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PRESS RELEASE

Eleven charged in Newark drug trafficking conspiracy, one charged with murder

February 25, 2020
NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent-in-Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced 11 people were charged today for their roles as members and associates of a drug trafficking organization involved in the distribution of narcotics, including heroin, fentanyl...
February 25, 2020
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Stockton man sentenced to more than 7 years in prison for fentanyl distribution

February 24, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Manuel Felix-Rivera, 34, of Stockton, was sentenced today to seven years and three months in prison for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and DEA Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced. According to court documents...
February 24, 2020
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Three indicted for conspiring to traffic 20,000 fentanyl pills and 20 pounds of methamphetamine

February 21, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. — Tirso Garcia-Valdez, 27, of Mexico, Misael Garcia-Carranza, 23, of Mexico, and Brenda Carmona-Venegas, 37, of Los Angeles, were indicted Thursday for conspiring and possessing with intent to distribute approximately 20,000 counterfeit oxycodone pills laced with fentanyl and approximately 20 pounds of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott...
February 21, 2020
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DEA announces launch of Operation Crystal Shield

February 20, 2020
NEWARK, N.J. – Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon today announced that the DEA will direct enforcement resources to methamphetamine “transportation hubs” — areas where methamphetamine is often trafficked in bulk and then distributed across the country. While continuing to focus on stopping drugs being smuggled across the border...
February 20, 2020
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West Sacramento man indicted for transporting 85 pounds methamphetamine

February 20, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a one-count indictment today against Simeon Hernandez-Ortiz, 24, of West Sacramento, charging him with possessing methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced. According to court...
February 20, 2020
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Bakersfield man pleads guilty to conspiring to structure funds

February 18, 2020
FRESNO, Calif . — Majed Bashir Akroush, aka "Mike Akroush," aka "Magic Mike," 52, of Bakersfield, California, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to structure at least half a million dollars in cash withdrawals from his bank accounts, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux and U.S. Attorney...
February 18, 2020
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Fresno county man indicted for large-scale marijuana cultivation

February 14, 2020
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment Thursday against Diego Garcia Lua, 61, of Orange Cove, California, charging him with cultivating marijuana and maintaining a drug-involved premises, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux announced. According to...
February 14, 2020
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Mexican National sentenced to 9 years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Tehama County

February 13, 2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Miguel Alvarez Cervantes, 55, a Mexican national living in Los Molinos, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Troy L. Nunley, to nine years in prison for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C...
February 13, 2020
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San Jose man sentenced to 102 months for conspiracy to distribute drugs and other crimes

February 10, 2020
SAN FRANCISCO – Efrain Torres was sentenced to 102 months in prison for his role in an extensive Bay Area drug trafficking network, announced United States Attorney David L. Anderson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux. The sentence was handed down by the Honorable William...
February 10, 2020
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Irvington fire academy trainee arrested for manufacturing illegal pills

January 31, 2020
NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson, and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced two Irvington, New Jersey men, one of whom is currently attending the Irvington Fire Academy in order to become a...
January 31, 2020
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