DEA Archived Press Releases

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Greenbush Resident Pleads Guilty To Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jessica Bryden, 22, of Greenbush, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiracy to possess with the intent...
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Tulare County Man Sentenced To 17.5 Years In Prison For Marijuana Cultivation Crimes

FRESNO, Calif. - U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill sentenced Saul Antonio Morales, 49, of Alpaugh, today to 17 and a half years in prison for drug offenses relating to his involvement in a large marijuana cultivation operation that he maintained on his property. On October 31, 2013, a federal...
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East Bay Doctor Indicted For Health Care Fraud And Distribution Of Controlled Substances

OAKLAND, Calif. - An eight count indictment was unsealed in federal court this morning charging Dr. Toni Daniels with conspiracy to commit health care fraud, conspiracy to distribute and dispense controlled substances, distribution of controlled substances, and willful failure to file a tax return, announced U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag, FBI...
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Sacramento Man Sentenced To More Than 21 Years In Prison For Trafficking Methamphetamine

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Jose Mario Medrano, 36, of Sacramento, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 21 years and 10 months in prison for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents, Medrano was a member of a Mexican-based drug trafficking organization...
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Braintree Man Charged With Narcotics Robbery

BOSTON - A Braintree man was charged yesterday for selling narcotics from a pharmacy. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; and Braintree Police Chief Russell W. Jenkins, made the announced that Daniel McPeck, 27, was...
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Two Bangor Residents Plead Guilty To Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Adam Hathorn, 36, of Bangor and Tina Keaton, a/k/a "Fumble 32, of Bangor pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in...
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Long Island Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Federal Prison For Trafficking Marijuana

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Oves St. Orbin Wright, 56, of Massapequa, N.Y., was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W...
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Final Defendant Pleads Guilty In Scheme To Use Fresno Trucking Front To Smuggle Cocaine Into Canada

FRESNO, Calif. - Armitdeep Mann, 33, a Toronto resident and a Canadian citizen, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine. According to court documents, Mann helped set up a Fresno trucking company intending that cocaine would be...
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Case Update: Central Valley Marijuana Traffickers

FRESNO, Calif.) - Marijuana cultivators from Kern, Stanislaus, and Fresno Counties entered guilty pleas today in two cases and were sentenced in another for their involvement in separate large-scale marijuana cultivation operations. Kern County Marijuana Cultivation/Processing (1:13-cr-00028 AWI) - Bernabe Hernandez, 53, of Arvin, Calif., entered a guilty plea to...
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Hamden Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that William Hines, also known as "Gunz," 30, of Hamden, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge...