DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Atlantic City Investigation Leads to Arrest and Recovery of Guns and Drugs.

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - The Drug Enforcement Administration - New Jersey Field Division (DEA NJFD) and the Atlantic City Police Department (ACPD) recently concluded a cooperative investigation leading to the arrest of an Atlantic City resident and the recovery of guns and drugs. On November 15, 2023, detectives of the...
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Atlantic County Man Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison for Role in Drug DitributionSCHEME

CAMDEN, N.J. – An Atlantic County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 168 months in prison for his role in a drug distribution scheme, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Cheryl Ortiz and U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced today. Ricardo Clavijo, 42, of...
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Eight Men Charged with Fentanyl Trafficking

NEWARK, N.J. – Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Daniel J. Kafafian and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced eight men were charged today for their roles in a drug trafficking organization operating in and around Union...
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California Men Admit Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Meth

NEWARK, N.J. – Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Daniel J. Kafafian and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced two California men admitted conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine in New...
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UPS Employees Charged with Trafficking Cocaine

McAllen , Texas – A total of five people have been arrested on charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani...
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Nine Men Charged with Roles in Gang-Led Drug and Gun Trafficking Network

NEWARK, N.J. – Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Daniel J. Kafafian, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Newark Field Division Bryan R. Miller, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R...
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Operation Florida Keys Results in 16 Arrests and Seizure of Drugs, Guns, and Cash

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, Police Chief of the Atlantic City PD James A. Sarkos, Atlantic County Prosecutor William Reynolds, and Executive Director of the Liberty Mid-Atlantic HIDTA Jeremiah Daley announced a months-long investigation into the...
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Monmouth County Man Sentenced to 188 Months in Prison

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced a Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 188 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess...
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Ocean County Felon Convicted of Drug Trafficking, Firearm Possession, and Possessing Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced an Ocean County, New Jersey, man was convicted on drug and weapon charges. Dyshawn Moss, 43, of Manchester, New Jersey, was convicted...
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U.S. Attorney Announces Coordinated Law Enforcement Actions to Combat Violent Organized Crime and Drug Trafficking

NEWARK, N.J. – U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced criminal charges today against 42 defendants related to racketeering, violence, narcotics distribution, and federal firearms offenses. The charges stem from five separate investigations conducted by federal, state and local enforcement partners. “Keeping New Jersey safe and reducing violent crime are core...