PRESS RELEASE

Second Aryan Brotherhood Prison Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Murder in Aid of Racketeering

January 03, 2024
… heroin and methamphetamine trafficking operation from their California prison cells using smuggled cellphones … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the California Department of Corrections and …
January 03, 2024
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison for Transporting 55 Pounds of Methamphetamine in Southern Oregon

December 29, 2023
… observed signs of drug trafficking and obtained consent from Ponce-Gonzalez and a passenger to search the vehicle. … U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) with assistance from Oregon State Police (OSP) and Homeland Security …
December 29, 2023
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Chicago Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine in Chicago Area

December 21, 2023
… for trafficking heroin and cocaine in the Chicago area. From 2015 to 2022, Alfonso Hidalgo-Gomez obtained heroin and cocaine from Mexico and distributed the narcotics in the Chicago …
December 21, 2023
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Mexican Man Imprisoned for Selling Drugs out of Houston Barber Shop

December 27, 2023
… emphasized that authorities seized 500 grams of fentanyl from Inestroza-Perez and its potential deadly effects. The … conducted a controlled delivery of 111 grams of meth from him and subsequently conducted a search of his …
December 27, 2023
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Illegally Armed Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to a Decade in Federal Prison

November 20, 2023
… As a convicted felon, is prohibited under federal law from ever possessing a firearm. “Again and again, we see … U.S. Probation Office for four years following his release from federal prison and pay $500 in restitution. U.S. …
November 20, 2023
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Hartford Man Admits to Trafficking Cocaine and Heroin

November 15, 2023
… Task Force made two controlled purchases of cocaine from Quinones.  Quinones was arrested on March 1, 2023.  On … The DEA’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
November 15, 2023
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Repeat Felon Sentenced to Over 13 Years for Drug Trafficking and Illegal Possession of Firearms and Glock Switches

November 13, 2023
… to sell the drugs he possessed. Bonds is prohibited from legally possessing a firearm due to his three previous … U.S. Probation Office for four years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
November 13, 2023
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Hartford Man Caught with Drugs and Ghost Gun in Bristol Sentenced to 30 Months in Federal Prison

November 13, 2023
… made a controlled purchase of fentanyl and crack cocaine from Morrison in Bristol.  After the drug sale, … fentanyl. The DEA’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
November 13, 2023
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Vallejo Man Convicted of Methamphetamine Trafficking and Illegal Firearms Possession

October 20, 2023
… to court documents and evidence presented at trial, from January 2015 until his arrest in February 2019, Benson … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the U.S. Customs …
October 20, 2023
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Trafficking Cocaine through the U.S. Postal Service

October 20, 2023
… of this office to prevent individuals like the defendant from using USPS as a means to traffic dangerous drugs, and … to keeping these and other highly addictive drugs from destroying lives.  Combatting illicit drugs in the mail …
October 20, 2023
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Colombian Citizen Admits Conspiring to Transport Hundreds of Kilograms of Cocaine into the United States

October 04, 2023
… hundreds of kilograms of cocaine into the United States from other countries including Colombia, Venezuela, and the … conspiracy to import five kilograms or more of cocaine. From 2016 through Jan. 10, 2020, Cubides conspired to import …
October 04, 2023
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Former Woonsocket Couple Admit to Directing Conspiracy that Shipped Dozens of Kilos of Cocaine Into Rhode Island

September 12, 2023
… kilograms of cocaine through the U.S. Postal Service from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island, announced United States … they directed others to receive shipments of cocaine sent from Puerto Rico, and that they themselves received multiple …
September 12, 2023
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San Antonio Drug Dealer Sentenced to 30 Years in Prison for Fatal Fentanyl Distribution

September 07, 2023
… Hall notified the friend that she needed to pick up Render from the hotel because she had overdosed. He then left the … on Nov. 19, 2020 on State charges. Text messages sent from his phone confirmed that he had been selling the pills …
September 07, 2023
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Third “Project Python” Man Sent to Prison

August 30, 2023
… the transport of drugs with other truck drivers. From August 2015 until March 2018, Martinez and others were … The investigation revealed the batteries originated from Michoacán, Mexico with an average load of 7.5 kilos of …
August 30, 2023
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Plainville Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charge

August 25, 2023
… Administration’s Tactical Diversion Squad, with assistance from the New Britain Police Department.  The Tactical Diversion Squad included officers from the Bristol, East Windsor, Hamden, New Britain, West …
August 25, 2023
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to Over Six Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

August 09, 2023
… to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and fentanyl. From April to July 2022, Torres Rosario was responsible for … in September 2022 along with 21 other co-defendants from Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Puerto Rico. Acting …
August 09, 2023
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Yonkers Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

August 03, 2023
… located and seized two rectangle-shaped bricks from the vehicle.  Laboratory testing of the bricks of … Area (HIDTA) Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA Bridgeport Resident Office, the Connecticut …
August 03, 2023
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 13, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 13, 2021
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Suburban Chicago Physician Sentenced to Federal Prison for Prescribing Opioids Without a Medical Exam

July 17, 2023
… to Medicare. Diaconescu admitted in a plea agreement that from 2016 to 2021, she pre-signed prescriptions for … then knowingly submitted false claims seeking reimbursement from Medicare for the purported exams, knowing that such …
July 17, 2023
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Indiana Man Charged with Engaging in an Unlicensed Firearms Dealing Business After Selling More than 500 Guns for Over $350,000

July 11, 2023
… Individual B. The firearms were allegedly purchased by Mull from gun shows and sold to other individuals. Mull was … government also seeks to forfeit over 1,000 firearms seized from Mull as property involved in the charged offense. A …
July 11, 2023
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High-Level Member of Chicago Gang Sentenced to 10 Years for Conspiring to Distribute Heroin

April 14, 2023
… the intent to distribute in May of 2019. On eight occasions from December 2018 to March 2019, Betts or a co-conspirator … the task forces, which are comprised of agents and officers from numerous federal, state and local law enforcement …
April 14, 2023
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DEA to host summit on Medication for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) in Charleston, WV

April 04, 2023
… in Charleston, West Virginia on Saturday, April 15, 2023 from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.  The event will take place at … Among the topics being discussed by representatives from DEA, the United States Attorney’s Office, and other …
April 04, 2023
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DEA targets methamphetamine in three states with Operation Crystal Mountain

August 20, 2019
… began earlier this year. Since January, DEA special agents from the Louisville Field Division, with support from state and local law enforcement agencies across the …
August 20, 2019
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Honduran National Extradited and Sentenced for Importing Cocaine

June 30, 2021
… together to ensure consequences come to those who profit from illicit drugs in our neighborhoods.” According to … for multi-ton cocaine shipments which originated from Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, and …
June 30, 2021
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Five Muskogee defendants guilty, sentenced for intimidating police informant

July 02, 2020
… to cause and induce the person to withhold testimony from an official proceeding. The Information filed against … testimony in an official proceeding. The charges arose from a joint investigation by DEA, FBI, Oklahoma Bureau of …
July 02, 2020
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Oakland Resident Sentenced to Three Years for Selling Fentanyl and Methamphetamine in San Francisco's Tenderloin

January 23, 2023
… four ounces of methamphetamine and 139 grams of fentanyl from his backpack.  In addition to the 36 month sentence, … to a four year sentence of supervision following release from prison.  Murillo was in custody at his sentencing …
January 23, 2023
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The Dallas Field Division Announces the Seizure of Over 11.4 million Deadly Doses of Fentanyl and over 7,000 Pounds of Methamphetamine in 2022

January 03, 2023
… and poisoning.  A staggering 107,622 Americans died from taking drugs last year. Just last month, DEA alerted … a potentially lethal dose of fentanyl. This is an increase from DEA’s announcement in 2021 that four out of ten …
January 03, 2023
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Armed Indiana Meth Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison

December 20, 2022
… in the vehicle. Doornbos admitted that he was returning from Kentucky, where he had just purchased a pound and a … the U.S. Probation Office for 5 years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
December 20, 2022
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Lubbock Man Sentenced to 35 years in Federal Prison for East Texas Drug Trafficking

December 08, 2022
… for the drugs, including cocaine, which were imported from Mexico, and transported from the Rio Grande Valley through the Eastern District of …
December 08, 2022
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Placerville Man Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges

December 01, 2022
… one previously reported as stolen. Turner is prohibited from possessing firearms because he has five prior felony … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
December 01, 2022