DEA Archived Press Releases

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Illinois Ice Meth Dealer Sentenced to 25 Years in Federal Prison

PEORIA, Ill. – Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris of the Central District of Illinois announced that Thomas A. Wright, 44, from Pekin, Illinois, was sentenced on Feb. 22, 2022, to 25 years’ imprisonment, to...
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New York Man Pleads Guilty to Smuggling 10 Kilos of Meth Aboard Bus

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A New York City man pleaded guilty in federal court today to smuggling more than 10 kilograms of methamphetamine aboard a bus traveling through Kansas City, Missouri, from Los Angeles to New York. Douglas D. McDowell, 63, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to...
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Raleigh Police Officer Arrested for Cocaine Distribution While on Duty

A Raleigh Police Officer had his initial appearance today on charges of distributing cocaine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He was arrested yesterday on these charges. According to court documents, Keven Rodriguez, 33, a Field Operations Division Officer with the Raleigh Police Department...
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Baltimore County Husband and Wife Sentenced to Federal Prison for a Crack Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, Md., – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III sentenced Nathaniel Donnell Carter, age 37, of Baltimore, Maryland, yesterday to eight years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute crack cocaine and for possession of a...
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Man Indicted for Trafficking Over 220 Pounds of Methamphetamine

PHOENIX - Jose Eleno Luna-Arellanes aka Carlos Luna Arellanes has been indicted on one count Conspiracy, one count of Illegally Conducting an Enterprise, and one count of Sale or Transportation for Sale of Dangerous Drugs (methamphetamine). According to the indictment, Luna-Arellanes is accused of being part of a drug trafficking...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Meth Trafficking

HAMMOND, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson of the Northern District of Indiana announced that Juan O. Barradas-De La Paz, 26, of Lafayette, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon...
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Four Men Charged After DEA & Phoenix Police Seize Large Quantities of Fake Pills & Methamphetamine

PHOENIX - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the Phoenix Police Department Mountain View Precinct Neighborhood Enforcement Team (NET) have arrested four subjects who were involved in the distribution large quantities of fake M30 pills, fentanyl powder, methamphetamine and heroin in the greater Phoenix area. The investigation into the drug...
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Roanoke-Area Takedown: 13 Charged With Distribution of Fentanyl, Heroin, Meth, Cocaine, and More Across Virginia

ROANOKE, Va. – Law enforcement officials and the United States Attorney’s Office announced today the recent arrests of thirteen individuals on a variety of federal charges, including distribution of heroin, fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, possession of explosives by a felon, and illegal storage of explosives. Arrested over the last two...
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Reading Man Sentenced for Role in Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Reading man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in a conspiracy to distribute meth in and around the Boston area. Aaron Smith, 34, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O’Toole, Jr. to one year and one day in...
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Arizona Prison Inmate Charged with Brokering Sale of Fentanyl and Meth in Illinois

CHICAGO — Robert Bell, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District of Illinois announced that an inmate in a state prison in Arizona has been charged with federal drug offenses for allegedly brokering the sale of...