PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Dominican national and Rhode Island resident has been sentenced in federal court in Rhode Island for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that involved shipping 10 parcels of cocaine and fentanyl to Rhode Island through two different private commercial mail carriers, announced United States Attorney...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A federal grand jury in Rhode Island has returned an indictment charging Enrique Chavez-Salas, 60, of Utah, with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and possession with intent to distribute approximately 30 kilograms of cocaine, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. According to court documents, in November 2025...

GRISWOLD, CONNECTICUT - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with the National Family Partnership announced the theme of the 2026 National Red Ribbon Campaign during an assembly at Griswold Middle School in Connecticut on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The annual contest celebrates creativity, promotes drug-free lifestyles, and draws participation...

INDIANAPOLIS - Four individuals have been sentenced in federal court for their roles in a drug trafficking organization responsible for distributing at least 55 kilograms of cocaine throughout Central Indiana. Defendant Charge(s) Sentence Kristopher Chavez, 38, Gary, Indiana Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Cocaine 8 years, 11 months...

BOSTON – A Brockton man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to two separately charged cases involving the distribution of kilograms of fentanyl and, in one case, cocaine. Elijah Melton, 28, pleaded guilty on March 20, 2026 in United States v. Elijah Melton et al., Cr. No. 22-10356-LTS...

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that ELI SAMUEL O’FARRILL-FERNANDEZ, also known as “Maple,” 48, of New Britain, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment and five years of...

BOSTON – A Saugus man was sentenced in federal court in Boston for leading a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine and laundered the proceeds. Lawrence Michael Nagle, Jr., 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior...

CONCORD, N.H. – A Dominican man has plead guilty in federal court to drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Ariel Castillo-Solano a/k/a Jose Antonio Santiago, 36, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Chief Judge Samantha Elliot scheduled Castillo-Solano’s...

CONCORD, N.H. – A Dominican man has pleaded guilty in federal court to immigration and drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Joel Castillo-Soto, 35, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, specifically methamphetamine, and one count of reentry after deportation. U.S. District Court Chief...

BOSTON – A Byfield man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine. James Adams, a/k/a “Jimmy,” 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV to 151 months in prison, to be followed by five years...