PRESS RELEASE

Terrebonne Parish Man Sentenced for Violating Federal Controlled Substances Act, Federal Gun Control Act, and Money Laundering

May 19, 2025
… of firearms and engaging in monetary transactions derived from a specified unlawful activity, VERDIN was sentenced to … knowing he had prior felony convictions that prohibited him from possessing a firearm. During the investigation, law … learned that on March 20, 2021, VERDIN used proceeds from a fraudulent Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan to …
May 19, 2025
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Leader Of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Decade in Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

June 16, 2025
… organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl sourced from Latin America. Jonathan Melendez Decatro, a/k/a … in the Brockton area, who sourced narcotics directly from Colombia, Mexico and the Dominican Republic. On two … was later determined that the purity of the fentanyl ranged from 54% to 79% and also contained xylazine. During of …
June 16, 2025
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Lexington Man Sentenced for Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

June 03, 2025
… to launder drug proceeds.  According to his plea agreement, from November 2023 until September 2024, Gomez agreed with … not a cash-based entity and the source of the cash stemmed from his involvement in drug distribution offenses. Gomez …
June 03, 2025
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 43 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Narcotic Pills

June 01, 2025
… had received approximately 34 similar packages mailed from the same source in Michigan, and also received approximately 46 packages from California and Oregon suspected to contain multiple … purchases of counterfeit Percocet pills containing fentanyl from Erik Petersen. Kyle and Erik Petersen were arrested on …
June 01, 2025
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Torrington Man Involved in Hartford-Based Drug Ring Guilty of Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses

May 29, 2025
… the evidence presented during the trial, this matter stems from a DEA Hartford Task Force investigation of a … and the transportation and laundering of cash proceeds from their drug trafficking activity.  In January 2022, law … a motor vehicle stop of a minivan and seized $92,000 from a hidden compartment.  The investigation revealed that …
May 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Three Members of a Prolific Chinese Money Laundering Organization Plead Guilty to Laundering Tens of Millions of Dollars in Drug Proceeds

May 01, 2025
… over $92 million in illicit funds, including proceeds from the importation and distribution of illegal drugs into … the United States to collect drug trafficking proceeds from U.S.-based drug traffickers and deposit those illicit … criminal organizations, and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
May 01, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generacion

March 11, 2020
… “Menchito,” and second in command of CJNG, was extradited from Mexico to the United States on charges of alleged drug … and over $4.6 million in assets have been seized from CJNG associates pursuant to Project Python.  The … impact on the fabric of our local communities. The proceeds from the local distribution of these narcotics are …
March 11, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

September 30, 2021
… law enforcement surge to protect American communities from the flood of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills across … too often result, is a problem that cuts across America from small towns to big cities and everything in between. … fentanyl-laced fake pills using chemicals sourced largely from China, and are distributing these pills through U.S. …
September 30, 2021
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

September 30, 2021
… law enforcement surge to protect American communities from the flood of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills across … too often result, is a problem that cuts across America from small towns to big cities and everything in between. … our resources on removing deadly fentanyl-laced fake pills from the communities in San Diego and Imperial Counties,” …
September 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

NTF dismantles butane hash oil extraction lab 15 times larger than lab that caused recent explosion

May 17, 2019
…   Hash oil, also known as honey oil, is commonly extracted from marijuana plant material using butane. Butane is a … as lighter fuel for cooking and camping. Because the vapors from butane can linger dangerously and release explosive gas … with butane buried on the property. By-products from the extraction process and hazardous chemicals were …
May 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA LA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

August 19, 2022
… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs.  DEA supports the … ever encountered,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram .  “From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
August 19, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Los Angeles Field Division Makes Historic Seizure of Approximately 1 Million Fentanyl Pills

July 14, 2022
… is a major transshipment hub where illegal drugs coming from the southwest border are stored in local warehouses, … Prevention, more than 107,000 people have died as a result from a drug overdose or poisoning in the U.S. Criminal drug … fentanyl pills, which was nearly a three-fold increase from the previous year.  In the first four months of 2022, …
July 14, 2022
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2,669 pounds of methamphetamine, two kilograms of cocaine, one kilogram of tar heroin seized in joint DEA investigation

February 28, 2020
… In total, 1,200 pounds of methamphetamine was seized from the second storage unit. The next day on Friday, … to seize and remove this large amount of methamphetamine from our community will definitely save lives, …
February 28, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Tulsa Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy, Illegal Firearm

April 23, 2024
… Lawrence, Greene, Jasper, Newton, and Christian Counties from Nov. 1, 2020, to April 28, 2022. Hughley delivered more … Officers seized seven pounds of methamphetamine from Hall’s residence, as well as a Taurus 9mm … time he dropped off methamphetamine, he also picked up cash from Hall to return to an individual in Oklahoma. The …
April 23, 2024
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DEA St. Louis Division’s Operation Crystal Shield backed by U.S. Attorneys

February 21, 2020
… trafficked into and within the United States. From fiscal year 2017 to 2019, DEA domestic seizures of methamphetamine increased 127 percent from 49,507 pounds to 112,146 pounds. The St. Louis Division …
February 21, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Queens Pharmacist Sentenced to 60 Months in Prison for Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

November 29, 2023
… Criminal Investigation, New York, announced the charges. “From pharmacist to pill pusher, Daniel Russo betrayed his … in cash for the prescriptions. Russo then hid the proceeds from the scheme and filed false corporate income tax returns …
November 29, 2023
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Queens Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

February 17, 2023
… he was pocketing – and not paying taxes on – income from those sales and others in his business,” stated Acting … in cash for the prescriptions. Russo then hid the proceeds from the scheme and filed false corporate income tax returns … to report over $1 million in earnings, much of it generated from his oxycodone distribution scheme. More than a dozen …
February 17, 2023
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Queens Man Indicted in Connection with Seizure of Approximately $300,000 in Cocaine during Citywide Drug Trafficking Investigation

December 14, 2022
… of cocaine (over 13 pounds) and more than $50,000 cash from his burgundy Nissan sports car. Almonte was arrested after law enforcement tracked his vehicle from Queens to the Bronx on November 28, 2022. Bridget G. … day with seizures like this which prevented traffickers from mixing and selling a deadly fentanyl and cocaine …
December 14, 2022
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Colombian Woman Sentenced to 10 Years and $5 Million Forfeiture for Narcotrafficking

July 06, 2022
… announced the sentence. “For years, the defendant profited from trafficking cocaine and operating a ‘collection … regard for the harm she inflicted on communities stretching from Colombia to the United States,” stated United States … Lopez made millions of dollars exporting loads of cocaine from Colombia to the United States,” said DEA Special Agent …
July 06, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Two Leaders of Violent Puerto Rico Drug Cartel Convicted at Trial

April 08, 2022
… Puerto Rico police officers, the defendants profited from distributing tons of cocaine throughout Puerto Rico and … enterprise whose members and associates engaged in, from in or about 2004 to in or about 2016, dozens of … of kilograms of cocaine, including the shipment of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New York. Cocaine supplied by La ONU was …
April 08, 2022
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Distributor Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

February 02, 2022
… at trial: Violations of the Federal Narcotics Laws From 2012 through March 2017, Doud knowingly and … by other distributors. Conspiracy to Defraud the DEA From 2012 through March 2017, Doud took steps to conceal …
February 02, 2022
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Member of Eastern European organized crime syndicate sentenced to 198 months' imprisonment for racketeering and other violent crimes

February 20, 2020
… a litany of violent crimes and racketeering that reached from Brooklyn to abroad,” stated DEA Special Agent in Charge … reported to Tsvetkov as debt payments were collected from the victim. In connection with a separate extortion, … suspected of stealing marijuana and thousands of dollars from the syndicate’s stash house on Ocean Avenue. Tsvetkov …
February 20, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

RICO indictment charges “110 Gang”

October 29, 2018
… the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act RICO from 2012 until now.  According to the indictment, the 110 … and a determined goal of making our city safer from gang violence and drug trafficking.”     “Today’s … their gang has committed in Syracuse.  Our work is far from done, and we will continue to collaborate with our …
October 29, 2018
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State and Local Task Forces

January 22, 2025
… seen. Nearly all of the fentanyl in the United States comes from Mexico, and most of it is trafficked by the Sinaloa and … BNDD. The first task force was comprised of investigators from major state and local regional agencies, primarily the … budgets of DEA field division offices without resources from DEA headquarters, and do not include State and Local …
January 22, 2025
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First Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death Conviction in Western District of Louisiana

January 17, 2025
… Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that three individuals from Shreveport have been sentenced for their involvement in … by DEA agents proved that the driver had obtained fentanyl from Courtney Cox, who had gotten it from her local supplier, Thompson. Cox later confessed to …
January 17, 2025
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Mexican National Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison on Drug Charges

December 13, 2024
… sentence, this is the case.” Aviles-Pacheco is prohibited from possessing firearms due to his status of being an … and our partners work tirelessly to protect our community from people who sell drugs that harm and kill our citizens,” … that there is no other way to keep our communities safe from them. Make no mistake: If you deal drugs in Idaho, our …
December 13, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Multiple Pharmaceutical Distributor Executives, Sales Representatives and Brokers Charged in Connection with Unlawful Sales of over 70M Opioid Pills

October 03, 2024
… syrup known for their reputation of enhancing the high from the opioids. The distributors allegedly charged their … distributors were all located outside Texas, far removed from their Houston-area pill-mill pharmacy customers and the … should operate.  It should facilitate the movement of drugs from legitimate distributors to authorized pharmacies, …
October 03, 2024
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Atlanta Woman Sentenced to Prison for Supplying Fentanyl and Meth to Armed Drug Trafficking Organization

August 14, 2024
… court orders to intercept the phone calls and text messages from cell phones belonging to Breland and Reeves and conducted controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Reeves. Reeves would supply other co-defendants with … eight pounds of marijuana in a Louis Vuitton duffle bag from her Macon storage unit.  Following the searches, …
August 14, 2024
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U.S. Attorney Joins with Special Agents in Charge of DEA and FBI to Announce Law Enforcement Surge Combatting Nighttime Fentanyl Trafficking in the Tenderloin District of San Francisco

June 13, 2024
… the flow of drugs and dealers coming into San Francisco from nearby counties; conducting regular joint federal and … federal cases so that they take as little as a month from time of arrest to disposition; and federal “adoption” … down to drug dealers, extraditions of alleged drug dealers from Honduras, the prosecution of persons operating money …
June 13, 2024
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New York Man Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking in Burlington

June 11, 2024
… Then, in the early morning hours of May 12, 2024, officers from the South Burlington Police Department encountered … to detain them. Woods was momentarily compliant, then ran from police, leading them on a foot chase through multiple … however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and …
June 11, 2024