DEA Archived Press Releases

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Haverhill Resident Pleads Guilty To Drug Conspiracy Charge

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Mara Morillo, 40, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, oxycodone and cocaine. Morillo appeared...
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21 Members Of South Bronx Drug Trafficking Organization Charged With Narcotics Trafficking And Firearms Offenses

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, the 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, Angel M. Melendez, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the U.S. Immigration...
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Reno Doctor Robert Rand And Eight Others Indicted On Federal Prescription Drug Distribution Charges

RENO, Nev. - The federal grand jury in Reno today indicted Robert Rand M.D. and eight others on felony drug conspiracy and other charges, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel G. Bogden for the District of Nevada. The indictment replaces the prior criminal complaint, and is required in order for the government...
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Glendale Doctor Agrees To Plead Guilty To Distributing Addictive Painkiller

LOS ANGELES - In a plea agreement filed this morning, a Glendale doctor has agreed to plead guilty to a federal drug trafficking charge for illegally distributing hydrocodone, a powerful painkiller best known by the brand names Vicodin and Norco. Dr. Manasseh Nwaigwe, 72, who resides in Glendale and operated...
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DEA New England Field Division Collects A Record 43.4 Tons Of Prescription Drugs During The 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

BOSTON - The final tally is in from the 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 30th, 2016. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Division and its partners, over the course of four hours, collected 86,900 pounds or 43.4 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs at 551...
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Ansonia Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison For Trafficking Prescription Narcotics

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that James Costanzo, 38, of Ansonia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 57...
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Leader Of A Baltimore Drug Organization Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And To Launder Drug Proceeds

(GREENBELT - , Md. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Matthew Nicka, 43, of Baltimore today to 188 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Judge Titus also entered...
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Florida Resident Pleads Guilty To Fraudulent Shipments Of Synthetic Drugs From Lab In Stockton

FRESNO, Calif. - Timothy New, 33, of Pensacola, Florida, pleaded guilty today to shipping in interstate commerce, with intent to defraud, misbranded synthetic drugs, commonly known as “spice,” Acting United States Attorney Philip A. Talbert and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to court...
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New Yorkers Safeguarded Their Medical Cabinets Of Lurking Dangers- Unused, Unwanted And Expired Medication

NEW YORK - Thousands of Americans in communities across the country discarded more than 400 tons of unused, expired, or unwanted drugs as part of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day (NTBI) on Saturday, April 30, 2016. Last weekend, more than 4,200 federal, state and local counterparts...
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New Orleans Field Division Collects Over 35,000 Pounds On Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

NEW ORLEANS - On National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day held on April 30, 2016, the New Orleans Field (NOFD) and its community law enforcement partners collected 35,993 - pounds of unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs at 378 collection sites throughout the division. The amounts collected for each state within...