DEA Archived Press Releases

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17 pounds of fentanyl, heroin result in 8 years in prison

WICHITA, Kan . – A California man was sentenced today to eight years in federal prison for transporting fentanyl and heroin to Kansas, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. Mauricio Canas, 24, Bermuda Dunes, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of interstate transportation in furtherance of drug trafficking and one count...
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Passaic County man sentenced to 70 months in prison for participation in heroin conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito announced a Paterson, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 70 months in prison for conspiring to distribute 100 grams or...
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Passaic County man admits distributing fentanyl

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing and distributing fentanyl. Glen Lebron, 33, of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded...
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13+ years in prison for drug dealer who sold fatal dose of heroin/fentanyl

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Kansas man was sentenced today to 167 months in federal prison for selling heroin mixed with fentanyl to a man who overdosed and died. Ramon Strickland, 44, Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of distributing heroin/fentanyl resulting in death. According to court records...
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California man pleas guilty to heroin, fentanyl drug trafficking

WICHITA, Kan. – A California man pleaded guilty today to federal charges that officers found more than nine pounds of fentanyl and more than eight pounds of heroin when the Kansas Highway Patrol stopped his car in Kansas. Eduardo Arellano-Sanchez, 24, of Cathedral City, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count...
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Two Garden City men charged for drug and firearm offenses

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – Joshua J. Suazo, 24, Garden City, Kan., and Alexis M. Valverde, 29, Garden City, Kan., were indicted today on drug and firearm offenses. Suazo and Valverde were both charged with one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (count 1), one count of possession with...
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Bergen County man sentenced to 63 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 63 months in prison for possessing with intent to distribute...
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Bergen County man sentenced to 14 years in prison for role in $7 million fraud scheme and cross-country drug distribution scheme

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a Bergen County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for using bogus litigation support companies...
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DEA and New Jersey law enforcement partners collect more than 18,000 pounds of unwanted prescriptions during 19th National Prescription Take Back Day

Newark, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, announced that New Jersey residents surrendered 18,091 pounds or 9 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications during DEA’s 19 th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, October 24...
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Kansas woman ignored overdoses, kept peddling heroin laced with fentanyl

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas woman was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison after a hearing in which prosecutors said she sold heroin laced with fentanyl, while ignoring overdoses among buyers in Leavenworth. Amber L. Juarez, 37, Leavenworth, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to...