United States Drug Enforcement Administration

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Albert Vincent Hicks, 48, of Jacksonville, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for distributing heroin. Hicks pleaded guilty on August 21, 2019. According to court documents, on October 26, 2017, Hicks sold more than 25 grams of heroin to a confidential informant. On November 16...

ORLANDO, Fla. - Jonathan Bohn, aka "Jonah," 35, of Orlando was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for distributing a controlled substance that resulted in death. A federal jury found Bohn guilty on December 4, 2019. According to testimony and evidence presented at trial, on December 15, 2017, Bohn...

FRESNO, Calif . — Majed Bashir Akroush, aka "Mike Akroush," aka "Magic Mike," 52, of Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to structure at least half a million dollars in cash withdrawals from his bank accounts, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and U.S. Attorney...

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Thursday against Diego Garcia Lua, 61, of Orange Cove, California, charging him with cultivating marijuana and maintaining a drug-involved premises, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced. According to...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Miguel Alvarez Cervantes, 55, a Mexican national living in Los Molinos, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, to nine years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C...

TAMPA, Fla. – Emmanuel de la Cruz, 40, of Riverview, today pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine. He faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. According to the plea agreement, a confidential source (CS) negotiated with de la Cruz to...

SAN FRANCISCO – Efrain Torres was sentenced to 102 months in prison for his role in an extensive Bay Area drug trafficking network, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable William...

OCALA, Fla. - Jeremy Jermaine Willis (37, Ocala) was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. The court also sentenced co-defendants Gary Eugene Hayes (38, Ocala) and Darren Michael Beatty (30, Ocala) to 15 years each in federal prison, for their...

TAMPA, Fla. - Mario D. Heatly (39, St. Petersburg) was sentenced to nine years and four months in federal prison for possessing 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. Heatly had pleaded guilty on September 26, 2019. According to court documents, law enforcement officers executed...

TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Wynne pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit tax evasion, one count of tax evasion, and seven counts of money laundering. He faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison for each of the tax-related counts and up to 10 years in...