United States Drug Enforcement Administration

FORT MYERS, Fla. - U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell sentenced Martha (43, Cape Coral) on July 21, 2014, to three years and one month in prison and $7,500 in fines for making structured cash deposits of proceeds of illegal activity in order to evade bank currency transaction reporting requirements...

CINCINNATI - Heriberto Albarran Caro, aka “Colorin”, 36, born in Chihuahua, Mexico, but residing illegally in Texas and Colorado, was sentenced in U.S. District Court today to 210 months in federal prison. Caro was sentenced for his role in leading an international drug trafficking conspiracy that brought approximately six kilograms...

Investigation resulted in the discovery and dismantling of a meth lab in a Newport motel room NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Field Division, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha, Warwick Police Chief Colonel Stephen M. McCartney and Newport...

ANCHORAGE - David Alan Gonzales, 55, was convicted on July 21, 2014, in a case involving the trafficking of methamphetamine in Anchorage. A federal trial jury found Gonzales guilty of drug trafficking conspiracy and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. According to evidence presented at trial, Gonzales conspired to...

SEATTLE - Today, seven people were charged in connection with explosions tied to the illegal and dangerous practice of extracting hash oil from marijuana. The explosions in Bellevue, Kirkland, Seattle and Puyallup resulted in multiple injuries to innocent bystanders, some of whom were unaware of the illegal activity nearby. One...

NEW YORK - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York, Long Island doctor Leonard I. Stambler was sentenced to 10 years in prison by United States District Court Judge Joseph F. Bianco. Stambler was convicted by a jury in October 2013 following three weeks of trial...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - On July 16, 2014, a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment against 10 defendants charged with distribution of a controlled substance for purpose of unlawful importation, announced Rosa Emilia Rodríguez-Vélez, United States Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico...

GREENBELT, Md. - Chief U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Jeffrey Kirk Berry, a/k/a “Kojack,” age 55, of Lexington Park, Maryland, today to 15 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute powder and crack cocaine; and...

FRESNO, Calif. - Enrique Reynosa, 37, pleaded guilty today to possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine. According to court documents, Reynosa was stopped on Highway 99, south of State Route 119, for a traffic violation. Six pounds of methamphetamine, eight pounds of cocaine, and $1,510 were found inside...

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - On July 18, 2014 Bridget Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor announced the conviction of Stan Xuhui Li, a physician specializing in pain management and anesthesiology, on 198 charges, including Manslaughter, Reckless Endangerment, Criminal Sale of a Prescription for a Controlled Substance, Scheme to Defraud, Grand...