United States Drug Enforcement Administration

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – United States Attorney James Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Juan Sampel, 48, of Rochester, N.Y., who was convicted following a jury trial of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine, was...

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 former New York City Police Department detective Saed Rabah was sentenced to 24 months in prison for knowingly providing misinformation to...

FRESNO, Calif. – A federal grand jury returned a three-count indictment today against Alejandro Cabrera-Gallegos, 37, of Porterville, charging him with distribution of methamphetamine and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. According to court documents, on...

SAN FRANCISCO – Alejandro Ramirez-Suarez was sentenced today to 120 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and related charges announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. The sentence was handed down...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – United States Attorney James Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Calvin Elston, Jr., 41, of Buffalo, N.Y., who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 400 grams or more of fentanyl, was...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – United States Attorney James Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Alex Mercado, 40, of Jamestown, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin, was sentenced to serve 120 months in...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A federal grand jury has indicted 12 members of a Syracuse-based drug trafficking organization that distributed more than two kilograms of heroin and mixtures of heroin and fentanyl, announced DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith. “DEA’s...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and United States Attorney James Kennedy, Jr., announced today that eight defendants have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute cocaine, heroin and fentanyl which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) agents dismantled an alleged Stockton-based counterfeit pill manufacturing ring and arrested six individuals as a result of the investigation, announced DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. According to court documents, the DEA Sacramento District Office began this investigation in April 2016, when...

SAN FRANCISCO – Thirteen defendants were indicted on narcotics trafficking charges announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and DEA San Francisco Division Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. The indictment follows the arrest of five of the defendants on April 30, 2019, and the execution of search warrants at...