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Latin Kings’ Second Crown Convicted In Orange County

September 30, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida, announced today that on September 27, 2013, Jose M. Perez, (Miami, 39) also known as “Goofy,” was found guilty of racketeering, conspiracy to commit racketeering, and directing...
September 30, 2013
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Colombian Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

September 26, 2013
SEP 26 (TAMPA, Fla.) - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that Camilo Torres-Martinez, aka (41, Colombia), pleaded guilty to conspiracy to import into the United...
September 26, 2013
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California Women Convicted Of Smuggling Drugs On Airplanes To Tampa

September 24, 2013
SEP 24 (TAMPA, Fla.) - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that a federal jury found Vanessa (39, El Cajon, California), Canetha (43, El Cajon, California)...
September 24, 2013
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Pasco County Pharmacist Sentenced For Illegally Distributing Pain Medications

September 24, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that United States District Judge Susan Bucklew today sentenced Edward Benjamin Alister (59, Pasco County) to four years...
September 24, 2013
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Guatemalan Drug Smuggler Convicted

September 23, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announce that a federal jury found Alma Lucrecia Hernandez-Preciado, a/k/a "La Tia," (40, Tecun Uman, Guatemala) guilty last week...
September 23, 2013
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Central Florida Drug Traffickers Sentenced To Federal Prison Terms

September 19, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced today that U.S. District Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell sentenced Maurice (44, Orlando) to 11 years and 8 months...
September 19, 2013
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Tampa Drug Dealer Sentenced To Life In Federal Prison

September 10, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announced yesterday that U.S. District Judge William J. Castagna sentenced Eugene E. (39) to life in federal prison for...
September 10, 2013
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Multiple Defendants Indicted On Drug Trafficking Charges

September 06, 2013
MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Hugo J. Barrera, Special Agent in Charge, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and (ATF), Miami Field Office, and Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent...
September 06, 2013
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Two Individuals Arrested For Illicit Prescription Drug Trafficking In Seminole County

September 05, 2013
ORLANDO, FL - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pam Bondi, Attorney General of Florida, announce the arrest of two individuals charged in violation of the Florida drug statutes. The arrest warrants for Damieian Trivieino (Lake Mary, 40) and Elizabeth Ann (Casselberry...
September 05, 2013
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Alleged Colombian Drug Kingpin Extradited To The United States To Face Drug Charges

August 29, 2013
MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Michael B. Steinbach, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of (FBI), Miami Field Office, announce the extradition of Diego Perez Henao, a/k/a...
August 29, 2013
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