PRESS RELEASE

DEA Launches New Initiative to Combat Drug-Related Violence and Overdoses in Communities across America

February 07, 2022
… overdose deaths across the country, in order to devote its law enforcement resources to where they will have the most … A majority of identified criminal drug networks sell fentanyl or methamphetamine. And almost all of the …
February 07, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA 360 Degree Strategy Partnerships Target Violent Drug Traffickers And Gang Members In Wisconsin

May 27, 2016
… (DEA) in partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies targeted violent drug traffickers … the arrest of six suspects and the seizure of a quantity of fentanyl.  Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opiate many …
May 27, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

Fourteen Members of a Jefferson County Drug Trafficking Organization Charged with Federal Drug and Gun Crimes

April 29, 2025
… 14 defendants in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl, methamphetamine, cocaine, marijuana, and heroin … Birmingham, with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, fentanyl, cocaine base or “crack” cocaine, cocaine, heroin, … an immense amount of collaboration and dedication from our law enforcement partners and underscores the impact of the …
April 29, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Virginia Man Sentenced to over 10 Years in Prison for Federal Drug Trafficking and Firearms Charges

August 21, 2025
… to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a … crime. According to court documents, on Oct. 9, 2024, law enforcement intercepted a parcel containing …
August 21, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

March 11, 2020
… the distribution of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl throughout the entire state.  In addition, its … vigilant in our efforts to combat it by working with our law enforcement partners, both nationally and …
March 11, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury Drug Distributor Sentenced to 40 Months in Federal Prison

November 14, 2025
… the FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task Force and other law enforcement agencies investigated two drug trafficking … that the two organizations distributed cocaine, crack, and fentanyl through a network of sellers.  The organizations …
November 14, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

U.S. Attorney's Office Prosecuted 85 Firearm Offenders in Eastern Washington with Cases from DEA and Federal Partners

March 06, 2024
… crimes,” stated U.S. Attorney Waldref. “Our collaborative law enforcement partnerships at the federal, state, local … Prison After Shooting A Person and Conspiring To Distribute Fentanyl-Laced Pills in Tri-Cities Jonathan Scott Ard was …
March 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Federal Charges Filed Against Albuquerque Supplier in Major Drug Trafficking Investigation

September 10, 2025
… in which Jose Magana Garcia, a Mexican national unlawfully present in the United States, was identified as a fentanyl trafficker and source of supply. During the …
September 10, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

July 16, 2025
… the FBI’s Waterbury Safe Streets Gang Task Force and other law enforcement agencies investigated two drug trafficking … that the two organizations distributed cocaine, crack, and fentanyl through a network of sellers.  The organizations …
July 16, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Winter Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing P-Fluorofentanyl and Methamphetamine

March 20, 2024
… Winter Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Distributing P-Fluorofentanyl and Methamphetamine March 20, 2024 Miami Contact … (PSN), a program bringing together all levels of law enforcement and the communities they serve to reduce …
March 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

New Britain Man Involved in Coast-to-Coast Drug Trafficking Pleads Guilty

January 25, 2024
… to a charge stemming from the large-scale trafficking of fentanyl and cocaine. According to court documents and … that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  Additional information about the …
January 25, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Passaic County man admits participating in heroin conspiracy

September 23, 2020
… to distribute heroin and to distributing a quantity of fentanyl. Cequan Wharton, 26, of Paterson, New Jersey, … heroin and knowingly and intentionally distributing fentanyl. Wharton and his conspirators are members and … and the analysis of telephone call detail records, law enforcement determined that from at least September 2018 …
September 23, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Third Ward Narcotics Dealer Heads to Prison

January 08, 2025
… court considered the fact that Jerry admitted to dealing fentanyl and meth out of a drug house in Houston’s Third … the court noted the seriousness of the quantity of fentanyl. A joint law enforcement operation revealed Jerry was selling …
January 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Charleston area man given lengthy sentence on federal drug charges

November 15, 2019
… approximately four months prior to his arrest, Lee sold fentanyl to Lisa Cohen, who was previously sentenced in a … South Carolina Highway Patrol, South Carolina Law Enforcement Division, Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office, …
November 15, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Manchester Man Arrested on Drug Distribution Charges

November 16, 2023
… N.H. – A Manchester man was arrested for distributing fentanyl, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Thomas … until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Drug Trafficking Fentanyl On On Press Release Image …
November 16, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

Arizona Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Drug and Firearm Offenses

May 17, 2022
… of guilty to possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl and heroin, maintaining a drug-involved premises … and an apparent drug ledger. In Arguelles’s storage unit, law enforcement recovered approximately six kilograms of …
May 17, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Member of Narcotics Conspiracy Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Federal Prison

April 20, 2021
… to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute fentanyl.  Salvi had pleaded guilty on January 21, 2021. In … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies against criminal networks.   More …
April 20, 2021
PRESS RELEASE

Bradenton man sentenced to more than fifteen years for drug offenses

March 26, 2020
… and 8 months in federal prison for distributing heroin, fentanyl, and cocaine.  Yarrell had pleaded guilty on August … and was subject to enhanced penalties under federal law.             This case was investigated by the Drug …
March 26, 2020
PRESS RELEASE

Manatee County drug trafficker sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison

May 31, 2019
… the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and fentanyl. Cotton had pleaded guilty on Feb. 22, 2019.   … confidential informant. As a result of those transactions, law enforcement officers secured a search warrant for two …
May 31, 2019
PRESS RELEASE

Houston Man Guilty of Trafficking Drugs through the Eastern District of Texas

June 22, 2018
… Inside the vehicle, officers discovered over a kilogram of fentanyl, which represented DEA’s largest fentanyl seizure in the Houston/Southeast Texas area at that time. Over the course of the next six months, law enforcement surveillance showed Cerda conspired with …
June 22, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Seven indicted on meth distribution conspiracy

November 09, 2018
… Wyoming. A search warrant was executed on the vehicle and law enforcement located and seized 36 pounds of methamphetamine, 1 kilogram of fentanyl and 1 kilogram of heroin. Based on the drug seizure …
November 09, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy And Firearms Charges

November 02, 2016
… with the intent to distribute, quantities of heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone and unlawful possession of a firearm in furtherance of the drug … Diaz, conspired to distribute quantities of heroin, fentanyl and oxycodone in the Lawrence, Massachusetts area …
November 02, 2016
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Announces 4,642 Drug Related Deaths In Pennsylvania In 2016

June 08, 2017
… @DEAPhiladelphia Thomas Hodnett Domestic Pennsylvania and Delaware Additional Division Info Community Outreach: Frank J. … was identified in 85 percent of the overdose deaths.  Fentanyl and fentanyl-related substances were the most …
June 08, 2017
STORY

DEA Celebrates 45 Years

July 10, 2018
… as a federal agency whose mission is to enforce the drug laws and regulations of the United States. Many things have … as “designer” psychoactive substances, synthetic drugs like fentanyl, and many others. Learn about DEA’s past as the …
July 10, 2018
PRESS RELEASE

Ansonia Man Sentenced to 44 Months in Federal Prison for Drug Offense, Violating Supervised Release

April 19, 2023
… revealed that Wiley conspired to distribute quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana and distributed drugs … that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  Additional information about the …
April 19, 2023
PRESS RELEASE

New Haven Jury Finds Two Drug Traffickers Guilty

July 27, 2022
… revealed that Wiley conspired to distribute quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana and distributed drugs … that leverages the strengths of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.  Additional information about the …
July 27, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

Fugitive Arrested After More Than Three Years On The Run

February 08, 2025
… to possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine base, fentanyl, MDMA, 500 grams or more of cocaine and 500 grams … until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law. Drug Trafficking Gangs OCDETF/Task Force Heroin Cocaine …
February 08, 2025
PRESS RELEASE

Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Federal Prison

September 06, 2024
… supervised release, for trafficking kilograms of cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin, and for violating the conditions of … that leverages the strengths of federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies.  Additional information about the …
September 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Lynn Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 20, 2024
… of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Christopher Tejeda, 23,  was … counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl from Lawrence Nagle Sr.,. Bello, meanwhile, supervised Tejeda as …
August 20, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Drug Enforcement Administration Recommends Including Conversations on Dangers of Drugs in Back-to-School Routines

August 08, 2024
… before kids head out the door for a new year of learning.   Fentanyl and methamphetamine remain the top two drugs seized … been trending upward in Nebraska for five years. Members of law enforcement have seen methamphetamine in crystal, powder …
August 08, 2024