DETROIT – Law enforcement officials arrested 14 individuals today in “Operation Purple Drank.” A West Bloomfield doctor and Monroe Patient Recruiter were sentenced to 72 months and 144 months in prison, respectively, for conspiring to unlawfully distribute prescription narcotics, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider. Schneider was joined in the...

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Julio Camacho Pacheco was sentenced today to 140 months in prison for his role in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable...

FRESNO, Calif. – Following a month-long jury trial, Douglas Jason Way, aka Jason Way, 45, of Evanston, Illinois, was found guilty today on all counts for a conspiracy to manufacture and distribute synthetic marijuana, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced...

Sacramento, Calif – U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez sentenced Donnie Joe Phillips, 65, of Concord, to 25 years in prison for methamphetamine trafficking, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Special Agent-in-Charge Chris Nielsen announced. On February 7, 2018, after a five-day trial, a federal jury found Phillips and...

San Francisco –Six San Mateo residents were indicted on various charges involving methamphetamine trafficking announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse, DEA Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen, and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives Special Agent in Charge Jill Snyder. The charges range from possession with intent...

DAYTON, Ohio – Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Benjamin Glassman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, today announced Operation Synthetic Opioid Surge (S.O.S.), a new program that seeks to reduce the supply of deadly synthetic opioids in high impact areas and to identify wholesale distribution networks and international...

DAYTON, Ohio – A federal indictment unsealed today charges seven people with engaging in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy in the Miami Valley and across southern and central Ohio. Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio and Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement...

(CINCINNATI) – Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio; Lamont Pugh III, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG); Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine...

(SAN FRANCISCO) – A federal grand jury indicted Gino Carl von Eckstein yesterday for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine announced Acting United States Attorney Alex G. Tse; Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen; Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Ryan L. Spradlin; Federal Bureau...

(DETROIT) – A Detroit man was sentenced yesterday to 30 years in prison for the January 2017 sale of fentanyl laced heroin that resulted in the death of a 36 year old Westland man, announced United States Attorney Matthew Schneider. Schneider was joined in the announcement by Special Agent in...