United States Drug Enforcement Administration

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - Matthew Draper, aka “Mata,”49, of Haverstraw, New York, was indicted today by a grand jury charging him with allegedly trafficking wholesale amounts of cocaine in and around Rockland County, New York. Draper was arrested on a criminal complaint on October 6, 2016, and has been in...

TRENTON, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a South Gate, California man today admitted his intent to distribute over 29 kilograms of methamphetamine hidden in a...

NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Scott Lampert, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Health and Human (OIG HHS), New York City Department...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a New York man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. - - Markell Reyes, age 19, of Jersey City, New Jersey, was indicted yesterday for possessing crack cocaine and heroin with the intent to distribute them. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian; Chief Patrol Agent John C. Pfeifer, United States Border Patrol, Swanton...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Bergen County, New Jersey man today admitted purchasing more than three kilograms of heroin from a source in...

WASHINGTON, D.C. - - Alfredo Beltran Leyva, also known as “Mochomo,” one of the leaders of the Beltran Leyva Organization, a Mexican drug-trafficking cartel responsible for importing multi-ton quantities of cocaine and methamphetamine into the United States, was sentenced today to life in prison for his participation in an international...

MINEOLA, N.Y. - - 36 people have been indicted for their alleged involvement in a heroin ring that operated along Rte. 110 in Nassau and Suffolk counties, marking one of the largest narcotics takedowns in Long Island history. James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of New York’s Drug Enforcement...

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, George P. Beach II, Superintendent of the New York State Police, and New York City Police Commissioner James P. O’Neill announced...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a solider of the Sex Money Murder set of the Bloods street gang today admitted his role...