DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Man Sentenced to Prison after Fentanyl Found in BBQ Grill

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Cameron L. Robinson, 31, of Sikeston, Missouri, has been sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison for the offense of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Robinson appeared for his sentencing hearing today at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Court documents reflect that...
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Three Admit Selling Anabolic Steroids

ST. LOUIS – Three men have pleaded guilty in federal court and admitted conducting thousands of sales of anabolic steroids. David Underwood, 44, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis Thursday to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute anabolic steroids. Andrew...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Meth Trafficking

HAMMOND, Ind. - Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Erik P. Grant, 32, of Schererville, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Gretchen S. Lund after pleading guilty...
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty for Distributing Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Mo., man who distributed thousands of fentanyl pills pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing fentanyl and several firearms. Keaveon Zaniyah T. Harris, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and one count of being...
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Repeat Drug Offender Sentenced to 15 Years for Meth Conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Lebanon, Mo., woman was sentenced in federal court today for her role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Evelyn J. Dame, 50, was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in federal prison without parole. On April 15, 2024, Dame pleaded guilty to participating in a...
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Eleven Charged for Drug Trafficking in Southern Illinois

BENTON, Ill. – Following an investigation into the drug trafficking network in southern Illinois, eleven individuals are facing federal charges for distributing meth in Jackson, Massac, Perry, Saline and Williamson counties in Illinois. Nigelle J. Bird, 32, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was charged with one federal count of distribution of...
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11 Charged Following Takedown of Indianapolis Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced the charging of 11 individuals in a federal indictment alleging a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Indianapolis and elsewhere. The charges follow a...
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Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison for Death Resulting from Gun Crimes

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Henry E. Autrey on Tuesday sentenced a St. Louis County man to 15 years in prison after finding by a preponderance of the evidence that he used an illegally-acquired pistol to kill his pregnant girlfriend in 2017. Darius Carter, 30, was found guilty after...
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Jury Convicts Mexican National of $4.7 Million Meth, Heroin Conspiracy

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national who worked with a drug-trafficking organization tied to the Cárteles Unidos cartel in Michoacán, Mexico, was convicted by a federal trial jury today of his role in a $4.7 million conspiracy to distribute more than 335 kilograms of methamphetamine and 22 kilograms of...
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Southern Indiana Meth Ring Dismantled

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers of the Southern District of Indiana announced that Michael Bravo, 27, of Conroe, Texas, and George Hartley, 66, of Evansville, have each been sentenced to 10 years in federal...