Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, February 22, 2014 Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government. Attorney General Holder...

RIVERSIDE, Calif. - A Temecula man, who owned and operated sports nutrition businesses in Murrieta and Temecula, was sentenced February 18, 2014, to probation after he pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking charges for possessing and distributing anabolic steroids. David Antonio Calderon, 40, who owned and operated Nutri-Sport in Murrieta...

LOS ANGELES - Federal, state and local authorities this morning arrested 20 individuals who are named in two federal indictments that target manufacturers and distributors of Phencyclidine - commonly known as PCP or “angel dust” - a dangerous narcotic with deep ties to the violent Grape Street Crips and other...

(BALTIMORE) - - The 10,000 square-foot Target America: Opening Eyes to the Damage Drugs Cause exhibit opened today at the Maryland Science Center and runs through September 1st. The national touring exhibit is an interactive exploration of the effects of drugs on both individuals and society. Visitors will have the...

RENO, Nev. - - In the first federal jury trial of its kind in Nevada involving synthetic drugs commonly referred to as "spice," a Reno, Nevada man has been convicted of multiple counts related to the distribution and possession of the dangerous substances, announced Daniel G. Bogden, United States Attorney...

LOS ANGELES - Two members of the Mexican Mafia prison gang were found guilty on January 27, 2014, on federal racketeering charges for overseeing the conduct of the main street gang in Ontario, California, a criminal enterprise that was responsible for numerous violent crimes and widespread drug trafficking. The convictions...

JAN 21 - HONOLULU - Chief U.S. District Judge Susan Oki Mollway sentenced defendant Ashon L. Fain-Farias, age 25, on January 13, 2014, to an imprisonment term of six years following a plea (i) one count of possession with intent to distribute five grams or more of methamphetamine; (ii) one...

( - HONOLULU) - After a five-day trial in the United States Court in Honolulu, a federal jury found Matthew Zmuda, 29, of Kauai, guilty on January 10, 2014, of conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine from January to April 2012...

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and (NIST) today announced appointments to a newly created National Commission on Forensic Science. Members of the commission will work to improve the practice of forensic science by developing guidance concerning the intersections...

HONOLULU - -After a three-day trial in United States District Court in Honolulu, a federal jury today found Ernesto Hernandez, 51, of Kapolei guilty of conspiring to distribute and possess, with intent to distribute, 50 grams or more of methamphetamine from April to May, 2013 as well as possessing methamphetamine...