United States Drug Enforcement Administration

LAS VEGAS - A pain management doctor practicing in Las Vegas was arrested today and charged with 29 counts of unlawful distribution of fentanyl and for committing health care fraud, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions, U.S. Attorney Dayle Elieson of the District of Nevada, Assistant Special Agent in Charge Dan...

HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. - Jennifer Franklin was sentenced today to 33 months’ in federal prison for writing illegal prescriptions for pain killers, U.S. Attorney Matthew Schneider announced. Schneider was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in Charge Timothy Plancon, Drug Enforcement Administration and Special Agent in Charge Manny Muriel...

CINCINNATI, Ohio - Five Southern Ohio men and one woman have been charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess and distribute more than 1,000 grams of heroin. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and Timothy J. Plancon, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA...

LOS ANGELES - A federal jury has convicted a Monrovia man for his role in an international money laundering organization that conspired to move millions of dollars in proceeds for narcotics traffickers that included the Sinaloa Cartel. The conviction stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s LA...

WARREN, Mich - Drug overdoses are the leading cause of injury-related death here in the United States. In an effort to address the opioid epidemic, there will be a town hall meeting discussing the heroin and opioid prescription epidemic. This meeting is open to the public and the following law...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Joy McShan Edwards, 37, of Steubenville, was convicted in U.S. District Court today of retaliation against a witness. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, and U.S. Marshal Pete Tobin announced the...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. - U.S. Attorney Andrew Birge announced today that Alfonzo Dewayne Johnson, 43, of Muskegon, was sentenced to 30 years’ imprisonment by U.S. District Judge Janet T. Neff, to be followed by 10 years of supervised release. Johnson pled guilty last year to conspiracy to distribute cocaine and...

LOS ANGELES - Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration and local law enforcement authorities today took into custody seven defendants linked to a drug-distribution ring that operated out of Van Nuys and used a fleet of cars and a staff of drivers to make rapid deliveries - primarily of heroin...

RENO, Nev. - An Elko, Nevada cardiologist was arrested today on 39-charges of unlawful distribution of prescription opioids and Medicare and Medicaid fraud, announced Attorney General Jeff Sessions, Acting U.S. Attorney Steven W. Myhre for the District of Nevada, Special Agent in Charge Aaron C. Rouse for the FBI’s Las...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged David L. Dobbins, 38, of Urbancrest, Ohio, with seven charges related to distributing heroin, fentanyl and cocaine - including distribution that resulted in death - in a superseding indictment returned on November 30th, 2017. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for...