DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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First Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Death Conviction in Western District of Louisiana

SHREVEPORT, La. – United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that three individuals from Shreveport have been sentenced for their involvement in a drug trafficking conspiracy which resulted in the death of a Shreveport man. United States District Judge Elizabeth E. Foote sentenced the three defendants today. Martin William Thompson...
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Leader of Pharmacy Burglary Ring Across Multiple States Sentenced to More Than 17 Years in Federal Prison

LITTLE ROCK—Keith Brown, a multi-convicted felon, will spend the next 209 months, or nearly 17 ½ years, in federal prison for his lead role in a criminal organization that was responsible for dozens of pharmacy burglaries and stolen controlled substances worth millions of dollars. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney...
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Seven Defendants Sentenced to a Total of 41+ Years in Federal Prison for Illegal Possession of Firearms and Narcotics

MONROE, La. – Seven defendants were sentenced this week in the Monroe Division for illegal possession of firearms and narcotics, announced United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown. Chief United States District Judge Terry A. Doughty sentenced the defendants as follows: Adrien Marcel Brown, 44, of St. Joseph, Louisiana was sentenced...
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Former Doctor and Her Wife Sentenced for Fraud and Other Crimes

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – A former family practice doctor in Huntsville was sentenced today for drug crimes, health care fraud, and COVID-19 disaster relief fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona, FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton Peeples, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Hofer, and Special Agent...
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Overdose Deaths Decline, Fentanyl Threat Looms

OMAHA, Neb. – Tis’ the season for holiday travel and family gatherings and the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division is encouraging communities across the Midwest to make the most of this time together by continuing conversations on the consequences of drug experimentation and dangers of fentanyl. For the first...
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Edmond Quatrell Blue, a multi-convicted felon caught with more than a kilogram of fentanyl, will spend the next 18 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which...
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Husband and Wife Receive Combined 45 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted in Death

LITTLE ROCK—Terry Wayne Franklin and his wife, Mary Danielle Sheppard, will spend a combined 45 years in prison after selling fentanyl to a victim who then overdosed and died from the drug. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentences, which were handed...
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Defendants in Massive Drug Distribution Scheme Sentenced to Federal Prison

DETROIT – A State of Washington man was sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison for his role in an armed drug conspiracy that amassed nearly 200 pounds of methamphetamine and other controlled substances, United States Attorney Dawn N. Ison announced. Ison was joined in the announcement by Orville O...
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Lansing Man Indicted for Drug Trafficking and Possessing Firearms

DETROIT – Kevin Dunson, 43, Lansing, was indicted by a federal grand jury for possession with intent to distribute over 500 grams of methamphetamine and over 500 grams of cocaine and for being a felon in possession of firearms. Dunson was originally arrested on a federal criminal complaint Nov. 1...
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Federal Jury Convicts Montgomery, AL, Man on Drug Distribution Charges

Montgomery, Ala. – Today, Acting United States Attorney Kevin Davidson announced the conviction of a Montgomery, Alabama man on federal drug charges. On November 19, 2024, a jury found 41-year-old Corey Jermaine Burroughs guilty of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and for maintaining a drug premises. According...