DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Two Indicted After Drug Shipment Intercepted on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County

ST. LOUIS – A man from Texas and a woman from St. Louis were indicted Wednesday on drug conspiracy charges after multiple kilograms of suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine were found during a traffic stop on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County. Francisco Manuel Mata-Martinez, 41, of El Paso, was indicted...
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Cody Ahonen Imprisoned on Drug and Firearms Charges

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Cody Ahonen, 29, of Mt. Holly, Vermont was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 48 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to possessing cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute and possessing firearms as...
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New Haven Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Cocaine Trafficking Ring

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANGEL CORREA-ORTIZ, 38, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for his...
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Weymouth Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Weymouth man has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed prodigious amounts of cocaine from Puerto Rico, which he and a co-conspirator obtained via the U.S. mail. John Tavares, 36, was sentenced on Feb. 7, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Leo...
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Meriden Man Sentenced to More Than 4 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Cocaine Through the Mail

MERIDEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEAN CARLOS MERCADO, 34, of Meriden, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 50 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in...
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San Joaquin County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges

FRESNO, Calif. — Alphonso Jimenez, 31, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob...
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Jury Finds Felon Guilty of Possessing Firearm and Multiple Bags of Drugs for Distribution

ORLANDO, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Curtis Tyrone Johnson (35, Melbourne) guilty of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute various controlled substances. Johnson faces a minimum mandatory term of...
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Sixteen Individuals Plead Guilty in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy “Operation Titan Fall”

ORLANDO, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that 16 individuals, charged in three (3) indictments, have all pleaded guilty to their respective roles in conspiring to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl and cocaine, in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) “Operation Titan Fall” investigation. This investigation yielded evidence...
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Rochester Man Going to Prison for Cocaine Conspiracy

ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Daryl Green, 53, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or more of cocaine, was sentenced to serve 87 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci...
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Four Oklahoma Men Indicted After Officers Seize $1 Million Worth of Cocaine in I-70 Traffic Stop

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Four Oklahoma men were indicted by a federal grand jury today after law enforcement officers seized more than $1 million worth of cocaine from a rental truck that was stopped on Interstate 70 in Lafayette County, Mo. Wilmer Antony Mendoza-Perez, 23, a citizen of Honduras, Luis...