DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Perry Physician Indicted For Unlawfully Dispensing Controlled Substances

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United (US) Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announce the arrest of Perry, Florida, physician Eulogio Muncal Vizcarra, 71, yesterday on charges contained in a federal grand jury indictment...
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DEA Miami Field Division Along With The Attorney General Of Florida Announce Arrests Of International Drug Traffickers

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida, announced the arrest of members of an international drug trafficking organization for their involvement in a drug smuggling ring spanning from South America to New York. This week...
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Heroin And Methamphetamine Traffickers Convicted

LAREDO, Texas - Edgar Loera and Miguel Angel Vives-Macias have been convicted by a federal jury of multiple counts in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving heroin and methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. The jury returned its verdicts...
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Another Drug Conspiracy And Money Laundering Ring Leader Heads To Prison For 30 Years

CHRISTI, Texas - Jose Fidel Guajardo aka "Garfield," 42, a leader of a drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, has been handed a significant federal sentence, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Today, U.S. District Judge Janis Graham...
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Miami Physician Pleads Guilty In Medicare Fraud Scheme

MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United (U.S.) Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Christopher B. Dennis, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector (HHS-OIG), and Michael B. Steinbach, Special...
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Jefferson County Man Guilty Of Drug Trafficking Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 25-year-old Port Arthur, Texas man has pleaded guilty to drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Steven S. Whipple and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Michael Joseph Barrett IV pleaded guilty to possession with...
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Orlando Man Pleads Guilty To Impersonating A DEA Agent And Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley III, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce today that William Benjamin (41, Orlando) pleaded guilty to impersonating a DEA agent and possession of a firearm by...
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Brownsville Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Charges

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - - Stephen Whipple, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement (DEA), Houston Division and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced Jesus Mauricio Juarez Jr. aka Flaco 27, has been sentenced to federal prison for his involvement in a 1,000 pound marijuana load. He...
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Leader Of Colombian Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Importation Conspiracy

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, United (US) Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce today that Jose Samir Renteria-Cuero, a/k/a Jose (51, Cali, Colombia) pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to distribute five...
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Florida Pill Mill Doctor Found Guilty On 17 Counts Of Drug Charges

MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field (MFD); Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida; and Scott Israel, Sheriff, Broward County Sheriff’s (BSO) announced yesterday that Doctor Thomas (54, Ft. Lauderdale) was found guilty on all 14 charges including: Racketeering, Conspiracy, Trafficking in oxycodone...