United States Drug Enforcement Administration

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK - Michael Griswold, 37, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced yesterday to serve 151 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - A federal grand jury has returned a second superseding indictment charging Joseph Zaso a/k/a Joey Cracks a/k/a Sosa, 39, of Buffalo, NY, and Kyle N. Lewis, 31, of Jamestown. NY, who were previously charged with multiple drug charges, with additional charges: Defendant Zaso is charged with brandishing...

GRANTS PASS, Ore.- Today the DEA Seattle Field Division, along with our partners at the Grants Pass Police Department and Oregon State Police, are announcing the takedown of a drug and firearm trafficking ring in Southern Oregon on Tuesday. The investigation started about 18 months ago and resulted with the...

EL PASO, Texas – An El Paso man pleaded guilty in a federal court in El Paso to one count of distribution of fentanyl, causing death or serious bodily injury. According to court documents, Christian Torres, 24, was the supplier of counterfeit M-30 pills containing fentanyl at his residence on...

An Arkansas man was sentenced Nov. 6 to 14 years in federal prison, without the possibility of parole, on one count of Possession of Fentanyl with the Intent to Distribute. The Honorable Judge Timothy L. Brooks presided over the sentencing hearing in the United States District Court in Fayetteville. In...

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, in federal court in Central Islip, Charles Carter, also known as “Chase,” pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute more than 40 grams of fentanyl. As part of his plea, Carter admitted that fentanyl that he sold contributed to the drug overdose deaths of two victims...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Isaiah Spain a/k/a Q, 39, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 10 grams or more of butyryl fentanyl, heroin, fentanyl, and furanyl fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 250...

BOISE, Idaho – Brendan Manzon, 50, of Boise, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye to 78 months in federal prison followed by five years of supervised release for distribution of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, in October 2021, in Boise...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Steven Glover, Sr., 39, of Jamestown, NY, with being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Cody R. Bemish, 30, and Zakary A. Bemish, 22, both of Yorkshire, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with narcotics conspiracy and distribution of fentanyl and methamphetamine. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 20 years in...