PRESS RELEASE

DEA El Paso Division Safety Bulletin

March 01, 2019
… exposure can be fatal. We remind the public that buying from street dealers is dangerous, because purchasers …
March 01, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Milton woman arrested for running multimillion-dollar black market marijuana enterprise

April 02, 2019
… more than $300,000 towards the mortgage on her house and to buy a 2017 Porsche Boxster, among other things.  It is …
April 02, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Large-scale, Spokane based fentanyl, heroin, and methamphetamine trafficker sentenced to 180 months in federal prison

February 08, 2021
… Spokane, Washington area. On June 11, 2020, a controlled buy of fentanyl-laced pills was conducted from Bridges. A …
February 08, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Birmingham Man Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl That Caused 20-Year-Old’s Death

March 20, 2017
… agents received fentanyl despite having attempted to buy heroin. A third charge of possession with the intent to …
March 20, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Crack-dealing Gang Dismantled In The Bronx

March 02, 2018
… the John Adams Houses, with undercover officers making 32 buys of crack cocaine. Three defendants are also charged …
March 02, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Former Army Soldier Sentenced For Murder-for-Hire And Gun Possession

June 21, 2013
… to carve a “Z” into the victim’s chest and was planning on buying a hatchet to dismember the body. Evidence at trial …
June 21, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

National Jewish Health Study Documents Health Dangers Of Indoor Marijuana Grows

September 10, 2012
… these operations may go undetected, an unsuspecting family buying the residence at a later date may be put at risk of …
September 10, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Shaw-Crank Redemption Update: Final 3 Defendants Sentenced To A Combined Total Of Over 17 Years In Prison For Drug-Trafficking Organization

June 18, 2014
… and Arkansas River Valley area. Numerous controlled buys, surveillance, search warrants, and monitoring have …
June 18, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Three New Orleans Men Receive Lengthy Prison Sentences In Heroin Conspiracy Involving Overdose Death

June 24, 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 …
June 24, 2015
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-Led Operation Pill Nation Targets Rogue Pain Clinics In South Florida

February 24, 2011
… in Operation Pill Nation resulting from 340 undercover buys of prescription drugs from over 60 doctors in more than …
February 24, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Federal And State Authorities Arrest 15 Individuals On Federal Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Charges

June 17, 2016
… derived from the importation, receiving, concealment, buying, and/or selling cocaine; (2), transport or transmit …
June 17, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Two Men Arrested In Multimillion Dollar Synthetic Drug Ring

June 13, 2014
… various bank transactions and spending the proceeds to buy luxury vehicles, vacations and a $1.4 million home.  As …
June 13, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

20 Year Sentence For Birmingham Man On Drugs, Weapons Charges

July 13, 2017
… agents received fentanyl despite having attempted to buy heroin. A third charge of possession with the intent to …
July 13, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Last Of The Arellano Felix Brothers Enters Guilty Plea In San Diego

May 24, 2013
… some of the income to pay AFO members to commit crimes; to buy firearms, ammunition and vehicles; to travel on …
May 24, 2013
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Eldon Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Meth Conspiracy, Attempted Jail Escape

January 24, 2014
… made references to picking up the two after the escape and buying them clothes to wear. On Nov. 13, 2012, Atterberry …
January 24, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Owner Of Smoke Shops In Bakersfield, Fresno And Visalia Pleads Guilty To Fraud Relating To The Sale Of Synthetic Drugs

May 15, 2014
… transaction in property derived from drug trafficking to buy a time share in Lake Tahoe, Nevada. If convicted of the …
May 15, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Gastonia Pharmacist Sentenced to Prison for Illegal Distribution of Oxycodone

July 09, 2025
… - (864) 234-0237 North Carolina Asheville - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) … these pills on the street and, at times, even suggested the price the customer should charge per pill. Investigators …
July 09, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Southern Indiana Fentanyl Dealers Sentenced to a Combined Decade for Manufacturing Counterfeit Drugs Using a Pill Press

February 19, 2025
… - (920) 492-4907 Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Michael Gannon, Assistant … Indiana announced that Ethan Parker, 31, and Joshua Harvey 33, both of Evansville, have been sentenced for their parts … to sell Harvey 100 fentanyl-laced counterfeit pills for $350. On April 4, 2022, Harvey possessed approximately 31.9 …
February 19, 2025
GENERAL INFORMATION

Detroit News 2008

July 15, 2021
… Charges August 1, 2008 DEA Catches Drug Thug Trying to Buy Two Kilograms of Cocaine August 1, 2008 Mexican Illegal … July 22, 2008 Louisville Drug Dealer Admits Attempting to Buy Two Kilograms of Cocaine and Assaulting a Federal …
July 15, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

DEA St. Louis Division Safely Disposes of More Than 33,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

May 12, 2025
… DEA St. Louis Division Safely Disposes of More Than 33,000 Pounds of Unused Medications on 28th National … Kansas, Missouri and Southern Illinois to safely dispose of 33,840 pounds of unneeded and expired medications at the …
May 12, 2025
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Defendants Face Justice for Distributing 3,200 Kilos of Methamphetamine

November 19, 2025
… Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 (571) 362-3433 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Crystal Harper 571-362-2922 … - (864) 234-0237 North Carolina Asheville - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) … agents found 983.3 grams of pure methamphetamine and $4,350 in U.S. currency. Garcia, Yuritzi Gomez, Yirla Gomez and …
November 19, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Two North Texas doctors, one nurse sentenced to prison for federal drug trafficking violation

May 09, 2019
… Office and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Stevan A. Buys and Jonathan R. Hornok.   # # #   On …
May 09, 2019
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Missouri Man Sentenced to 28 Years for Leading Meth Conspiracy

March 07, 2023
… by law enforcement in Arkansas on his return trip from buying methamphetamine in Texas. Officers found 2.5 …
March 07, 2023
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Lockport man convicted by a federal jury of narcotics conspiracy tied to the Sinaloa Cartel going to prison for 25 years

December 04, 2020
… invoices to make it look like Western New Yorkers were buying sea cucumbers at astounding rates and quantities. The …
December 04, 2020
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Staten Island man sentenced to nine years’ imprisonment for international arms trafficking and money laundering

January 30, 2020
… business spanned the globe. By ‘cleaning’ drug money and buying and selling high powered weapons, he was able to …
January 30, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

DEA’s OD Justice Devotes Critical Resources to Fatal Drug Poisoning and Overdose Death Investigations Across the United States

December 16, 2024
… caused serious injury to a university student. Controlled buys, searches, and interviews revealed a large drug …
December 16, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

OCDETF Investigation Results in Convictions of Six Defendants for Nearly 100 Combined Years in Prison for Meth and Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

November 19, 2024
… Airport (“DFW”) to Los Angeles International Airport to buy drugs. Agents seized from inside one of their suitcases …
November 19, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Green Bay Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Dealing Fentanyl Resulting in Death and Possessing a Firearm

April 10, 2024
… the Brown County Drug Task Force (BCDTF) made controlled buys during which Denruyter sold fentanyl pills to an …
April 10, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Business Owner Who Trafficked Pounds of Meth and Cocaine Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

March 22, 2024
… ammunition. As part of his guilty plea, Johnson admitted to buying a motorcycle worth approximately $17,000, using drug …
March 22, 2024
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Michigan Man Sentenced to 96 Months for Drug and Gun Crimes in Burlington

March 12, 2024
… (including some of the bills used in one of the controlled buys), about 20 grams of fentanyl, about 65 grams of …
March 12, 2024