DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Nine Charged In Florida-Delaware Oxycodone Conspiracy

MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Vito S. Guarino, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Philadelphia Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announce the arrests of Scott Evan Thomas, 42, Ryan...
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Texas Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O'Neill, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced today that U.S. District Judge Timothy J. Corrigan sentenced Amadeo Hernandez Jaimes, a/k/a "Amadeo" and "Mayo" (39, Mission, Texas) to...
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Accused Drug Trafficker Arrested In Panama Appears In Miami Federal Court

MIAMI - Michele M. Leonhart, Administrator, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, announce the unsealing of the indictment against Roberto Lopez Perdigon, 41, of Caracas, Venezuela. Lopez...
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DEA Serves A Suspension Order On Walgreens Distribution Center In Jupiter, Florida

MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Division, Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced today the issuance of an Immediate Suspension (ISO) at Walgreens Distribution Center located at 15998 Walgreens Drive, Jupiter, (“Walgreens Jupiter”). An ISO is served pursuant to Section 303 and 304 of the...
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Local Residents Arrested In Drug Trafficking And Money Remitting Conspiracy

(BROWNSVILLE, Texas)- - A 19-count indictment has been partially unsealed following the arrest of four people by federal and state law enforcement, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Julio Cesar Cardenas, 39, Juan Torres aka Chaparro, 34, and...
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Former Army Man Convicted In Murder-for-Hire And Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

LAREDO, Texas - Kevin Corley, a former active duty officer in the U.S. Army, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder-for-hire, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Corley, 29, of Colorado Springs, Colo., also entered guilty pleas...
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DEA Revokes Two CVS Retailers’ Ability To Sell Controlled Substances

MIAMI, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge of the Miami Field Division, Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced today the revocation of DEA Registrations at two CVS Pharmacies located in Sanford, Florida. This action marks the first time the DEA has revoked the registration of a registrant that is...
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Methamphetamine Distributor Convicted At Trial

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O'Neill, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced that yesterday a federal jury found Alfredo (58, Riverview) guilty of conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute fifty...
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McAllen Jury Convicts Major Brownsville Drug Trafficker

MCALLEN, TX - A federal jury in McAllen, Texas, has convicted Edgar Hinojosa, aka EWOK, of Brownsville, Texas, on both counts as charged in relation to a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. After three...
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Four Sentenced In Cocaine Transport Conspiracy

LAREDO, TX - Four people have been handed sentences for their roles in a conspiracy to transport cocaine from Laredo, Texas, to Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden, N.J., Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Terril Monteiz Duckett, 34, of...