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Anthony Vita Pleads Guilty To Distributing Fatal Fentanyl-Laced Heroin To Pregnant Woman

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - - Anthony Vita, 37, of Syracuse, New York, pled guilty today to distributing a controlled substance, announced United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA). Sentencing is scheduled for July 31...
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Houston Man Guilty In Beaumont IH-10 Drug Trafficking

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 41-year-old Houston man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston today. Fabian Paredes Alvarez, also known as Fabian Hernandez Alvarez, has pleaded...
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Multi-Agency Operation Nabs Three-Seizes Three Kilos Of Heroin And $4.1 Million

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration Customs (ICE) Homeland Security (HSI) New York, James P. O’Neill, New...
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Guilty Plea For Accessory To Cocaine Overdose Death

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - Marc Henry Johnson pled guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman to acting as an accessory after the fact to a narcotics offense. As alleged in the indictment to which Johnson pled guilty and the related criminal complaint, Johnson helped move an unresponsive woman’s...
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49 From Two Bronx Drug Trafficking Organizations Charged In Joint DEA/NYPD/HSI Investigation

NEW YORK) - - Joon H. Kim, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Division of the DEA, Darcel D. Clark, the Bronx County District Attorney, James O’Neill, the Commissioner of the New York City...
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Buffalo Man Arrested For Selling Drugs Near A Buffalo School

BUFFALO, N.Y. - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement (“DEA”) and Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced that Thomas Cox, 49, of Buffalo, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute...
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Bronx Beach Avenue Drug Crew “Gang Bangers” Indicted, Charged

NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York; James J. Hunt, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the DEA, Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Homeland Security (HSI)...
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Three Charged In Schemes To Smuggle Cocaine And Cash To And From Costa Rica

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - - James J. Hunt, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) New York Division; Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor; Angel M. Melendez, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Immigration Customs (ICE) Homeland Security (HSI) New York; New York City Police...
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Four Responsible For Large Quantities Of Heroin In Southeast Texas, New Orleans Arrested 10 Kilos Of Heroin Seized As Part Of Lengthy Investigation- All Resided In Houston And Each Face Up To 20 Years In Federal Prison

BEAUMONT, Texas - The DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit, and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston announced today that four individuals have been arrested following a lengthy investigation into drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas. A federal grand jury returned an indictment, which was...
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Smuggler With 14 Kilos Of Cocaine At Border Checkpoint Convicted

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 44-year-old Brownsville man entered a guilty plea in Corpus Christi federal court to possession with the intent to distribute 14 kilograms of cocaine, announced the Special Agent-in-Charge Joseph M. Arabit of the Houston Division of the DEA, and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Authorities arrested Luis...