Paulette Allen, age 64, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced March 3, 2026, to more than 3 years in federal prison, after an October 9, 2025, guilty plea to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, and two counts of distribution of controlled substances. Donald Most, age 61, from Sioux City...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa-- A man who conspired to distribute methamphetamine and possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine was convicted by a jury April 29, 2026, after a 2-day trial in federal court in Sioux City. Shelton Lapointe, 36, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of one count of conspiracy to...

OMAHA, Neb. – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will recognize National Fentanyl Awareness Day, Wednesday, April 29, as a show of support for the agency’s valued partners in law enforcement, public health and non-profit agencies. Fentanyl-related deaths have decreased in the past several years, yet fentanyl remains the leading...

ANSONIA, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Jarod Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Stamford Police Chief Timothy Shaw today announced that JOSUE MUNIZ, 35, of Ansonia, pleaded guilty yesterday in New Haven federal court...

BOSTON – A Cranston, R.I., man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston in connection with his role in distributing cocaine, MDMA and ketamine. Lengsy Prum, a/k/a, “Leon,” 39, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute controlled substances. U.S. District Court Judge Julia E...

BOSTON – Six individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy that involved shipments of packages containing kilograms of cocaine and fentanyl from California for further distribution in Massachusetts: Edwal Vargas, a/k/a “Max,” 34, of Swampscott, Mass., was...

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...

BOSTON – Thirteen individuals have been charged for their alleged roles in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Central Massachusetts and Puerto Rico that distributed cocaine, methamphetamine, fentanyl and marijuana. The following defendants have been charged with one count each of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances: Jack Saez Jr...

BOSTON – Four individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to distribute multiple kilograms of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. The following defendants have been indicted with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances: 1. Alexander Pineda Nunez, 32, residing in Methuen, Mass.; 2...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who trafficked fentanyl on behalf of a Mexican drug supplier was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island, announced United States Attorney Charles C. Calenda. Willys Enrique Santana Ramirez aka Juan Adorno, 48, was sentenced on April 15, 2026 by U.S. District Court...