WASHINGTON – As the United States prepares to host millions of international visitors for the FIFA World Cup 2026™, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is committed to ensuring the safety of fans, teams, and communities during this historic, global sporting event. DEA is focused on keeping visitors and communities safe...

Special Agent in Charge of the New York Task Force Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Christopher Roberts, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department (“NYPD”), Jessica S. Tisch, announced today the unsealing of...

Ocala, Fla. – Jimmy Deon Lofton (46, Ocala) has pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances. He faces a minimum penalty of 5 years, up to 40 years, in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been scheduled. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the...

Jacksonville, Fla. – Kenyatta Dacres (45, Jacksonville) has pleaded guilty to unlawful distribution of controlled substances. She faces a maximum penalty of 20 years in federal prison. A sentencing date has not yet been set. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe made the announcement. According to court documents, Dacres was...

Gulfport, MS – A Gulfport man was sentenced May 29th, 2026 to life in prison for fentanyl offenses and 300 months in prison for conspiracy to commit witness tampering. According to the evidence and testimony presented during trial, while Agee was serving a prison sentence in the Federal Bureau of...

Jacksonville, Fla. – Terry Alonza Brown (54) and Doug Bradley (46), both of Lake City, have been sentenced by United States District Judge Jordan E. Pratt to federal prison terms for possessing kilogram amounts of pure methamphetamine with intent to distribute it. Brown was sentenced to 17 years and 6...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Puerto Rico, W. Stephen Muldrow, United States Attorney, in conjunction with our partner agencies in the Homeland Security Task Force (“HSTF”) announce the following investigative and prosecutorial results for the week of May 18 through May...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The DEA Caribbean Division announced today that a federal grand jury in the District of Puerto Rico returned an indictment on May 28, 2026, charging Harold Borrero-Borrero with federal narcotics and firearms offenses stemming from an investigation into drug trafficking activities operating from the Enrique...

RALEIGH, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Kaven Lee Stephenson, 37, to 14 years in federal prison for conspiracy to sell and possess with intent to sell fentanyl, possession with the intent to sell 50 grams or more of a mixture containing methamphetamine, and possession of a firearm in furtherance...

WILMINGTON, N.C. – A federal judge sentenced Gerard Alexander Brimmer, 30, to over 12 years in prison for selling fentanyl while armed. Brimmer pleaded guilty on February 26, 2026, to one charge of possession with the intent to sell 40 grams or more of fentanyl and one charge of possessing...