DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Sacramento Man Pleads Guilty In Multistate Drug Conspiracy

SACRAMENTO, CA-- - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced today that Son Nguyen, 41, of Sacramento, pleaded guilty today to distributing both methamphetamine and MDMA or (a popular club drug). Nguyen was one of 51 defendants charged in...
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Bradenton Doctor Charged With Illegally Prescribing Pain Medications

TAMPA, FL. -- - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division and United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announce the unsealing of an indictment charging Aimee Joy Martin, 35, a physician currently practicing in Bradenton, Florida, with seven counts of illegally distributing or causing...
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Madera Pot Farmer Pleads Guilty

FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that Carlos Martinez, 23, of Oaxaca, Mexico, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to cultivate, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana. According to his guilty plea, Martinez admitted...
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63 Federal Convictions Stemming From Multi-Agency Operation Trident

FRESNO, CA - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced the entry of guilty pleas and one sentencing in three separate marijuana-cultivation cases stemming from Operation Trident, a multi-agency marijuana enforcement effort in Madera, Fresno, and Tulare Counties in...
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Oroville Men Charged In Interstate Marijuana Cultivation And Distribution Scheme

SACRAMENTO, CA - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced that yesterday a federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment charging Kenneth George Eaton, age 55; William Joseph Bohac, age 62; Thomas Eugene Ganey, age 51; and Jonathan Dale...
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Multi-Agency Law Enforcement Operation Tackles Gang And Gun Violence In Palm Beach

WEST PALM BEACH, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael McAuliffe, Palm Beach County State Attorney, Hugo J. Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms, Tobacco and (ATF)...
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Drug Trafficking Organization With Ties To Mexico Indicted On Meth Charges

TAMPA,FL. - - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division and U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announced the indictment charging: Daniel Fajardo, age 27, of Sumter County, Fla.; Orlando Ramirez-Arrellano, age 27, of Sumter County, Fla.; Jose Zoto-Perez, age 26, of Atlanta, Ga.; Juan...
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Former Confidential Informant Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy

ORLANDO, FL. -- - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division and United States Attorney Robert E. O'Neill announces that Agapito Gonzalez-Ramirez, age 43, of San Benito, Texas, pled guilty today to conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute and distribute marijuana. Gonzalez-Ramirez...
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Methamphetamine Dealer Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Prison

FRESNO, CA - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams, and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims announced that Javier Lopez-Estrada, aka Jose Esquivel Torres, age 27, of Michoacán, Mexico, was sentenced today to 12 years and three months in prison...
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Fresno Man Pleads Guilty To Interstate Drug Shipments

FRESNO, CA - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams, and Fresno County Sheriff Margaret Mims announced today that Phousangkhy Phanthadeth, aka Phou, age 38, of Fresno, pleaded guilty to conspiring to manufacture, distribute, and possess with intent to distribute marijuana...