DEA Archived Press Releases

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Chicago man sentenced to three years of prison for trafficking heroin-fentanyl substances in Madison area

MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Chicago Field Division, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Corey D. Douglas, 28, of Chicago was sentenced Thursday, August 29 by U.S. District Judge...
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Lafayette man charged for meth trafficking near elementary school

HAMMOND, IN- Geoffrey Martin, 37, of Lafayette, Indiana, was charged in a criminal complaint with distribution of methamphetamine and with possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine within 1,000 feet of an elementary school, announced U.S. Attorney Kirsch. The criminal complaint alleges that Martin distributed approximately 7 grams of methamphetamine in...
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Member of three-state cocaine conspiracy sentenced to five years

MADISON, Wis. – United States Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Diane Williams, 37, of Dubuque, Iowa, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to...
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Fort Wayne man sentenced to 159 months in prison

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Juan DeLaCruz, 29, of Fort Wayne, Ind., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch...
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Auburn man sentenced to 60 months in prison

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – David Lee Wirges, 39, of Auburn, Ind., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Theresa L. Springmann after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute heroin and selling a firearm to a felon, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Wirges was sentenced...
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Madison man sentenced to six years for cocaine conspiracy

MADISON, Wis. – United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin Scott C. Blader announced that Jamal Jackson, 40, of Madison, Wis., was sentenced on August 21 by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to six years in prison for conspiring to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine...
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Three men sentenced for attempting to smuggle $28 million of cocaine on the high seas

SAN DIEGO – Three South American cocaine traffickers were sentenced in federal court this week after being convicted of transporting approximately 1,230 kilograms (2,706 pounds) of cocaine—worth more than $28 million USD—on the high seas. The sentencing hearings followed a week-long trial in April in which a federal jury convicted...
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Fort Wayne man sentenced to 17 years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

FORT WAYNE – Dorrion Jefferson, age 35, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Holly Brady after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. Jefferson was sentenced to 204 months in prison, followed by five years...
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Minnesota man sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for distributing methamphetamine in Eau Claire

MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s Chicago Field Division, and Scott C. Blader, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Todd Anderson, 38, of Centerville, Minnesota was sentenced on Friday, August 16, by U.S. District...
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Teen who recruited juveniles to smuggle drugs sentenced to 46 months in custody

SAN DIEGO -- Phillip Junior Webb, 20, was sentenced by District Court Judge Michael M. Anello in federal court today to 46 months in custody for conspiring to distribute controlled substances and smuggle undocumented individuals, including a Mexican national and Chinese national, for financial gain. According to the public record...