BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Larry Smith, Jr., 39, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Brittney Ridgeway, 29, of Buffalo, NY, with possession with intent to...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that that Thomas Cox, 50, of Buffalo, NY, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute, and distribution of, cocaine...

FRESNO, Calif. - Mario Alvarez-Muniz, aka Cirilio Cardenas-Alvarez, 49, a citizen of Mexico and former resident of Taft, was sentenced on Monday to 10 years and one month in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, cocaine, and methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and...

FRESNO, Calif. - Chaudhry Ahmad Farooq, 25, a Pakistani national residing in Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 23 months in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA), and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that James E. Sandford, III, 29, of Penn Yan, NY, who was convicted of possessing a stolen firearm, being a felon...

LOS ANGELES - A federal jury has convicted a Monrovia man for his role in an international money laundering organization that conspired to move millions of dollars in proceeds for narcotics traffickers that included the Sinaloa Cartel. The conviction stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration’s LA...

WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration today announced a deregulatory measure that will make it easier for residents of underserved areas to receive treatment for opioid addiction. As published today in the Federal Register, nurse practitioners and physician assistants can now become DATA-Waived qualifying practitioners, which gives them...

OMAHA - Matt Barden, Associate Special Agent in Charge of the Omaha District Office, today announced that Richard L. Parker, 47, from Dubuque, Iowa, was convicted by a jury on the crimes of distribution of heroin within 1000 feet of an elementary school and a playground, resulting in death, and...

WASHINGTON - A member of the Honduran National Congress faces U.S. charges for drug trafficking, weapons and conspiracy thanks to a DEA-led international drug investigation, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Honduran Congressman Fredy Renan Najera Montoya has been charged in Manhattan federal court with conspiring to import cocaine into...