DALLAS - “La Familia Michoacàn” (LFM) Mexican drug cartel leader, Arnoldo Rueda-Medina, aka “La Minsa,” 48, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Ed Kinkeade to serve a total of 520 months in federal prison and a $5 million fine for offenses related to his leadership role within LFM. LFM...

NEW YORK - Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division, announced that Nico Burrell, a/k/a “Zico Nico,” a leader of a violent street gang in the...

ST. LOUIS - Matt Barden, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the St. Louis Division Office, today announced that Robert “Bobby” Whitenack, 37, a convicted felon from Westside, Iowa, was convicted on the charges of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking...

FRESNO, Calif. - Brothers Yousef Aezah, 28; Adhim Aezah, 23; and Dirar Aezah, 19, all of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to maintaining a drug-involved premise for the purpose of manufacturing and distributing synthetic cannabinoids or “spice,” U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge...

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) New York Division announced today that Harvey Peake, 61, of Canada, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 500 grams or...

ALBANY, N.Y. - Saul E. Pacheco, 37, of the Bronx, New York, was arrested last week and charged with conspiring to distribute more than 100 grams of heroin in Columbia County. The announcement was made by United States Attorney Grant C. Jaquith; James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of...

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 40-year-old Houston man has been arrested for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced the Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA Houston Division Will Glaspy and U.S. Attorney Joseph D. Brown today. John D. Leontaritis, owner and operator of Vanderhall Exotics of Houston, and...

WASHINGTON - The Drug Enforcement Administration today issued the following statement in response to concerns about potential shortages and drug production capabilities: “In order to prevent any pharmaceutical drug shortage that negatively impacts patients, DEA is working closely with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, drug manufacturers, wholesale distributors and...

Atlanta) - Donquell Weddington has been arraigned on federal charges of distributing heroin to an individual which resulted in serious injury and death, as well as three additional counts of distributing heroin and cocaine in 2017 and 2018. This case was presented as part of Operation SCOPE. Weddington was indicted...

GAINESVILLE, Ga - John Michael Gowder, Dr. David Gowder, and Dr. James Heaton, have been indicted as part of Operation SCOPE on federal charges for illegally prescribing and obtaining thousands of doses of prescription pain medications outside the usual course of professional medical practice and for no legitimate medical purpose...