DEA Archived Press Releases

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Eleven Defendants Taken Into Custody Following Early Morning Roundup, A 12th Defendant Still Being Sought By Police

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and Adam S. Cohen, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation announced that a federal jury has returned an indictment charging 12 defendants with conspiracy...
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Fernandina Beach Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Selling Cocaine

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.) - Wesley Eugene Parker, 25, of Fernandina Beach, Florida, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distributing cocaine. He pleaded guilty on May 22, 2017. According to court documents, on December 28, 2016, and again on January 10, 2017, Parker sold powder cocaine to a confidential...
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Beaumont Man Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison For Drug Trafficking Violations

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 30-year-old Beaumont, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Kristopher George Ardoin was found guilty by...
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Dallas Man Who Maintained GHB Lab And Methamphetamine Near Elementary School Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison On Firearm And Drug Convictions

DALLAS - Bryce Edward Hansen, 44, of Dallas, Texas, who pleaded guilty in February 2017 to one count of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm and one count of possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Sam A. Lindsay to...
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Van Zandt County Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking And Firearms Violations

TYLER, Texas - A 28 year-old Ben Wheeler, Texas man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking and firearms violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Corey Lance Parish pleaded guilty on May 16, 2017, to possession with intent to distribute...
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FBI And DEA Educating The Community With Documentary Film Addressing Heroin/prescription Drug Abuse

SAN DIEGO - DEA Special Agent in Charge William R. Sherman and FBI Special Agent in Charge Eric S. Birnbaum invite the community to attend the screening of an impactful documentary film created to educate the community about opiate addiction. Event: Free Movie Screening: “Chasing the Dragon: The Life of...
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Crackdown On Methamphetamine Traffickers In Upstate New York

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Interstate methamphetamine traffickers and local producers face federal and state charges in a series of cases that resulted in the arrests of 31 people in September. The announcement was made by James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), Acting United States...
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Long Island Convenience Store Owner And Clerks Arrested For Drug Trafficking

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - A four-count indictment was unsealed today in federal court in Central Islip, New York, charging Osman Ak, Murat Ak and Mehmet Akpinar, with drug trafficking conspiracy and substantive acts of drug trafficking in connection with their sale of controlled substances from 2013 through 2015 at Eyup Gas...
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Detention Ordered For El Paso Defendant Charged In Cocaine/heroin Trafficking Indictment

EL PASO - This afternoon, U.S. Magistrate Judge Anne T. Berton ordered 36 year-old Martin Arody Sanchez Aguirre held without bond pending trial on federal drug trafficking charges. Sanchez Aguirre is one of five individuals indicted earlier this month for trafficking in cocaine and heroin throughout the El Paso area...
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Gang Member Sentenced To 42 Years For Murder Of 17-year-old And Other Crimes

NEW YORK - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) and Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Jason Moye, aka “Tall Jay,” was sentenced this afternoon to a term of 444 months in prison, which...