Drug Enforcement Administration

  • Former Venezuelan Military Officer Sentenced for Money Laundering And Bribery

    A former Venezuelan National Guard officer was sentenced on Thursday, May 24, 2024, to one year and one day in prison for his involvement in a money laundering scheme connected to bribery of foreign officials and fraudulent activities targeting foreign financial institutions. Nepmar Jesus Escalona Enriquez, aged 47, hailing from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, and formerly…

  • Dominican National Sentenced to 13 Years for Transporting Over 2,000 pounds of Cocaine Into the United States

    A foreign national, Lazaro Viton Rodriguez, has been sentenced to 13 years and one month in prison for his involvement in an international cocaine trafficking conspiracy. The scheme, spanning from 2014 to May 2019, saw Rodriguez playing a significant role in a drug trafficking network operating out of the Dominican Republic. This network was responsible…