United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NEW YORK – Born and raised in New York City, Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan returns home to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division in its mission to disrupt and dismantle drug trafficking organizations worldwide. With a noteworthy background, Mr. Donovan brings a mixture of highly...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Stevie Alejandro, 32, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of, 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Armando Ernesto Abarca, 22, of Modesto, Calif., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of cocaine, was...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that Donald Hennings, 32, of Buffalo, N.Y., pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara to possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, butyryl fentanyl and furanyl...

BROOKLYN, NY – Following eight days of trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn today returned guilty verdicts against Tammeco Cargill and his father, Winston Cargill, convicting them of racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of distribution and possession of marijuana and passport fraud. When sentenced by United States District...

ALBANY, NY – Latam Games, LLC of Miami, Florida, pled guilty today to structuring financial transactions to evade currency reporting requirements. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration Keith Kruskall; and...

SAVANNAH, Ga. - More than 40 associates of the notorious Ghost Face Gangsters, a violent, white supremacist criminal street gang operated largely from inside prisons, have been indicted on federal charges related to drug trafficking and firearms possession throughout eastern Georgia and beyond. A 93-page, 83-count federal grand jury indictment...

ATLANTA - Francisco Castaneda Rivera has been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly transporting 4.5 kilograms of heroin - hidden inside a car battery - from Texas to the Atlanta area. “Drug distribution is about delivering misery to the consumer,” said Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge...

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Special Agent in Charge for the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's Atlanta Field Division, Robert Murphy, announced that United States District Judge James C. Dever III sentenced Joaquin R. Ortega, 36, of Graham, N.C., to 252 months imprisonment followed by 60 months of supervised release. Ortega...

RALEIGH, N.C. – The United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge for the Atlanta Field Division, Robert Murphy, announced that Chief United States District Judge Terrence W. Boyle sentenced Talih Rik Anthony Reeves, 36, of Wilmington, N.C., to 190 months imprisonment, followed by 48 months of supervised release...