DEA Archived Press Releases

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18 defendants charged in federal drug probe targeting heroin and fentanyl-laced heroin sales in Chicago, Illinois

CHICAGO — Eighteen individuals have been charged in federal court with conspiring to sell heroin or fentanyl-laced heroin on the Northwest Side of Chicago. The defendants participated in a drug trafficking operation that was responsible for distributing approximately 12.6 kilograms of heroin, more than 23 kilograms of heroin laced with...
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Milla Gangsta Bloods gang member and another man charged with cocaine conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Ray Donovan, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., Western District of New York, announced today that Nathaniel Myers, a/k/a Stretch, 26, and Robert Fletcher, 29, both of Buffalo, NY, were charged by criminal complaint with...
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Syracuse man sentenced to drug trafficking charges

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Michael Starkey, 29, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 61 months in prison for his convictions on multiple charges relating to his participation in cocaine and crack cocaine distribution conspiracies, announced Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)...
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Missouri man charged with possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl

ST. LOUIS – Thomas John Rowland, 30, of O’Fallon, Missouri, was charged by a federal complaint today with possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to the complaint, on July 16, 2020, officers of the O’Fallon, Missouri, Police Department were investigating a felony leaving the scene of an accident and...
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Million dollar drug money launderer sentenced to 18 years in prison

KANSAS CITY, MO – A Missouri man who admitted to conspiring to launder more than $1 million in drug proceeds was sentenced Thursday to 216 months in federal prison, U.S. Attorney Stephen McAllister said. The case was investigated by Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department...
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Kokomo, Indiana man sentenced to 35 years in prison for drug, gun, and money laundering crimes

INDIANAPOLIS – Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell of the Chicago Field Division and United States Attorney Josh J. Minkler announced today that Michael L. Jones, 38, Kokomo, IN was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release by U.S. District...
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South Bend, Indiana man sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute heroin

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Isaiah Whitmore, 27, of South Bend, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Chief Judge Jon E. DeGuilio upon his plea of guilty to conspiracy to distribute heroin, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Robert. J. Bell of the Chicago Field Division and...
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St. Louis drug trafficking leader pleads guilty

ST. LOUIS – The leader of a large-scale distribution organization based in St. Louis has pled guilty to conspiring to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine, over one kilogram of heroin, and over 400 grams of fentanyl from March 11, 2018 to March 12, 2019. Guy R. Goolsby, aka “Ricochet,”...
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Lake Station, Indiana man sentenced to 14 years in prison for distribution of cocaine base and gun crimes

HAMMOND, Ind. – Bryant Porter, 26, of Lake Station, Indiana, was sentenced by Judge Moody to 168 months in prison and three years of supervised release following his guilty plea to distribution of cocaine base and to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced Drug Enforcement...
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California man sentenced to 54 months in prison for interstate transportation in aid of racketeering

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Antonio Henderson, age 30, of San Bernardino, California, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon Leichty upon his plea of guilty to interstate transportation in aid of racketeering, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Robert J. Bell of the Chicago Field Division...