DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Lake Worth resident pleads guilty to distributing heroin, carfentanyl, cocaine

LAKE WORTH, Fla. - Roberto Paul Mendoza, 28, of Palm Beach County, pleaded guilty yesterday to three counts of distribution of heroin, carfentanyl, and cocaine; one count of possession with intent to distribute heroin; and one count of knowingly possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. According to the...
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Parolee is convicted on multiple drug charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division announced today that a federal jury convicted Michael Elder, 38, of Tonawanda, N.Y., of possession with intent to distribute 28 grams or more of crack cocaine, possession...
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DEA Arrests Eight Defendants Linked to Coachella Valley-Based Drug Ring that Trafficked in Large Quantities of Methamphetamine

RIVERSIDE, Calif. – Federal authorities this morning concluded a 2½-year wiretap investigation into a drug trafficking organization based in the Coachella Valley by arresting eight defendants linked to the distribution of wholesale quantities of methamphetamine. The eight people arrested today by special agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration are among...
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Rio Grande City Man Ordered to Prison in Multi-Defendant Drug Conspiracy

BROWNVILLE, Texas - A 38-year-old South Texas man has been sentenced for his involvement in a multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy that had been trafficking marijuana and cocaine since 2003, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Arnaldo Bermea, of Rio Grande City, pleaded...
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North Tonawanda man caught, arrested with 30 kilos of cocaine hidden in a car

James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced one arrest and the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in a car on Grand Island, New York...
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North Tonawanda man arrested, caught with 30 kilograms of cocaine hidden in a car

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced one arrest and the seizure of approximately 30 kilograms of suspected cocaine hidden in a car on Grand...
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Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Methamphetamine from Prison

ATLANTA – Ricardo Silva, a current inmate at Smith State Prison and a high-ranking member of the Sureños prison gang, has been sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for trafficking methamphetamine. He is currently serving a sentence with the state of Georgia for trafficking cocaine. “The mission of DEA...
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Cocaine dealer sentenced to 192 months for role in cocaine conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Archie Phillips, 45, of Buffalo, New York, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, five kilograms or more of...
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Oklahoma City man pleads guilty to methamphetamine conspiracy

OKLAHOMA CITY - Jesus Fransisco Cervantes, 31, of Oklahoma City pled guilty today to conspiring to possess methamphetamine with intent to distribute, announced Special Agent-in-Charge Clyde E. Shelley, Jr. of the DEA and Robert J. Troester, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma. A federal grand jury...
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Mexican national headed to federal prison for possessing meth

LAREDO, Texas - A 31-year-old resident of Montemorelos, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, has been ordered to prison following his conviction for conspiracy with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick. Rolando Garcia-Fuentes pleaded guilty March...