United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NEW YORK CITY – On Sunday, August 21, the Drug Enforcement Administration will recognize National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day by joining the many voices dedicated to educating the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs. DEA supports the efforts of several...

SYRACUSE, NY - Rory R. Williams, aka “Wildman,” aka “Wild,” aka “Man,” aka “Shawn Carter,” age 45, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty yesterday to distributing N-Ethylpentylone, also known as “molly,” a Schedule I controlled substance. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Matt Scarpino, Special...

BUFFALO, NY - United States Attorney for the Western District of New York Trini E. Ross announced today that Steven Gonzalez aka Steven Hernandez, aka Steve, aka Stevie, aka Unc, 46, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Richard J. Arcara to narcotics conspiracy. The charge carries...

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Donta Riddick pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and fentanyl with intent to distribute on September 15, 2020. Riddick also admitted to the distribution of heroin and fentanyl on September 13, 2020 that caused the death of...

NEW YORK - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Humberto Rodriguez, aka “El Bori,” pled guilty today in Manhattan federal court to the April 18, 2020, murder of Jorge Miguel Cabrera. U.S. District Judge P. Kevin Castel accepted the defendant’s guilty...

NEW YORK - Keith Kruskall, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), Thomas Fattorusso, and Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation...

NEW YORK – Today, the Drug Enforcement Administration issued a Public Safety Alert warning Americans of the alarming increase in the lethality and availability of fake prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. DEA’s Public Safety Alert, the first in six years, seeks to raise public awareness of a significant nationwide...

ROCHESTER, NY –- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced today that Soroush Hamedi, 27, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams or more of fentanyl, before Chief...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Jason Yelder, 38, of Buffalo, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo to possessing with intent to distribute five grams or...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Mario Figueroa-Portalatin, age 41, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to conspiring to distribute 10 kilograms of heroin. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), New York Division; and Rensselaer County...