United States Drug Enforcement Administration

COLUMBUS, Ohio - David Ayotte, 46, of Maribel, Canada, was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 63 months in prison and three years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio...

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the DEA; Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; William F. Sweeney Jr., Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the FBI; and James P...

RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. - Today, a federal indictment was unsealed charging 44 defendants in a major operation aimed at disrupting drug and gun crimes in Pope and Yell Counties. The indictment was returned by a federal grand jury on October 3, 2017, and was unsealed today following a coordinated roundup of...

RIVERSIDE, Calif - A Mexican national who was previously designated as an important target because of his links to international drug trafficking was indicted today by a federal grand jury on narcotics charges related to a meth lab in Hesperia where multiple pounds of methamphetamine were seized. The indictment is...

NEW YORK - Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, announced today the sentencing of Jose Mercedes, Sr., aka “Hippie,” to 14 years in state prison followed by five years post release supervision for possessing 70 kilograms of (over 150 pounds) in connection with a narcotics trafficking operation...

DAYTON, Ohio - "Resurgence of Community", a short documentary featuring Families of (FOA) as a model for recovery support for families, friends and individuals, is being released on Wednesday, October 11th, at FOA’s weekly meeting in Dayton. This project is a collaboration of DEA360 (Dayton), KeyVision, and FOA. The event...

NEW YORK - Joon H. Kim, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Mario Herrera, a/k/a “Mo,” was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for conspiring to distribute cocaine and oxycodone. Herrera pled guilty to one count of narcotics conspiracy on June 2...

NEWARK, N.J. - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, and William E. Fitzpatrick, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey, announced a high-ranking member of the New Jersey set of the Grape Street Crips today admitted his role in orchestrating a...

NEW YORK - Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced today the sentencing of Ricardo Castang to 10 years in prison for Attempted Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the First Degree and Scheme to Defraud in the First Degree. A long-term investigation into the trafficking...

ROSWELL, N.M. - In spring 2017, federal, state and local agencies joined forces to disrupt and dismantle a criminal organization that allegedly was trafficking large quantities of methamphetamine and numerous firearms in southeastern New Mexico. Acting U.S. Attorney James D. Tierney, Acting Special Agent in Charge Steve Borak of the...