BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced in federal court in Worcester in connection with a 2017 fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Carlos Rodriguez, 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 27 months in prison and two years of supervised release. Rodriguez previously pleaded guilty to conspiring...

WASHINGTON – First Lady Melania Trump today joined DEA Acting Administrator Uttam Dhillon to celebrate the official launch of the 2019 Red Ribbon campaign, dedicated to preserving the memory of DEA Special Agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena – a DEA special agent who was kidnapped, tortured, and murdered in Mexico by...

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Danyer Moya-Gonzalez, 30, of Hartford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 66 months of imprisonment for...

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Sergio Martinez, 29, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to leading a continuing criminal enterprise and participating in a money laundering conspiracy based upon his role in operating...

BANGOR, Maine - A Rochester, New York man was sentenced Oct. 2, 2019 in federal court in Bangor for conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine base and fentanyl announced DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank. U.S. District Judge John A...

BOSTON – A Worcester man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for his role in a cocaine trafficking ring responsible for smuggling more than 20 kilograms of cocaine into central Massachusetts. Japhet Garcia, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to three and a...

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have issued warning letters to four website owners of rogue online pharmacies offering to distribute or dispense controlled substances, including opioids, and advertising their sale in violation of federal law. This is the first time the...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that Ramon Hernandez, 61, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 36 months of...

BOSTON – A Brockton man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking in cocaine while on supervised release from an earlier federal drug trafficking conviction. Angelo Pina, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 15 months in prison for violating the terms of...

BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced in federal court in Worcester in connection with a 2017 fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Ernesto Rodriguez, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 20 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Rodriguez previously pleaded guilty to conspiring...