DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Twenty-Four Defendants Facing Federal Drug Charges For Transporting Heroin And Cocaine To Chicago Aboard Amtrak Trains

CHICAGO - Federal charges unsealed today accused 24 individuals of various drug offenses for allegedly using Amtrak trains to transport heroin and cocaine to Chicago from California. One of the defendants is an Amtrak employee who allegedly stole a package of cocaine upon arrival at Chicago’s Union Station. Authorities uncovered...
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Man Indicted For Alleged Attempt To Kill Two Officers

CHICAGO - A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a Morris man on attempted murder charges for allegedly trying to kill two DEA Task Force officers during an undercover drug sting in Joliet, IL. Adan Godinez, 31, of Morris, tried to kill the officers during an undercover operation in...
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Task Force Arrests Two Involved In Heroin/Fentanyl Overdose Death

CHICAGO - Aaron Moore, 28, of Chicago, IL was arrested in Chicago by agents from the DEA and members of the Oak Park Police Department. He was charged by the Kane County State’s Attorney Office with drug induced homicide for his role in the overdose death of Richard Gregoire. Richard...
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Silver Spring Felon Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Acetyl Fentanyl Resulting In Death And Illegal Possession Of A Firearm

(GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Jeffrey Sean Nazari, 44, of Silver Spring, Maryland, today to 15 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing a controlled substance analogue, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Nazari admitted that...
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Bowie Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 23 Years In Federal Prison For $108 Million Drug Distribution And Money Laundering Conspiracies

(GREENBELT, Md. - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Andracos Marshall, a/k/a “Draco,” 42, of Bowie, Maryland, to 23 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, and money laundering conspiracy. Judge Chasanow also entered an...
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Maryland Woman Found Guilty Of Leading Oxycodone Operation

(ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Roxanne Granberry, 35, of Hughesville, Maryland, was convicted today by a federal jury on charges of conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and obtaining oxycodone by fraud. Granberry was indicted on February 3, 2016. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Granberry and her husband, William Granberry...
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Nurse-Practitioner Indicted On Federal Charges, Accused Of Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

(WASHINGTON - Ivan Lamont Robinson, a licensed nurse practitioner who was based in Southeast Washington, has been indicted on federal charges that he distributed oxycodone outside the legitimate scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The indictment was announced by Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge...
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DEA 360 Degree Strategy Partnerships Target Violent Drug Traffickers And Gang Members In Wisconsin

MILWAUKEE - Operation “Smack” down, begun in March and led by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) in partnership with federal, state and local law enforcement agencies targeted violent drug traffickers and gang members in an effort to reduce the availability of heroin, or “smack,” and prescription opiates. Sales of these drugs...
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11 Alleged Members Of A Drug Trafficking Organization Charged In Federal Court

(GREENBELT - , Md. - A federal grand jury indicted 11 defendants, including four family members, for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs: Mario Finesse Wright, a/k/a Super and Finesse, age 27, of New Jersey; - Nikko Taylor Wright, age 25, of Germantown, Maryland; - Clayton...
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Drug Dealer Indicted For Distribution Of Fentanyl

NORFOLK, Va. - Eugene Deandre Tillery, 20, of Suffolk, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on seven counts of distributing , which is a very potent pain killer used in the medical profession. According to the indictment, from Nov. 14, 2015 through Dec. 2, 2015, the DEA, with...