DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Reno Meth Dealer Sentenced To 12a½ Years In Prison

LAS VEGAS - U.S. District Judge Larry R. Hicks sentenced a Reno man to 12½ years in prison and five years of supervised release following his arrest and conviction for possessing approximately one kilogram of pure methamphetamine in his vehicle. Francisco Fuentes Ibarra, 35, pleaded guilty in May to one...
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Violent South Coast Drug Dealer Sentenced To Over 20 Years In Prison

BOSTON - A violent South Coast drug dealer was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Boston for the robbery of two large-scale oxycodone dealers and related narcotics crimes. "The communities of the South Shore can rest assured knowing that this violent, high-level narcotics dealer will remain behind bars for an...
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Sixth Member Of Colombian Cocaine Exportation Conspiracy Sentenced

NORFOLK, Va. - Julian Manuel Moreno Martinez, 31, of Turbo, Antioquia, Colombia, was sentenced today to 144 months in prison for his role in a cocaine manufacturing and distribution conspiracy centered in Colombia. Moreno Martinez pleaded guilty on May 11, 2015. According to court documents, Moreno Martinez maintained farmland on...
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Five Arrested In Marijuana And Money Laundering Conspiracy

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced yesterday that Damarcus Hennings, 24, Shaquata Hennings, 28, Arthur Clark, 27, Shahana Beaver, 23, and Janice Humphrey, 26, all of Buffalo, NY...
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Seventeen Members And Associates Of Two Rival Bronx Street Gangs Charged In Federal Court With Racketeering And Narcotics Offenses, Including Two Murders

NEW YORK) - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Glenn Sorge, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of U.S. Immigration and...
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OPBAT Assists In $2.5 Million Drug Bust In The Bahamas

NASSAU, BAHAMAS - A joint task force from Operation Bahamas, Turks and (OPBAT) seized 2,842 pounds of marijuana worth an estimated wholesale value of over $2.5 million during three separate law enforcement operations in the Bahamas this past weekend. The OPBAT task force was comprised of elements from the U.S...
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Doctor Charged In Illegal Sales Of Prescriptions For Controlled Substances: Medical Practices At JFK International Airport And On Long Island

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and New York State Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker announced today the indictment and...
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South Carolina Woman Sentenced To Seven Months In Prison For Trafficking Guns Into New Jersey

CAMDEN, N.J. - -Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced a Greeley, South Carolina, woman was sentenced today to seven months in prison for her role in a scheme...
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Mexican Citizen Living In San Antonio Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For His Role In Kidnapping Scheme

SAN ANTONIO, Texas - In San Antonio today, a federal judge sentenced 36-year-old Agustin Sergio Deleon Garza to life in federal prison for his role in the kidnapping of a Mexican businessman in December 2013 announced Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the DEA’s Houston Division, United States...
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Violent Indianapolis Heroin Trafficking Organization Dismantled

INDIANAPOLIS - United States Attorney Josh Minkler announced today the arrests of 11 members belonging to a drug trafficking organization which distributed heroin and methamphetamine in the Indianapolis area. Further, they ordered acts of violence against those perceived as competitors. “This is the face of organized crime today. These defendants...