DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Norton doctor pleads guilty to illegally prescribing prescription drugs

ABINGDON, Va. – Dr. Raymond Michael Moore, 61, of Wise, Va., who had a medical practice in Norton, pleaded guilty yesterday in United States District Court in Abingdon, to 14 federal charges, including illegally prescribing more than 25,000 oxycodone pills, more than 17,000 hydrocodone pills, and more than 10,000 benzodiazepine...
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Virginia man producing dangerous anabolic steroids and masking agents in his basement, selling them on social media, sentenced to prison

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – An Alexandria man was sentenced to five years in prison for manufacturing and distributing anabolic steroids and money laundering. According to court documents, John Russell Kestel, 38, ran an anabolic steroid manufacturing and distribution conspiracy for at least three years. Kestel imported raw steroid powders from China...
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Los Angeles man sentenced to 10 years in federal court for drug and money laundering conspiracies

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Michael Joseph Nicholson, 36, of Los Angeles, California, was sentenced on Oct. 8, 2019, by U.S. District Judge Timothy M. Burgess, to 10 years in prison, to be followed by a 5-year term of supervised release, for his role in a drug and money laundering conspiracy that...
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DEA announces results in massive statewide opioid sweep

MIAMI – DEA Miami Division Special Agent in Charge Adolphus P. Wright today announced the results of a three-day, statewide enforcement operation targeting opioids. The DEA-led surge brought together hundreds of federal, state and local law enforcement agencies throughout Florida. The operation targeted all levels of opioid distributors in the...
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Asbury Park doctor sentenced to 27 months in prison for distribution of steroids and marijuana

TRENTON, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, Craig Carpenito, announced a doctor with offices in Asbury Park, New Jersey, and Brooklyn was sentenced today to 27 months in...
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Three Slovenian fugitives wanted for importation and distribution of anabolic steroids added to United States Department of State Narcotics Rewards Program

BOSTON – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle, DEA Regional Director for Europe Kevin M. Scully and United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Andrew E. Lelling today announced the addition of fugitives Mihael Karner, Alenka Karner and Matevz Karner to the U.S. Department...
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Large-scale poly drug trafficking organization dismantled in Colorado

DENVER – In December of 2018, the Longmont Department of Public Safety Special Enforcement Unit began looking into the drug distribution activities of Joshua Ward, who resided in the city of Longmont. Utilizing various law enforcement investigative techniques, Longmont SEU identified numerous subjects in the northern Colorado region who were...
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Steroid distributor sentenced to four years in federal prison

ORLANDO, Fla. - John Dillon Williamson, 27, of Orlando, was sentenced to four years in federal prison for distributing anabolic steroids. Williamson had pleaded guilty on Nov. 13, 2018. According to court documents, Williamson conspired with others over several years to distribute hundreds of kilograms of anabolic steroids. Williamson and...