PRESS RELEASE

Zaquikon T. Roy Arraigned on New Drug and Gun Charges

February 26, 2024
… would be determined by the District Court with guidance from the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
February 26, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Member Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Racketeering Involving Attempted Murder

February 22, 2024
… 2017 in Dorchester and July 2018 in Canton. During a chase from the Canton home, Bethea was captured on a police … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
February 22, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Man Who Laundered Over $300,000 in Drug Trafficking Proceeds to Colombian Organization Sentenced to Prison

January 30, 2024
… has been sentenced for laundering drug trafficking proceeds from around the world. Manuel Calderin Calderin, 40, was … After receipt, Calderin Calderin withdrew the funds from his account to pay out the money in Colombia to the …
January 30, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Connecticut Man Charged with Drug Trafficking in Burlington, Vermont

January 25, 2024
… however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
January 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Dark Web Vendor Sentenced to 18 months in Prison for Distributing Meth-Pressed Adderall Pills

January 24, 2024
… the cryptocurrency (Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Litecoin) seized from his accounts.  Judge Seeborg also ordered Tan to serve … Kristina Green is prosecuting the case, with assistance from Pat Mahoney. The prosecution is the result of an …
January 24, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Defendants Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking in Lafayette Area

January 12, 2024
… agents were made aware that an individual purchased cocaine from Johnwell. On April 19, 2022, a search warrant was … two kilograms of suspected fentanyl. The package was mailed from an individual in California to a residence in …
January 12, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Major Supplier and Two Others Involved in the Carrollton / Flower Mound Juvenile Overdose Case Sentenced

January 11, 2024
… prison. “I was at today’s sentencing and heard statements from both the defendant’s and the victim’s family and … with the assistance of School Resource Officers from the Carrollton – Farmer’s Branch Independent School …
January 11, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Charlotte Man is Sentenced for Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking Crime

November 07, 2023
… officers arrested Hemphill after the defendant fled on foot from the scene of a car accident. Court documents show that … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
November 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Three Individuals Charged in Drug Conspiracy Involving Juveniles

November 07, 2023
… of a firearm while knowing that he was a fugitive from justice. The indictment references three separate … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
November 07, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Former Gadsden Pharmacist and City School Board Member Sentenced for Drug Distribution Conspiracy and Tax Crimes

November 02, 2023
… dispensed to patients. Carter diverted opioid pills from the pharmacy and sold those pills to other drug distributors. He regularly took distributor bottles from his pharmacy to his house, where he repackaged the …
November 02, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Defendant Caught with 14 Kilos of Fentanyl and Seven Kilos of Methamphetamine Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison

August 28, 2023
… Based on these percentages, pills just like the ones seized from Guerrero-Acosta killed approximately 490 people, … in Arizona in 2007 and 2011. He has a conviction from 2015 for illegally returning to the U.S. following …
August 28, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

California Man Sentenced to 26 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Methamphetamine and Guns in Eastern Idaho

August 16, 2023
… two pounds of methamphetamine into the United States from Mexico at the San Ysidro Port of Entry on April 7, … learned that Morales arranged to purchase 12 firearms from a gun store in Idaho Falls using a straw purchaser. …
August 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Previously Convicted Felon Indicted for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses

August 25, 2023
… narcotics in various forms and quantities were seized from Hart’s residence following his arrest. Hart is prohibited from possession firearms and ammunition due to multiple …
August 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Six Indicted For Multi-State Oxycodone Conspiracy

August 25, 2023
… organization that distributed oxycodone pills, obtained from a source in the Houston area, across Southeastern … on multiple occasions, Russell obtained oxycodone pills from pharmacies in the Houston area before travelling to the …
August 25, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Former University of Arizona Student Sentenced to 84 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

July 21, 2023
…  “The defendant got caught up with the wrong people from out-of-state, and his actions created a public safety … of Arizona, Tucson, handled the prosecution with assistance from Richard R. Barker and Stephanie Van Marter, Assistant …
July 21, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Final Defendant Sentenced for Tucson-Based Drug Trafficking and Money Laundering Conspiracy

July 10, 2023
… and Campos mailed numerous packages containing drugs from Tucson, Arizona to Hialeah and Orlando, Florida. … under their control, later withdrawing these proceeds from accounts in Tucson, Arizona. Parrado-Herrera and Campos …
July 10, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 08, 2023
… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have …
May 08, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Operation Last Mile Tracks Down Sinaloa and Jalisco Cartel Associates Operating within the United States

May 05, 2023
… Last Mile comprised 1,436 investigations conducted from May 1, 2022 through May 1, 2023, in collaboration with … to nearly 193 million deadly doses of fentanyl removed from communities across the United States, which have …
May 05, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl Dealer Responsible for Two Drug Overdoses Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

April 20, 2023
… was placed on a ventilator. Both victims later recovered from their drug overdose. According to court documents, over … fentanyl, which Tate had concealed and later retrieved from her body cavity while in the detention center. …
April 20, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Ellensburg Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution that Resulted in the Deaths of Two Young People

April 13, 2023
… serve five years of supervised release after his release from confinement. According to court documents, … case in particular presents egregious consequences stemming from this dangerous poison.  Mr. Rivera-Venegas knew these …
April 13, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division and the Office of the Attorney General Host First Family Summit in Montana

April 12, 2023
… the drug poisoning and overdose epidemic. A dozen families from around the state attended today’s summit, which … our communities with these poisons.” Participants heard from narcotics officers, state and federal prosecutors, and …
April 12, 2023
Pavon-Reyes, Jorge Armando
FUGITIVE

Jorge Armando Pavon-Reyes

Wanted for the following alleged federal violations: Violent Crimes in Aid of Racketerring18 USC 1952(b)Conspiracy to Kidnap a Federal Agent18 USC 1201(c)Kidnapping of a Federal Agent18 USC 1201(a)(5)Felony Murder of a Federal Agent18 USC 11111114Acessory After the Fact18 USC 3Aiding and Abetting18 USC 2
PRESS RELEASE

Prolific Wadesboro Methamphetamine Trafficker and Co-Conspirator are Sentenced to Prison

February 09, 2023
… executed an arrest warrant at Smith’s residence, from which they seized methamphetamine, digital scales, … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
February 09, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Dealer Sentenced to 130 Months in Prison for Selling the Fentanyl that Resulted in Death of Young Woman

February 09, 2023
… officials and paramedics responded to a 911 call from a commercial office building in San Diego, California. … dedicated to pursuing individuals who seek to profit from the trade of fentanyl in all its deadly forms. Those …
February 09, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Fentanyl Distribution Nets West Texas Man 12 Years in Federal Prison

January 06, 2023
… multiple purchases of blue M30 pills containing fentanyl from Arevalo. While executing a search warrant of Arevalo’s … alarming rate and our West Texas communities are not immune from its devastation,” said Special Agent in Charge Jeffrey …
January 06, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Special Agent Paul Seema Remembered in Minnesota

December 05, 2022
… 16, in New Prague, Minnesota. Seema died February 6, 1988, from gunshot wounds he received the previous day during an … the following day, one day after George Montoya passed away from gunshot wounds. Joy, Jayson and Santi moved to …
December 05, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Omaha Division Reaches Rural Community at State Fair and Farm Shows

October 06, 2022
… of Americans and make them aware of the dangers that come from these drugs and the potential impact on their … the nation’s largest outdoor farm event and hosts attendees from 46 states and around the world. Husker Harvest Days, …
October 06, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Woman Arrested with Over 350,000 Fake M30 Fentanyl Pills

September 30, 2022
… narcotics alerted to the presence of narcotics coming from the vehicle. PCSO deputies searched the vehicle and … approximately 36.75 kilograms (approximately 360,000 pills) from the vehicle. The Chandler Police Department laboratory …
September 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Midland Man Sentenced for Illegal Fentanyl and Firearm Possession

September 27, 2022
… he is no longer peddling this poison.” DEA, with assistance from the Midland Police Department, investigated the case. … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
September 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Reaches Agriculture Community at Farm Progress Show with Important Message About Fentanyl

August 30, 2022
… education regarding drug trends in the Midwest. “We know from experience that drug trafficking and abuse isn’t … Progress Show attracts more than 100,000 people per year from across the country and around the globe. For more …
August 30, 2022