PRESS RELEASE

Heroin And Methamphetamine Traffickers Convicted

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

Colorado Springs Resident Office Assists GBI, CSPD

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

Orlando Pharmacist Convicted Of Illegally Dispensing Oxycodone

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… 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: …
PRESS RELEASE

Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… West Palm Beach - 561-684-8000 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

151 Arrested In DEA-Led Investigation Of Synthetic Drug Rings

… 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: …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

Law Enforcement Disrupts Active Heroin Packaging Operation

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

14 Defendants Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Narcotics Distribution

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA New York Delivers Major Blow to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… in more than 57 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in just thirty-days.  In New York, the DEA … in more than 4.5 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from our New York communities in just thirty-days … about saving lives and holding those accountable who profit from death. The DEA New York Task Force has and will …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Delivers Major Blows to Drug Cartels, Advancing a Fentanyl Free America in 2026

… in more than 57 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities in just thirty-days.  Eliminating the … illicit proceeds, and the removal of 131,400 fentanyl pills from communities, preventing thousands of potential lethal doses from reaching communities. Other Significant Fentanyl Free …
PRESS RELEASE

Thirteen Members of a Prison-Based Meth Distribution Ring Sentenced

… “From behind prison walls, these defendants egregiously … state, and local law enforcement to protect our communities from the spread of deadly drugs.”  “Methamphetamine …
PRESS RELEASE

Seventeen Charged in Alleged Fentanyl, Cocaine Distribution Ring in Athens

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… 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 …
PRESS RELEASE

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

… 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 …
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

… 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 …
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

Multi-Agency Joint Investigation Shuts Down New Orleans Crack Cocaine Lab, Netting Major Narcotics Seizure and Arrest

… removed kilogram quantities of cocaine and lethal fentanyl from the community. This operation underscores the critical … heart of New Orleans, we have stopped dangerous narcotics from hitting our streets and held a violent offender … remain relentless in our mission to protect our communities from the poison of drug trafficking.   - DEA Special Agent …
PRESS RELEASE

Illegal Aliens and Convicted Felons Sentenced for Transnational Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering

… trafficking and money laundering organization stretching from Mexico to Atlanta.   “Fentanyl continues to devastate … Sandra Beatriz Hernandez Chilel, 50, an illegal alien from San Marcos, Guatemala, to five years and five months in … cocaine.   David Miranda Vinalay, 40, an illegal alien from Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced to seven years and …
PRESS RELEASE

More than 25 Defendants Charged in Nationwide Tren de Aragua Crackdown Resulting in the Seizure of Over 80 Firearms and Narcotics in Homeland Security Task Force Investigations

… Homeland Security Task Force operation are illegal aliens from Venezuela, Colombia, and Honduras. TdA has been linked … Tren de Aragua, with enforcement actions spanning from Colorado to Tennessee, Florida, and beyond,” said DEA … Task Force’s mission is to safeguard the United States from transnational threats by leveraging intelligence-driven …
PRESS RELEASE

Violent Felon Sentenced to 11 Years for Armed Trafficking of Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills

… Sauer 9 mm semiautomatic handgun that was previously stolen from an Indiana State Police trooper. In an interview with … per day. At the time of the search, Cook was prohibited from possessing firearms due to his 2018 felony conviction … the U.S. Probation Office for 5 years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
PRESS RELEASE

Former Guam Customs Officer Sentenced to 235 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… that defendant Jesus K. Paulino, Jr. (“Paulino”), age 36, from Dededo, Guam was sentenced, to serve 235 months in … person at Mailhub, Oka, Tamuning. The drugs were removed from the package, replaced with sham material, and fitted … with the smuggling of untaxed cigarette shipments from the Philippines.  “Our aggressive mail-stream …
PRESS RELEASE

Repeat Offender Sentenced for Continuing to Traffic Fentanyl at Northern Quest Casino in Spokane

… larger scale. “Today’s sentencing removes a fentanyl dealer from our communities, which once again reinforces DEA’s … in investigating this Defendant. The hard work and response from our office and our BIA and DEA partners, has removed a dangerous offender from our community.” “The Bureau of Indian Affairs Division …