DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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San Jose man charged with impersonating a federal agent

SAN JOSE, Calif. — Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced that Alex Taylor, 49, of San Jose, was arrested on Saturday, March 2, 2019, outside his residence in San Jose, Calif., for impersonating a federal agent. The DEA San Jose Resident Office began their investigation in...
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Vallejo couple indicted for manufacturing methamphetamine pills at elder care facility

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a seven-count indictment today against Henry Benson, 37, and Roselle Cipriano, 35, of Vallejo, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and manufacture methamphetamine, distribution of methamphetamine, possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug...
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Vallejo couple charged in pill manufacturing operation at elder care facility

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — United States Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced that Henry Benson, 37, and Roselle Cipriano, 36, both of Vallejo, were arrested yesterday at their business, the Genesis Care Home for the Elderly in Vallejo, Calif. The DEA Sacramento District Office began this investigation...
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Three Butte County residents indicted for trafficking in fentanyl-laced pills

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a three-count superseding indictment today against Guillermo Jose Leon Ramirez, 41, of Oroville; Justin James Garcia, 44, of Oroville; and William Lee Vollendroff, 43, of Palermo, charging them with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and two counts of distribution of fentanyl, announced U.S...
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Bakersfield trucker sentenced for shipping drugs sourced from Mexico

FRESNO, Calif. — Darrell Leon Jennings, 51, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to five years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin and cocaine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. His sentence follows his...
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Fresno man charged with two counts of distributing fentanyl resulting in death

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Thursday against Darnell Pearson, 40, of Fresno, charging him with distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. “This defendant is alleged to have sold cocaine that was, in fact, fentanyl and caused the deaths...