … enforced related ordinances. According to the indictment, from January 1, 2007, until December 5, 2012, Prejean …
February 11, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Charges Against Owners Of Three Pharmacies, Pharmacists, And Others For Illegal Distribution Of Millions Of Dollars’ Worth Of Oxycodone And Other Painkillers Nine Individuals Allegedly Used New York And New Jersey

October 23, 2013
… distribution of oxycodone and other controlled substances from three pharmacies in New York and New Jersey to … the Indictment unsealed today in Manhattan federal court:   From at least November 2011 up to and including October …
October 23, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Two Mexican Citizens Face Mandatory Life In Federal Prison After Jury Convicts Them On Federal Charges Related To May 2013 Murder Of A Southlake, Texas, Man

May 23, 2016
… The government presented evidence during trial that from approximately March 1, 2011, until May 22, 2015, the … defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to … Cepeda-Cortes and others conspired to travel from Mexico and elsewhere to Southlake and elsewhere, with …
May 23, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA News: 5 Extradited, Charged With North Korean Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

November 20, 2013
… Thailand in September. The five defendants were extradited from Thailand, arrived in the Southern District of New York … is the only one currently able to obtain methamphetamine from North Korea: “Because before, there were eight [other … we have the NK product. . . . [I]t’s only us who can get from NK.” Lim further explained that, because of recent …
November 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Detained In Federal Custody In Record Seizure Of Crystal Methamphetamine

December 14, 2012
… of nearly 14 kilos of crystal meth allegedly orchestrated from inside a Massachusetts jail PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. … immigration matter. The drugs were allegedly shipped from California to Massachusetts, concealed inside a … of between 10-15 kilos of crystal meth into New England from California. The drugs were allegedly shipped in late …
December 14, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Traffickers Sentenced: Distributed Multi-Kilogram Quantities Of Cocaine, Marijuana Near Chamblee High School

November 14, 2016
… that operated out of a house located approximately 350 feet from Chamblee Charter High School, in Chamblee, Georgia.  … and set up its base of operations down the street from a school,” said U. S. Attorney John Horn.  “In doing … Service is charged with defending the nation’s mail system from illegal use.  We remain steadfast in our resolve to …
November 14, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Cape Cod Brothers Convicted In Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

October 10, 2014
… M. Gonsalves were convicted on multiple charges arising from a three year conspiracy involving hundreds of thousands … multi-thousand-pill loads of 30-milligram oxycodone from South Florida up to New England, first by plane and … During the trial, witnesses testified about seizures from the Gonsalves Brothers’ co-conspirators of two …
October 10, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced To Life Imprisonment

August 20, 2015
… men died later that day as a result of burns they sustained from the arson they had committed. During sentencing, the … seeking medical assistance for the injuries he sustained from the fire Perry had hired him to set. Evidence at trial showed that, from August 2006 until September 2011, Perry led a …
August 20, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces Narcotics Charges Against New York City Department Of Education Employee

October 17, 2014
… you down.” According to the Complaint filed yesterday:  From at least February 2014 through October 15, 2014, … in a conspiracy to transport multiple kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to the Bronx for distribution in New York …
October 17, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced In Alabama For Nine Pharmacy Burglaries

July 11, 2017
… Patrol units in the area heard an audible alarm coming from the pharmacy and pulled into the parking lot. Singleton … They left a box they had filled with Controlled Substances from the pharmacy on the floor of the pharmacy in their … which contained Walmart price tags. The price tags were from purchases at a Walmart in Mobile, Alabama.  Video of …
July 11, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

26 Members Of Rockland County Drug Trafficking Ring Charged In White Plains Federal Court With Distributing More Than A Ton Of Marijuana

January 13, 2011
… case demonstrates, our efforts to eradicate illegal drugs from our cities, towns, and villages are unrelenting. We … distribution organization that was smuggling marijuana from the Southwest region across the United States into New …
January 13, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced As Leader And Organizer Of Marijuana Grow On Public Lands

February 18, 2015
… five years of supervised release following his release from prison. Villasenor-Villa, the organizer and leader of … were located in the Boise National Forest, a few miles from Highway 21 in Boise County. Ayala-Talavera, … hundred marijuana plants that had already been harvested from the growing operation. Investigators located and …
February 18, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-Led Investigation Results In Sentencing Of Two In Major Missouri Methamphetamine Trafficking Operation

June 30, 2017
… in the conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from June 1, 2013, through November 29, 2014. David Miller … seized a total of 1.2 kilograms of methamphetamine from Miller. When law enforcement officers executed a search … belonged to Miller, who had purchased it earlier in the day from Kenna Harmon. Law enforcement officers then executed a …
June 30, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA, FBI, and Seattle Police Seize 2 RVs Packed with Meth and Fentanyl

October 26, 2022
… for Cartel-connected Drug Trafficking Schemes Meth seized from an RV with help of drug dog.jpg Meth seized from an RV with help of drug dog Illegal Firearms, Fentanyl … RVs packed with meth and fake pills after they were driven from California to Washington up the I-5 corridor. Two …
October 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications

November 02, 2021
… Virginia Mason, WSP in Federal Way.jpg Healthcare workers from Virginia Mason Franciscan Health and Washington State … removed close to 745,000 pounds of unneeded prescriptions from medicine cabinets across the country as part of DEA’s … has removed more than 15.2 million pounds of medication from circulation since its inception. On October 23, with …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Racketeering Indictment Targets Mexican Mafia Control Of Inmates And Drug Trafficking Inside Los Angeles County Jail System

May 23, 2018
… organization; and Money laundering of the criminal proceeds from these activities. “These cases have delivered a major … on players at all levels for their role in the conspiracy - from the shot-caller, to the secretary, to the dealer, to … can serve as a shield to conceal criminal activity from law enforcement, accuses Zendejas-Chavez of conveying …
May 23, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen Alleged Leaders And Associates Of CLAN USUGA Indicted In Brooklyn And Miami

June 23, 2015
… the defendants are charged with the distribution from as early as 2002 through June 2015, in Colombia, … According to their stipulated factual (DE 74, 101, 112), from at least October 2006 through February 2012, Gomez …
June 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Ringleader And 14 Others Arrested In Takedown Of Paterson Narcotics Supply Ring Allegedly Distributed Millions Of Dollars In Heroin

November 21, 2012
… Riggins of the New Jersey State Police.  The arrests stem from “Operation Dismayed,” a six-month investigation by the … task force has prevented hundreds of thousands of glassines from being distributed to our communities throughout the … dangerous threat of alleged significant drug traffickers from our community.” “We allege that these drug suppliers …
November 21, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl In The City: Nearly 20 Pounds Of Fentanyl, Heroin Seized On Central Park West In Manhattan

August 07, 2017
… nine (nearly 20 pounds) of suspected fentanyl and heroin from an apartment building across the street from Central Park in Manhattan, N.Y. and from a vehicle. Four defendants are charged. On August 4, …
August 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Charged In Sales Of Fentanyl And Heroin Branded “Pray For Death”

October 26, 2017
… Gregovich 720-431-8836 Reckless Endangerment charge stems from overdose caught on video, victim revived by emergency … in the Fordham Manor section of the Bronx, a few blocks from Fordham University. This illicit market falls within … highest overdose death rates in the city, according to data from the New York City Department of Health and Mental …
October 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor Arrested For Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Overdose Victim: Pain Management Clinic Shuttered

November 21, 2011
… who illegally sold prescriptions for controlled substances from a pain management clinic he operated in Flushing, … dozens of prescriptions for multiple controlled substances from Li between May 2009 and August 2010, and overdosed at … his patients for the visits and the funds he obtained from government health insurance programs, including …
November 21, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

New York Pharmacist And Two Others Face Criminal And Civil Charges For Multimillion-Dollar Oxycodone Distribution Scheme

October 29, 2015
… pop’ pharmacies in Brooklyn and Queens.  Using resources from numerous law enforcement agencies, the three defendants … oxycodone pills in its zip code for three straight years, from 2010 to 2012.  In 2011 and 2012, for example, Chopin …
October 29, 2015
DOCUMENT

DEA 360 Strategy Reach and Impact Report: NEWARK

January 21, 2020
Publication
… Newark. Results are based on a summary of metrics compiled from each program facilitator, as well as from interviews with community partners from across the region. DEA 360 Strategy Newark Report …
January 21, 2020
DOCUMENT

Fentanyl Signature Profiling Program Report

October 28, 2019
Publication
… analyses on fentanyl and fentanyl-related exhibits obtained from seizures made throughout the United States.  This report details the results and conclusions derived from these analyses that are reported on a quarterly basis. … rather a snapshot of samples submitted to this laboratory from the 7 DEA regional laboratories. …
October 28, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Colorado Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Distribute Tramadol

June 07, 2023
… the substances, including Tramadol and others, were shipped from outside the United States and received by Gentile in … to a Vermont coconspirator and received electronic payments from the Vermont coconspirator as reimbursement for shipping … his arrest, investigators seized approximately 17,500 pills from his vehicle. The pills included Tramadol and other …
June 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Camdenton Man Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Conspiracy

May 06, 2021
… methamphetamine in Greene, Laclede, and Newton counties from March 1, 2018, to Jan. 22, 2019. The conspiracy … without parole. Norles transported the methamphetamine from California to Kansas City, Mo., Samons purchased methamphetamine from Norles and it was transported to the southwest Missouri …
May 06, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Two brothers sentenced for operating marijuana ring in San Francisco, New York City, and Rochester

April 02, 2019
… Green obtained significant quantities of marijuana from the State of California and was shipping allotments to … the investigation, law enforcement officers seized $221,344 from Alexander Green. Specifically, $1,100 in cash was seized from Alexander Green in March 2011 in Jackson County, Ore., …
April 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

November 22, 2023
… removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … 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 …
November 22, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

California man sentenced to 140 months in prison for supplying methamphetamine to Boston-based drug ring

April 30, 2019
… in federal court in Boston for distributing methamphetamine from California to Massachusetts.    Christopher Halfond, …   After a two-year investigation, Halfond and 10 others from Massachusetts and California were indicted in 2016 on … to transport sizeable quantities of methamphetamine from San Diego to Massachusetts, where it was distributed in …
April 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

October 19, 2021
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease … Back Day has removed more than 7,000 tons of medication from circulation since its inception. These efforts are …
October 19, 2021