DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Fort Wayne man charged drugs, guns, and more than $250,000 seized

FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Chicago Division and U.S. Attorney Thomas L. Kirsch II announced that John Clark , age 53, of Fort Wayne, Indiana was charged in a criminal complaint with drug and weapon violations. According to documents in this case...
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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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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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24 defendants charged in joint federal and state investigation of two violent street gangs on the West Side of Chicago

CHICAGO -- Twenty-four individuals are facing federal charges following an investigation targeting two street gangs responsible for firearms offenses, narcotics trafficking, and violence on the West Side of Chicago. During the investigation, dubbed “Operation Full Circle,” federal, state, and local law enforcement officers worked together to seize 34 firearms, more...
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Mexican national pleads guilty to drug conspiracy and gun offenses

FRESNO, Calif. — Javier Ochoa-Anaya, 49, residing in Denair, California pled guilty today to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced. According to the plea agreement, Ochoa...
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DEA Reminds Americans to Keep Medications Secure

OMAHA, Neb. – The Omaha Division Drug Enforcement Administration is reminding people to secure prescription medications in an effort to avoid misuse, abuse and diversion during this time in which families are staying home over concerns of the Coronavirus pandemic. In 2018, 67,367 people died from a drug overdose with...
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign

ST. LOUIS – With families encouraged to stay at home due to the nationwide health crisis, the Drug Enforcement Administration is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and health...
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

WASHINGTON – With families encouraged to stay at home due to the nationwide health crisis, the Drug Enforcement Administration is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and health issue...
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DEA launches Secure Your Meds campaign, calls on Americans to keep medications safe

CHICAGO – With families encouraged to stay at home due to the nationwide health crisis, the Drug Enforcement Administration is asking Americans to keep prescription medications safe and secure until they can properly dispose of them. The Secure Your Meds awareness campaign addresses a vital public safety and health issue...
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State of Maryland locations collect a record breaking amount of medications on National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.

WASHINGTON – The results from DEA’s 18 th National Prescription Take Back Day are in and DEA and its partners in the Washington, D.C. area have collected a record amount of medications. On Oct. 26, community members across the area came out to drop off unwanted and expired prescription medications...