PRESS RELEASE

Carlsbad Man Pleads Guilty To Federal “Spice” Trafficking Charge

August 05, 2014
… Michelle.Rincon@dea.gov ALBUQUERQUE - Phillip Larez, 33, of Carlsbad, N.M., entered a guilty plea this afternoon … Garlan R. Plumlee, 62, and Justin E. Thompson, 33, also residents of Carlsbad, were indicted in Dec. 2012, …
August 05, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Twenty-Four Defendants Facing Federal Drug Charges For Transporting Heroin And Cocaine To Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

October 27, 2016
… - (920) 492-4907 Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 CHICAGO - Federal charges unsealed today accused 24 … Phillip Diaz, 26, of Paramount, Calif.; Martell Jackson, 33, of Chicago; Anthony Koon, 55, of Pueblo, Colo.; José … Eduardo Franco, 30, of Pico Rivera, Calif.; Jose Davila, 33, of Pico Rivera, Calif.; Rafael Collazo, 22, of …
October 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

More Than 30 Charged With Federal And State Drug, Gun And Immigration Offenses

May 30, 2017
… and from the Dominican Republic Lacey Picariello, 33, of Burlington, Massachusetts. Matthew Shover, 29, of … in custody at the Essex House of Corrections Rory Connolly, 33, of Manchester, New Hampshire Bernaldo Rosario Santiago, …
May 30, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Colombian Bacrim Narco-Traffickers Indicted On Cocaine Conspiracy Charges

September 02, 2011
… September 02, 2011 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov 571-362-3106 … /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 United States Miami Contacts Miami Quick Links Press …
September 02, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Oxycodone Drug Trafficking Ring Faces Federal And State Operating From Massachusetts, Florida And Puerto Rico

April 11, 2013
… Rico April 11, 2013 Miami Contact Info Contact Us (571) 362-3364 (571) 362-3364 - Option 5 Miami.FD.PIO@dea.gov 571-362-3106 … /events Find Us 2100 North Commerce Parkway Miami , FL 33326 United States Miami Contacts Miami Quick Links Press …
April 11, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Louisiana State Police Dismantle Local Drug Trafficking Organization

June 15, 2016
… Kirk Ballard, 34, Leonard Morrison, a/k/a “Leonard London,” 33, Christopher Olavarrieta, 30, and Kirkland Jerome … 37, Jeffery Labry, 43, Kirk Armelin, 51, Samuel Davenport, 33, and Xavier Castillo, 25. Ballard was arrested on August …
June 15, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

14 Members Of Bronx Drug Trafficking Organization Charged In Manhattan Federal Court With Narcotics And Firearms Offenses

August 22, 2017
… August 22, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. … of their drug trafficking crimes. Gabriel Guillen, 33, Jimenez, 27, Ramirez, 49, Wilson Guillen, 35, Tapia, 40, … Vasquez, 25, Saldana, 27, Llanes, 30, Carrion, 24, Suero, 33, Jose, 38, Pichardo, 27, Rodriguez, 47, And Perez, 25, …
August 22, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Death Charge Added To Indictment Against Pill Mill Doc

November 29, 2012
… 30; Ali Armstead, 31; Terrell Jackson, 27; Bernard Jackson, 33; and Ronald Campbell, 35, all of Philadelphia.  Dominick, … and awaiting trial are: Kim Carter, 44, Angel Duprey, 33, Ferdinand Nieves, 45, and Anthony DiPasquale, 46, all of …
November 29, 2012
PRESS RELEASE

Operation Lockport Led To The Arrest Of 25 People And Dismantled A Major Drug Trafficking Ring In Western New York

January 28, 2014
… January 28, 2014 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. … GERALDINE HORSEFALL, 59, of Pembroke, NY ARYLYN HORSEFALL, 33, of Pembroke, NY DENNIS KNUEPPEL, 48, of Amherst, NY MICHELLE KING, 42, of Akron, NY LORI SCHWAB, 33, of Corfu, NY DENISE JENNER, 54, of Akron, NY CHRISTY …
January 28, 2014
PRESS RELEASE

Multi-agency Investigation Dismantles Las Cruces-based Drug Trafficking Organizations

May 02, 2018
… for four years and a $250,000 fine. Jose I. Caro, 33, of Las Cruces, was arrested yesterday in Las Cruces. … was arrested yesterday in Las Cruces. Brian Nevarez, 33, of Las Cruces, is charged in Counts 1, 5, 12, and 14 of … fine. Charges against Defendants - Savannah J. Ordonez, 33 of Las Cruces, is charged in Counts 1, 3, and 4 of the …
May 02, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Eleven defendants charged in federal court with committing narcotics and firearms offenses in the Bronx

October 29, 2018
… October 29, 2018 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. … Arias (25 years old) Walther Castillo,     aka “Walter” (33 years old) Rudy Delgado (33 years old) Life in prison   Mandatory minimum: 10 years …
October 29, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Fourteen members of methamphetamine trafficking ring charged with drug conspiracy and related charges

July 02, 2020
… Atlanta Contact Info Contact Us (404) 893-7000 (571) 362-3433 DEA.Atlanta.Media@dea.gov SA Crystal Harper 571-362-2922 … - (706) 724-9021 Columbus - (706) 649-7850 Macon - (478) 330-7750 Rome - (706) 232-5104 Savannah - (912) 447-1035 … - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) 632-4297 Raleigh - (919) 790-3004 Wilmington - (910) …
July 02, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Approximately 40 Individuals Arrested in Multi-State Drug Trafficking Takedown

January 24, 2024
… Christopher Evans, 47, of Union; Tabbgrinn Graham, 33, of Decatur; James Green, 52, of Meridian; Cassady … Znthony Ruffin, 38, of Toomsuba; Dustin Jamal Russell, 33, of Newton; Steven Savell, 48, of Union; Carlos Seals, …
January 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

18 Charged with Meth Trafficking in Indiana

May 03, 2022
… - (920) 492-4907 Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 INDIANAPOLIS – Michael Gannon, Assistant Special … & Launder Monetary Instruments Martin Felix-Garcia, 33, Phoenix, AZ       *NOT in custody Conspiracy to Launder … & Launder Monetary Instruments Julio Vicente-Guox, 33, Indianapolis Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine …
May 03, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Indictment charges 14 men with trafficking fentanyl, heroin and cocaine

June 11, 2019
… “Manager,” 46, of Linden, New Jersey; Eduardo Ramos , 33, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Brian Abreu , a.k.a. … 26, of New Haven; William Claudio-Suarez , a.k.a. “Willy,” 33, of New Haven; Pedro Orta-Rivas, a.k.a. “Cuba” and “El …
June 11, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Sixteen indicted in multi-state drug distribution ring

November 02, 2021
… of the drug distribution ring, Jose Maldonado-Ramirez, 33, and his fiancé, Iris Amador-Garcia, 30, of Bellflower, … 31, and co-conspirator, Bayron Eberto Garcia-Perez, 33, agents seized a kilogram of fentanyl or heroin, 80,000 …
November 02, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

22 People indicted for their roles in northern Ohio drug conspiracy

March 13, 2019
… - (937) 291-1988 Toledo - (419) 259-6490 Youngstown - (330) 740-7000 Michigan Lansing - (571) 362-1194 Grand Rapids … 44; Westley Siggers, 37; Raqwan Ofield, 22; Paul Bell, 33; Larry Jackson, 30; Ricky Jackson, 29; Brendan Craig, 29; … George Salem, 22; Jeffrey Auvil, 36; William Bloomfield, 33, and Christina Gordenier, 42. According to the …
March 13, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Indiana, California drug-trafficking organizations dismantled

December 19, 2019
… - (920) 492-4907 Madison - (608) 210-4300 Milwaukee - (414) 336-7300 INDIANAPOLIS – DEA Assistant Special Agent in … Ind. Travis Eyre, 30, Terre Haute, Ind. Robert Cox, 33, Terre Haute, Ind. Zachary Carson, 25, Terre Haute, Ind. … Clephane, 35, Gosport, Spencer, Ind. Christopher Bays, 33, Brazil, Ind. Jamar Pugh, 26, Muncie, Ind. James Bell, …
December 19, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Arrested In El Paso On Federal Drug Trafficking/Firearms Charges

December 06, 2011
… and money laundering organizations. The defendants include: 33-year-old Feliciano Oaxaca-Alcala of El Paso - charged … counts of possession with intent to distribute marijuana; 33-year-old Eddie Escarzaga of El Paso - charged with one …
December 06, 2011
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Authorities Seize $34 Million In Cocaine, Detain Three Smugglers In The Caribbean

October 23, 2013
… Thomas - (340) 692-9500 Barbados Bridgetown - (246) 437-6337 Haiti Port-Au-Prince - (509) 223-8888 Jamaica Kingston - … watchstanders at Sector San Juan diverted a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft Law (SPC-LE) pursuit boat from … Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry and vectored in the Coast Guard 33-foot SPC/LE to interdict the go-fast.  The suspected …
October 23, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

23 Arrested For Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl

February 14, 2017
… aka Antonio Moraima, 31, of Boston; Glendalee Rodriguez, 33, of Fall River; Juan Morales-Ortiz, aka Josiel, 27, of … of Taunton; Marisa Ruiz, 32, of Taunton; John Paul Tanguay, 33, of Taunton; Daniel Wren, 31, of Taunton; David Tejeda, …
February 14, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

10 Linked To Network Of Marijuana Grow Houses In California Arrested On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

March 20, 2013
… lieutenant to Raymond Lam; Ken Ho, also known as “Ken Lam,” 33, of Arcadia, a top lieutenant to Raymond Lam; San S. … for maintaining many of the grow houses; Thanh Van Phu, 33, of El Monte; Luc Kai Phoung, who is also known as “Wong …
March 20, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

Superseding Indictments On Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate

September 06, 2017
… September 06, 2017 New York Contact Info Contact Us (212) 337-3900 862-373-3557 Kenneth.M.Heino@dea.gov Kenneth M. … Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A 33-count superseding indictment was unsealed today in United … York Vyacheslav Malkeyev, also known as “Steve Bart” Age: 33 Residence: Manhattan, New York Artiom Pocinoc Age: 28 …
September 06, 2017
PRESS RELEASE

Nationwide Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Dismantled

April 29, 2013
… seized and forfeited all of this jewelry, along with over $133,000 in cash, bank accounts totaling over $100,000, six … NV, sentenced to 37 months prison; • Marcus Charles Albert, 33, of Las Vegas, NV, sentenced to 63 months prison; • … prison; • Mei Lynn Pham, 32, of Portland, OR, sentenced to 33 months prison; • Adam Garrott Lewis, 28, of Portland, OR, …
April 29, 2013
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January 22, 2025
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DEA Speeds Up Application Process For Research On Schedule I Drugs

January 18, 2018
… for abuse, such as ecstasy or LSD. By taking the process online, both existing and new researchers can submit their …
January 18, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Creates New Resource To Help Distributors Avoid Oversupplying Opioids

February 14, 2018
… in the United States. DEA added a new feature to its ARCOS Online Reporting System, a comprehensive drug reporting …
February 14, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Convicted Felon is Sentenced to 19+ Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth and Illegal Firearm Possession

April 18, 2024
… - (864) 234-0237 North Carolina Asheville - (828) 350-3440 Charlotte - (704) 770-2050 Greensboro - (336) …
April 18, 2024
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Cocaine Discovered in Vehicle’s Aftermarket Vehicle Trap

August 07, 2025
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