DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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New Jersey Man Sentenced to 6 1/2 Years for Cocaine Trafficking

SOUTH BEND, 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 Juan Aquino, 53, of Elizabeth, New Jersey, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Nearly 24 Years for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alfred A. Cooke III, 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 Jarin Devon Noojin, 26, of Mishawaka, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Cristal C. Brisco...
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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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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...
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Wisconsin Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking, Gun Crimes

MILWAUKEE - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee, and U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Sept. 17, 2024, Senior U.S. District Judge William C. Griesbach sentenced Chee Neng Xiong, 36, to a total sentence of...
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Mexican National Sentenced to 5 Years for Trafficking Cocaine and Possessing Firearms

MILWAUKEE - John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee, and U.S. Attorney Gregory J. Haanstad for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced that on Sept. 16, 2024, Jose Resendiz-Gomez, 41, was sentenced to a total of five years’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to possessing...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 7 Years for Drug and Firearm Offenses

SOUTH BEND, 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 Demetrius Roberson, 51, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading...
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

SOUTH BEND, 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 Guadalupe Reyes, Jr., 50, a citizen of Mexico living in Elkhart, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Nearly 16 Years for Drug Trafficking, Gun Offenses

FORT WAYNE, 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 Tywan Church, 43, of Fort Wayne, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Holly A. Brady after pleading...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Trafficking Associated with Street Gang

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Todd Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris for the Central District of Illinois announced that Christopher Wallace, 32, from Springfield, was sentenced to 120 months in prison, to be followed by three years...