DEA Archived Press Releases

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Man Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl Linked to Two Fatal Overdoses

TAMPA, Fla. —U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Corey Gaddy, 31, of St. Petersburg, Fla., to 18 years in federal prison for c onspiracy to distribute controlled substances including fentanyl and two counts of distribution of fentanyl. Gaddy was found guilty following a trial on November 3, 2023...
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced To Nearly Six Years In Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Over 50 Kilograms Of Cocaine

BOSTON – A Brooklyn man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) wherein he transported kilograms of cocaine from New York to Boston in August 2020. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to...
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New Haven Man on Supervised Release Charged with Distributing Methamphetamine Pills, Crack

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging DONALD OGMAN, also known as “Mainey-O” and ”Manny O,” 42, of New Haven, with methamphetamine and cocaine distribution offenses. As alleged...
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Quincy Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Drug And Gun Offenses

BOSTON - A Quincy man has been sentenced for illegally possessing a loaded handgun while trafficking cocaine and fentanyl. Rey David Fulcar, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to eight years in prison and three years of supervised release. Fulcar pleaded guilty in December 2023...
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Dark Web Drug Vendor and Clandestine Lab Manufacturer Sentenced to Prison for Trafficking in Meth and Fentanyl

MIAMI – On May 17, an Orange County, California, resident, Tenzin Orgil, 24, was sentenced to 168 months in federal prison for participating in a drug trafficking enterprise that included the sale of methamphetamine and fentanyl on the dark web, as well as the manufacture of ecstasy (also known as...
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Father, Son, Sentenced for Trafficking Cocaine to St. Louis

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Ronnie. L. White on Wednesday sentenced a father and son who brought kilograms of cocaine to St. Louis for years to more than 10 years in prison. Judge White sentenced Gregory Dixson Jr., 53, to 15 years in prison and ordered him to pay...
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Thirteen People Indicted in Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl, Meth, and Cocaine

SEATTLE– Thirteen people indicted in a significant drug trafficking investigation are being sought by law enforcement with 10 of them in custody tonight, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. The defendants are named in three different indictments for a drug trafficking scheme. Two additional defendants were arrested today on criminal...
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Missouri Residents Indicted in Cocaine Conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Three southwest Missouri residents are among five defendants indicted for their roles in a drug-trafficking conspiracy after federal agents seized 16 kilograms of cocaine while arresting two co-defendants in Texas. Mario Jose Castillo, 55, of Springfield, Mo.; Christhian Eduardo Cruz-Pineda, 22, a citizen of Honduras residing in...
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Member of Violent Gang Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Racketeering, Drug and Firearm Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in connection with his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Paulo Santos, a/k/a “Bucky,” 35, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 10 years in prison and four years of supervised release. In January 2024...
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Associate of Violent Gang Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy

BOSTON – An associate of the violent Boston gang Cameron Street was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking. Michael Lopes, a/k/a “Meech,” 35, of Pawtucket, R.I., was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge William G. Young to 57 months in prison followed by three years...