DEA Archived Press Releases

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Anderson, S.C. Attorney Pleads Guilty To Obstruction

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Charles Anderson, an attorney in Anderson, S.C., pleaded guilty to obstruction charges in federal court today before U.S. District Judge Michelle Childs in Greenville, S.C., announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Harry S. Sommers, Special Agent in Charge of the...
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Five Columbia Residents Among 10 Defendants Indicted For Conspiracy To Distribute A Ton Of Marijuana

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge James Shroba and United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, Tammy Dickinson announced today that 10 defendants have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than 2,200 pounds of...
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National Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Organization In Sandy Springs Dismantled

ATLANTA - Jiles and Shannon Johnson, a husband and wife who owned the now closed KC Pit BBQ Restaurant in Sandy Springs, Ga., and Matthew Ware, the accountant for the restaurant, have been sentenced to federal prison. "All of the defendants in this case are deserving of the sentences handed...
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

RALEIGH, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today Chief United States District Judge James C. Dever, III sentenced JesusTorres Portillo, 23, of Burlington, North Carolina, to 120 months of imprisonment and 3 years of supervised release. Portillopreviously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute...
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Twelve Members Of Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring Face Drug Charges

Seven arrested during round-up; three remain fugitives ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Twelve members of a methamphetamine trafficking ring have been charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Seven of those charged were arrested on Tuesday, December 10, 2013, during an early morning round-up conducted by federal, state and...
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Pamlico County Drug Trafficker Sentenced In Operation "No Quarter"

NEW BERN, N.C. - United States Attorney Thomas G. Walker announced that in federal court today that United States District Judge Louise W. Flanagan sentenced Norris Willis, 42, of Bayboro, North Carolina, to 123 months of imprisonment and 10 years of supervised release. Willispreviously pled guilty to conspiracy to distribute...
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Defendant Sentenced For Possession Of Methamphetamine And A Stolen Handgun

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Larry Eugene Yancey, aka "Ziggy", 42, of an unknown address, was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, to serve 228 months imprisonment for possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of...
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Pair Sentenced For Narcotics And Firearm Charges

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Keith B. Carver, 28, of Columbus, Georgia was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, to serve 228 months imprisonment for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in the...
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Defendant Sentenced For Possession With Intent To Distribute Cocaine

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announces that Darrin Scott, 42, of Columbus, Georgia, was sentenced on Thursday, December 19, 2013, by the Honorable Clay D. Land, United States District Court Judge in Columbus, Georgia to serve 63 months imprisonment for...
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DEA News: Designer Synthetic Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison

PHOENIX - DEA Special Agent in-Charge Doug Coleman and U.S. Attorney John S. Leonardo, District of Arizona today announced that Michael Rocky Lane, 52, of Scottsdale, Ariz., was sentenced on Dec. 17, 2013 by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 180 months' imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised...