United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and United States Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Quenshey Mitchell, a/k/a “Ripper,” “Baby Ripper,” and “Q”, age 37, from Los Angeles, California, was sentenced today to life imprisonment for violating federal heroin trafficking and obstruction of justice...

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Donelle Piggott, age 49, resident of Bogalusa, was sentenced on October 14, 2014, having previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Mark Edward (52), of Deatsville, Alabama, was sentenced on October 15, 2014 to serve 210 months in prison, to be followed by five years of supervised release for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, announced Assistant Special Agent in Charge Clay Morris of the Drug Enforcement (DEA)...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - David Downing, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge, and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Frank Medina, Jr. age 32, of Moreno Valley, California and his co-conspirator, Juliana Perez, age 44, of Rogers, were sentenced today for drug...

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Raymond Bridges, 53, and Mary Doughty, 65, both residents of Bogalusa, were sentenced yesterday having previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - David Downing, Assistant Special Agent in Charge with the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and Christopher R. Thyer, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas; along with 20th Judicial Prosecuting Attorney Cody Hiland; and Van Buren County Sheriff Scott Bradley announced an investigation into a large-scale...

NEW ORLEANS - This Saturday, September 27, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and almost 4,000 of its national, tribal, and community law enforcement partners will hold the ninth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day. Americans can take their expired, unneeded, or unwanted prescription drugs to one of over 5,200 collection sites across...

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite announced today that Stokley Austin, age 33, and Donald Jones, Jr., age 33, both residents of Marrero, Louisiana, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Ivan L.R. Lemelle to conspiracy to distribute and possess...

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite announced that Torrie Brumfield, a resident of Amite, Louisiana, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Carl J. Barbier to serve 16 years in prison for his role in a large-scale drug conspiracy...

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Polite announced that Efrain Grimaldo, a resident of Mexico, was sentenced today by U.S. District Chief Judge Sarah S. Vance to serve 405 months in prison for his role in a large-scale drug conspiracy...