DEA Archived Press Releases

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Leader of Sunset Trinitarios Sentenced to Life in Prison for Racketeering, Including Ordering Multiple Murders

NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Ediberto Santana, a/k/a “Flaco Veneno,” was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading the Sunset Trinitarios gang from at least 2010 through 2019 and, in that capacity, ordering multiple acts of brutal...
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Elmira Methamphetamine Dealer Pleads Guilty

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Corey J. Lattimer, 30, of Elmira, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The charge carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison...
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Queens Pharmacist Pleads Guilty to Illegally Distributing Oxycodone and Filing False Tax Returns

BROOKLYN – Daniel E. Russo pleaded guilty today in federal court in Brooklyn to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, distribution and possession of oxycodone, and nine counts of filing false personal and corporate tax returns. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge Dora...
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Two Indicted After Drug Shipment Intercepted on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS – A man from Texas and a woman from St. Louis were indicted Wednesday on drug conspiracy charges after multiple kilograms of suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine were found during a traffic stop on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County. Francisco Manuel Mata-Martinez, 41, of El Paso, was indicted...
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Former High School Dean Charged with Murder

NEW YORK CITY – Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and Keechant Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), announced today that a grand jury in...
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Narcotics Investigation Nets 2 Arrests, Guns and Drugs

Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced the arrests of 2 residents from Congers, NY for possession of a controlled substance and 2 handguns. The arrests were the result of search warrants executed last week...
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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Crimes

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Tramond G. Wallace, Jr., 28, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of...
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Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Drug-Linked St. Louis Murder

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a man from St. Louis, Missouri who participated in a 2017 murder on behalf of a drug gang to 18 years in prison. Tremayne Silas, 30, was one of four men who fired more than 100 rounds at...
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Thousands of Kilograms of Cocaine

NEW YORK CITY – Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced today that Camilo Enriquez-Nunez, a/k/a “Viejo,” the leader of a drug trafficking organization that distributed thousands of kilograms of cocaine, pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court before U.S. District Judge Paul...
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Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Leading Heroin Conspiracy

SRINGFIELD, Mo. – A Springfield, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for leading a conspiracy to distribute heroin. Dawuan White, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge M. Douglas Harpool to 20 years in federal prison without parole. On April 26, 2022, White pleaded guilty to participating in...