DEA Archived Press Releases

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Midland Man Sentenced for Illegal Fentanyl and Firearm Possession

ALPINE – A Midland man was sentenced today to a total of 200 months in prison for possessing fentanyl and illegally possessing a firearm. According to court documents, Edgar Parra, 36, sold a total of 112.3 grams of fentanyl to undercover DEA operatives on three separate occasions between August and...
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Mexican National Found Guilty of Importing and Possessing Marijuana

PECOS – A federal jury convicted a Mexican national last week of importing and possessing marijuana. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) agents encountered Jose Manuel Ayala-Alas, 26, and six other co-defendants hiding in the brush in the High Lonesome Mountains on June...
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Heroin/Fentanyl that Led to Overdose Death and Serious Bodily Injury

BUFFALO, NEW YORK – James Brandow, 34, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty before Senior U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, heroin and fentanyl. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorney Joshua A...
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Man Sentenced to Prison for Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Related Death of Massapequa Woman

BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, United States District Judge Gary R. Brown sentenced Donta Riddick to 198 months in prison for possessing and distributing heroin and fentanyl. As part of his guilty plea, Riddick also admitted to the distribution of heroin and...
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Pill Mill Operator Convicted for Oxycodone Diversion

NEW YORK - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that a jury returned a guilty verdict yesterday against Purificacion Cristobal for her participation in a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone without a legitimate medical purpose acting outside the usual course of professional practice...
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Cuban national sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking, firearms offenses

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Ali Godoy, 51, a national of Cuba, was sentenced on Sept. 7 to 10 years in prison. Godoy pleaded guilty on May 24 to one count each of possession with intent to distribute...
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Selling Butryl Fentanyl that Caused the Deaths of Two People

BUFFALO, NEW YORK – Nino Buggs, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, butyryl fentanyl and U-47700, was sentenced to serve 168 months in prison by U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr. Assistant U.S. Attorney Brendan T. Cullinane, who handled the case, stated that...
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Man and Woman Charged with Multiple Gun and Drug Charges, and Hobbs Act Robbery

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Alisha Klinger, 41, Mayville, NY, and Jacob Snow, 36, of Jamestown, NY, with narcotics conspiracy, Hobbs Act Conspiracy, Hobbs Act Robbery, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and brandishing of a firearm during a crime of violence and...
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Buffalo Man Going to Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Alexis Lopez, 29, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of narcotics conspiracy, was sentenced to serve 24 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence Vilardo. Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Rudroff, who handled the case, stated that on March 1, 2021, the U.S. Postal Inspection Service...
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Mexican National Sentenced to Nine Years in Prison for Marijuana Possession

ALPINE – A Mexican national was sentenced last week to 108 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute marijuana. According to court documents, on January 28, 2022, a U.S. Border Patrol agent conducted a traffic stop on a black BMW SUV driven by Efren Derma-Dominguez, 26. After a...