DEA Archived Press Releases

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Woman Who Operated Heroin Processing Mill In Hartford Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison

HARTFORD, 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 Amanda Gambardella, 26, formerly of Hartford and Cheshire, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in...
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Methamphetamine Trafficker Sentenced To 12.5 Years In Prison

ASHEVILLE, N.C. - Joel Elias Gonzalez, 53, formerly of Franklin, N.C. was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for trafficking large quantities of crystal methamphetamine, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Gonzalez pleaded guilty in...
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Two More Convicted In Multi-State Heroin Ring In Baton Rouge

BATON ROUGE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Assistant Special Agent in Charge Eric Watson and United States Attorney Walt Green announced today that two more defendants have been convicted in Operation Goldy Locks for their roles in a multi-state heroin ring which involved disguising heroin as oxycodone pills in...
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Law Enforcement Officials Among 15 Charged In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

HOUSTON - A grand jury sitting in Houston has returned an 11-count indictment against several individuals, to include current or former law enforcement officers, in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. U.S...
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Final Defendant In Las Vegas To Ohio Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy Pleads Guilty

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Rashod D. Todd, 28, of Columbus, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to one count each of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Benjamin C. Glassman, Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy...
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Five Members Of Michigan Heroin Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison

MARQUETTE, Mich. - United States Attorney Patrick A. Miles, Jr., announced the results of a joint investigation by the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), the Michigan State Police, the Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement (UPSET), and the Forsyth Township Police Department. The investigation successfully dismantled a drug trafficking organization responsible for regularly...
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Storage Facility Manager Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine And Heroin

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Kwame Davis, 42, of Pawtucket, a former manager of a storage facility business located in Pawtucket, was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine and heroin from his office at the storage facility. At sentencing, U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith...
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Drug Dealer Indicted For Distribution Of Fentanyl

NORFOLK, Va. - Eugene Deandre Tillery, 20, of Suffolk, was indicted by a federal grand jury yesterday on seven counts of distributing , which is a very potent pain killer used in the medical profession. According to the indictment, from Nov. 14, 2015 through Dec. 2, 2015, the DEA, with...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: DEA To Host Conference On The Formation Of A Tactical Diversion Squad In Clarksburg, West Virginia

WASHINGTON - Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Washington Division , Karl C. Colder, announced today that a DEA Tactical Diversion Squad will be implemented in Clarksburg, West Virginia. The diversion of pharmaceutical controlled substances, specifically prescription opioids, is a growing problem. This diversion stems from various...
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Palmer Couple Indicted For Maintaining Drug Residence Where Teenager Died From Drug Overdose

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - On May 18, 2016, an indictment was returned charging a Palmer couple with multiple drug and gun felonies, including one count of maintaining a drug house where a teenager overdosed and died earlier this year. Tod James Rodolph, 40, and Jessica Elizabeth Hopkins, 35, are both named...