DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Man Sentenced to Prison after Fentanyl Found in BBQ Grill

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Cameron L. Robinson, 31, of Sikeston, Missouri, has been sentenced to serve 10 years in federal prison for the offense of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Robinson appeared for his sentencing hearing today at the federal courthouse in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. Court documents reflect that...
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Little Rock Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Federal Prison for Possession with Intent to Distribute Fentanyl

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Edmond Quatrell Blue, a multi-convicted felon caught with more than a kilogram of fentanyl, will spend the next 18 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Jonathan D. Ross, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas, announced the sentence, which...
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Head of Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to 14 Years in Prison

PHOENIX, Ariz. – Heriberto Lopez-Landeros, 44, of Avondale, was sentenced last week by United States District Judge Steven P. Logan to 14 years in prison. Lopez-Landeros pleaded guilty to Possession with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine on August 5, 2024. Lopez-Landeros was the head of an Arizona-based drug trafficking organization responsible...
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Colorado Breaks Record For Fentanyl Pill Seizures

DENVER – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division (RMFD) announces it has seized nearly 2.7 million fentanyl pills – or “fake” pills – in Colorado, with one month remaining in the year. This breaks last year’s record-setting 2.61 million pills seized in the state. “It is an unfortunate...
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Missouri Man Pleads Guilty for Distributing Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Mo., man who distributed thousands of fentanyl pills pleaded guilty in federal court today to illegally possessing fentanyl and several firearms. Keaveon Zaniyah T. Harris, 25, pleaded guilty to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute and one count of being...
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Stockton Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl and Methamphetamine Pill Manufacturing and Distribution

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jamar Deontae Barnes, 42, of Stockton, pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to manufacture and distribute pills laced with fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other drugs, and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine-laced pills, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Bob P. Beris...
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Madera Pharmacist Sentenced to over 7 Years in Prison for Illegally Trafficking Hundreds of Thousands of Opiate Pills

FRESNO, Calif. — Ifeanyi Vincent Ntukogu, 49, of Fresno, was sentenced today to seven years and three months in prison for illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone. Ntukogu was a pharmacist in Madera who dispensed more than 450,000 oxycodone and hydrocodone pills based on fraudulent prescriptions, all in exchange for cash...
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Suspicious Travel Leads To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico

COLORADO SPRINGS – An incoming tip based on the premise of “see something, say something” leads to the seizure of approximately 670,000 fentanyl pills in Colorado and New Mexico. Earlier this month, a tip out of Albuquerque led to the arrest of a man in Colorado Springs, suspected of transporting...
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11 Charged Following Takedown of Indianapolis Meth Trafficking Conspiracy

INDIANAPOLIS — Michael Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced the charging of 11 individuals in a federal indictment alleging a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Indianapolis and elsewhere. The charges follow a...
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Cape Cod Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogue and Cocaine Offenses

BOSTON – A Cape Cod man was sentenced today for drug distribution offenses. Terrance Cardoza, 28, of Mashpee, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 78 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release. In July 2024, Cardoza pleaded guilty to one count of distribution...