DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Yuba City Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Gun Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — On Aug. 1, 2024, Sukhmanpreet Singh Jawanda, 22, of Yuba City, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Daniel J. Calabretta to 10 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl pills and illegally dealing firearms, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge...
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San Joaquin County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges

FRESNO, Calif. — Alphonso Jimenez, 31, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob...
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Man on Probation for Fresno County Second Degree Robbery Conviction Charged Federally with Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

FRESNO , Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Fausto Piña, 31, a Mexican national residing in Fresno, charging him with being a felon in possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, and heroin, and possession of a firearm in furtherance...
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Mexican national pleads guilty to drug conspiracy and gun offenses

FRESNO, Calif. — Javier Ochoa-Anaya, 49, residing in Denair, California pled guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced. According to the plea agreement, Ochoa...