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Key West Man Sentenced To 30 Years On Drug Charges

December 19, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Pamela C. March, United (US) Attorney for the Northern District of Florida, announced that Michael Clifford (32, Key West, Florida), was sentenced today by US District Judge Robert Hinkle to serve 360 months...
December 19, 2013
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California Women And Florida Man Sentenced For Conspiracy To Body-Smuggling Drugs To Tampa

December 19, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces that U.S. District Judge James D. Whittemore this week sentenced Vanessa (39, El Cajon, California), Canetha (43, El...
December 19, 2013
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Guatemalan Drug Smuggler Sentenced To 30 Years In Prison

December 18, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. - Senior District Court Judge Susan C. Bucklew yesterday sentenced Alma Lucrecia Hernandez-Preciado, a/k/a "La Tia," (40, Tecun Uman, Guatemala) to 30 years in federal prison for violations of the Maritime Drug Law Enforcement Act. On September 20, 2103, Hernandez-Preciado was convicted on two counts by a trial...
December 18, 2013
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Leader Of Vero Beach Clandestine Methamphetamine Lab Sentenced To 20 Years In Prison

December 18, 2013
MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Deryl Loar, Sheriff, Indian River County Sheriff's Office, announce the sentencing of four Vero Beach residents for their participation in a...
December 18, 2013
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Bahamian And Jamaican Nationals Charged With Marijuana Importation

December 16, 2013
MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security (ICE-HSI), announce the indictment of Quinton Jamal...
December 16, 2013
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Miami Agents Awarded The Attorney General's Most Prestigious Award

December 13, 2013
MIAMI - This week, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field (MFD) Group 10 members received the 61st Attorney General's Exceptional Service Award during a ceremony in Weston, Florida. This award is the highest award presented by the Attorney General and the Department of Justice. DEA agents and task force (TFOs) were...
December 13, 2013
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Federal And Local Law Enforcement Execute Multiple Warrants

December 05, 2013
ORLANDO, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field (MFD), and Jerry Demings, Sheriff, Orange County Sheriff's (OCSO), announced the results of an eight month long joint investigation involving a heroin trafficking organization in the Orange County area. Yesterday, DEA and OSCO executed fourteen...
December 05, 2013
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Bahamian National Arrested After Boat Capsizes And Marijuana Bales Wash Ashore

November 27, 2013
MIAMI - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Alysa D. Erichs, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security (ICE-HSI), announce the arrest of Quinton Mitchell...
November 27, 2013
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Thirteen Defendants Plead Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

November 22, 2013
MIAMI, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent in (SAC), U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division;Wifredo A. Ferrer, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida; Hugo J. Barrera, SAC, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and (ATF), Miami Field Office; and Alysa D. Erichs, SAC, U.S. Immigration and...
November 22, 2013
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Caribbean Narcotics Traffickers Found Guilty By A Federal Jury

November 21, 2013
TAMPA, Fla. - Mark R. Trouville, Special Agent In (SAC), Drug Enforcement (DEA), Miami Field Division, and A. Lee Bentley, III, Acting United States Attorney for the Middle District of Florida, announces today that a federal jury found Yugool (61, Guyana) and Desmond (54, Guyana) guilty of two counts of...
November 21, 2013
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