DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Kilo Fentanyl Distributor in Craven County Sentenced to 40 Years

RALEIGH, N.C. – A New Bern man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for trafficking and distributing methamphetamine and fentanyl for a large-scale drug trafficking operation in Craven County. On August 8, 2024, a Raleigh jury found Lucio Camargo Garcia guilty of the charges. “Garcia took advantage of Craven...
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38 Charged in Alleged Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

Greensboro, NC – A federal indictment charging 38 defendants with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine hydrochloride was unsealed today, announced United States Attorney Sandra J. Hairston of the Middle District of North Carolina. The indictment charges the following individuals with narcotics distribution conspiracy: NICHOLAS TYLER CURRY, age 30...
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Arizona Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges

COLUMBIA, S.C. —Antonie Albert Eaddy, 49, of Arizona, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, a quantity of crack cocaine and a quantity of marijuana. Evidence obtained in the investigation revealed that Eaddy...
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Crip Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Meth

RALEIGH, N.C.- A Crip Gang member from Winston-Salem was sentenced today to 480 months in prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine in the Raleigh area. On April 25, 2024, Marquis Peterson, age 30, was convicted by a federal jury of three charges including conspiracy to distribute 40 grams or more...
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Mexican National Trafficking Counterfeit Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to 12 Years

NEW BERN, N.C. – Christian Ricardo Arce-Cazares, a 36-year-old resident of Las Vegas, Nevada, illegally present in the United States has been sentenced to 150 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and aiding and abetting the distribution of...
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Atlanta Woman Sentenced to Prison for Supplying Fentanyl and Meth to Armed Drug Trafficking Organization

MACON, Ga. – The supplier to an armed methamphetamine and fentanyl trafficking organization who was providing kilogram quantities of narcotics out of her high-rise Atlanta condominium was sentenced today to serve 20 years in prison. Heather Marie Breland, 40, of Atlanta, was sentenced to serve 240 months in prison to...
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Federal Jury Convicts High-Level Operative in Craven County Drug Trafficking Organization

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal jury convicted Lucio Camargo Garcia, an armed New Bern drug trafficker and leader in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) responsible for moving kilogram quantities of methamphetamine and fentanyl in and around the Craven County area. Garcia, age 45, was convicted on one count of conspiracy...
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Atlanta Man Sentenced to 28+ Years in Prison for Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl that Contributed to a Poisoning Death

MACON, Ga. – An Atlanta resident who was supplying large quantities of fentanyl and other controlled substances to distributors in Middle Georgia was sentenced to serve more than 28 years in prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl in a case where investigators found evidence of an individual who overdosed and...
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More Than a Dozen Individuals Indicted in Drug Trafficking Operation

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a 21-count indictment against 13 individuals for drug trafficking offenses. The indictment alleges that beginning in January 2016, 13 individuals engaged in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. Ten defendants were...
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High Ranking Gang Member Receives 19.5 Years in Federal Prison for Leadership Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

RALEIGH, N.C. – William Dayshawn Wilson, also known as “Santana,” of New Bern, North Carolina, was sentenced to 234 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and aiding and abetting. On June 3, 2022, Wilson, age 32, pled guilty to the charges...