United States Drug Enforcement Administration

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - A federal grand jury in Knoxville returned a 32-count indictment on July 21, 2015, against 36 individuals involved in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, a conspiracy to launder money, and numerous firearms offenses. Those indicted include: Martin Kenneth Wheeler, Jr., 50, of Tucker, Ga.; Abigail B. Thompson...

(WASHINGTON - DEA officials today announced a nationwide series of enforcement actions targeting every level of the global underground trade of anabolic steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs, the vast majority of which are manufactured and trafficked from underground labs in China. DEA-led Operation Cyber Juice comprised of over 30 different...

MADISON, Wis. - John W. Vaudreuil, United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Quentin Jones, 42, and Lawrence Peterson, 40, both of Madison, Wis., were sentenced by U.S. District Judge James Peterson for selling heroin. On August 27, Jones was sentenced to 54 months in federal...

ATLANTA - On August 31, 2015, the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Atlanta Field Division and the Sandy Springs Police Department Special Investigations Unit served a search warrant on suspected methamphetamine traffickers at 6900 Roswell Rd, Apartment Q9, Sandy Springs. Upon entry, special agents and officers found an extremely dangerous environment...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Richard Spriggs, Sr., 47, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute marijuana, conspiracy to commit money laundering and unlawful possession of a firearm. Carter M. Stewart, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Joseph P. Reagan...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - James Shroba, Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division Drug Enforcement Administration announced today that Travis Ybarra was convicted in federal court today for his role in conspiracies to distribute methamphetamine in Jackson County, Mo., and to engage in money laundering. Ybarra, also known...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa - DEA Special Agent in Charges James Shroba announced today that Chrishirwn West, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. West, 27, from Sioux City, Iowa, received the prison term after a May 12, 2015 guilty plea to one count of...

MIAMI - A.D. Wright, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Paul C. May, Sheriff, Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office, John J. Burke, Special Agent in Charge, Florida Department of Law (FDLE), Fort Myers Regional Operation...

AUSTIN, Texas - In Austin, 18 individuals have been sentenced over the past two days to federal prison terms for their roles in a cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr...

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - On August 27, 2015, Barbara Lang, a.k.a. “Aunt Bea,” 61, of Rossville, Ga., was sentenced by the Honorable Curtis L. Collier, U.S. District Judge, to serve 280 years in federal prison. After a 25-day trial that spanned almost three months, Lang was convicted of two counts of...