DEA Archived Press Releases

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Dea Leads Heroin Intervention Program

(LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Plancon, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Detroit Field Office, joined by United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr., Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, and Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad, announced a new collaborative investigation and prosecution program to remove heroin dealers from the...
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Seventh Member Of Ohio Oxycodone Money Laundering Conspiracy Pleads

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Tiauna Castro, 27, of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court today to participating in a conspiracy to launder the proceeds from the illegal sale of dangerous painkillers, including oxycodone, in central Ohio. Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of...
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Amsterdam Man Sentenced To 105 Months For Unlawfully Possessing Five Guns And Distributing Heroin

ALBANY, N.Y. - - Shawn Taft, 45, of Amsterdam, New York, was sentenced yesterday to 105 months in prison for possessing five firearms as a felon and distributing heroin. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division...
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Fentanyl And Heroin Seized Before Deadly Mix Hits The Streets

NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, 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 today that a federal grand jury has returned an Indictment charging Aldinton Valerio and...
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West Charlton Woman Sentenced On Narcotics Conviction

ALBANY, N.Y. - - Kelly Burgess, 26, of West Charlton, New York, was sentenced today to serve three years of probation and to pay a $3,000 fine for possessing and intending to sell hundreds of Oxycodone pills that she stole from the Ballston Spa pharmacy that employed her. The announcement...
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Detroit-Area Drug Trafficking Organization Charged For Fentanyl Overdose Deaths

DETROIT - A superseding indictment was returned yesterday adding new criminal charges against 13 Detroit-area men accused of conspiring to distribute heroin, crack cocaine and other drugs, U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today. Nine of the defendants were charged with distributing fentanyl and heroin resulting in overdose death and...
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Lexington Man Sentenced To More Than 30 Years For Distributing Fentanyl And Heroin Resulting In Death

LEXINGTON, Ky. - A Lexington man has been sentenced to 365 months in federal prison for distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the death of a 29 year-old woman, who had given birth just two weeks before her death. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Danny Reeves sentenced 44 year-old...
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Second “YGz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murder And Other Crimes In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Terrance Williams, a/k/a “TA,” pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Valerie E. Caproni to his involvement in a racketeering conspiracy for which he participated in an attempted murder, a robbery...
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Brooklyn Men Sentenced For Intending To Sell Crack And Heroin In Plattsburgh

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - - Jawan Long, 32, and Lance Harper, 24, both of Brooklyn, New York, were sentenced today for possessing crack and heroin with the intent to distribute the drugs. Senior U.S. District Judge Noman A. Mordue sentenced Long to 40 months of imprisonment, to be followed by a...
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“YGz” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Attempted Murders In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Michael Brown, a/k/a “Mighty,” pled guilty late last Friday to engaging in a racketeering conspiracy that involved his participation in two attempted murders in connection with his membership in a racketeering...