DEA Archived Press Releases

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Drug Trafficker Involved in Night Club Shoot Out Sentenced

NEW BERN, N.C. – DiTwan Davis, 26, of Goldsboro North Carolina, was sentenced on August 12, 2021 to 118 months in prison for Possession of a firearm by a Convicted Felon and Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with the Intent to Distribute a quantity of methamphetamine. According to court documents...
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Seven Defendants Arrested in Joint State/Federal Investigation into Myrtle Beach Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

MYRTLE BEACH, SOUTH CAROLINA- Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett Dehart announced today that a joint team of dozens of federal, state, and local law enforcement officers, led by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), arrested seven individuals who have been indicted in federal court and face charges related to...
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Craven County Armed Drug Dealer Sentenced in Excess of 28 Years

NEW BERN, N.C. –A Dover man was sentenced today to 340 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity of cocaine, and possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and a quantity...
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Career Offender Sentenced to 17 Years on Drug Charges

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Chief U. S. District Judge Martin Reidinger handed down a lengthy sentence today to a Hendersonville, N.C., man convicted of trafficking cocaine, fentanyl, prescription pills and other narcotics in and around Henderson County, announced Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer. On December 9, 2020, Butler pleaded guilty...
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Violent Gang Members, Cartel Conduit Sentenced to Federal Prison for Roles in Major Meth-Trafficking Conspiracy

Defendants were indicted as part of Operation Stranded Bandit SAVANNAH, GA - A member of a violent Chicago street gang, two Ghost Face Gangsters and a conduit for Mexican drug cartels have been sentenced to decades in federal prison for their roles in a major drug trafficking conspiracy that funneled...
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Death by Fentanyl Overdose Leads to Indictment of Two Men on Federal Drug Charges

SAVANNAH, GA - Two Bryan County men face up to life in prison after another man’s fatal fentanyl overdose. Javarus McKinney, a/k/a “Jody,” 32, of Richmond Hill, Ga., is charged with Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death, Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl, and Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl...
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Macon Jury Convicts Armed Career Criminal on Gun, Heroin, Meth Charges

MACON, Ga. – A federal jury convicted a Macon resident with a lengthy criminal history of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and Tramadol, as well as illegally possessing a firearm and possessing a gun in furtherance of drug trafficking this afternoon. Kelvin Henry, 56, of Macon, was found...
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Seven Defendants Indicted on Federal Charges in Drug-Trafficking Conspiracy

STATESBORO, GA - Seven defendants are accused of participating in a major drug trafficking conspiracy in an indictment newly unsealed in U.S. District Court. The investigation in Operation Ace in the Hole II, under the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces (OCDETF), targeted the distribution of heroin and fentanyl-tainted heroin...
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Two Men Sentenced to Federal Prison for Armed Robbery, Other Charges

SAVANNAH, GA: Two McIntosh County men indicted as part of a major drug trafficking operation have been sentenced to federal prison for charges including armed robbery. John Hope Jr., 28, of Townsend, Ga., was sentenced to 111 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to...
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Department of Justice and DEA Announce Seizures of Historic Amounts of Deadly Fentanyl-Laced Fake Pills in Public Safety Surge to Protect U.S. Communities

COLUMBIA - Yesterday, at a press conference, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco and DEA Administrator Anne Milgram announced a significant law enforcement surge to protect American communities from the flood of fentanyl and fentanyl-laced pills across the United States. Illicit fentanyl, a synthetic opioid found in most of the...