DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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DEA Holds Prescription Drug Take-Back Event October 26

OCT 24 (MIAMI) - With public participation at an all-time high after six prior events in three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners will hold a seventh National Prescription Drug Take Back Day at thousands of sites across America on Saturday the 26th. These...
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Latin Kings’ Second Crown Convicted In Orange County

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida, announced today that on September 27, 2013, Jose M. Perez, (Miami, 39) also known as “Goofy,” was found guilty of racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and directing...
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Colombian Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

SEP 26 (TAMPA, Fla.) - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that Camilo Torres-Martinez, aka (41, Colombia), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import into the United...
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Pasco County Pharmacist Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Pain Medications

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that United States District Judge Susan Bucklew today sentenced Edward Benjamin Alister (59, Pasco County) to four years...
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California Women Convicted Of Smuggling Drugs On Airplanes To Tampa

SEP 24 (TAMPA, Fla.) - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that a federal jury found Vanessa (39, El Cajon, California), Canetha (43, El Cajon, California)...
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Guatemalan Drug Smuggler Convicted

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce that a federal jury found Alma Lucrecia Hernandez-Preciado, a/k/a "La Tia," (40, Tecun Uman, Guatemala) guilty last week...
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Central Florida Drug Traffickers Sentenced To Federal Prison Terms

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced today that U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell sentenced Maurice (44, Orlando) to 11 years and 8 months...
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Tampa Drug Dealer Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that U.S. District Judge William J. Castagna sentenced Eugene E. (39) to life in federal prison for...
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Multiple Defendants Indicted On Drug Trafficking Charges

MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Hugo J. Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and (ATF), Miami Field Office, and Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent...
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Two Individuals Arrested For Illicit Prescription Drug Trafficking In Seminole County

ORLANDO, FL - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida, announce the arrest of two individuals charged in violation of the Florida drug statutes. The arrest warrants for Damieian Trivieino (Lake Mary, 40) and Elizabeth Ann (Casselberry...