DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
923 Results - Showing 851 to 860
PRESS RELEASE

Wethersfield Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Distribution Charge Stemming From 19-Year-Old’s Overdose Death

JAN 26 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Carlos Carrillo, 19, of Wethersfield, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count of distribution of heroin. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M...
PRESS RELEASE

Bridgeport Man Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Overdose Victims

JAN 26 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Erick Delgado, 39, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 13 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl-laced heroin that led to overdoses in April 2016. Michael J. Ferguson Special...
PRESS RELEASE

DEA And Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center Open Powerful Exhibit In Mobile, Alabama

MOBILE, Ala. - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) national touring exhibit, Drugs: Costs and Consequences, has arrived in Mobile, Alabama. The exhibit, developed by the DEA and the DEA Educational Foundation, opens on February 3, 2017, at the Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center. In this interactive exploration of the effects of...
PRESS RELEASE

Oklahoma Man Pleads Guilty To $8.2 Million K2 Conspiracy

TULSA, Okla. - John Ray James of Dewey, pleaded guilty before United States District Judge Claire V. Egan to his role in a conspiracy related to the purchase and sale of $8.2 million of synthetic cannabinoids, also known as “K2,” at three retail smoke shops in Tulsa, Owasso and Claremore...
PRESS RELEASE

New Bedford Gym Owner Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking

JAN 25 - BOSTON - - The owner of a New Bedford, Massachusetts gym was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with a wide-ranging conspiracy involving heroin distribution throughout Bristol County, Mass. and Providence, R.I. Sharik Mendes, 39, of New Bedford, was sentenced by U.S. District...
PRESS RELEASE

Wallingford Woman Sentenced Tor Distributing Heroin To Overdose Victim

JAN 25 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Brittany Esposito, 28, of Wallingford, was sentenced by Senior U.S. District Judge Alfred V. Covello in Hartford...
PRESS RELEASE

Former Northern California Man Sentenced To Six Years For Conspiracy To Grow And Distribute Marijuana

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Yan Ebyam, 39, of Missoula, Montana, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to six years in prison for two separate conspiracies to grow and distribute marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin and U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert joined...
PRESS RELEASE

Laredo Man Sentenced For Possessing 360 Pounds Of Marijuana

LAREDO, Texas - A 29-year-old Laredo man has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy and possession with intent to deliver marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A federal jury convicted Daniel Elizondo March...
PRESS RELEASE

Duncan Pharmacy To Pay $50,000 To Settle Claims Involving Violations Of The Controlled Substances Act

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma - R&S Drug Stores, Inc. ("R&S Drug"), an Oklahoma corporation which operates three retail pharmacies in Duncan, Oklahoma, has paid $50,000 in civil penalties to the United States to settle claims stemming from alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act, announced Mark A. Yancey, United States Attorney...
PRESS RELEASE

Seven Arrested In Major New York City Prescription Forgery Ring

(NEW YORK - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, and Department of Social Services Commissioner Steve Banks announced today the indictment and arrest of seven defendants, including two alleged leaders of a...