SAN FRANCISCO - Fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opioid, has been linked to multiple overdoses and deaths throughout the Sacramento region since last week. The overdoses are occurring at an alarming rate and are the basis for this public safety alert. Fentanyl is an odorless substance considered to be 25 to...

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Jesus Ramon, 31, of Moreno Valley, charging him with possession of methamphetamine and heroin with the intent to distribute, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced...

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Lori Broadway, age 34, Galveston, Texas, was indicted today on one count of possession with the intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin. According to court documents...

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Derrick Fields, age 34, of Texas, pleaded guilty today to participating in a conspiracy to distribute over 5 kilograms of cocaine hydrochloride and to participation in a murder that...

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Adelina Magana Fernandez, aka Adenlina Magana Hernandez, age 28, of Fort Smith, was sentenced this week to 168 months in federal prison followed...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Khoa Tan Huynh, owner of the Script Life Pharmacy in Clovis, has agreed to pay the United States $200,000 to settle civil claims for statutory violations occurring at the pharmacy, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin...

DENVER - The DEA Denver Field Division held the annual Maltz Challenge at the new Denver Broncos Dove Valley practice facility. The intense physical challenge was held to honor the nation’s fallen heroes. The Division was joined by a large contingent of community and employee volunteers including Assistant Special Agent...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Dr. Michael Roger Chiarottino pleaded guilty in federal court in Oakland yesterday to distribution of oxycodone outside the usual course of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose, announced Acting United States Attorney Brian J. Stretch and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Clorenzo Griffin, 38, of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for planning and participating in the robbery of marijuana from drug dealers in Yuba City, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin...

FORT SMITH, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Matthew Barden and Kenneth Elser, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Adan Sanchez, 45, of Rosenberg, Texas, and Omar Sanchez-Vasquez, 49, of Guy, Texas, were sentenced today on one count each of...