PRESS RELEASE

Buffalo Man Charged With Federal Robbery Of A Pharmacy And Illegal Sale Of Oxycodone

… vaulted over a counter which separated the restricted from the public areas and proceeded to put the pharmacy … markings on the sold oxycodone coincided with those stolen from the Clinton Pharmacy on December 31, 2010. “This case …
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Admits Growing Marijuana On Public Lands

… was arrested on Hwy 21 near Lowman, a few miles from an outdoor marijuana growing operation on Little Beaver … officers located and eradicated all live marijuana plants from these camps.  The fourth co-defendant, Mariah …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA, SPD & ATF Seize Cache Of Guns In Magnolia Home

… violating a domestic violence court order and is prohibited from possessing firearms.  Hiddleston allegedly supplied the … violence protection order and therefore is prohibited from possessing firearms. Distribution of heroin is …
PRESS RELEASE

Three More Arrests In Las Vegas To Anchorage Cocaine And Money Laundering Conspiracy

… U.S. Mail, or other parcel delivery services, to send money from Alaska to Hatton, Langdon, and other conspirators, in … the indictment seek to forfeit property allegedly derived from or used in the drug or money laundering conspiracies, …
PRESS RELEASE

Three Life Sentences Imposed On Man Following Convictions For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, Using Firearms, And HIPAA Violations

… pure methamphetamine, as well as other drugs, into Alaska from California. On March 13, 2013, Seugasala, Khaminvong, … “cannot be deterred, so the public needs to be protected from you.” The fact that Seugasala committed these crimes …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Hosts Its Sixth Statewide Prescription Drug Take-Back Day April 27 As Public Participation Continues To Rise

… The majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family and friends, including from the home medicine cabinet, according to surveys of …
PRESS RELEASE

18 Arrested On Cocaine Drug Trafficking Charges

… organization that would import kilos of cocaine from Mexico, transport them covertly to locations in Tucson … Court.  The investigation was led by DEA with assistance from the Sierra Vista Police Department, Cochise County …
PRESS RELEASE

One Suspect Charged As Feds Shutter 2 San Diego-Area Smuggling Tunnels

… tunnel was detected Thursday morning as investigators from Mexico, in close coordination with special agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement'(ICE) Homeland …
PRESS RELEASE

International Narcotics Distributor Pleads Guilty To Multiple Narcotics And Money Laundering Conspiracies

… of heroin, and more than a thousand kilograms of marijuana, from Mexico into the United States and distributed those … time period to transport millions of dollars of proceeds from the sale of those narcotics back to Mexico, in a way …
PRESS RELEASE

“YGz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murders In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

… residents and innocent bystanders with violence stemming from its feuds with rivals, and flooding the streets with … other gang members to further the interests of the gang.  From at least 2005 to June 2016, members and associates of …
PRESS RELEASE

Final Defendant Sentenced In ‘Operation Frozen Freight’

… trailers to package and ship loads of marijuana from Arizona to Ohio, then to package, ship or deposit cash proceeds from those sales. Charges in the initial and superseding …
PRESS RELEASE

"Operation Smack Talk" Results In The Seizure Of Nearly 90 Pounds Of White Heroin Seven Defendants Arrested In One Of The State’s Largest Heroin Busts

… responsible for distributing hundreds of pounds of heroin from Tucson to various cities on the west coast.  On June … a bedroom closet.  The heroin was smuggled into Arizona from Mexico utilizing non-factory hidden compartments in …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Takes Down Drug Den Day Care

… Arrest Team, Repeat Offender Unit and tactical teams from Phoenix PD, Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and …
PRESS RELEASE

Member Of Alleged International Organization Of Money Launderers For The Largest Drug Cartels Extradited To The United States

… in August 2015, on a provisional arrest warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York, and was extradited to … superseding indictment, the investigation determined that from approximately January 1, 2004 through December 31, …
PRESS RELEASE

Robber Sentenced To 35 Years For Conspiring To Commit Drug Robberies, Distribute Narcotics And Illegally Using A Firearm

… his co-conspirator later recovered two kilograms of cocaine from the victim’s apartment. During another attempted … proceeds, Nolasco shot them rather than pay them the money from the sale. After shooting both drug traffickers in the …
PRESS RELEASE

Riverhead Physician Assistant Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Illegally Prescribe Oxycodone

… and receiving large quantities of cash - half the profit from prior illegal sales. As part of his guilty plea, Troyan … and a pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
PRESS RELEASE

Southampton Town Councilman Sentenced To 24 Months In Prison For Conspiring To Illegally Distribute Oxycodone

… 2015, Bender received phony prescriptions for oxycodone from a Riverhead physician assistant, Michael Troyan. Bender … clinic, and pharmacy chain, removed prescription authority from numerous rogue doctors, and expanded …
PRESS RELEASE

Gang Member Arrested On Gun And Drug Charges

… away. A chase ensued during which Ramos threw something from his car window. The object, which turned out to be … later, the Erie County Sheriff’s Department received a call from an individual identifying themselves as Gregory Ramos. …
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Arrested, Charged With Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering

… and cocaine. The defendant shipped the drugs from California to Buffalo for distribution by his … with a sense of urgency to protect the citizens of Buffalo from this drug trafficking organization." "This …
PRESS RELEASE

Two Members Of Manhattan Trinitarios Gang Sentenced In Manhattan Federal Court For Racketeering And Firearms Offenses

… competitors, and individuals who stole narcotics proceeds from the enterprise. Members and associates of the WHMO … dispute over $150,000 of drug proceeds that had been stolen from the WHMO. Feliz and Minier are half-brothers. Mr. …
PRESS RELEASE

NYPD Officer Assigned To Harlem Precinct Indicted For Armed Robbery And Narcotics Trafficking

… and search warrants, and then forcibly took drugs and money from the traffickers. Members of the crew restrained the … Task (DETF) which his comprised of agents and officers from the DEA, NYPD and the NYSP; along with the NYPD …
PRESS RELEASE

Two More Arrests In Heroin Trafficking Ring Based In Otsego County

… every member of this heroin trafficking ring faces justice. From the Bronx source of supply, to the recent arrests of … resources to dismantle organizations profiting from the sale of poison in our communities.”  Sheriff …
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Jury Convicts Two Syracuse Men For Conspiracy To Import And Distribute Synthetic Drug “Molly”

… Judge Glenn T. Suddaby. These prosecutions resulted from an investigation first undertaken in the spring of … this lab-created poison for profit in our communities from the street corner dealer to the source of supply based …
PRESS RELEASE

Correction Officer Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison For Receiving A Bribe Of $100,000 In Cocaine

… Duvivier, received the cocaine worth approximately $100,000 from an undercover agent posing as the inmate's cousin. Whitfield's car was spotted just a few blocks away from the meeting place, and members of the DEA Strike Force …
PRESS RELEASE

Manhattan Doctor Pleads Guilty To Illegally Selling Prescriptions To Drug Trafficking Organization

… that illegally obtained painkiller prescriptions from Gibbs. Named in the same indictment as Gibbs, Vaughan … (Group TDS-NY) which is comprised of agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the New York City …
PRESS RELEASE

77-Year Sentence Imposed On Anchorage Man For Drug Trafficking, Kidnapping, And Using Firearms In Furtherance Of Those Crimes

… pure methamphetamine, as well as other drugs, into Alaska from California. On March 13, 2013, Seugasala, Khamnivong, … hit two police cars and then threw a loaded firearm from his vehicle. The firearm was found by a citizen on the …
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Man Sentenced To 147 Months In Prison For His Role In $1.2 Million Dollar Cocaine Conspiracy

… to do all that is possible to keep our communities safe from the drug traffickers who seek to do us harm.”  SAC … for distributing a minimum of 120 kilograms of cocaine from Texas into the Midwest, specifically the St. Louis …
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-led Investigation Results In 10 Defendants Pleading Guilty In Million Dollar Meth Conspiracy

… following individuals all pled guilty to charges resulting from the conspiracy: Travis L. Bethel, 46, of Urbana, … moved drug proceeds and illegally obtained assets to/from those residences, and were involved in money laundering …
PRESS RELEASE

San Diego Area Prescription Take Back Numbers Released

… Divsersion.SAN@dea.gov SAN DIEGO - The final tally is in from the 12th National Prescription Take-Back Day which took … than 3,500 tons) of prescription drugs have been removed from medicine cabinets, kitchen drawers, and nightstands by …
PRESS RELEASE

Yakama Nation Captain Awarded DEA Tribal Narcotics Officer Of The Year

… Yakima Resident Office’s mission. “Captain Shike III comes from a lineage of Yakamas that have proudly and well served … a half of a million marijuana plants have been eradicated from these lands. Because of these efforts and his ability …