DEA Archived Press Releases

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St. Petersburg cocaine trafficker sentenced to more than 9 years’ imprisonment

TAMPA, Fla. - Mario D. Heatly (39, St. Petersburg) was sentenced to nine years and four months in federal prison for possessing 500 grams or more of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. Heatly had pleaded guilty on September 26, 2019. According to court documents, law enforcement officers executed...
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Ocala men sentenced up to twenty years for conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl

OCALA, Fla. - Jeremy Jermaine Willis (37, Ocala) was sentenced today to 20 years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl. The court also sentenced co-defendants Gary Eugene Hayes (38, Ocala) and Darren Michael Beatty (30, Ocala) to 15 years each in federal prison, for their...
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Pain clinic owner pleads guilty to tax evasion and money laundering

TAMPA, Fla. - Tom Wynne pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit tax evasion, one count of tax evasion, and seven counts of money laundering. He faces a maximum penalty of 5 years in federal prison for each of the tax-related counts and up to 10 years in...
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Baltimore “Trained To Go” gang members taken down

BALTIMORE – Roger Taylor, aka “Milk”, age 28, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to the federal charges of conspiring to participate in a violent racketeering enterprise known as Trained To Go, and to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. Taylor, a fugitive since July 2017, was arrested...
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In Large-Scale Takedown, 12 Arrested with Gun and Drug Crimes

DALLAS - Eight alleged gang members were arrested in a large-scale takedown Thursday, charged with gun and drug crimes, announced Special Agent in Charge Eduardo A. Chavez.of the Drug Enforcement Administration and U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas Erin Nealy Cox. “357 Crips” gang members Dwight Alexander Frank...
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Federal jury convicts Colombian national for international cocaine smuggling conspiracy

TAMPA, Fla. - A federal jury has found Emiro Hinestroza-Newbbooll (48, Colombia) guilty of one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine while onboard a vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, and one count of...
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Hampton, Virginia woman dealing multiple kilograms of heroin and cocaine sentenced

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – A Hampton woman was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and 500 grams or more of cocaine. According to court documents, Kimberly Massenburg, 45, served as a go-between for...
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Two Mexican drug traffickers charged with the murder of a Mexican soldier and conspiring to import cocaine into the United States

NEW YORK – DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey S. Berman announced that German Gomez-Castruita and Benjamin Contreras-Rangel were charged in a criminal complaint in Manhattan federal court with conspiring to import cocaine...
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Three men admit roles in Passaic County cocaine trafficking conspiracy

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced three New Jersey men today admitted their roles in a Passaic County cocaine distribution conspiracy. Narcisco Ramirez, 46, of Passaic; Kiuny Perez, 42, of...
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St. Petersburg man sentenced to over twelve years in prison for selling cocaine

TAMPA, Fla. - Shamon D. Heatly (37, St. Petersburg) was sentenced to 12 years and 7 months in federal prison for selling cocaine. Heatly had pleaded guilty on October 28, 2019. According to court documents, an undercover law enforcement officer met with Heatly, at which time Heatly directed the officer...