United States Drug Enforcement Administration

MANHATTAN, NY. - John P. Gilbride, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that David Eduardo Helmut Murcia Guzmán, the founder of the Colombian marketing giant D.M.G. ("DMG")...

ATLANTA, GA. - Jason Cole Votrobek, 27, of Vero Beach Florida; Jesse Violante, 32, of Vero Beach, Florida; Roland Rafael Castellanos, 32, of Cartersville, Georgia; Tara Atkins, 33, of Cartersville, Georgia; and Dr. James Chapman, 61, of Macon, Georgia, were indicted and arrested on federal drug and money laundering charges...

ALBANY, NY. - On June 16, 2011 Special Agent in Charge John P. Gilbride and ASAC James Burns met with executives and managers in the fields of law enforcement, medical, public health, service and treatment providers, pharmaceutical, education and government, as well as community leaders in Albany, NY to address...

ATLANTA, GA. - FLOYD B. SAWYER, 44, a former Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan (SCMPD) Officer, has been charged with drug trafficking conspiracy, extortion, possessing a firearm during a crime of violence, and lying to federal agents. SAWYER was arrested yesterday by federal authorities on a criminal complaint. SAWYER’s initial appearance in federal...

MANHATTAN, NY. - John Gilbride, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the arrest against a major distributor of "bath salts," a recreational designer drug with significant...

ATLANTA, GA. - Michael J. Moore, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, announced that Charlie Stephens, age 76, Jeff Sivell, age unknown, and Alvin Malone, age 32, all certified law enforcement officers working for the Sheriff’s Department in Talbot County, Georgia, were charged in individual indictments for...

MANHATTAN, NY. - JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the convictions of EDILBERTO BERRIO ORTIZ, a/k/a "El Gavilan," ALEJANDRO PALACIOS RENGIFO, a/k/a "El Gato,"...

CHARLOTTE, NC. - A federal criminal complaint filed today in U.S. District Court in Charlotte charged two men with cocaine trafficking offenses, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. Attorney Tompkins is joined in making today’s announcement by John S. Comer, Acting Special...

NEW YORK, NY. - JOHN P. GILBRIDE, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement ("DEA") and PREET BHARARA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that JOSE CABRERA, a/k/a "Jose Luis Cabrera Marcelino" was sentenced yesterday in federal court...

BUFFALO, NY. - John P. Gilbride, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement ("DEA") and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury in Buffalo returned three Indictments charging 10 individuals with various narcotics trafficking charges including conspiracy and distribution...