DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Springdale Man Sentenced To Over 14 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Jesus Valenzuela, aka Jesus Valenzuela-Cruz, 42, of Springdale, Ark. was sentenced today to 174 months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release on one count of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. He was also ordered to pay a $4,000 fine. Drug Enforcement...
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New Orleans Man Sentenced To Over 15 Years For Heroin Crime Committed In Orleans Parish Prison

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Trey Mitchell, age 24, of New Orleans, was sentenced today for attempted distribution of heroin using a cell phone smuggled into the Orleans Parish Prison. U.S. District Judge Kurt...
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Auburn Date Rape Drug Distributor Sentenced To Eight And One-Half Years

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris and George L. Beck, Jr., United States Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama, announced today Stephen K. Howard, 64, of Auburn, Alabama, was sentenced to 8 years and 6 months in prison for possessing with the...
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Hot Springs Woman Sentenced To Over 7 Years In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Susan Marie Sheets, age 42, of Hot Springs, was sentenced this week to 87 months in federal prison followed by three...
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Doctor Receives 30 Years To Life In Prescription Drug Overdose Case

LOS ANGELES - A Rowland Heights doctor was sentenced to 30 years to life in state prison for prescribing large amounts of addictive and dangerous drugs to patients with no legitimate need, three of whom died of overdoses. Hsiu Ying “Lisa” Tseng, 46, was sentenced by Los Angeles County Superior...
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Glendora Doctor Pleads Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkillers And Transferring Proceeds To An Off-Shore Bank Account

LOS ANGELES - A medical doctor who served as the face of a sham Los Angeles clinic pleaded guilty today to federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges connected to her illegal distribution of the powerful painkiller best known by the brand name OxyContin. Dr. Madhu Garg, 64, of Glendora...
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Three Hot Springs, Arkansas, Men Sentenced To Total Of 15 Years In Federal Prison For Drug And Firearm Related Offenses

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced today that three men were sentenced for drug and firearm related offenses in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Jerry Lee Rudkin, 30, was sentenced...
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Federal Jury Convicts Texas Men In Drug Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that a federal jury convicted Jorge Perralta, age 33, of Pasadena, Texas, and Paul Norris, age 57, of Houston, Texas, of a drug conspiracy charge, following a four-day trial. Perralta and...
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Springdale Man Sentenced To Over 12 Years In Prison For Drug Conspiracy And Federal Firearms Charges

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Gilberto Ray Ramos of Springdale, Arkansas, was sentenced to 148 months in federal prison followed by three years supervised release on one...
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Three Sentenced To A Total Of Almost 31 Years For Drug Trafficking Offenses In Operation Three Amigos

EL DORADO, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that three men were sentenced today for the distribution of controlled substances stemming from an earlier investigation dubbed Operation Three Amigos in...