PRESS RELEASE

Heroin And Methamphetamine Traffickers Convicted

March 03, 2014
… to the conspiracy.   During trial, jurors heard testimony from several co-conspirators who detailed several instances of heroin and methamphetamine trafficking from Mexico to Laredo, San Antonio, Houston and Dallas as … government also presented numerous vehicle title histories from California and Texas as well as vehicle and passenger …
March 03, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Colorado Springs Resident Office Assists GBI, CSPD

August 18, 2016
… COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Agents and Task Force Officers from the Drug Enforcement Administration Colorado Springs Resident Office assisted detectives from Colorado Springs Metro Vice, Narcotics, and … arrested Felipe Hurtado for six outstanding felony warrants from the state of Georgia. Charges include three counts of …
August 18, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Orlando Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

March 21, 2016
… timeframe of the conspiracy and collected over $1.3 million from illegal oxycodone sales.  Okonkwo accepted fraudulent prescriptions from patients who had traveled long distances, and in groups, to get their oxycodone from his pharmacy, known as Avalon Park Pharmacy.  The …
March 21, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

New Orleans Field Division Takes Down Designer Synthetic Drug Market In The Deep South

May 07, 2014
… of the DEA, the State of Alabama, and our partners from dozens of local law enforcement agencies, should … DEA has identified between 200 and 300 new designer drugs from eight different structural classes, the vast majority …   B-roll from Project Synergy Phase II is available at: …
May 07, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

October 04, 2011
… technicians were arrested today on federal charges stemming from their alleged theft of prescription drugs from retail pharmacies where they worked, and the subsequent … of government, which allow law enforcement to get the most from the very limited resources available in these difficult …
October 04, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven Defendants Charged With Distributing Multi-Kilogram Amounts Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation

September 20, 2012
… contained in six separate criminal complaints, stem from an investigation led by the DEA, together with task force officers from the Chicago, Berwyn, Brookfield, Lansing, and Summit … and others, DEA agents began receiving information in 2010 from a confidential (CS-1) regarding the drug trafficking …
September 20, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Founder And Owner Of Pharmaceutical Company Insys Arrested And Charged With Racketeering

October 26, 2017
… was dedicated to obtaining prior authorization directly from insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.  … reflect our ongoing efforts to attack the opioid crisis from all angles. We must hold the industry and its … is fully committed to protecting our nation’s mail system from criminal misuse,” said Shelly Binkowski, Inspector in …
October 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Pirate Town Targets Over 200 Violent Criminals Linked To Rancho San Pedro Gang

April 29, 2011
… trafficking. This morning’s massive operation stems from a 2 ½- year investigation initiated by the Bureau of … that name a total of 26 defendants in charges ranging from the distribution of methamphetamine to illegal weapon … illegally possessing weapons and selling drugs ranging from methamphetamine to heroin. The cases will be handled by …
April 29, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Sixteen Miami-Dade Residents Indicted On Drug Conspiracy And Distribution Charges

December 12, 2012
… (571) 362-2942 Miami.Training@dea.gov Indictment stems from USAO’s Overtown and Liberty City Violence Reduction … Liberty City areas of Miami, as we have effectively removed from those communities sixteen violent and notorious drug … said Timothy P. Donovan, Assistant Special Agent in Charge from FBI’s Miami Division.  “Our success in this ongoing …
December 12, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

151 Arrested In DEA-Led Investigation Of Synthetic Drug Rings

October 15, 2015
… to serve on the frontline, protecting the American public from designer drugs, a highly dangerous and deceptive group … federal, state, and local forensic laboratories increased from 23 reports in 2009 to 32,784 reports in 2013; to 37,500 … http://www.dea.gov/divisions/hq/2013/hq062613.shtml B-roll from Project Synergy (May 2014) is available at: …
October 15, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

12 Members Of Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced To Total Of Over 80 Years In Federal Prison

June 24, 2016
… investigators conducted six separate controlled purchases from Mendez and his associates.  In early June 2015, Picazo … it back to Fort Smith for distribution.  On his way back from California in mid-June, Mendez was stopped for a …
June 24, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

June 01, 2017
… Police, announced the seizure of up to $2 million in heroin from a packaging mill and a vehicle in the Morrisania … powdered heroin and thousands of filled glassine envelopes from inside the apartment. Multiple tables held all the …  Heroin organizations have set up shop to process heroin from brick form into packaged bags for retail sales.  In …
June 01, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New York Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Strike Force Operation Reveals La Cosa Nostra Weapons, Drugs, Money Laundering Scheme

June 28, 2017
… of La Cosa Nostra, sought to recover an extortionate debt from a former criminal associate. Through the use of wiretap … to Kosovo. I would like to thank the brave men and women from our local, state, federal, and international law … participated in an illegal enterprise lining their pockets from their criminal activity,” said Special Agent-in-Charge …
June 28, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

14 Defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Narcotics Distribution

February 07, 2017
… intent to distribute, heroin, crack cocaine, and marijuana from about 2011 up to about early 2017.  Eight of these … intent to distribute, heroin, cocaine, and crack cocaine from about 2011 up to about early 2017.  Four of these … of commercial establishments in the Bronx and Manhattan, from about 2014 up to about January 1, 2015.  Three of these …
February 07, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

August 26, 2025
… convicted.  According to the Yanez-Pineda et al indictment, from January 2024 until May 2025, Yanez-Pineda, Serda, … is accused of distributing fentanyl, cocaine and oxycodone from a location on Essex Court in Athens. According to the … Cooper co-conspirators distributed controlled substances from a premises on Commerce Parkway in Athens and that …
August 26, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Year-Long Wiretap Investigation Results in Four Arrests and Kilogram Seizures of Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, Heroin, and Cocaine

June 05, 2024
… Gun seized in Des Moines SEATTLE – Law enforcement teams from the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Seattle … who would poison our communities – by trafficking drugs from afar – are held accountable for their actions in the … has taken this investigation to places both close and far from home, allowing us to disrupt this large-scale drug …
June 05, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Nineteen South Bay Residents Charged in Alleged Scheme to Funnel Drugs into U.S. and Firearms to Mexico

February 11, 2021
… Used Connections To The Sinaloa Cartel To Transport Drugs From Mexico Into The United States SAN FRANCISCO – A federal … crimes related to two conspiracies—one to transport drugs from Mexico to the San Jose Area, the other to transport …
February 11, 2021
GENERAL INFORMATION

Requester Categories

August 21, 2025
… at the educational institution.  The DEA may seek assurance from the requester that the request is in furtherance of … pages. All Others Requests All other requests are requests from persons not falling within any of the above categories. …
August 21, 2025
STORY

WANTED: Sebastian Marset Added to DEA Fugitives List

May 21, 2025
… to be responsible for moving ton quantities of cocaine from South America to Europe, while generating tens of … 2021, Marset was allegedly owed more than €17 million from the proceeds of a single shipment of cocaine. Santoro …
May 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Leader and members of methamphetamine trafficking ring sentenced to prison

September 04, 2020
… to filed court documents and statements made in court, from March 2019 to September 2019, Cheng “Cam” Yang led a … kilograms of crystal methamphetamine and seven firearms from the defendants’ homes. The defendants were prosecuted …
September 04, 2020
GENERAL INFORMATION

Dallas News 2006

July 15, 2021
… New Mexico Man Gets 3 Years in Prison for Drugs Stemming from I-40 Traffic Stop SEP 26, 2006 Florida Man Sentenced … for Local Woman MAY 8, 2006 Assets Worth Millions Seized from Oklahoma Horse Ranch MAR 8, 2006 20 Arrested in DEA-led …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon Indicted for Operating Enormous Fentanyl Pill Pressing Lab with Weapons Stash

June 10, 2025
… Wilmington - (910) 815-4513 Jae quote.png Statement from DEA Atlanta Acting Special Agent in Charge Jae W. Chung … pill press operation was being conducted less than 2 miles from an elementary school. vest helmet 2.jpg DEA Atlanta SRT … working hard day in and day out to protect our communities from the dangers and violence associated with drug …
June 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Armed Asheville Drug Distributor of Fentanyl and Meth is Sentenced to Over 28 Years in Prison

May 22, 2025
… of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, which was shipped from China. The package actually contained 100 grams of 99 … release.  According to records filed in the case, from 2021 to 2023, Rice was a major distributor … Henderson, and Transylvania Counties. He obtained the drugs from a supplier in Atlanta and transported them back to …
May 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Indictments Unsealed Charging Four Block Gang Members And Others With Racketeering And Narcotics Conspiracies

May 31, 2011
… distribute 280 grams or more of crack cocaine and heroin, from November 2008 to date, are: 20. Deshae Harris, of … Edwards, and Brian Wilder transported cocaine (crack) from Schenectady to Rutland, Vermont, for re-distribution … and transported the proceeds of narcotics trafficking from Rutland back to Ricardo Henderson in Schenectady. The …
May 31, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Southbridge Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Cocaine Conspiracy and Possession of a Machinegun

December 17, 2025
… was indicted by a federal grand jury in November 2024. From in or about April 2023 through in or about April 2024, … Lopez conspired with others to distribute cocaine shipped from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts. On at least four …
December 17, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Hartford Man Charged with Narcotics Trafficking and Firearm Possession Offenses

December 10, 2025
… made controlled purchases of fentanyl and cocaine from Rojas, some of which occurred at the market. Rojas was … by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.  Operation Take Back …
December 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

New Haven Man Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Methamphetamine Pills, Violating Supervised Release

December 02, 2025
… Ogman’s sentence to time served, and he was released from prison.   Ogman resumed his drug trafficking activity … purchases of methamphetamine pills and crack cocaine from Ogman from November 2023 through April 2024. Ogman was arrested on …
December 02, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit

September 20, 2025
… Cultural Initiative and was followed by drug trend reports from the DEA and local law enforcement agencies. Twenty high … Teenagers and adults came together for a performance from World Champion Wichita War Dancer Greg Victors and … Summit allowed us an opportunity to connect with and hear from several of our Midwestern Tribal community members,” …
September 20, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

September 04, 2025
… customers, and others, sold narcotics, and stole cars from inside and outside Connecticut, often using the cars to … In November 2019, O.N.E. members stole a Lexus Rx350 from Rye, New York.  In early December 2019, O.N.E. members … gangs were convicted of federal offenses stemming from this investigation, which solved eight murders and …
September 04, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Gainesville Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearm Offenses

August 18, 2025
… a machinegun. Johnson was prohibited under state law from possessing a firearm due to his prior criminal history. … Officers obtained search warrants and reviewed material from Johnson’s cellphone, as well as his social media … criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime. Operation Take Back …
August 18, 2025