DEA Archived Press Releases

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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

MIAMI – The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 200 collection sites located throughout the State of Florida. Please visit...
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Colombian Businessman Charged with Money Laundering Extradited to the United States from Cabo Verde

Miami, Florida – Alex Nain Saab Moran (Saab), 49, a Colombian citizen, will make his initial appearance in federal court in Miami, Florida, today after being extradited from the Republic of Cabo Verde. Saab is charged in an indictment with laundering the proceeds of violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices...
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DEA Holds National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Turn the Tide Against the U.S. Opioid Epidemic

SEATTLE - The Drug Enforcement Administration will host its 21st National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 23 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers free and anonymous disposal of unneeded medications at more than 4,000 local drop-off locations nationwide. This Saturday, is another opportunity for...
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Fentanyl Trafficker Convicted at Trial

TAMPA, Fla. – A federal jury has found Clifford Edward Albritton, III, 44, of Lakeland, Florida, guilty of conspiracy to possess 400 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it and possession of 40 grams or more of fentanyl with the intent to distribute it. Albritton faces...
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Desoto County Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced to 90 Months in Federal Prison

MIAMI – Donald Reid, 51, was sentenced to seven and one-half years in prison for dealing methamphetamine by United States District Judge Aileen Cannon. Reid distributed methamphetamine on four separate occasions in 2019. On July 3, 2019, Reid sold 26.4 grams of methamphetamine in Lake Placid, Highlands County, Florida. On...
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Prolific Spokane Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison and Ordered to Forfeit His Residence

Spokane – Helmut Ewe Borchert, age 62, of Spokane, Washington, was sentenced today after having pleaded guilty on July 15, 2021, to Possession with Intent to Distribute 500 Grams or More of a Mixture or Substance Containing a Detectable Amount of Methamphetamine. United States District Judge Thomas O. Rice sentenced...
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Mt. Vernon, Washington man sentenced to 8+ years in prison for dealing deadly fentanyl

Seattle – A 22-year-old Mount Vernon, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 100 months in prison and 4 years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Nicholas W. Brown. Defendant Jiovanni Nunez supplied counterfeit oxycodone pills tainted with fentanyl to...
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Cape Coral Fentanyl Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

FORT MYERS, Fla. – David Levon Massey (32, Cape Coral) was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Massey had pleaded guilty on July 7, 2021. According to court documents, in February 2020, Massey was released from federal prison after serving more...
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Two Individuals Sentenced in Methamphetamine and Fentanyl Distribution Case

BOISE - A Boise man and an Arizona man were sentenced to federal prison for conspiracy and for possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute it to others. Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye sentenced Derek J. Tuschoff, 36, of Boise, to seven years imprisonment and Robert...
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Nampa Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Methamphetamine

BOISE – A Nampa man pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine. According to court records, Allen Eugene McLean, 20, of Nampa, sold another person methamphetamine on two different occasions. On June 23, 2020, McLean sold 4.5 grams of methamphetamine and on August 13, 2020, he sold 26.7 grams of methamphetamine...