DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Tampa woman charged with distributing

TAMPA, Fla. - Heidi Kalous, 39, of Dunedin was charged by indictment today, with conspiring to distribute a substance that contained a mixture of heroin and fentanyl, and distributing a substance that contained a mixture of heroin, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl, causing death. If convicted, Kalous faces a minimum mandatory...
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Large-scale counterfeit fentanyl pill dealer found guilty

TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has found Dion Gregory Fisher (33, formerly of Seminole) guilty of conspiring to manufacture and distribute fentanyl and fentanyl analogue, and money laundering. Because Fisher was convicted of distributing more than 400 grams of fentanyl and more than 100 grams of fentanyl analogue, he...
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Manatee County drug trafficker sentenced to more than 13 years in federal prison

TAMPA, Fla. – Ryan Cotton, 37, of Manatee County, was sentenced to 13 years and four months in federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin and fentanyl. Cotton had pleaded guilty on Feb. 22, 2019. According to court documents, over a 15-day...
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Orlando resident arrested for distributing drugs containing fentanyl

Orlando, Fla. – Jonathan Bohn, aka “Jonah,” 35, of Orlando, was arrested on charges of distribution of a controlled substance that resulted in death was unsealed today. If convicted, Bohn faces a maximum penalty of life in federal prison. According to the criminal complaint, on Dec. 16, 2017, Bohn sold...
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Flagler Beach man sentenced to nearly 11 years in federal prison for selling benzoyl fentanyl and other drugs online

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Robert Richard Jodoin, 50, of Flagler Beach, was sentenced to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison for importing GHB into the United States, distributing benzoyl fentanyl, possessing with the intent to distribute N-Ethylhexedrone, maintaining a residence for the purpose of distributing controlled substances and possessing...
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Fentanyl and heroin trafficker sentenced to more than 15 years in federal prison

Tampa, Fla. - Roderick Lamar Duval, 39, of Bradenton, was sentenced to 15 years and 8 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl and heroin. He had pleaded guilty on September 27, 2018. According to court documents, Duval sold fentanyl and heroin to an undercover detective on multiple occasions. During...
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Lake Worth resident sentenced to 10 years for distributing heroin and fentanyl

WEST PALM BEACH , Fla. - Wilfredo Roy Madrigal, a/k/a “Fredo,” a/k/a “Wolfman,” 34, of Palm Beach County was sentenced yesterday by a federal judge to 10 years in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin...