DEA Archived Press Releases

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Bakersfield Man Charged With Possession With Intent To Distribute 12 Kilograms Of Cocaine

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment on Thursday against Jonathan Arturo Alvarez, 25, of Bakersfield, charging him with possession with intent to distribute cocaine. According to court documents, on April 2, 2015, a California Highway Patrol officer conducted a traffic stop of the vehicle driven...
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Three Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment Thursday against Donnie Phillips, 56, of Concord; Gordon Miller, 57, of Clayton; and Phyliss Mosher, 51, of Vallejo, charging them with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and related methamphetamine trafficking charges. According to court documents, between June 2014 and February...
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Coloradan Sentenced For California Marijuana Conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. - Mark Jeff Zeldes, 53, of Broomfield, Colorado, was sentenced today to three years and eight months in prison for a conspiracy in California to manufacture, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana. Zeldes was also ordered to forfeit over 300 pieces of equipment used for the...
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Three Members Of International Synthetic Drug-Trafficking Organization Arrested In Los Angeles

CHICAGO - ― Three members of an international synthetic drug-trafficking organization-responsible for selling synthetic drugs with brand names like Twilite, Passion Sense, Stoopid, Black Diamond, and Platinum-were arrested in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The federal charges were unsealed in the Northern District of New York today. According to documents also...
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Methamphetamine Distribution Ring Dismantled

INDIANAPOLIS - ― United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today 14 defendants have been arrested on various gun and drug-related charges after federal agents along with state and local officers served warrants in Marion, Vigo and Morgan counties early this morning. Most defendants face charges related to the distribution...
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Sacramento Men Indicted For Methamphetamine Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Lagranger Jones, 36, and Lamonte DeShannon Rush, 45, both of Sacramento, charging them with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and methamphetamine distribution. According to court documents, between October 2014 and February 2015, Jones and Rush sold methamphetamine during...
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Akron, Ohio Doctor Is Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Illegally Distributing Prescription Painkillers

CLEVELAND - An Akron physician was sentenced to more than five years in prison for illegally distributing tens of thousands of doses of prescription painkillers, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio, and Joseph P. Reagan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug...
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Federal Inmate Sentenced To Eight Years For Conspiring To Import Marijuana While In Federal Prison

MADISON, Wis. - ― John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Humberto Fierro-Rascon, 41, a citizen of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge James D. Peterson to eight years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 kilograms or more of...
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More Than A Ton Of Marijuana Found In Shipment Of Frozen Avocado

COOK COUNTY, Ill. - ― A report of a suspicious delivery at a cold storage facility led to the recovery of approximately 2,100 pounds of marijuana hidden in frozen avocado pulp, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced today. On Wednesday, March 4, members of the Sheriff’s Street Crime Suppression...
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Bakersfield Man Sentenced To Over 14 Years In Prison For His Conviction In A Large Methamphetamine Conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. - Miguel Marquez, 30, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 14 years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill also ordered Marquez to forfeit over $30,000. According to court documents, an investigation indicated...