HARTFORD, 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 Bertanza, 34, of Shelton, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to...

WORCESTER, Mass. - A Berlin man was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, money laundering and tax evasion. Eric W. Sliwa,age 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 78 months in prison to be followed by four...

WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) commends Walgreens for their commitment to install secure collection bins for unused prescription drugs in over 500 of their stores in 40 states. "Take back programs are an important and easy way for the public to anonymously dispose of their unwanted, unused...

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Hector Bienvenido Mateo-Beltre, pleaded guilty today to possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute. Mateo-Beltre appeared before United States District Court Judge Steven...

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that on February 5, 2016, a jury found Lorenzo Ramirez, age 58, of Rochester, New Hampshire, guilty of three counts of unlawful distribution of...

WASHINGTON - In an effort to combat the growing epidemic of prescription drug and heroin abuse, leaders of the FBI and DEA today unveiled a documentary aimed at educating students and young adults about the dangers of the addiction. “Chasing the Dragon” is a 45-minute documentary film that profiles the...

RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Valentino Anderson, 50, of Rutland, was sentenced yesterday for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin...

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, announced that Robert Harris, also known as “Skully Mack,” 19, of New Haven, pleaded guilty today in Bridgeport federal...

HARTFORD, 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 Jimmy Estevez, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and his brother, Miguel Estevez, also known as “Domi,” 27, of the...

WASHINGTON - The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) today announced significant enforcement activity including arrests targeting Lebanese Hizballah’s External Security Organization Business Affairs (BAC), which is involved in international criminal activities such as drug trafficking and drug proceed money laundering. These proceeds are used to purchase weapons for Hizballah for...