DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Federal jury finds leader of Cartel Del Noreste guilty on all charges

WACO, Texas - In Waco today, a federal jury convicted 38-year-old Juan Francisco “Kiko” Trevino Chavez, nephew of Los Zetas leaders Miguel Angel Trevino Morales (Z-40) and Oscar Omar Trevino Morales (Z-42), of drug trafficking, firearms and money laundering charges, announced United States Attorney John F. Bash; Houston DEA Special...
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North Tonawanda man caught, arrested with 30 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car

James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced one arrest and the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in a car on Grand Island, New York...
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North Tonawanda man arrested, caught with 30 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a car

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced one arrest and the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in a car on Grand...
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Mexican national headed to federal prison for possessing meth

LAREDO, Texas - A 31-year-old resident of Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has been ordered to prison following his conviction for conspiracy with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Rolando Garcia-Fuentes pleaded guilty March...
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Five arrested and an estimated $7.5 million in suspected heroin, fentanyl seized from major drug packaging operation in the Bronx

James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA New York Division; Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill; George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State Police; and Bronx District Attorney Darcel D. Clark announced the seizure of...
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Doctor exchanged distributed prescription medication in exchange for sex

ALBANY, N.Y. - Adrian Morris, age 61, a Clifton Park, New York, psychiatrist specializing in addiction recovery, was arrested today and charged with distributing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; James...
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Cocaine dealer sentenced to 192 months for role in cocaine conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Archie Phillips, 45, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of...
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Upper East Side doctor convicted in Brooklyn Federal Court of causing overdose death of a patient

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A federal jury in Brooklyn today, following two weeks of trial, convicted Dr. Martin Tesher of 10 counts of unlawful distribution of oxycodone without legitimate medical purpose to five patients, one of whom died as a result two days after his last visit with the defendant. When...
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Irish man who helped run the “Silk Road” website extradited

NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Gary Davis, a/k/a “Libertas,” was extradited from the Republic of Ireland to the United States. Davis was arrested in January 2014 for charges arising out of his role as a...
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DEA undercover operation leads to guilty plea

Buffalo, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of DEA’s New York Division, announced that Joseph C. Paternostro, 28, of Hamburg, New York pled guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and...