DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Federal Jury Convicts Three Clarksville Men Of Drug And Gun Charges After Three Week Trial

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - -Demetrius Duncan a/k/a Whirley, 32, Alto Parnell a/k/a Al-Pistol, 31, and Chris Young a/k/a Soldier C, 25, all of Clarksville, Tennessee, were convicted Friday in U.S. District Court, of operating a drug conspiracy and related firearms charges, after a three week jury trial, announced David Rivera, Acting...
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30 People Linked To Two Southern California Drug Transportation Networks Indicted On Federal Narcotics Charges

LOS ANGELES - Thirty alleged members of two drug trafficking organizations that operated across Southern California have been indicted on federal narcotics charges following an investigation into the importation of cocaine and methamphetamine from Mexico into the United States. The indictment, which was returned by a federal grand jury on...
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57 People Linked To Drug Trafficking Organizations That Smuggled Narcotics From Mexico In PVC Pipes Charged In Federal Court

LOS ANGELES - A federal drug task force today arrested 18 people linked to three drug trafficking organizations that smuggled narcotics from Mexico in PVC pipes typically hidden in the axles of commercial trucks that ended up at truck yards located in South Los Angeles and southern Los Angeles County...
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West Hollywood Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distributing Painkillers After Being Ordered To Stop Writing Prescriptions By DEA

LOS ANGELES - A West Hollywood doctor pleaded guilty this afternoon to a federal drug trafficking charge for writing hundreds of prescriptions for various controlled substances after a federal order revoked his authority to prescribe drugs. James William Eisenberg, 72, who resides in the Venice district of Los Angeles, pleaded...
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13 Linked To Mexican Mafia And La Familia Indicted After Investigation Reveals Plot To Join Forces To Expand Drug Cartel’s Presence In U.S.

LOS ANGELES - A coalition of federal, state and local authorities this morning arrested eight defendants named in a federal grand jury indictment that outlines an alliance between the Mexican Mafia prison gang and the La Familia Michoacána drug cartel that sought to protect and expand the cartel’s drug trafficking...
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Drug Dealer Sentenced

MACON, Ga. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia announced that Bacari McCarthren, 37, of Orlando, Florida, was sentenced on July 31, 2013 by Senior U.S. District Judge Hugh Lawson in Valdosta, Georgia, to 240 months imprisonment, to be followed by (3) years supervised...
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Key Atlanta Drug Distributors Sentenced

ATLANTA - Glenn A. Cook has been sentenced to serve over ten years in federal prison on charges of conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine, money laundering, and possession of a firearm during a drug offense. “This organization’s cocaine trafficking activities clearly fed many illicit drug users. Because of the...
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Owner Of Nine Marijuana Stores In Orange And Los Angeles Counties Sentenced To 262 Months For Drug Trafficking And Tax Evasion

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A San Clemente man who owned and operated a string of nine illegal marijuana stores that generated at least $25 million in profits was sentenced today to 262 months in federal prison. John Melvin Walker, also known as “Pops,” 56, of San Clemente, was sentenced by...
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Trio Of Used Car Salesmen Plead Guilty In Money Laundering Conspiracy, Forfeit Almost $12 Million

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Three used car salesmen have entered guilty pleas for their roles in selling cars to drug traffickers in an effort to launder drug proceeds, announced United States Attorney Edward L. Stanton III. Wayne David McAlpin, Jr., 50, of Memphis, TN pleaded guilty to one count of money...
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Operation “Dixie Crystal” Nets 30 Methamphetamine Traffickers In Ashe And Surrounding Counties

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Thirty men and women have been charged to date with methamphetamine trafficking and firearms offenses as a result of Operation “Dixie Crystal,” announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. To date, 17 defendants have pleaded guilty to the charges. Operation “Dixie...