DEA Archived Press Releases

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St. Louis City man charged with federal drug and firearm charges

ST. LOUIS – Markquis Bryant, aka “Two” 48, of Saint Louis, was charged by a federal complaint with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance; being a felon in possession of one or more firearms; and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Bryant will...
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Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 21 years in federal prison for trafficking in methamphetamine

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Bobby Roger Burch, 48, of Hayesville, N.C. today to 262 months in prison, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Reidinger also ordered Burch to serve five years under court supervision upon completion of his...
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Hayesville, N.C. man sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for drug trafficking

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Eugene “Bo” Mashburn, 58, of Hayesville, N.C. today to 135 months in prison, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Judge Reidinger also ordered Mashburn to serve five years under court supervision upon completion of his...
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Indianapolis area methamphetamine and heroin trafficking organizations dismantled

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind– Indianapolis District Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge J. Michael Gannon and United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today, federal criminal charges against 35 individuals for their role in two separate drug trafficking rings. “These methamphetamine trafficking organizations were fueling some of the violence that the citizens...
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Leader of Salem area drug distribution network sentenced to ten years in federal prison

PORTLAND, Ore.—The leader of a Salem-area drug distribution network was sentenced on March 11, 2020, to federal prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine in and around Salem, Oregon. Isaias Alvarado, 38, a Mexican citizen residing in Salem, was sentenced to 120 months in federal...
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Arizona man pleads guilty to Taney County meth conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – An Arizona man has pleaded guilty in federal court to distributing large quantities of methamphetamine in Taney County, Missouri. Darcell M. Mills, 41, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge David P. Rush on Friday, March 13, to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. The case was...
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South Bend, Indiana Woman Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin

SOUTH BEND, Ind. - Kayla Hampton, age 28, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced in South Bend before United States District Court Judge Jon E. DeGuilio to 120 months in prison for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, announced U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II. According to documents in this case, a...
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

DENVER – The Justice Department and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) . This announcement marks the successful conclusion of six months of investigative...
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DEA-led operation nets more than 600 arrests targeting Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación

MIAMI – The Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration today announced the results of Project Python, a DEA-led multilateral interagency operation encompassing all global investigations and related disruption activities targeting the Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). This announcement marks the successful conclusion of six months of investigative...
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Operación dirigida por la DEA que tiene como blanco al Cártel de Jalisco Nueva Generación genera más de 600 arrestos

MIAMI –El Departamento de Justicia y la Agencia Antidrogas de los E.U. (DEA, por sus siglas en inglés), anunciaron hoy los resultados del “Proyecto Python”, una operación interagencial y liderada por la DEA que abarcó todas las investigaciones globales que tienen como meta la interrupción de las actividades criminales y...