LEESBURG, Va. - The national touring exhibit developed by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the DEA Educational Foundation, Drugs: Costs and Consequences, formerly known as Target America, opens on January 12, 2016 at 750 Miller Drive, SE, Suite F-1 in Leesburg, Virginia, and will be open Tuesday through Saturday, 10...

STATESVILLE, N.C. - Nine methamphetamine traffickers have been sentenced over a two-day period to prison terms ranging from one to 17.5 years, as a result of two related Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) investigations, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. U.S. Attorney...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On Nov. 30, 2015, Daniel Guy Bickley, 56, of Bristol, Va., was sentenced by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 24 months in federal prison. Bickley was also ordered to serve three years of supervised release after his prison term and forfeit...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Daniel Sands was arrested and charged on Nov. 20, in a criminal complaint with engaging in conduct with the intent to retaliate against a witness who testified against his father in an official court proceeding in U.S. District Court. An initial appearance was held this afternoon before...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Between Oct. 26 and Nov. 9, 2015, four more individuals involved in an extensive a-(alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone) distribution conspiracy centered in northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia and western North Carolina, were sentenced to serve time in federal prison by the Honorable Pamela L. Reeves, U.S. District Court Judge. Melissa Carol...

STATESVILLE, N.C. - A federal jury sitting in Statesville delivered a guilty verdict against Eduardo Trejo-Munoz, a/k/a “Lalo,” 23, of Hickory, N.C., for trafficking high purity crystal methamphetamine worth over $5 million, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Following a two-day trial which...

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - Joshua Brandon Hinkle, 30, of Chuckey, Tenn., was sentenced on Oct. 20, 2015, by the Honorable R. Leon Jordan, U.S. District Court Judge, to serve 110 months in federal prison for his role in an extensive a-(alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone) distribution conspiracy centered in northeast Tennessee, southwest Virginia and western...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced Alberto Gasca, 31, of Los Angeles, California, to serve 128 months in prison and five years of supervised release on drug trafficking charges, announced Jill Westmoreland Rose, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Gasca pleaded guilty...

LEESBURG, Va. - The national touring exhibit developed by the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and the DEA Educational Foundation, Drugs: Costs and Consequences, formerly known as Target America, opens on January 11, 2016 in Leesburg, Virginia. In this interactive exploration of the effects of drugs on both individuals and society, visitors...

(GREENBELT, - Md. - U.S. District Judge Deborah K. Chasanow sentenced Cornelius Maurice Jackson, a/k/a “Buddy Love” and “Buddy,” age 43, of Washington, D.C., today to 11 years in prison followed by four years of supervised release for conspiring to distribute and possession with intent to distribute cocaine base. Judge...