DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Leader Of Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Adam Keith Jones, 28, of Statesville, N.C. was sentenced today to serve 131 months in federal prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for a conspiracy to possess with intent to illegally distribute Oxycodone, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District...
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Man Charged With Methamphetamine Possession Following Traffic Stop

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - The Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Attorney’s Office today announced that Ever Astorga-Ramirez, 33, who most recently resided in Phoenix, Arizona, was charged by Criminal Complaint on September 10, 2012, with one count of Possession With the Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine. If convicted, Astorga-Ramirez...
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McAllen Jury Convicts Major Brownsville Drug Trafficker

MCALLEN, TX - A federal jury in McAllen, Texas, has convicted Edgar Hinojosa, aka EWOK, of Brownsville, Texas, on both counts as charged in relation to a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. After three...
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National Jewish Health Study Documents Health Dangers Of Indoor Marijuana Grows

DENVER, CO. - National Jewish Health’s Dr. John Martyny has announced the results of a study designed to determine the health effects from indoor marijuana grow operations. The study was conducted in conjunction with the Colorado Drug Investigators (CDIA), Colorado Association of Chiefs of (CACP), and County Sheriffs of (CSOC)...
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Kenner Man Sentenced After Pleading Guilty To Cocaine Charges

NEW ORLEANS, LA - Steven Weathersby, 31, a resident of Kenner, Louisiana, was sentenced yesterday by U. S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance to over 21 (262 months) imprisonment after pleading guilty to cocaine distribution charges. In addition to the term of imprisonment, Judge Vance imposed eight years of supervisory...
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Four Sentenced In Cocaine Transport Conspiracy

LAREDO, TX - Four people have been handed sentences for their roles in a conspiracy to transport cocaine from Laredo, Texas, to Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden, N.J., Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Terril Monteiz Duckett, 34, of...
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DEA Announces Guilty Plea Of Mexican National For Cocaine Trafficking

EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - The Drug Enforcement (DEA) and federal prosecutors today announced that Horacio Hernandez-Saenz, 46, a Mexican citizen most recently residing in El Paso, Texas, pled guilty on September 6, 2012, to Possession with the Intent to Distribute Five Kilograms or More of Cocaine. Hernandez-Saenz was indicted...
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Police Officer Sentenced In Conspiracy To Possess With Intent To Distribute Marijuana

MIAMI, FL. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Michael B. Steinbach, Acting Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of (FBI), Miami Field Office, and J.D. Patterson, Acting Director, Miami-Dade Police...
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Seven Arrested In Conspiracies To Transport Cocaine And Marijuana

LAREDO, TX - Two separate indictments have been partially unsealed following the arrest of seven Texas residents on charges of conspiracy to possess cocaine and marijuana with the intent to distribute, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier F. Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Two...
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15 Year Sentence For Clay County Man Guilty Of Drug Trafficking

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. - Jack Riley, Special Agent in Charge of the Chicago Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and Joseph H. Hogsett, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana announced today that Timothy Cheatham, 47, of Clay County, Indiana has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge William...