United States Drug Enforcement Administration

FORT SMITH, Ark. - A major drug trafficker was sentenced to serve 12 ½ years in federal prison today, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Stephen G. Azzam and Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas. Jose Mendez-Alvarado, 39, of Fort Smith, was sentenced to 150 months in...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - - The 15-month investigation led to the arrests of eight members of a drug pipeline responsible for funneling heroin from Pennsylvania and New Jersey to Elmira, NY. Eight defendants were arrested and charged yesterday by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and distribution...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - - Three people were arrested today and charged in federal court with methamphetamine and listed chemical offenses and 13 others were arrested and charged in Lewis County for state offenses involving the sale and possession of methamphetamine and other illegal drugs, announced United States Attorney Richard S...

NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division announced that Moshe Mirilashvili, a Board-certified, state-licensed doctor, was sentenced today to 160 months in prison for...

UTICA, N.Y. - -Ryan Canfield, 40, of New Haven, Connecticut, was sentenced today to serve 12 years in prison, to be followed by six years of post-imprisonment supervised release, for conspiring to distribute the controlled substance methylone. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent...

NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Anthony Scott, a/k/a “Tyson,” pleaded guilty today to involvement in a racketeering conspiracy in connection with his membership in the “Young Gunnaz” (“YGz”), a violent street gang that operated in and...

ALBANY, N.Y. - - A jury last week convicted Charles Rainer Sinek, 51, of Oakland, California, of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute opiate pills. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division...

ALBANY, N.Y. - - Salvatore Commisso, 33, of Albany, New York, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute the controlled substance oxycodone. The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA). Commisso faces up...

JACKSON, Miss. - Multiple defendants face conspiracy and drug charges in the Southern District of Mississippi, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam. The multi-count indictment is the result of a two-year investigation by the federal Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) in this district...

BATON ROUGE, La. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced yesterday that Aaron Lambert, 33, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and money laundering. During a September 13, 2016, hearing, Lambert entered his plea before a Chief U.S. District...