DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Six Members of Evansville Fentanyl and Meth Trafficking Ring Indicted

EVANSVILLE, 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 a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging six individuals for their alleged roles in a conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine in...
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Clovis Meth Distributor Pleads Guilty

FRESNO, Calif. — Ivan Sigmond, 50, of Clovis, pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark announced. According to court documents, on Aug. 28, 2020, law enforcement officers obtained and executed a...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 7 Years for Firearm Offense

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Eugene Dawson, 42, of Michigan City, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading...
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Orlando Man Pleads Guilty to Methamphetamine Distribution

ORLANDO, Fla . – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced that Kyle Jay Hunter Baronville (36, Orlando) has pleaded guilty to distribution and possession with the intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine . Baronville faces a minimum mandatory penalty of 10 years, up to life, in...
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LaPorte Man Sentenced To 144 Months for Meth Distribution Offense

SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced Pedro Gomez Jr., 31 years old, of LaPorte, Indiana, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty...
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Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Possession and Distribution Charges

TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced that Robert Jones IV, a/k/a “Klout,” (24 , Tampa) has pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing methamphetamine and one count of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver . Jones faces up to 20 years in federal prison for...
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Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Timothy Brian Jackson, 44, of South Charleston, pleaded guilty today to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. Jackson admitted that he created and intended to distribute fake oxycodone pills that actually contained fentanyl or other opioids. According to court documents and statements made in court, on...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to Over 11 Years for Fentanyl, Meth Trafficking

EVANSVILLE, 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 that Adam Gerhardt, 34, of Evansville, has been sentenced to 140 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent...
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Three Waterbury Residents Charged with Trafficking Fentanyl Pills

WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, have announced that RAMONA ESPINOSA, 57, MANUEL LIRIANO, 38, and JOSE COLLADO, 36, all of Waterbury, have been charged with...
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Two Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Conspiracy Charges

Note: View Purdy’s Plea Agreement . View Maldonado’s Plea Agreement . ALBUQUERQUE – Towanda 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 Brian Kain Purdy and Sabino Alfonso...