DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Man Sentenced to More than Ten Years for Trafficking Cocaine and Obstructing Justice

CHICAGO, Ill. — Sheila Lyons, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and Acting U.S. Attorney Morris Pasqual for the Northern District of Illinois announced a man has been sentenced to more than ten years in federal prison for trafficking cocaine in the Chicago area and...
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Fifteen Meth Traffickers Sentenced to a Total of Over 175 Years

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - 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 Fifteen individuals have been convicted and sentenced for their roles in a large drug trafficking operation based in Kokomo, Indiana. According to...
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Woman Sentenced to Six and a half Years in Prison for Trafficking Meth and Fentanyl

MADISON, Wis. – John McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin announced that Julia A. Lloyd, 40, Coon Valley, Wisconsin, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to 6 ½ years...
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Albuquerque Man Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Towanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration's El Paso Division, and Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced that Danyell Kerr, Jr. was sentenced to 11 years in prison. Kerr, 32, of Albuquerque, pled guilty to...
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Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Maintaining a Drug-Involved Premises at Motel in Albuquerque

ALBUQUERQUE – T owanda R. Thorne-James, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration El Paso Division and Alexander M.M. Uballez, United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico, announced today that Pragneshkumar Patel and Johnathan Craft were sentenced to 30 and 70 months in prison, respectively, for...
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DEA Washington Division Saw a Surge of Over 250% in Fentanyl Pill Seizures in 2023

Washington, DC – The Drug Enforcement Administration’s (DEA) Washington Division, which covers the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia (DMV) confiscated more than 639,000 fentanyl pills and 189 pounds of fentanyl powder in 2023. This amount represents more than a three-fold increase in the number of fake pills laced with...
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ATF/DEA/LAPD Take Down San Fernando Valley Drug Trafficking Ring

LOS ANGELES – Seven members of a San Fernando Valley drug trafficking crew were indicted on a 15-count federal grand jury indictment alleging they ran an operation that sold cocaine, methamphetamine, and fentanyl. Law enforcement arrested four of the seven defendants earlier this morning. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms...
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

El Paso – In 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration marked its 50th anniversary as the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence. This milestone celebrated a half century of dedication to fighting drug trafficking in the United States and around the world, which threatens the...
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Year in Review: DEA Innovates to Fight Fentanyl

NEW YORK CITY – In 2023, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration marked its 50th anniversary as the only federal agency dedicated to fighting deadly drugs and drug-related violence. This milestone celebrated a half century of dedication to fighting drug trafficking in the United States and around the world, which threatens...
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Two Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl Resulting in Death

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Patrick Tylicki, 32, of Matthews, North Carolina, and his co-conspirator, Gregory Alan Kirk, 28, of Charlotte, were sentenced today for their role in distributing fentanyl that resulted in a victim’s death, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Tylicki was sentenced...