BOSTON - A dozen individuals were arrested yesterday morning and charged by complaints following a lengthy law enforcement investigation into a Taunton-based heroin distribution ring. Four Taunton residents were arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute heroin in connection with the heroin distribution ring: Eddyberto Mejia Ramos, 22, aka “Chi...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Kevin Lewis, 40, of Glocester, R.I., was ordered detained in federal custody following an initial appearance in federal court in Providence today on charges of manufacturing and possessing (meth) with the intent to distribute, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration...

BOSTON - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted, unneeded...

PHOENIX - DEA Acting Administrator Chuck Rosenberg today announced that the 10th National Prescription Drug Take-Back will take place September 26th from 10 am-2 pm local time. As with the previous nine Take-Back events, sites will be set up throughout communities nationwide so local residents can return their unwanted, unneeded...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Efrain Arroyo Melendez, aka Frank Feliz Baez, 49, of the Allston section of Boston, Mass., has been sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for trafficking heroin into Providence, R.I., announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and...

BOSTON - The United States has reached a civil settlement with CVS Health in connection with allegations that the CVS pharmacy in Carver violated federal regulations related to the sale of prescription drugs. Twice in the spring of 2014 armed robbers stole large quantities of Schedule II prescription drugs from...

TUCSON, Ariz. - On July 22, 2015, the DEA Phoenix Field Division announced that Victor Corral, Jr., 36, of Tucson, Arizona, was sentenced to over 19 years imprisonment for his role in a large-scale heroin trafficking organization operating in Southern Arizona. Over 120 pounds of white heroin with an estimated...

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deidre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Travale Givens, also known as “Newport,” 34, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P...

NORTH 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 Brian Earl, 40, of North Haven, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Warren W. Eginton...

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced that a federal Grand Jury has returned a five-count indictment against Tony Aoude, 44, of Derry, New Hampshire that charges him with various offenses...