DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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DEA and U.S. Marshals Service arrest man charged in fentanyl and cocaine conspiracy

ST. LOUIS – Gerald Fitzgerald Hunter, 54, a fugitive in a fentanyl and cocaine distribution conspiracy in St. Louis was arrested in Los Angeles this week. A federal complaint filed in April 2017 alleges that the Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division was conducting an active investigation of a fentanyl...
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Missouri, California Men Plead Guilty to Marijuana Trafficking

ST. LOUIS – A Columbia, Missouri man and a California man pleaded guilty in federal court today to marijuana trafficking that involved the death of another Columbia man, who was murdered during a home invasion. In addition, hundreds of pounds of marijuana and thousands of THC vaporizer cartridges in a...
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Six arrested after DEA Task Force investigation into fentanyl trafficking ring

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that the following six men were arrested yesterday on federal narcotics distribution and money laundering charges related to the large-scale distribution of fentanyl...
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Worcester man sentenced to 134 months for heroin and cocaine conspiracy

BOSTON – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Andrew E. Lelling announced that Vito Nuzzolilo, 46, was sentenced during a videoconference hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 134 months in prison and eight years of supervised release...
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Rochester woman sentenced to 60 months for drug trafficking and firearm offenses

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Haley Hansler, 33, of Rochester, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy and possessing a firearm in furtherance of...
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Gateway Strike Force Combats Drugs, Violence in the St. Louis Metropolitan Area

ST. LOUIS – A new St. Louis Gateway Strike Force has been formed to combat drug traffickers and violent criminals on both sides of the Mississippi River, announced Adam Cohen of the Department of Justice’s Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force Executive Office, U.S. Attorney Steve Weinhoeft in the Southern...
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign

ST. LOUIS – With families encouraged to stay at home due to the nationwide health crisis, the Drug Enforcement Administration is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and health...
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St. Louis City man charged with federal drug and firearm charges

ST. LOUIS – Markquis Bryant, aka “Two” 48, of Saint Louis, was charged by a federal complaint with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; being a felon in possession of one or more firearms; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Bryant will...
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Arizona man pleads guilty to Taney County meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Arizona man has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Taney County, Missouri. Darcell M. Mills, 41, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush on Friday, March 13, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The case was...
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

WASHINGTON – The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) . This announcement marks the successful conclusion of six months of investigative...