DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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San Diego Drug and Money Laundering Cell Leader Sentenced to 17 Years

SAN DIEGO – Javier Felix Bayardo, a resident of Sinaloa, Mexico who was living in the San Diego area, was sentenced in federal court today to 17 years in custody for his role as the organizer of drug and money- laundering conspiracies and for possessing firearms in furtherance of a...
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Convicted felon who began selling cocaine immediately following his release from federal prison is going back to prison for 11 years

BUFFALO , N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, New York Division announced today that John E. Kidd, 37, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to distribute, and distributing, 500 grams or more of cocaine, being...
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DEA Announces Launch of Project Safeguard

MIAMI – Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea today announced that the DEA will direct resources to help reduce violent crime in communities throughout the country. Under this initiative, called Project Safeguard, DEA will identify and prioritize ongoing drug trafficking investigations with a nexus to violent crime...
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DEA announces launch of Project Safeguard

DENVER – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Timothy J. Shea today announced that the DEA will direct resources to help reduce violent crime in communities throughout the country. Under this initiative, called Project Safeguard, DEA will identify and prioritize ongoing drug trafficking investigations with a nexus to violent crime. “D...
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San Rafael Man sentenced to ten years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine

SAN FRANCISCO – Timothy Melchior was sentenced to 120 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable William H. Alsup, U.S...
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Major South Georgia drug trafficker sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison

BRUNSWICK, GA: A South Georgia man who has alternated much of his past three decades between selling illegal drugs or serving time in prison has been sentenced to spend nearly 20 years in prison for leading a drug trafficking organization centered in Coffee County. Wayne Jordan, 62, of Douglas, Ga...
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Diamond “Dime-Bag” Floyd sentenced to more than 11 years for multiple counts of armed drug trafficking

Charleston, S.C. --- United States Attorney Peter M. McCoy, Jr., announced today that Diamond Floyd, also known as “Dime-Bag”, 24, of Charleston, was sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to three counts of drug trafficking and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking. Evidence...
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Career drug dealer sentenced to federal prison for methamphetamine, opioids, marijuana

BRUNSWICK, GA: An Appling County man with multiple prior convictions for selling narcotics has been sentenced to nearly two decades in federal prison. Charlie Williams , 38, of Alma, Ga., was sentenced to 190 months in prison by U.S. District Court Judge Lisa Godbey Wood after pleading guilty to Possession...
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Turner man sentenced to six years in prison for cultivating marijuana and other offenses

PORTLAND, ME - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that a Turner man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Portland for manufacturing 100 or more marijuana plants, possessing with intent to distribute marijuana, possessing an unregistered silencer...
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Multi-Agency Operation Nets more than 70 arrests in Highlands County

SEBRING, Fla . – On September 30, 2010, a multi-agency federal, state, and local task force conducted an operation in which more than 70 people were arrested on drug trafficking and gun marcharges. For more than a year, federal, state, and local law enforcement worked on a massive operation dubbed...