DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Drug dealer with baby who had cocaine in system sent to prison

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A 33-year-old Corpus Christi resident and member of the Sureno 13 gang has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions for possession with intent to distribute crack cocaine and carrying a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, announced DEA Houston Acting Special Agent in Charge...
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Father and son members of Brooklyn gang sentenced to prison for racketeering and marijuana distribution

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Tammeco Cargill, an armed enforcer for the Nineties Crew street gang, was sentenced to 121 months’ imprisonment by United States District Judge Raymond J. Dearie for racketeering and racketeering conspiracy, including predicate acts of drug trafficking and passport fraud in federal court in Brooklyn. Previously, on Aug...
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Laredo grand jury charges multiple people with drug, ammo and immigration crimes

LAREDO, Texas – Four people face up to life in prison on recent drug charges involving meth following the return of several Laredo federal indictments, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Houston Division Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Two men face charges for trafficking...
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Turner man faces up to 40 years in prison on charges stemming from marijuana cultivation

PORTLAND , Maine - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that a Turner man pleaded guilty in federal court in Portland to manufacturing 100 or more marijuana plants, possessing with intent to distribute marijuana, possessing an unregistered silencer...
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Former gulf cartel comandante receives significant prison sentence

HOUSTON - A 34-year-old Mexican man has been ordered to a federal prison sentence following his conviction of conspiracy to import large amounts of cocaine and marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Will R. Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Luis Ivan Nino-Duenez, El Control, Tamaulipas...
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Final defendant sentenced to federal prison for drug and firearm offenses in connection with the murder of two Midlanders in July 2015

In Midland today, a federal judge sentenced 25-year-old Sean Blake Jobe of Midland, to 30 years in federal prison on firearm and drug trafficking charges in connection with the murder of two Midland residents in July 2015, announced U.S. Attorney John F. Bash, Midland Police Chief Seth Herman and Drug...
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Western Slope man sentenced to 7 years in federal prison for marijuana conspiracy

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. – United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced that Long Luong, aka “Peter”, was sentenced yesterday to serve 84 months (7 years) in federal prison for conspiracy to manufacture and possess with intent to distribute 1000 kilograms or more of marijuana and 1000 plants or more. The...
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Drug Trafficking Indictments Bring Multiple Federal Charges for Narcotics, Firearms

AUGUSTA, Ga. – Eight people have been charged in a 13-count federal indictment in a drug trafficking conspiracy that brought large amounts of narcotics from Atlanta for distribution in the Augusta area. The indictments stem from a two-year joint investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Richmond County Sheriff’s Office...
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Two medical doctors charged with acquiring controlled substances by fraud and identity theft

PENSACOLA, Fla. - Robert Patrick Jensen, 49, and Michael T. Harris, 44, both of Gulf Breeze, Florida, appeared in federal court this week for their initial appearances after they were indicted by a federal grand jury in Pensacola on charges of acquiring controlled substances by fraud and identity theft. The...
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Brockton man sentenced to prison for drug trafficking

BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking in cocaine while on supervised release from an earlier federal drug trafficking conviction. Angelo Pina, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 15 months in prison for violating the terms of...