United States Drug Enforcement Administration

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Armando Chavez Jr., 19, of Fresno, charging him with possessing over 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute it and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and...

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Darry Jose Guerrero, also known as “Domi,” 29, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Haverhill was sentenced today for fentanyl distribution and illegal firearm possession, among other charges. Domingo Garcia Suero, 55, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. to 262 months in prison, eight years of supervised release and ordered...

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that James M. Nesbitt, 44, of Rochester, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Friday for participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl...

CHICAGO — Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Robert J. Bell announced that more than 26 individuals have been charged with various narcotics trafficking or firearms offenses as part of a federal investigation into illegal activities on the West Side of Chicago. As part of the investigation...

SYRCAUSE, N.Y. – Isidro De Los Santos, 33, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Syracuse, was sentenced today to serve nine years (108 months) in federal prison for his convictions for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, and distribution of heroin, fentanyl, acetyl fentanyl, and...

SANTA ROSA BEACH, Fla. – A total of 15 defendants have been indicted on federal drug-trafficking charges and an additional 29 co-conspirators face state drug-trafficking charges as a result of a multi-agency effort to bring down an organized drug trafficking operation in North Florida. Lawrence Keefe, United States Attorney for...

Asheville, N.C. – A federal jury in Asheville has convicted Shannon White, 43, of Bryson City, N.C. for the distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death, announced Robert J. Murphy, the Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Murphy of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Atlanta Field Division, which...

DALLAS – The DEA Dallas Field Division today announced the results of two Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) operations targeting international drug and firearm trafficking between Mexico and Texas. Operations Trap Mansion and Two Birds and One Stone were a sustained state-wide effort of numerous federal, state, and...

KANSAS CITY, Kan. - A Kansas woman was sentenced today to 12 years in federal prison after a hearing in which prosecutors said she sold heroin laced with fentanyl, while ignoring overdoses among buyers in Leavenworth. Amber L. Juarez, 37, Leavenworth, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to...