SEP 21 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Shawn Figoli, 45, of Sidney, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 40...

SEP 21 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that WILSON VASQUEZ, also known as “Will” and “Pancho,” 43, of New Haven, pleaded...

SEP 20 - BOSTON, Ma. - Three Cape Cod men have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with trafficking heroin and conspiring to possess a firearm in furtherance of heroin trafficking. Sean Pratt, 28, of Marstons Mills, pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to conspiracy...

SEP 20 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Antonio Gordon, 32, of Bangor, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to three years...

SEP 20 - BOSTON - In concurrence with National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached separate civil settlements with Tufts Medical Center and Eaton Apothecary to resolve allegations of violations of the Controlled Substances (CSA). Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $100,000...

DETROIT - The U.S. Department of Justice has designated the week of September 19, 2016, as National Heroin and Opioid Awareness Week. During this week, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) offices and U.S. Attorney’s Offices across the country will be participating in programs to increase public awareness of the growing epidemic...

SEP 16 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Mark Leigh-James, 24, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill...

SEP 16 - BOSTON - Two men were charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday in connection with a large-scale marijuana distribution and money laundering ring operating between California and the East Coast. Virayuth Chau, a/k/a David Chau, 40, of Temecula, Calif., was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute...

CLEVELAND - Two men from Mexico were charged in U.S. District Court after federal and state law enforcement personnel seized more than 200 pounds of cocaine in Cleveland on September 2nd, 2016. Antonio Navarro-Gaytan and Alejandro Cota-Luna appeared in federal court on September 7th, 2016, and were charged with conspiracy...

(LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. Plancon, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Detroit Field Office, joined by United States Attorney John E. Kuhn, Jr., Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer, and Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad, announced a new collaborative investigation and prosecution program to remove heroin dealers from the...