PRESS RELEASE

Husband and wife sentenced to prison for operating Upper West Side pill mill

September 06, 2018
… painkiller oxycodone for no legitimate medical purpose from an Upper West Side medical practice. As a result of the … verdict on 30 counts on May 4, 2018, and involved testimony from 17 witnesses and over 350 exhibits. As the evidence … of their scheme, nearly $625,000 in cash was recovered from the Scarsdale residence. Licensed to practice internal …
September 06, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Owner of Oakland Money Services Business Sentenced to 18 Months in Prison for Laundering Drug Proceeds to Mexico

March 19, 2024
… agreement, Ornelas Mora owned and operated Rincon Musical. From no later than September 2020 through August 2022, … laundered drug proceeds by accepting large amounts of cash from drug dealers and wiring it to Mexico, disguising it to …
March 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

First Regional Family Summit on Fentanyl Held in Utah

October 19, 2023
… one to a fentanyl poisoning or overdose.  A dozen families from across the state, and one father from Kentucky, attended today’s summit, which provided a … provided state and federal leaders the opportunity to hear from families about ways to help elevate local prevention, …
October 19, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Walgreens Agrees To Pay A Record Settlement Of $80 Million For Civil Penalties Under The Controlled Substances Act

June 11, 2013
… black market sales.   According to the most recent report from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, … overdose deaths exceeded motor vehicle deaths and deaths from illegal street drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, and … stated, “National pharmaceutical chains are not exempt from following the law.  This settlement sends out a clear …
June 11, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Announces New Effort to Reduce Violent Crime

May 27, 2021
… of Justice effort to help protect our communities from the recent increase in major violent crimes. “Today, we … grant-making, we will support programming at all stages – from the earliest violence interruption strategies to … and intervention programs that work to keep violence from happening before it occurs. Target enforcement efforts …
May 27, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute, Distributing Fentanyl Causing Two Overdose Deaths

March 21, 2024
… pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl from 2021 through 2023 and to distribution of fentanyl in … arrest, and prosecute those who believe they can profit from selling lethal drugs in our community,” stated GCPD …
March 21, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Indian National Found Guilty of Possession with Intent to Distribute More than 170 Pounds of MDMA in Eastern Washington

March 19, 2025
… of imprisonment of twenty years. He may also face removal from the United States. The evidence presented at trial … these individuals, who had crossed into the United States from Canada and were carrying backpacks and a suitcase. From …
March 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two Members Of A Violent Gang Sentenced To Prison For Racketeering And Drug Trafficking

February 08, 2025
… and hundreds of rounds of ammunition were allegedly seized from 11 of the defendants. James Rodrigues, a/k/a “Bummy,” … of grams of cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine) from a stash house in Somerville. During the investigation, … law enforcement made a series of controlled purchases from Rodrigues and other Cameron Street members. This …
February 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Defendants Sentenced to a Total of 41+ Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Narcotics

January 10, 2025
… Thompson was a convicted felon and knew he was prohibited from possessing any firearm or ammunition and was arrested. … ammunition. As a convicted felon, Copeland was prohibited from possessing the firearm and ammunition. He pleaded … had the firearm in his possession before ejecting it from the vehicle onto the roadway. Robertson pleaded guilty …
January 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

CEO of Nigerian Airline indicted for bank fraud and money laundering

November 22, 2019
… fraud and money laundering for moving more than $20 million from Nigeria through United States bank accounts in a scheme … will diligently protect the integrity our banking system from being corrupted by criminals, even when they disguise … to identify and attack criminals that attempt to profit from the exploitation of our nation’s financial systems.” …
November 22, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Norcross cousins plead guilty to operating meth lab

November 15, 2019
… and two co-defendants illegally entered the United States from Mexico and then utilized a family home across the street from an elementary school to operate a methamphetamine … a true menace to society. Now that they have been removed from the streets, our children and the entire community, are …
November 15, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Butte Drug Trafficking Organization with Ties to the Sinaloa Cartel Dismantled

December 16, 2022
… Division of Criminal Investigation with assistance from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  The … than 2,043 pounds of meth and 722,000 fentanyl-laced pills from Mexico to Butte for redistribution, with $2.98 million …
December 16, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

California Kingpin Found Guilty of Directing Drug Enterprise

November 07, 2022
… about the groups’ operations. According to the indictment, from May 2016 to September 2021, Jacobo received bulk … of methamphetamine to his home base in Bakersfield. From there, Jacobo directed that the methamphetamine be sent …
November 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Six defendants charged in conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine in Northern New Mexico

February 28, 2020
… cocaine (cocaine base) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico from Oct. 2, 2019, to Feb. 25, 2020.  A grand jury returned … 25. Federal agents arrested them on Feb. 27 with assistance from state and local law enforcement.  According to public … allegedly kept records of drug sales and collected proceeds from drug transactions.  Ryan Rodriguez allegedly acted as a …
February 28, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Fort Lauderdale resident sentenced to 30 Years in prison for distributing fentanyl resulting in death

November 14, 2019
… for their actions, especially when the consequences from those actions result in the tragic death of another … twice before taking advantage of people who are suffering from an addiction now that they realize the severity of the …
November 14, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

St. Paul Man Sentenced In Large Drug-Trafficking Operation

November 26, 2012
… and commercial vehicles to smuggle cocaine and marijuana from California to Minnesota -- Mr. Mendoza personally … Office.” In his plea agreement, Mendoza admitted that from January of 2005 through October 2010 he led a … organization that moved controlled substances from other states, including California, and distributed …
November 26, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Former Clayton County Police Officer Assigned To U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking

January 22, 2014
… discussed the confidential informant obtaining cocaine from his/her drug source of supply.   Penn would then … lot that morning.  Penn rebuffed offers of assistance from his fellow officers, claiming he was just doing … the front seat.  After the confidential informant emerged from his/her vehicle, Penn sped over in his police car with …
January 22, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Columbia District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

September 26, 2014
… Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 …
September 26, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Charlotte District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

September 26, 2014
… Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 …
September 26, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Nashville District Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

September 26, 2014
… Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 …
September 26, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Atlanta Divisional Office Heads Up Ninth And Final Prescription Drug Take-Back Event Saturday, September 27, 2014

September 26, 2014
… Drug Take-Back Day on Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This one-day event will make it … abuse prescription drugs dropped in 2013 to 6.5 million from 6.8 million in 2012, that is still more than double the … Use and Health.  In addition, 22,134 Americans died in 2011 from overdoses of prescription medications, including 16,651 …
September 26, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Along With Manhattan, Brooklyn, And Miami U.S. Attorneys Announce Extradition Of Colombian Narcotics Kingpin

July 09, 2013
… U.S., and laundered tens of millions of dollars in proceeds from that narcotics trafficking activity. Barrera arrived in … on September 18, 2012. Thereafter, he was sent to Colombia, from where the U.S. sought Barrera’s extradition. The … - the AUC and the FARC. By purchasing raw cocaine paste from the FARC, which he processed in laboratories in areas …
July 09, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Leader Of Major Drug Trafficking Ring And Seven Co-Conspirators Sentenced To Prison

April 07, 2016
… Over the course of the conspiracy, which lasted from about 2010 to about November 2014, David Maldonado, at … to July 2011 - David Maldonado and Fortino Maldonado - From about February 2011, David Maldonado and Fortino …
April 07, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Six Indicted In Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And "Crystal Meth" In New York City And Pennsylvania

October 02, 2014
… addictive and potentially lethal heroin and methamphetamine from wholesalers to street level dealers. Working closely … March 2014, DEA agents with Group D-41, and investigators from the Special Narcotics Prosecutor’s Office, initiated an … to supply a quantity of drugs to a subject traveling from Pennsylvania on May 19, 2014. The wiretap investigation …
October 02, 2014
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Fentanyl Awareness

November 04, 2022
… said Administrator Anne Milgram.  “Fentanyl is everywhere.  From large metropolitan areas to rural America, no community is safe from this poison.  We must take every opportunity to spread …
November 04, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Former Honduran Congressman Tony Hernández Sentenced for Distributing Tons of Cocaine, Other Crimes

March 30, 2021
… reminder there is no position powerful enough to shield you from facing justice when you violate U.S. drug laws by … security for cocaine shipments, and brokered large bribes from major drug traffickers to powerful political figures, … ammunition to drug traffickers, some of which he obtained from the Honduran military; he controlled cocaine …
March 30, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Indian Man Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison for Smuggling Almost $8 Million Worth of Drugs into the United States

August 29, 2025
… States after successfully seeking asylum, and faces removal from the United States after completing his prison term. … area just south of the U.S.-Canada border, a half-mile away from the port of entry at Danville, Washington.  United …
August 29, 2025
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U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

October 26, 2022
… and federal firearms offenses. The charges stem from five separate investigations conducted by federal, … urban centers. We are committed to protecting the public from violent criminal organizations, and we will … has strengthened our ability to better protect the public from violent actors and organized criminal conduct. The …
October 26, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

10 Charged in Narcotics Distribution across the Northeast

June 17, 2021
… ANTONIO BARDERA. These three allegedly obtained narcotics from international sources and oversaw large shipments of … quantities of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine to and from one another. Over time, the investigation expanded to … discussed receiving a shipment of narcotics to be sent from Peru. In August of 2020, DEA special agents in the …
June 17, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Long Island gun trafficking ring dismantled

February 05, 2020
… Additional photos of firearms and ammunition recovered from Takedown.jpg SUFFOLK COUNTY, N.Y . – New York Attorney … repeatedly referenced their ability to obtain guns from other states and bring them into New York to be sold. … and June 26, 2019. Similarly, McNulty obtained firearms from his supplier, Harold Lamm, and sold numerous firearms …
February 05, 2020