United States Drug Enforcement Administration

LOS ANGELES, CA - A joint federal-state law enforcement operation this morning led to the arrest of 27 people linked to a Lennox street gang, some of whom are named in a federal racketeering indictment that alleges the gang is a criminal enterprise that has engaged in violent crimes, extortion...

SPRINGFIELD, MO. - Beth Phillips, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that two former St. Robert, Missouri, residents have pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute prescription drugs through Internet pharmacy Web sites. Anthony D. Holman, 35, and his...

LOS ANGELES, CA - The lead defendant in a federal RICO indictment that was brought as part of the nation’s largest-ever gang sweep was sentenced today to 30 years in federal prison for helping coordinate the racketeering activities of the Varrio Hawaiian Gardens street gang and distributing large quantities of...

LAS VEGAS, NV - Federal charges have been filed against 15 individuals alleging they were distributing marijuana in violation of federal and state law through the operation of storefront medical marijuana businesses, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney for the District of Nevada. Federal and local authorities arrested 12...

EAST ST. LOUIS, IL - Stephen R. Wigginton, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced that on January 3, 2011, Fontez Combs , age 37, of Madison, Illinois, was sentenced to 33 months in federal prison, a term of 3 years of supervised release, a fine of...