BOSTON – Dozens of individuals were arrested today on federal drug, firearms, and immigration offenses, as well as state warrants. In addition, 13 criminal aliens were arrested and will be processed administratively. The sweep, netting more than 35 criminals in and around the City of Lawrence, MA, is part of...

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against Ruben Gonzalo Duran-Sanchez, 42, and Daniel Delgado, 27, both Mexican nationals, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, U.S. Attorney...

LOS ANGELES - A Van Nuys man has been arrested on federal charges that he sold the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl to a 23-year-old victim, who then suffered a fatal overdose. James Dorion Rodriguez, 27, was arrested Wednesday afternoon at a motel in Mission Hills. Rodriguez was taken into custody...

SYRCAUSE, NY - Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt of the New York Division, United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith, U.S. Postal Inspector in Charge Joseph Cronin, and New York State Police Superintendent George P. Beach II announced that Alonzo Harris, 43, of Youngtown, Arizona, was...

WASHINGTON – DEA’s head of Diversion Control today joined with senior Department of Health & Human Services and Office of National Drug Control Policy officials to host a listening session with health care provider groups who represent drug prescribers nationwide. The purpose of the summit was to hear concerns and...

NEW YORK - Special Agent in Charge James Hunt, New York Division, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; and James P. O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, announced today the arrest of Michael Jones...

PHOENIX – The DEA announces the sentencing of Fany Madrigal-Lopez, 45, to 12 years in prison and five years of supervised release, following a hearing in federal court yesterday. Madrigal-Lopez previously pleaded guilty in April 2018, to two federal drug charges, including the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. The...

SAN FRANCISCO – A federal grand jury indicted Santa Rosa doctor Thomas Keller, charging him with distributing Schedule II and IV controlled substances outside the scope of his professional practice and without a legitimate medical need, announced United States Attorney Alex G. Tse, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in...

BURLINGTON, Vt – Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and United States Attorney for the District of Vermont Christina Nolan announced that Michael Brockenbaugh, 37, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Christina Reiss, to a 14-year...

ORLANDO, Fl a. - Jose Ramon Rivera (23, Orlando) was sentenced to 10 years and 11 months in federal prison for distributing heroin and methamphetamine, possessing firearms as a convicted felon, and carrying a firearm during a drug-trafficking crime. Rivera pleaded guilty on July 12, 2018. According to court documents...