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PRESS RELEASE

Two Defendants From Operation “Wild Wild East” Sentenced

March 05, 2015
NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Ambrose Williams, age 44, and Antoinette Kelly, age 32, both of New Orleans, were sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to charges relating to their conspiracy to distribute and to...
March 05, 2015
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DEA Atlanta Office Observes 30th Anniversary Of Slain Special Agent

March 05, 2015
ATLANTA - March 5, 2010 marks the 30th anniversary of the death of Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special (SA) Enrique “Kiki” Camarena. A ceremony was held at the Atlanta Divisional Office in the DEA Training Room this morning at 11:00 a.m. for a commemoration ceremony. Daniel R. Salter, the Special Agent...
March 05, 2015
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Brothers Sentenced For Methamphetamine Trafficking

March 03, 2015
ROME, Ga. - Felix Moreno-Garcia and Fabian Pineda-Garcia have been sentenced for possessing over four pounds of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. Daniel R. Salter, the Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division stated, “These methamphetamine distributors were driven by greed and power. Today they stand...
March 03, 2015
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Marrero Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison On Federal Drug And Gun Charges

February 26, 2015
NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Stokley Austin, age 33, of Marrero, was sentenced yesterday after previously pleading guilty to distribution and possession with the intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride and...
February 26, 2015
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Fort Smith Career Offender Sentenced To Over 10 Years In Prison For Distribution Of Methamphetamine

February 25, 2015
FORT SMITH, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Joe Gordon, 30, of Fort Smith, was sentenced today to 130 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for...
February 25, 2015
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35 Defendants Charged With Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering Offenses Following Undercover Investigation

February 25, 2015
ATLANTA - United States Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia, Michael J. Moore, announced today that an indictment was returned by a grand jury sitting in the United States District Court in Macon, Georgia on February 11, 2015, which charged 35 defendants with drug trafficking and money laundering offenses...
February 25, 2015
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Many Resident Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

February 23, 2015
SHREVEPORT, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced that a Many resident was sentenced last week to 188 months in prison for distributing methamphetamine in the Sabine Parish area. Scottron Cordell Medlock, 33, of Many, La...
February 23, 2015
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Reoffender Sentenced To 85 Months In Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine And Violating Terms Of Suspended Sentence

February 13, 2015
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Jose Luis Martinez, age 37, of Rogers, was sentenced today to 70 months imprisonment and three years of supervised release on one count...
February 13, 2015
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Carencro Officer Indicted On Extortion, Illegal Use Of Government Database, And Lying To Federal Agents In Desperado’s Case

February 11, 2015
LAFAYETTE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a federal grand jury has indicted a former Carencro Police Officer for receiving cash payments from Desperado’s Gentlemen’s Cabaret. Timothy “Timmy” Prejean, 42, of Carencro, was...
February 11, 2015
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Federal Judge Sentences Three Methamphetamine Traffickers

February 09, 2015
STATESVILLE, N.C. - On Monday February 2, 2015, U.S. District Judge Richard L.Voorhees handed down prison sentences to three men for their involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking ring, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Kenneth Herman Bennett, 53, of West Jefferson, N.C. was...
February 09, 2015
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