WASHINGTON - Today the U. S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) published in the Federal Register a Notice of Proposed (NPRM) to move hydrocodone combination (HCPs) from Schedule III to Schedule II, as recommended by the Assistant Secretary for Health of the U.S. Department of Health and Human (HHS) and as supported...

PORTLAND, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced today that Derek Parker, 30, of Gonic, New Hampshire, was sentenced in United States District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to four...

BANGOR, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Tara Pelletier, 33, of Skowhegan, Maine, was sentenced today to four years in prison and three years of supervised release for conspiring...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 Frank Doughty, also known as “Fresh,” 42, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge...

WASHINGTON - Remarks made by retired Drug Enforcement Administration Agent Phil Jordan and those of other retired DEA agents do not reflect the views of the Drug Enforcement Administration. The arrest of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was a significant achievement for Mexico and a major step forward in our...

WASHINGTON - The arrest of Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman Loera was a significant achievement for Mexico and a major step forward in our shared fight against transnational organized crime, violence, and drug trafficking. We congratulate the Mexican people and their government on the capture of the alleged head of the...

Burlington, Vt. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 Randy Ray Rivera, 35, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced to 144 months in prison, having pled guilty...

Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, February 22, 2014 Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government. Attorney General Holder...

Department of Justice - Office of Public Affairs FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Saturday, February 22, 2014 Today Mexican authorities announced the capture of Joaquin "Chapo" Guzman Loera, the alleged leader of the Sinaloa Cartel. The Sinaloa Cartel is designated a Significant Foreign Narcotics Trafficker by the U.S. Government. Attorney General Holder...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 Emory James, also known as “Emmo,” 42, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District...