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DEA Miami Field Division Joins with Florida Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

MIAMI – This week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. This is the first undertaking of its kind for the DEA field divisions and builds off the momentum of this summer’s Inaugural...
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Indianapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Trafficking Meth and Heroin

INDIANAPOLIS – Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that Dorian Hayden, 26, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine...
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DEA Washington Division Hosts 1st Family Summit to Engage with Families Affected by Fentanyl Poisoning

WASHINGTON, DC – The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. This is the first undertaking of its kind for the DEA field divisions and builds off the momentum of this summer’s Inaugural Family...
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Two Maryland Men Convicted After a Two-Week Trial for Federal Charges Related to an Armed Heroin and Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy Operating in Washington County

Baltimore – A federal jury convicted Jarvis Antonio Coleman-Fuller, age 35, of Hagerstown, Maryland and Eric Tyrell Johnson, a/k/a E, age 38, of Owings Mills, Maryland, late on November 17, 2022, on federal charges related to a conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, specifically fentanyl and heroin in Washington County, Maryland...
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Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Drugs that Caused Serious Bodily Injury

BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, New York Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today that Bradley D. Knapp, 43, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute heroin, fentanyl, and...
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Rochester Man Sentenced to More than 14 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking and Fatal Overdose

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, New York Division, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) announced today that Julio A. Rodriguez, 31, of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 40 grams...
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DEA Seattle Field Division Joins with Families to Increase Awareness about the Dangers of Fentanyl

SEATTLE– This week the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) hosted regional family summits across the country in support of those who have lost loved ones to fentanyl poisoning. The DEA Seattle Field Division invited families from Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Idaho to the Family Summit held in Seattle on November 15th...
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Indianapolis Drug Dealer Sentenced to 130 Months in Federal Prison for Armed Meth Trafficking

INDIANAPOLIS – Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers of the Southern District of Indiana announced that Jacob Wall, 29, of Indianapolis, was sentenced to 130 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine...
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Franklin County Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for Drug-Trafficking Charges

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – John E. Evans, 55, of Eastpoint, Florida, was sentenced to ten years in federal prison followed by ten years of supervised release after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. The sentence was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for...
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Perry Man Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Drug-Trafficking Charges

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Beyah Islam “Bear” Basha, 44, of Perry, Florida, was sentenced to thirty years in federal prison after being convicted following a jury trial on August 23, 2022, on charges of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and distribution of 50 grams or more of...