PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced for Conspiring to Traffic Nine Kilograms of Fentanyl from California to Boston

August 31, 2023
… for Conspiring to Traffic Nine Kilograms of Fentanyl from California to Boston August 31, 2023 New England … nine kilograms of fentanyl bound for Massachusetts from California. Ricardo Peinado Rivera, 31, was sentenced …
August 31, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

10-Time Felon from Indianapolis Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Trafficking

September 22, 2022
… 10-Time Felon from Indianapolis Sentenced to 12 Years for Meth Trafficking … U.S. Probation Office for five years following her release from federal prison. Guilty Plea Synthetic drugs Drug …
September 22, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian National Extradited from Panama to Face Drug Charges in the United States

March 04, 2021
… Colombian National Extradited from Panama to Face Drug Charges in the United States March … criminal conspiracy that transported cocaine directly from Colombia to the United States, including Texas, …
March 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl That Killed One Woman, Hospitalized Another

January 02, 2025
… to another person who reported that she thought she was buying the painkiller oxycodone. That woman later went to …
January 02, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Ohio Man Sentenced to 65 Months in Prison for Swapping Fentanyl, Cash for Counterfeit Pills

July 11, 2024
… Fleissig on Thursday sentenced an Ohio man who arranged to buy 200,000 counterfeit pills to five years and five months …
July 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Man Admits Methamphetamine Sales, Gun Charge

March 02, 2023
… room, and a woman who told authorities she was there to buy methamphetamine was arrested inside the room. A …
March 02, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Methamphetamine Wholesaler is Sentenced to More Than 15 Years in Prison

March 30, 2023
… Haywood County, after he had travelled to Georgia to buy methamphetamine. Law enforcement stopped Douville’s …
March 30, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Loudon man sentenced to 120 months in prison for participating in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

April 16, 2019
… in Pembroke and distributed the drugs to New Hampshire buyers. Bean and Waters would then wire the proceeds of … a total of more than $28,000 to Espejo in Las Vegas to buy methamphetamine. On May 2, 2018, postal inspectors …
April 16, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Denver Man Sentenced For Role In Murder-for-Hire And Drug Conspiracy

June 07, 2013
… to carve a “Z” into the victim’s chest and was planning on buying a hatchet to dismember the body. On March 24, 2012, …
June 07, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Three Defendants Sentenced In Heroin Conspiracy

August 05, 2015
… calls, ask the caller how much heroin he or she wanted to buy, and direct the caller to drive to a gas station or …
August 05, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

13 Indicted In Wellsville Meth Roundup

March 17, 2015
… The defendants engaged in the practice of “smurfing” (buying small quantities) at local pharmacies to get around …
March 17, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Inmate Convicted of Drug Distribution Offenses Conducted from Federal Prison

October 03, 2024
… Inmate Convicted of Drug Distribution Offenses Conducted from Federal Prison October 03, 2024 Miami Contact Info … organization operating in the Northern District of Florida from his prison cell. Trial testimony demonstrated Wilson’s …
October 03, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Man from Albuquerque pleads guilty to federal drug and firearm possession charges

February 07, 2020
… Man from Albuquerque pleads guilty to federal drug and firearm … and 48 grams of Methamphetamine. Maestas was forbidden from possessing any firearms at the time of these offenses …
February 07, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

APRN Admits Receiving Kickbacks From Drug Company For Prescribing Pain Medication

June 23, 2015
… APRN Admits Receiving Kickbacks From Drug Company For Prescribing Pain Medication June 23, … not give any kind of presentation about the drug at all. From January 2013 until March 2015, Alfonso was paid $83,000 …
June 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Man Who Sold Drugs Across The Street From A School Convicted And Sentenced

January 24, 2018
… Man Who Sold Drugs Across The Street From A School Convicted And Sentenced January 24, 2018 New … the A Street address and noticed traffic coming and going from the residence. Cox was observed exiting the front door …
January 24, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Activities

January 09, 2011
… to issue orders to other gang members and collect “taxes” from drug dealers. Flores pleaded guilty on March 26, 2010 … are fairly described as several illegal drug ‘supermarkets’ from houses in Hawaiian Gardens that were open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, at which his customers could buy the drug of their choice.” In relation to the narcotics …
January 09, 2011
DOCUMENT

Statement from Administrator Milgram on the Conviction of Haji Abdul Satar Abdul Manaf

August 01, 2024
DEA Administrator Remarks
… Statement from Administrator Milgram on the Conviction of Haji Abdul …
August 01, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Winter Haven Meth Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

January 29, 2024
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
January 29, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Jury Finds Felon Guilty of Possessing Firearm and Multiple Bags of Drugs for Distribution

February 13, 2023
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . The DEA encourages parents, …
February 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Overdose Death

June 23, 2022
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . Follow DEA Miami via Twitter …
June 23, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

British Virgin Islands Premier, Port Director Charged in South Florida Federal Court with Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Crimes

April 29, 2022
… community, please submit your anonymous tip through the DEA online Tip Line at Submit a Tip | DEA.gov .  Concerns about … can be reported to the DEA through this link: RX Abuse Online Reporting (usdoj.gov) . Follow DEA Miami via Twitter …
April 29, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Thirty-Two Indicted In Broward And Palm Beach Counties In Second Coordinated Pill Mill Takedown

August 23, 2011
… charges relating to some of these defendants. Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report … Pain and Hallandale Pain. According to the indictment, from 2008 to early 2010, the defendants’ pill mills … individuals, including addicts and traffickers, seeking to buy large quantities of oxycodone and other controlled …
August 23, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Philadelphia Man Sentenced to 95 Months for Conspiring to Distribute Crack Cocaine and Fentanyl

September 04, 2025
… and October 2023, law enforcement conducted controlled buys of fentanyl from Hill and others working with Hill in the drug …
September 04, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Detroit News 2007

July 15, 2021
… December 4, 2007 California Man and Two Illegal Aliens from Michigan Indicted for Possession and Distribution of … 19, 2007 Three Defendants Plead Guilty to Attempting to Buy 300 Pounds of Marijuana for $300,000 July 19, 2007 IRS …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

111 Arrests Made In Operation "Wild Wild East"

January 30, 2015
… a six month period, special agents conducted undercover buys and telephone wire intercepts concentrated in eastern … engaging, and ultimately removing perpetrators of violence from our streets.  Whether it is through the MAG Unit, …
January 30, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Massive Fentanyl Seizure In Bronx

August 01, 2017
… 40 pounds) of fentanyl, a highly potent synthetic opioid, from a vehicle and a hotel in the Melrose neighborhood of … officers approached Ramirez, who informed them he had come from a hotel across the street and provided the room number … putting their lives in drug dealers’ hands every time they buy a bag. A fatal dose of fentanyl is only two to three …
August 01, 2017
STORY

Statement from Administrator Milgram on the Increased Reward for DEA Priority Target El Mencho

December 04, 2024
… Statement from Administrator Milgram on the Increased Reward for DEA … in its mission to save lives and protect our communities from the prolific drug traffickers threatening American … operating at every level of the global supply chain, from the highest levels of leadership to those responsible …
December 04, 2024
GENERAL INFORMATION

Headquarters News 2008

July 15, 2021
… December 31, 2008 10 Major Drug Deffendants Extradicted from Mexico to the United States December 11, 2008 U.S. … Science Center October 1, 2008 Congress Passes Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act September 29, 2008 …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Man from Albuquerque sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking

February 14, 2020
… Man from Albuquerque sentenced to 30 years in federal prison for … County, New Mexico. The evidence showed investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and …
February 14, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Alabama Assistant U.S. Attorneys Receive Award From The Drug Enforcement Administration

January 21, 2014
… Alabama Assistant U.S. Attorneys Receive Award From The Drug Enforcement Administration January 21, 2014 … completely dismantled and dangerous criminals were removed from the streets of our communities.  I cannot say enough …
January 21, 2014