DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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El Paso Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Cocaine Trafficking

EL PASO - A federal judge in El Paso sentenced 34-year-old Daniel Leal yesterday to 87 months of imprisonment for cocaine trafficking, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff; FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis Quesada, El Paso Division; and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Kyle Williamson, El...
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El Paso Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Meth and Assaulting Co-Defendant

EL PASO - A federal judge in El Paso sentenced 53-year-old Gerardo Paz to 190 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release for methamphetamine trafficking and assaulting his co-defendant while in custody, announced U.S. Attorney Ashley C. Hoff; FBI Special Agent in Charge Luis Quesada, El Paso...
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Two Newark Men Charged with Attempted Carjacking and Discharging a Firearm

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced two Newark men made their initial appearances today on charges stemming from a Feb. 22, 2021, attempted carjacking in Newark during...
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National Leader of Outlaw Motorcycle Gang Charged with Illegally Possessing a Firearm

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a Suffolk County, New York, man was arrested today for illegally possessing a firearm. Keith Richter, aka “Conan,”...
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DEA Rolls Out Operation Engage

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Today the United States Drug Enforcement Administration launched a new comprehensive law enforcement and prevention initiative aimed at reducing drug use, abuse, and overdose deaths. “Operation Engage” allows participating field divisions to focus on the biggest drug threat and resulting violence in their respective geographic areas. The...
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Four Defendants Arrested on Charges They Conspired to Illegally Obtain and Distribute Oxycodone Out of a Pharmacy in Warren County

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Attorney General for the State of New Jersey Gurbir S. Grewal today announced the arrests of four individuals, including the former registered pharmacist-in-charge, who allegedly conspired to illegally obtain and distribute...
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DEA Task Force Instrumental in Capturing NYPD Homicide Fugitive In Atlantic City

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Interim Officer in Charge of the Atlantic City Police Department Deputy Chief James A. Sarkos, and Atlantic County Prosecutor Damon G. Tyner announce the arrest of a NYPD fugitive wanted for...
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Essex County Man Admits Role in $23 Million Identity Fraud and Money Laundering Scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachel A. Honig announced a Newark today man admitted his role in a large international money laundering conspiracy and to using a...
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Man from Albuquerque pleads guilty to federal armed robbery of medical products and drug charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Joseph Matney, 40, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, pleaded guilty in federal court on Feb. 4 to armed robbery of a pharmacy, theft of medical products and possession with intent to distribute Oxycodone and Alprazolam. According to his plea agreement, Matney entered and robbed an Albuquerque pharmacy on...
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Essex County Man Indicted for Operating Heroin Mill

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, and Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Rachael A. Honig announced a federal grand jury today indicted an Essex County, New Jersey, man for narcotics offenses for operating a...