PRESS RELEASE

Two Money Couriers for Colombian-Based Drug Money Laundering Organization Convicted by Federal Jury

February 08, 2025
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 BOSTON – Two men from Jamaica have been convicted following a four-day jury … laundered more than $6 million in drug trafficking proceeds from Colombian cartels through the United States, Caribbean … for a later date. The defendants were among 20 individuals from Colombia, Jamaica and Florida who were indicted by a …
February 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Man Charged with Distributing Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine and Oxycodone

April 04, 2024
… Fentanyl, Pill Press Parts and Multiple Firearms Recovered from Defendant; Defendant Distributed Fentanyl that Caused … justice.” “It is appalling how criminals attempt to profit from the distribution of fentanyl which has led to a rising …
April 04, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Nineteen indicted in drug distribution conspiracy

April 07, 2021
… Oregon 1-888-219-4261 More than 70 firearms seized from defendants distributing cocaine and crack cocaine … Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Law enforcement teams from FBI, DEA, Seattle Police Department, and other public … about ninety search warrants across the Puget Sound region from as far north as Everett and as far south as Spanaway. …
April 07, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Former Mexican Governor Extradited To The Southern District Of Texas

April 20, 2018
… Yarrington served as governor of Tamaulipas from 1999 to 2004. Tamaulipas lies along the southern border between the United States and Mexico directly across from Brownsville and Laredo. According to the indictment, …
April 20, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Last Of Three Defendants Convicted For Role In Murder Of Southlake, Texas, Man Is Sentenced

December 06, 2016
… presented at trial and documents filed in the case, from approximately March 1, 2011, until May 22, 2013, the … defendants traveled in interstate and foreign commerce from Mexico to Southlake, and elsewhere, with the intent to … result of that travel, Mr. Chapa was killed.  In addition, from approximately May 23, 2013, until September 5, 2014, …
December 06, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Hospice Nurse Pleads Guilty To Prescription Opioid Conspiracy Charges

June 15, 2017
… accountable.” “New Mexicans deserve competent health care from medical professionals whose sole focus is the best interest of their patients, not from drug traffickers who abuse their medical licenses to … July 22, 2016, DEA agents seized 80 10-mg oxycodone pills from Ulibarri, which she obtained from packages she …
June 15, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Feds Crack Down On Illegal Trafficking Of Oxycodone

May 13, 2011
… in two separate cases charging a total of 13 defendants from Georgia and Kentucky with illegally trafficking in … alone, and instead will require a comprehensive effort from public health, medicine, and our communities.  With … because it completely removes the oversight of a physician from the equation."    According to United States Attorney …
May 13, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-Four Indicted In Oxycodone Trafficking And Health Care Fraud Scheme

October 12, 2011
… Salgado and Ronald Regains, remain at large. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report … than all other states combined. Each day, individuals die from prescription drug overdoses. To stop this drug … will continue to tackle South Florida’s pill mill epidemic from all angles and at all levels to eradicate these drug …
October 12, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

24 Members Of Bronx Street Gang Charged With Racketeering Conspiracy, Narcotics Trafficking, And Firearm Offenses

April 02, 2014
… members of the Murda Moore Gangsta crew on charges ranging from racketeering, narcotics and firearms felonies.  Law … focused on reclaiming the Mott Haven community from the carnage, crime and fear that are linked to the MMG …
April 02, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Upper West Side Doctor And Wife Indicted For Conspiracy And 37 Illegal Prescription Sales: Over $600,000 Cash Seized

June 09, 2015
… (HHS). Group TDS-NY is comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, the NYPD, the Town of Orangetown Police … Agents and investigators recovered more than $600,000 cash from the Scarsdale residence. Medical records and bank …
June 09, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Doctor indicted on Manslaughter and Reckless Endangerment Charges in Three Overdose Deaths

June 07, 2018
… Strike Force Group Z-23 and HRA, with assistance from the Nassau County Police Department and the Suffolk … DEA and the New York City Police Department (NYPD). Agents from the DEA’s Milwaukee District Office arrested Choy on … overdosed within three days of receiving prescriptions from Choy. At their final visits with the doctor, both …
June 07, 2018
DOCUMENT

CY 2022 Cocaine Signature Program Report

September 11, 2024
Publication
… transit to the United States (U.S.) during CY 2022. Results from samples seized outside the U.S. from DEA foreign divisions that were analyzed from January – June 2023 are also reported. Domestic and …
September 11, 2024
STORY

The Washington Division Takes Community Engagement Virtual

March 05, 2021
… the best way to spread the message of prevention and help. “From visits with schools, to races and fairs, workplace … Maryland and Virginia area. The response was incredible. From coalition groups, to city councils, to schools and … their own and in partnership with area coalition partners. From May through December 2020, McLennon and Rivas delivered …
March 05, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

May 02, 2013
… to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables, and kitchen drawers. … (371 tons) of prescription medications were collected from members of the public at more than 5,829 locations … with DEA on the event.  When added to the collections from DEA’s previous five Take-Back events, more than 2.8 …
May 02, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds Its Eighth Prescription Drug Take Back Day On Saturday April 26

April 21, 2014
… on Drug Use and Health.  And more Americans died in 2010 from overdoses of prescription (22,134, including 16,651 from narcotic painkillers) than from motor vehicle accidents, says the Centers for Disease …
April 21, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 02, 2021
… 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 … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Guatemalan National is Extradited on International Cocaine Trafficking and Maritime Smuggling Charges

February 17, 2022
… Guatemalan national who was extradited to the United States from Guatemala on Thursday, February 10, 2022 to face … Barillas, aka “Thor,” is charged in an indictment stemming from a long-term joint investigation led by the Drug … the smuggling of multi-ton quantities of cocaine from South America to Guatemala with an ultimate destination …
February 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Barton Residence Searched and Woman Arrested on Federal Drug Charges

October 31, 2022
… complaint, Desormeaux distributed controlled substances from her Barton residence and allowed other individuals to … Investigators arranged the purchase of cocaine and fentanyl from the defendants on multiple occasions between August and … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines. …
October 31, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Lebanon Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Meth Conspiracy

October 17, 2022
… Crashed Vehicle, Resisted Arrest and Fled from Officer SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Lebanon, Mo., man who … it to others during the conspiracy, which lasted from May 20 to Sept. 28, 2019. Johnson obtained large amounts of methamphetamine from a source in California and distributed it to others, …
October 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Sentenced to 12 Years for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 2,600 Kilos of Cocaine

December 27, 2021
… that distributed substantial amounts of cocaine from Mexico in the Kansas City metropolitan area from October 2013 to Nov. 15, 2018. Campoy-Estrada admitted … week. Campoy-Estrada obtained substantial sums of money from his involvement in the drug-trafficking conspiracy, …
December 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Recidivist Cocaine Trafficker Convicted of Sending Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine Hidden Inside Furniture

November 14, 2023
… Participated in a Conspiracy That Sent Tons of Cocaine from Puerto Rico Around the United States NEW YORK, N.Y. … October 2022, the DTO sent more than 30 shipments of cargo from Puerto Rico to the continental United States.  The … enforcement seized approximately 350 kilograms of cocaine from four of the DTO’s shipments.  In total, the DTO shipped …
November 14, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian Narcotrafficker Sentenced to 18 Years’ Imprisonment

September 14, 2021
… $20 million forfeiture money judgment, Vivero is prevented from profiting from his crimes while being held accountable for leading an …
September 14, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug And Firearm Offenses

July 25, 2024
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Following release from pre-trial detention, defendant possessed drugs and … or more of fentanyl.  In July 2019, Soares fled on foot from law enforcement during a traffic stop. Soares threw a … a hooked knife and buprenorphine strips were recovered from Soares’ backpack. Quantities of cocaine and fentanyl …
July 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Brings in nearly 745,000 Pounds of Unneeded Medications, Continues Fight against Opioid Epidemic

November 02, 2021
… 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 … who misused a prescription medication obtained the medicine from a family member or friend. The Centers for Disease …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

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

October 20, 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 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Guatemalan Leader of Multi-Ton Cocaine Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Almost 22 Years in Prison

February 09, 2024
… During a multi-year wiretap investigation led by agents from Homeland Security Investigations and the Drug … organization moved multi-ton quantities of cocaine at sea from South America to Guatemala and ultimately over land to … the United States. At trial, prosecutors presented evidence from 13 rounds of court-authorized wiretaps demonstrating …
February 09, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Eight Defendants Sentenced for Their Roles in an East Alabama Drug Distribution Conspiracy

January 18, 2024
… concludes a series of federal sentencings that resulted from a  drug trafficking investigation  that began in 2020 … On January 8, 2024,  Kahlia Nichelle Washington , 27, from Phenix City, Alabama, received a sentence of 18 months … On December 1, 2023, 38-year-old  Andre Tremayne Franklin , from Columbus, Georgia, received a sentence of 320 months in …
January 18, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Kilogram Drug Trafficker in Robeson County Sentenced to 25 Years

November 16, 2023
… moving kilograms of methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin from Mexico to Robeson County.  Antonio Lavonne Locklear … drug trafficker bringing kilogram quantities of narcotics from Mexico into Robeson County,” said U.S. Attorney Michael … who were trafficking kilograms of controlled substances from Mexico into the Brownsville, Texas, area.  …
November 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearm Offenses

August 03, 2023
… Practitioner 571-362-9171 Following release from pre-trial detention, defendant possessed drugs and … sentencing for Nov. 15, 2023. In 2019, Soares fled on foot from law enforcement during a traffic stop. Soares threw a … knife and buprenorphine (Suboxone) strips were recovered from Soares’ backpack. Additionally, cocaine and fentanyl …
August 03, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Holds 22nd National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to prevent addiction and reduce overdose deaths

April 20, 2022
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This bi-annual event offers free, … . “Disposing of unneeded medications can help prevent drugs from being misused,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. … has encouraged the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a first step in preventing medication …
April 20, 2022