PRESS RELEASE

Drug dealer who sold fentanyl to overdose victim sentenced to more than 11 years in prison

July 16, 2020
… collected bags, which were later found to contain fentanyl, from the scene. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner … investigation revealed that the victim purchased fentanyl from Rivera the day before the victim died from ingesting the drug. In May and June 2018, law …
July 16, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Tolland man sentenced to 29 months in prison for cocaine trafficking and gun possession offenses

May 29, 2020
… arranged two controlled purchases of cocaine in Bridgeport from Martinez and his associate, Desny Sosa-Hernandez.  On … coordinated the purchase of 300 grams of cocaine from Martinez and Sosa-Hernandez, Martinez drove from his residence in Tolland to pick up Sosa-Hernandez at …
May 29, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

New Haven man sentenced to 6 years in prison for distributing drugs, including fentanyl pills

March 05, 2020
… Diversion Squad revealed that Hill was obtaining cocaine from a source in the Bronx, New York, and heroin from a source in New Haven.  He converted some of the … crack, heroin and hundreds of counterfeit oxycodone pills from Hill.  The vast majority of the counterfeit pills …
March 05, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Lawrence man sentenced to 8 years for fentanyl trafficking

November 22, 2019
… of fentanyl to multiple individuals, including customers from New Hampshire. Moreta and his co-conspirators often … cooperating individual purchased over 100 grams of fentanyl from Moreta between May and June of 2017. On July 6, 2017, … This matter was investigated by the DEA, with assistance from the Massachusetts State Police, the United States …
November 22, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Hartford man sentenced to 66 months in federal prison for trafficking heroin

October 08, 2019
… documents and statements made in court, this matters stems from a DEA Hartford Task Force investigation of a heroin … and other members of the organization distributed heroin from Moya’s store, the Katty Grocery located at 584 Franklin … investigators made multiple controlled purchases of heroin from Franklyn Caraballo-Almonte, who worked at Katty …
October 08, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Guatemalan national living in Rhode Island sentenced to 42 months in federal prison for trafficking heroin

April 09, 2019
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation that began after several heroin … warrants and seized more than three kilograms of heroin from members of the conspiracy, including more than one-half kilogram from Recinos. On Dec. 12, 2017, a grand jury in Hartford …
April 09, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Rhode Island man faces up to life imprisonment for trafficking heroin into southeastern Connecticut

February 20, 2019
… the evidence introduced during the trial, this matter stems from an investigation that began after several heroin … quantities of heroin. Luciano, who also received heroin from sources in Rhode Island and Massachusetts, distributed … warrants and seized more than three kilograms of heroin from other members of the conspiracy, and approximately …
February 20, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Northfield woman sentenced to 37 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

December 11, 2018
… learned that on March 9, 2018, Morin intended to travel from New Hampshire to a location in Massachusetts to … was hidden in her bra.  The investigation revealed that from February 23, 2018, and continuing through April 5, 2018, Morin ordered fentanyl on multiple occasions from the drug distributors in Massachusetts.  Morin …
December 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

West Bloomfield Doctor sentenced for opioid drug conspiracy

July 26, 2018
… revealed that Joseph James Roe would recruit “patients” from Monroe, Michigan to be seen by Dr. Mark Buzzard at MV … Detroit area or in Tennessee.  Pills travelling from Michigan to Tennessee are commonly known as diverting … these medications. “More people die in America every year from prescription drug overdoses than from overdoses of all …
July 26, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Tampa doctor pleads guilty to distributing opioids outside DEA registration

July 13, 2018
… control, location or business activity." Abraham resigned from the VA in June 2017 and began working at a pain … without first obtaining a new DEA registration.           From August 2017 through March 7, 2018, while working at the …
July 13, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

April 27, 2017
… Prescription Drug Take Back Day this Saturday, April 29, from 10 to 2 local time, at over 5,000 sites around the … injury-related death in the United States, eclipsing deaths from motor vehicle crashes or firearms.  The majority of … drug abusers report that they obtain their drugs from friends and family, including from the home medicine …
April 27, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting over 100 Pounds of Methamphetamine

December 07, 2021
… According to court documents, on Dec. 5, 2020, Newell drove from Bakersfield to Mexico to obtain and smuggle narcotics from Mexico to Bakersfield, which he agreed to do for … 2020, Newell drove to the San Ysidro port of entry crossing from Mexico into the United States. Law enforcement officers …
December 07, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Desoto County Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison

October 15, 2021
… Deputy stopped Reid as he was driving to Highlands County from DeSoto County.  After a K-9 alerted on the vehicle, law … seized 209.8 grams of methamphetamine and over $6,000 cash from the vehicle.  Reid admitted that he was a drug dealer … at least eight to 16 ounces of methamphetamine a week from his supplier.  Reid was on bond for a pending …
October 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Former Miami-Dade County resident sentenced to over 12 years in prison for attempted international narcotics trafficking

October 01, 2018
… attempted to smuggle 95 kilograms of cocaine, by boat, from the Bahamas.  Senese concealed the narcotics in the fuel tank of his vessel.  As Senese was traveling from the Bahamas to the United States, as the sole occupant … of his vessel, the boat became disabled.  Air Marine units from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection intercepted …
October 01, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Three men sentenced to federal prison for roles in drug trafficking conspiracy

December 11, 2018
… At the time of the offense, Dadia was on supervised release from a previous federal drug conviction. Dadia’s … of drugs, as well as, collection of drug proceeds from co-conspirators in Ketchikan, and for payment of drugs obtained from Nevada. A federal investigation was launched after a …
December 11, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Madison man sentenced to six years for cocaine conspiracy

August 23, 2019
… that Gregory Smith was mailing packages containing cocaine from Houston to Joseph Harper in Madison. In total, postal records from November 2017 to November 2018 showed 32 packages mailed from Smith to addresses in Wisconsin or Iowa associated with …
August 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Hobart resident indicted for dark web drug sales and money laundering

April 03, 2019
… States and money laundering related to activity occurring from February of 2016 and continuing until his arrest on … traffickers should take note: the internet is not free from law enforcement," said U.S. Attorney Krueger. "This … you are selling drugs on a street corner or selling them from a dark web vendor site, the Drug Enforcement …
April 03, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces 16th National Drug Take Back

October 26, 2018
… and Yuma areas Event will take place throughout Arizona from 10 a.m. -2 p.m. on Saturday, October 27th PHOENIX - DEA … Drug Take Back Day will take place October 27th from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time. Sites will be set up … combat the opioid epidemic and target the cartels profiting from the weakness of others, but we must begin with reducing …
October 26, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Texas man sentenced to prison for orchestrating Chicago-to-Dayton drug distribution

May 10, 2019
… to distribute cocaine and violating supervised release from an earlier conviction.   United States Attorney for the … Judge Walter H. Rice.   According to court documents, from between September 2016 and June 2017, Stroud conspired … furtherance of the scheme, co-defendant Jordan Smith drove from Dayton to Bolingbrook, Ill., on June 15, 2017, and …
May 10, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Denver DEA and Auto Theft Task Force take down black market marijuana & auto theft ring

December 12, 2018
… the morning of Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, investigators from the Drug Enforcement Administration and the CATPA … auto theft related cases. C-MATT is comprised of detectives from the Colorado State Patrol, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s … is a grant-funded task force who receives its funding from the Colorado Auto Theft Prevention Authority [CATPA] …
December 12, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Champaign man sentenced to 13 years in prison for trafficking

January 06, 2020
… to traffic pills containing alprazolam, marked as ‘Xanax,’ from March 2017 through May 2018. Caamano purchased controlled substances from abroad to make the counterfeit pills in his unsanitary … then shipped the pills nationwide in quantities ranging from 1,000 pills per  package up to one million. “This …
January 06, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Two Utqiagvik residents indicted on drug trafficking charges

January 21, 2021
… 200 pills containing fentanyl were mailed to Utqiagvik from Arizona through U.S. Postal Service ANCHORAGE, Alaska - … Postal Inspectors identified a suspicious package mailed from Arizona to Utqiagvik resident Roberta Sielak. On … drove to McFadden’s residence. McFadden took the package from Sielak’s vehicle and went into his residence, and …
January 21, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Fresno man found guilty of distributing fentanyl resulting in first reported fentanyl overdose deaths in Fresno and Madera Counties

January 27, 2020
… that the cause of death for the individual was overdose from fentanyl. The other two individuals survived and were later released from the hospital. The jury found that the death resulted from the use of the fentanyl distributed by Pearson, and it …
January 27, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Three north bay defendants charged in fentanyl overdose death case

December 11, 2019
… in Santa Rosa after coming into contact with fentanyl from the Tenderloin District of San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO … describes how Zamora, 29, Williams, 32, and Cratty, 26, all from Santa Rosa, each are alleged to have played a role in … do everything in our power to prevent these bold criminals from destroying any more lives.” According to the complaint, …
December 11, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Twelve charged with narcotics trafficking offenses

December 06, 2019
… Fresno County and utilized Bojorquez to transport narcotics from Southern California to the Central Valley of California … pain pills (including oxycodone), obtained narcotics from a variety of sources, including Lopez, Delgadillo and … Police Department’s Major Narcotics Unit with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and …
December 06, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Former Honduran congressman Tony Hernández convicted of conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and related firearms and false-statements offenses

October 21, 2019
… justice regardless of social status. No one is exempt from being held accountable for predatory criminal … officials to protect drug shipments, solicited large bribes from major drug traffickers and arranged machinegun-toting …
October 21, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Pasco man sentenced to over 22 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

May 30, 2019
… by a 10-year term of court supervision after he is released from federal prison. Senior Judge Nielsen also imposed an … finding that Sanchez violated court supervision stemming from a previous drug conviction. According to information … (DTO), a part of the Sinaloa cartel. After being released from federal prison in late 2015, Sanchez began distributing …
May 30, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Illegal alien charged in money laundering conspiracy and for firearms violation

May 23, 2019
… and transferred the proceeds of the drug trafficking from May 28, 2014, to Nov. 1, 2017. He is further charged with being an alien from Mexico, illegally and unlawfully in the United States, …
May 23, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Man Sentenced for Federal Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Violations

May 17, 2019
… conspiracy to commit money laundering, which were committed from 2013 to 2017 in both the Houston and Beaumont areas. … organization that was distributing large amounts of drugs from Mexico to various cities in the United States for … luxury automobile dealership in Houston by accepting cash from known drug dealers in return for luxury vehicles. As …
May 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

DEA and partners hold 17th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 29, 2019
… remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to … of prescription drug abusers say they get their drugs free from friends and family, including from the home medicine cabinet. Take Back Day is a unique …
April 29, 2019