PRESS RELEASE

Guilty plea for man accused of importing cocaine hidden in Savannah shipment

October 13, 2020
… June 2019 after more than 45 pounds of cocaine were seized from a Savannah shipment has admitted guilt to a federal … today because another drug trafficker has been removed from the streets.”  “Safeguarding the integrity of the vital … The shipment was intercepted in June 2019 by Agents from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), in …
October 13, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Six Charged In Four Overdose Death Investigations

April 22, 2016
… week on various federal heroin charges.  The charges stem from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … The emergency involved an 18-year-old male who had died from an apparent heroin overdose.  Fisher was not present at … to the hospital. The victim has since been removed from life support and died.  Bridgeport Police recovered two …
April 22, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Sinaloa Cartel Member Sentenced To 22 Years In Federal Prison; Plea Agreements Unsealed For Leaders Of Cartel’s Chicago Cell

November 24, 2014
… and submarines for the Sinaloa Cartel to transport cocaine from Central and South America to Mexico, as well as from Mexico into and throughout the United States. Vasquez … on court supervision for five years after he is released from his 264-month sentence. He must serve at least 85 …
November 24, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Atlanta Man Who Impersonated A DEA Agent Pleads Guilty To Charges Related To Prescription Fraud Scheme

June 27, 2014
… Jason Elledge, who schemed to obtain controlled substances from local pharmacies, has pleaded guilty to impersonating a … by pretending to be a DEA agent, extracted information from the doctors that he then used to avoid detection by law …
June 27, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Five Indicted In International Narcotics And Kidnapping Conspiracy: Mexican Source Of Supply

April 23, 2015
… arranged for large shipments of narcotics to be transported from Mexico and sold in New York City and elsewhere in the … and his organization obtained sizeable shipments of cocaine from a Mexican supplier, partially on consignment, and sold … unravel when Pagan’s organization failed to collect payment from a customer and therefore did not have enough money to …
April 23, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

Lawrence man sentenced to 45 years in prison for operating major fentanyl trafficking organization

August 27, 2020
… employed numerous individuals to sell fentanyl to customers from various New England states, including New Hampshire. … “Brian” and that most of the organization’s customers came from New Hampshire.  Distributors knew to identify customers … to as “the base” and dispatchers staffed “the base” from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. daily. Dispatchers took orders …
August 27, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Acting U.S. Attorney announces settlement of civil forfeiture claims against over $50 million laundered through Black Market Peso Exchange

January 12, 2021
… representing approximately $22.5 million previously seized from Sefira and its subsidiaries, and an approximately $6.5 … on future investors, and not to accept investment funds from any source other than the actual investor.   In a …
January 12, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Owner of Savannah-Area Clinic Charged for Role in Providing Access to Notorious ‘Pill Mill’ Doctor

February 09, 2021
… been indicted for operating a clinic that provided a base from which a notorious “pill mill” doctor dispensed massive … crisis must attack the full illegal supply pipeline, from street-corner dealers, to white-coated prescribers, to … counts of Health Care Fraud. As noted in the indictment, from approximately January 2017 to September 2017, …
February 09, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Sophisticated Sinaloa Cartel Money Laundering Organization Dismantled

April 18, 2023
… February of 2021, he forced two victims to withdraw funds from their own accounts to repay a drug debt, under threat … were targeted, resulting in the seizure of $1 million from those accounts plus about $197,430 in bulk cash.   In … Field Office to conduct an operation using information from the investigation which resulted in the seizure of 368 …
April 18, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Alleged Leader Of Ethnic-Albanian Organized Crime Syndicate Extradited To The U.S. To Face Drug And Money Laundering Charges

November 19, 2012
… known as “the Bear,” “Arty,” and “Nino,” was extradited from Albania to the United States on Friday, November 16, … was arrested in Albania on a provisional warrant issued from the Eastern District of New York. The extradition and … of tens of thousands of kilograms of hydroponic marijuana from Canada and Mexico, substantial quantities of MDMA from …
November 19, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Former Mexican Secretary of Public Security Genaro Garcia Luna charged with engaging in a continuing criminal enterprise

July 30, 2020
… Garcia Luna also received millions of dollars in bribes from "El Chapo's" Sinaloa Cartel BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A … Luna, the former Secretary of Public Security in Mexico from 2006 to 2012, with engaging in a continuing criminal …
July 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

“Operation G-60” Dismantles Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization Operating In Metro Atlanta

June 09, 2011
… our communities safer by removing such drug traffickers from the streets.” United States Attorney Sally Quillian … Charge Reginael McDaniel said, “The laundering of proceeds from drug trafficking is not only a local threat, but a …
June 09, 2011
GENERAL INFORMATION

Intelligence

January 19, 2025
… Program has grown significantly since its inception. From only a handful of Intelligence Analysts (I/A) in the … focuses on the current picture of drug trafficking from cultivation to distribution that can be used for …
January 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA News: HSBC Holdings Plc. And HSBC Bank USA N.A. Admit To Anti-Money Laundering And Sanctions Violations, Forfeit $1.256 Billion In Deferred Prosecution Agreement

December 11, 2012
… The AML Investigation - According to court documents, from 2006 to 2010, HSBC Bank USA severely understaffed its … monitoring suspicious transactions and activities from HSBC Group Affilliates, particularly HSBC Mexico, one …
December 11, 2012
STORY

DEA Remembers Those We Lost During the Oklahoma City Bombing

April 11, 2025
… putting their own lives and safety in danger to save others from perishing. In the aftermath of the bombing, DEA employees from throughout the region descended on Oklahoma City to … victims of this act of terrorism. DEA sent personnel from the Tulsa, McAlester, Dallas, Tyler, Lubbock, St. …
April 11, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Zapata Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization Convicted

December 08, 2011
… organization operating out of the Zapata, Texas, area from approximately June 2006 through June 2011 has pleaded … marijuana and methamphetamine and laundering proceeds from drug sales. At his plea hearing a short time ago, … for transporting numerous loads of controlled substances from the Zapata area to other parts of Texas and beyond. …
December 08, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Western New York to Puerto Rico drug trafficking network dismantled

May 17, 2019
… area. The conspiracy received bulk quantities of cocaine from suppliers in Puerto Rico via the United States Postal … a suspicious postal parcel being mailed by Lavon Parks from a post office in San Juan to an address in Niagara … who was driving, was questioned outside the vehicle away from the passengers. He stated that he was heading back to …
May 17, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera Faces Charges In New York For Leading A Continuing Criminal Enterprise And Other Drug-Related Charges

January 20, 2017
… New York, following his extradition to the United States from Mexico, alleging that he was operating a continuing … and money laundering relating to the bulk smuggling from the United States to Mexico of more than $14 billion in …
January 20, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

“Operation SLO Ride” Dismantles Major Drug Trafficking Organization in Tulare County

March 14, 2024
… “Dedicated law enforcement officers built this case from the ground up, using old fashion police work, following … Attorney Talbert. "The targets of this operation ranged from dealers to the Mexican source of supply. We will work … in Tulare County and elsewhere. He is currently a fugitive from justice. Alfonso Ortiz, 37, of Tulare, is alleged to be …
March 14, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Nassau Doctor Charged with Five Counts of Murder for Depraved Prescription Abuse

March 04, 2021
… sends a strong message to any doctor seeking to profit from vulnerable patients’ addiction: we will hold you … directly held accountable for their actions as they profit from individuals that are suffering from addiction.  I congratulate the investigators of the …
March 04, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

2 Mobile Doctors Get Long Sentences For Running “Pill Mills”

May 26, 2017
… illegal workers comp kickbacks, receiving illegal kickbacks from Insys Therapeutics, more no052617_fig1.jpg … they caused. These sentences will protect the community from these convicted felons and hopefully deter other …
May 26, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Four Defendants Arrested on Charges They Conspired to Illegally Obtain and Distribute Oxycodone Out of a Pharmacy in Warren County

February 24, 2021
… pills – known as “blues” – were illegally diverted from the pharmacy through the criminal scheme.  The … 9 and yesterday, February 23.   The charges resulted from an investigation by the Division of Criminal Justice … in analyzing prescription records, including data from the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program …
February 24, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian Paramilitary Leader Sentenced To 33 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking And Narco-Terrorism

November 09, 2011
… of State-designated foreign terrorist organization. From the mid-1990s through 2007, Jimenez-Naranjo led the … responsible for exporting thousands of kilograms of cocaine from Colombia to Central America, Mexico and the United …
November 09, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

DEA announces arrest of former Honduran congressman and brother of current President of Honduras for drug trafficking and weapons charges

November 26, 2018
… to protect drug shipments, and solicited large bribes from major drug traffickers. Thanks to the ongoing work of … courts.” As stated in the unsealed indictment resulting from DEA’s investigation, from at least in or about 2004, up …
November 26, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Men Sentenced To Prison For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

October 31, 2011
… 571-324-6193 Kareem.R.Vaughn@dea.gov McALLEN, TX - Six men from Texas and one from Ohio have all been sentenced to prison on drug … Avila, 52, Seferino Avila, 44, Alejandro Avila, 38, all from Mission, Texas; Carlos Javier Gomez, 38, Cristelo …
October 31, 2011
STORY

U.S. and Bulgaria Join Forces to Stop Deadly Fentanyl Flow

September 18, 2025
… DEA Senior Forensic Chemist Jonathan Duffy trained chemists from the Ministry of the Interior and the National Customs … Bulgarian partners’ ability to prevent dangerous narcotics from entering the country – or being shipped to other …
September 18, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

DEA Washington Division participates in National Night Out

January 22, 2025
… Night Out WASHINGTON, D.C., – DEA Washington Division staff from offices all around D.C., Maryland, and Virginia joined … National Night Out events in neighborhoods across the DMV. From Norfolk to D.C. to Baltimore and beyond, DEA’s local …
January 22, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Physician Pleads Guilty To $1 Million Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

February 17, 2011
… City, Mo., and others to distribute OxyContin and oxycodone from July 2006 to January 2010. Cummings and Womboldt have … training, but bought into the Mobile Physicians business. From July 2006 through January 2010, Baker issued …
February 17, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Angleton Man Hammered With 35-Year Sentence For Trafficking Meth

October 27, 2014
… methamphetamine in and through the Houston, Texas area from 2010 to 2012, announced Drug Enforcement Administration … five-year-term of supervised release following his release from prison. At the time of his guilty plea, Gallegos admitted to conspiring with several other persons from 2010-2012 to possess with intent to distribute certain …
October 27, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Five More Sentenced To Federal Prison In Operation Sooner Or Later

December 14, 2012
… operation targeted international cocaine trafficking from Mexico to the Middle District of Florida and Oxycodone trafficking from the Middle District of Florida to Kentucky.  Out of the …
December 14, 2012