DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Los Angeles Man Found Guilty Of Federal Narcotics Conspiracy Involving The Opioid Acetyl Fentanyl

LOS ANGELES - A resident of downtown Los Angeles was found guilty this afternoon of federal drug trafficking charges for participating in a conspiracy that imported acetyl fentanyl, a drug very similar to fentanyl, which is a powerful and highly addictive opioid. The guilty verdict is the result of an...
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DEA And Local Law Enforcement Partners Take Back Unwanted Prescription Drugs October 28

LOS ANGELES - This Saturday, October 28, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. local time the federal Drug Enforcement Administration and its local law enforcement, community and tribal partners will give the public its 14th opportunity in seven years to prevent pill abuse and theft by ridding their homes of...
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Eight Defendants Sentenced In Methamphetamine Trafficking Ring

OMAHA - Matt Barden, Associate Special Agent-in-Charge of the Omaha District Office, today announced eight defendants had been sentenced for their roles in a methamphetamine and cocaine trafficking ring that took place in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and the surrounding areas. Multiple year sentences were handed down, including one sentence in...
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Southern Illinois Man Gets Over 168 Months In Prison For Methamphetamine Conspiracy

ST. LOUIS - James P. Shroba, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA St. Louis Division, today announced that Ricky E. Shull, 51, of Marion, Illinois, was sentenced to 168 months in prison after being convicted on the charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and the distribution of methamphetamine. “DEA is committed...
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Mexican National Who Is Key Drug Trafficking Target Indicted On High Desert Meth Lab Related Charges

RIVERSIDE, Calif - A Mexican national who was previously designated as an important target because of his links to international drug trafficking was indicted today by a federal grand jury on narcotics charges related to a meth lab in Hesperia where multiple pounds of methamphetamine were seized. The indictment is...
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Meth And Cocaine Dealer From East St. Louis Sentenced To 189 Months In Federal Prison

ST. LOUIS - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division, today announced that Raymond Winbush Sr., 43, of East St. Louis, Illinois, was sentenced to 189 months in federal prison for his role in distributing methamphetamine and cocaine in the St. Louis metropolitan area. Winbush was...
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Six Of Eight Houston Residents Sentenced To Prison For Their Roles In A $1.2 Million Cocaine Conspiracy

ST. LOUIS - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division, today announced a sixth Houston area resident, charged in DEA’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) “Alice in Wonderland,” was sentenced for his part in a $1.2 million cocaine conspiracy. Terrance LeKeith Miles, 30, was sentenced...
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Physician Assistant At Orange County Clinic Convicted Of Federal Drug Charges For Issuing Prescriptions Without Medical Need

SANTA ANA, Calif. - A federal jury has convicted a physician assistant who worked at a Fountain Valley medical clinic on federal drug trafficking charges for writing prescriptions for dangerous and addictive narcotics without a medical purpose. The case is the result of an investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration...
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Dubuque Man Gets Over 20 Years In Prison For Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting In Death And Serious Injuries

OMAHA - Darrin Thimmesch, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Omaha District Office, today announced that Antrell Desharron Lewis, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced to over 20 years in prison for his part in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and furanylfentanyl. In April of 2017, the US District...
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Jefferson City Man Pleads Guilty To Charge Of Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Troy Derby, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Kansas City District Office, today announced that a Jefferson City, Missouri, man pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to distribute at least five kilograms of cocaine in Columbia, Missouri. “This individual conspired to sell poison...