DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Man and woman arrested, charged with obstruction involving overdose heroin death

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, Raymond P. Donovan and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Kevin Toth, 29, of Tonawanda, NY, and Samantha Yeates, 27, of Depew, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with...
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Williamsville man convicted by a federal jury of cocaine conspiracy going to prison for 25 years

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Richard Lucas, 34, of Williamsville, NY, was convicted following a jury trial of conspiring to possess with intent to distribute, and distributing 500 grams or...
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Narcotics dealer charged with fentanyl overdose death

NEW YORK – The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Geoffrey S. Berman, the Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division, Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of Homeland Security Investigations, Peter C. Fitzhugh, Superintendent...
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Monmouth County man sentenced to 12 years in prison for drug and firearms offenses

TRENTON, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito announced a Monmouth County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for narcotics trafficking, possession of a firearm as a convicted felon...
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Father and son members of Brooklyn gang sentenced to prison for racketeering and marijuana distribution

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Tammeco Cargill, an armed enforcer for the Nineties Crew street gang, was sentenced to 121 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie for racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of drug trafficking and passport fraud in federal court in Brooklyn. Previously, on Aug...
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Bronx gang member charged with 2015 murder

NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Peter C. Fitzhugh, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Homeland Security Investigations, Raymond Donovan, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S...
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DEA and NJ law enforcement partners collect more than 16,000 pounds of unwanted medications and vaping products

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson announced that New Jersey residents turned in 16,532 pounds or 8 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted medications during DEA’s 18th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, DEA and 206 police...
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Amsterdam man indicted on heroin and fentanyl charges

ALBANY, N.Y. – Edwin Rodriguez, aka “Chaka,” 31, of Amsterdam, was indicted on Oct. 30 on charges that he distributed heroin mixed with fentanyl on two occasions, and possessed and intended to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin mixed with fentanyl. The announcement was made by United States Attorney...
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Rockville Centre doctor indicted for allegedly selling opioid and amphetamine prescriptions

MINEOLA, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder announced today that a Rockville Centre doctor has been arraigned on a 54-count indictment charging him with allegedly selling large amounts of opioid and...
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Staten Island man sentenced to 12 years for illegally distributing oxycodone

NEW YORK – United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Vito Gallicchio , 50, a Staten Island resident, was sentenced yesterday to 144 months in prison for conspiring to distribute oxycodone...