WASHINGTON D.C. Heroin use has increased across the United States among men and women, most age groups, and all income levels. The greatest increases have occurred in groups with historically lower rates…
Category: DEA
Man Who Shot DEA Agent Serving a Search Warrant Sentenced to Prison
COLUMBIA, S.C. A federal judge sentenced a 33-year-old man to eight years in prison for shooting a DEA agent serving a search warrant at the defendant’s house, officials said. DEA agents obtained…
Ex-DEA Employee Sentenced to Two Years for Stealing $113,000 via 32 Fraudulent Credit Cards
MARYLAND A former Drug Enforcement Administration employee was sentenced today to two years in prison for defrauding JPMorgan Chase & Co. out of more than $113,000 by using 32 fraudulently issued…
Former Mexican Governor Indicted in U.S. for Money Laundering with Brother-in-Law
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX The former governor of Tamaulipas, Mexico was named in an indictment that was unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court charging him and his brother-in-law with money laundering,…
DEA Targets “Dirty Doctors” and Pill Mills in Prescription Drug Crackdown
NEW ORLEANS The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on Wednesday arrested 22 doctors and pharmacists during Operation Pilluted, a law enforcement investigation to to stop the trafficking and abuse of pharmaceuticals across several…
Former Detective Sentenced for Taking a $20,000 Bribe to Close Drug Investigation
FRESNO, CA—A federal judge sentenced a former detective with the Fresno Police Department’s Vice and Intelligence Unit to two years in prison for agree close a drug investigation in exchange for a…
Feds: Bar Owner Wrote More Than $200,000 in Illegal Checks to Mexican Drug Traffickers
LOS ANGELES – The owner of El Rodeo nightclub in Pico Rivera was named Friday in a federal grand jury indictment that charges him with using his bar and another one he…
Former Army Sniper “Rambo” Admits He and Others Tried to Kill a DEA Agent for Colombian Drug Dealers
NEW YORK – A U.S. Army soldier plead guilty in Manhattan federal court to charges of conspiring with others to murder a Drug Enforcement Administration agent and a DEA informant, officials announced last week….
A Drug Dealer With Ties to a Mexican Cartel Gets a Life Sentence
KANSAS CITY, MO— A 49-year-old drug dealer with ties to a Mexican cartel was sentence on Tuesday to life in prison for drug-trafficking and an unsuccessful murder-for-hire convictions, officials said. U.S. District…
Two Drug Kingpins, Who Are Brothers, Extradited from Honduras to Face Charges
ALEXANDRIA, VA— Two drug kingpins who are brothers, were extradited from Honduras to face federal criminal charges in Virginia and Florida, officials said The brothers, Miguel Arnulfo Valle Valle, 42 and Luis Alonso…
A 23-Year-Old Gulf Drug Cartel Leader Arrested While Shopping in Texas
TEXAS – A leader of the Gulf Cartel was arrested earlier this month in the United States by the Drug Enforcement Administration while shopping in Edinburg, Texas, officials announced Tuesday. Gulf Cartel…
Chicago Law Enforcement Takes Down Head and Key Players of a Drug Organization
CHICAGO— Twenty -two defendants are facing federal narcotics charges for their alleged roles in importing, supplying, and distributing kilogram quantities of heroin and cocaine through interconnected drug trafficking organizations that operated in…