DEA Archived Press Releases

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Five Indicted for Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Other Drugs

Lynchburg, Va.- A federal grand jury sitting in U.S. District Court in Charlottesville has indicted five individuals for conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute cocaine and marijuana, Acting United States Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division; Attorney Daniel P. Bubar; Ashan...
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St. Louis man pleads guilty to murder-for-hire, witness tampering and drug charges

ST. LOUIS – Maurice Woodson, 34, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute cocaine; one count of discharging a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime resulting in death; and one count of witness tampering. Woodson appeared today before U.S. District Judge Henry...
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Springfield Man Involved in 2014 Murder Sentenced to 16 Years in Prison

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOEL JAQUEZ, 36, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 192 months of...
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Dover Man Sentenced to 60 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

CONCORD, NH - Preston Elliott, 25, of Dover, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today. According to court documents and statements...
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Rochester Man Sentenced to 46 Months for Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

CONCORD, NH - Thomas Fall, 44, of Rochester, was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today. According to court documents and statements...
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Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than Seven Years in Prison

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Today, U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Jose Flores Romero, 29, of Mexico, to 87 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release on drug trafficking charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. According to filed court documents...
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Department of Corrections inmate faces max 20-year federal sentence for conducting large meth deals from prison

ATHENS, Ga. – An inmate in the Georgia Department of Corrections system has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute methamphetamine from prison, said Peter D. Leary, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia. Frankie Baza, 33, of Flowery Branch, Georgia, pleaded guilty to one count conspiracy to...
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Final Member of Large Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization in Virginia, Sentenced

Abingdon, Va. – James Sebastian, a member of a conspiracy that trafficked methamphetamine from the West coast into Southwest Virginia, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Abingdon to 168 months in prison, Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of DEA Washington Division and Acting United States Attorney Daniel...
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Virginia Man Trafficking Kilos of Fentanyl and Counterfeit Oxycodone, Sentenced

Alexandria, Va. – An Arlington man was sentenced today to 151 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute over seven kilograms of fentanyl. According to court documents, Cornelius Frazier, 32, and others would press illicit pills containing fentanyl, among other substances, to resemble prescription pills such as...
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Justice Department files lawsuit against Creve Coeur pharmacist for Controlled Substances Act violations

ST. LOUIS – In a complaint filed February 23, 2021, by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri, the government alleges Elizabeth Dembo unlawfully dispensed controlled substances to patients during her time as the pharmacist-in-charge of Olive Street Pharmacy, LLC. The retail pharmacy is located in the...