United States Drug Enforcement Administration

COLUMBUS, Ohio - David Ayotte, 46, of Maribel, Canada, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio...

SAN DIEGO - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) will participate in the 17th Annual Red Ribbon Luncheon on October 12th which will be attended by more than 225 civic and business leaders, educators, law enforcement, government officials, and youth to honor and award San Diego County individuals and organizations for their...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Frederick A. McShan, 37, of Steubenville, Ohio, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 288 months in prison for his role in running a heroin trafficking organization in greater Steubenville. McShan and his brother, David McShan, 39, were each convicted following a weeklong jury trial in March...

DAYTON, Ohio - "Resurgence of Community", a short documentary featuring Families of (FOA) as a model for recovery support for families, friends and individuals, is being released on Wednesday, October 11th, at FOA’s weekly meeting in Dayton. This project is a collaboration of DEA360 (Dayton), KeyVision, and FOA. The event...

SAN DIEGO - DEA Special Agent in Charge William R. Sherman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Eric S. Birnbaum invite the community to attend the screening of an impactful documentary film created to educate the community about opiate addiction. Event: Free Movie Screening: “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of...

DAYTON, Ohio - The DEA 360 “Power of You” event will be held on October 16th, 2017, at the Nutter Center on the campus of Wright State University, in Fairborn, Ohio. Register to attend at Eventbrite.com.

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Four defendants are being transported to Columbus, Ohio, today for federal prosecution in the Southern District of Ohio after being charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute approximately 720 kilograms of cocaine. The defendants were apprehended in August near the Galapagos Islands, making this the...

SAN DIEGO - Jose Rafael Camacho-Ontiveros, the alleged leader of a Mexican heroin trafficking organization, was extradited to the United States by Mexico yesterday and made his first appearance in federal court this afternoon. A federal grand jury in San Diego returned an indictment on October 14, 2011, charging Camacho-Ontiveros...

CINCINNATI - Phillip Watkins, 32, of Cincinnati, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute heroin laced with carfentanil. Carfentanil is a controlled substance 10,000 times more powerful than morphine, and caused serious physical harm to people who bought the drugs. Watkins also pleaded guilty to attempting to murder a witness he...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Seventeen people were indicted in federal court for their role in a conspiracy to purchase large amounts of powder cocaine, cook the drug into crack cocaine and then sell it in and around Medina County, law enforcement officials said. Indicted in federal court are: Troy Bankhead, 47...