DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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St. Lucie County Resident Sentenced To Prison For Drug Smuggling

MIAMI, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE), Homeland Security (HSI), Miami Field Office, Randy Donnelson, Director of...
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Miami-Dade Mortgage Broker Pleads Guilty To Obtaining Fraudulent Mortgages On Houses Purchased In Palm Beach And St Lucie Counties

MIAMI, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Daniel W. Auer, Special Agent in Charge, Internal Revenue Service, Criminal Investigation Division, announce today that defendant Hugo Oliva, 47, of...
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Six Charged With Conspiring To Provide Weapons To Terrorist Organization

MIAMI, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Anthony V. Mangione, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE), Homeland Security (HSI), Miami Field Office, announce the indictment...
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Lead Defendant In Massive Gang Case Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison For Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Activities

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...
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Operation “Chronic Problem" Results In Federal Charges Against Nevada Marijuana Dispensary Operators

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...
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Former Colombian Maritime Training Instructor And Co-Conspirator Plead Guilty To U.S. Drug Charges

MIAMI, FL. - A former Colombian maritime training instructor and a co-conspirator have pleaded guilty to conspiring to transport thousands of kilograms of cocaine from various ports along the coast of Colombia to waiting vessels that transported the cocaine to the United States and other countries, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA)...