DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Cody Ahonen Imprisoned on Drug and Firearms Charges

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Cody Ahonen, 29, of Mt. Holly, Vermont was sentenced today in United States District Court in Burlington to 48 months of imprisonment following his guilty plea to possessing cocaine and cocaine base with intent to distribute and possessing firearms as...
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Jury Convicts Colchester Man of Possessing a Firearm as a Convicted Felon

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on February 9, 2023, Dennis Martin, 42, of Colchester, Vermont, was convicted for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon in United States District Court in Burlington, Vermont, following a four-day jury...
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Syracuse Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug and Firearm Crimes

SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Tramond G. Wallace, Jr., 28, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug-trafficking crime. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman, Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of...
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Narcotics Investigation Nets 2 Arrests, Guns and Drugs

Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division and Rockland County District Attorney Tom Walsh announced the arrests of 2 residents from Congers, NY for possession of a controlled substance and 2 handguns. The arrests were the result of search warrants executed last week...
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San Joaquin County Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges

FRESNO, Calif. — Alphonso Jimenez, 31, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and fentanyl and using a firearm during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Charge Bob...
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Jury Finds Felon Guilty of Possessing Firearm and Multiple Bags of Drugs for Distribution

ORLANDO, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Curtis Tyrone Johnson (35, Melbourne) guilty of possession of a firearm and ammunition by a convicted felon and possession with the intent to distribute various controlled substances. Johnson faces a minimum mandatory term of...
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Man Sentenced to 26 Years for Double Fatal Shooting During Drug Robbery

ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk on Friday sentenced a man involved in a triple shooting in 2021 that killed two people to 26 years in prison. Antaveon Bernard Le'Vell Kent, 22, used Facebook to communicate with his co-defendant, pick the targets, and work on the plan...
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Convicted Felon From Worcester Pleads Guilty To Cocaine And Firearm Offenses

BOSTON – A Worcester man pleaded guilty today to drug and firearm offenses. Rodney Hall, 38, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute more than 500 grams of cocaine and being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for May...
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Two Meth Dealers Sentenced to 23 Years Total in Prison

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A Columbia, Mo., man and a Callaway County, Mo., man were sentenced in federal court today for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Boone and Callaway counties. Jeremiah Joseph Foley, 41, of Columbia, and Bradley Wayne Hensley, 40, of Callaway County, were sentenced...
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Drug Trafficking Ringleader, Who Hid Huge Amounts of Drugs and Cash in Arlington, Sentenced to 15 Years

Seattle – The leader of a violent, prolific drug trafficking ring was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 15 years in prison, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Cesar Valdez-Sanudo, 36, pleaded guilty in June 2022 to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, conspiracy to commit money laundering and...