DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Federal jury convicts Bryson City woman of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death

Asheville, N.C. – A federal jury in Asheville has convicted Shannon White, 43, of Bryson City, N.C. for the distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, announced Robert J. Murphy, the Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Murphy of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Atlanta Field Division, which...
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Law enforcement arrest enrolled member of Easter Band of Cherokee Indians charged with dealing fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte returned a criminal bill of indictment on Feb. 20, 2020, charging Shannon White, 42, an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and resident of the Cherokee Indian Reservation, with distributing fentanyl that resulted in an overdose death...