DEA Archived Press Releases

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39 Kilos Of Heroin Worth Over $20 Million Seized In Richmond Hill, Queens

MANHATTAN - , NY. Wilbert L. Plummer, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, Special Narcotics Prosecutor for the City of New York, New York City Police Commissioner Raymond W. Kelly and James T. Hayes JR., Special Agent...
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Three Jackson Men Indicted On Federal Drug Charges

Jackson, Miss. - Three Jackson men appeared in federal court today on various drug charges as the result of an extensive investigation targeting illegal narcotics distribution in the City of Jackson, announced Jimmy S. Fox III, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New Orleans Field Division and...
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Local Rapper Sentenced To 30 Years For Drug Trafficking

TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Robert E. O’Neill, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that U.S. District Judge William J. Castagna sentenced Demetrius Gregory (34, Tampa) to 30 years in federal prison for...
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Two Individuals Convicted On Large-Scale Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy

PANAMA CITY, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. Marsh, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced today a federal jury convicted two local Panama City residents of conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent...
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Jury Convicts Two Orlando Men Of Heroin Conspiracy

ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and U.S. Attorney Robert E. O'Neill for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that a federal jury found Jose Manuel (41, Orlando) and Julian (45, Miami) guilty of conspiracy to possess with intent...
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Eleven Defendants Charged With Distributing Multi-Kilogram Amounts Of Heroin Or Cocaine Following DEA-Led Investigation

Two brothers driving a flatbed tow truck carrying a blue Honda Prelude exited the Kennedy Expressway at Armitage Avenue where they failed to stop at a red light about 7:20 p.m. on March 5 of this year. Chicago police officers stopped the tow truck near the intersection of Armitage and...
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Former TSA Officer Sentenced To 45 Months In Federal Prison For Accepting Cash From Narcotics Trafficker

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Brigitte Jones, 49, of the Bronx, N.Y., formerly a Transportation Security Administration officer based at Westchester County...
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Sacramento Man Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison For Cocaine Trafficking

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller sentenced Daryl M. Summerfield, 46, of Sacramento, to 20 years in prison for cocaine trafficking and money laundering, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. This case is the...
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Operation “Cruel Summer” Nets 46 Arrests

SAN DIEGO, CA - Forty six people are in custody following Operation Cruel Summer in the Fallbrook area of San Diego County, 34 of those including a juvenile were arrested in today's sweep. Today's sweep was conducted from 6:00 a.m. to noon. The Drug Enforcement (DEA) Violent Trafficker Team, (VTT)...
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Terrebonne Woman Sentenced To 10 Years For Drug Trafficking

NEW ORLEANS, LA. - Niki Aguillard, 41, a resident of Houma, Louisiana, was sentenced by U. S. District Judge Helen G. Berrigan to ten (120 months) imprisonment for being part of a conspiracy involving the trafficking of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. In addition to the term of imprisonment...