CONCORD, N.H. – Kittery, Maine resident Trenton Murphy, 28, was sentenced in federal court to 96 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiring to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine with a Massachusetts-based drug trafficking organization (DTO), U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to court documents and...

BOSTON –Two men have been indicted by a federal grand jury for allegedly conspiring to distribute fentanyl in Worcester County. Richard Molina-Ovalle, 36, of Worcester and Jose Molina-Ovalle, 27, a Dominican national unlawfully residing in Worcester, were charged in an indictment with conspiracy to distribute 400 grams or more of...

CONCORD, N.H. – Manchester resident Aaron Silva, 27, was sentenced in federal court to 72 months of imprisonment followed by five years of supervised release, for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. According to court documents and statements made in...

BRIDGEPORT, 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 Thomas A. Greco, Special Agent in Charge, ATF Boston Field Division, today announced that the following nine individuals have been charged...

CONCORD, N.H. – Dominican national Danaury Espinal-Lara, 46, has been sentenced in federal court by U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe to 151 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute fentanyl, announces United States Attorney Erin Creegan. According to court documents and statements made in court, the defendant...

BOSTON – A member of the violent Boston-based gang, H-Block, has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to drug conspiracy charges. Robert Heckstall, a/k/a “Ribbs,” a/k/a “Buck,” a/k/a “Buck Corleone,” 43, of Roxbury, pleaded guilty on to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute PCP, MDMB-4en-PINACA...

BOSTON – A Lawrence man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a drug manufacturing ring. Over two kilograms of suspected controlled substances and a pill press were recovered during related search warrants. Aris Arvelo Gonzalez, 37, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to...

BOSTON – A Newtonville man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for a drug distribution offense involving cocaine. Trevor Headley, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to five years in prison, to be followed by four years of supervised release. In April 2026...

CONCORD, N.H. – Michael Michaud, 55, pleaded guilty in federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, specifically methamphetamine and fentanyl, and two counts of possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute them, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. U.S. District Court Judge Steven J. McAuliffe...

CONCORD, N.H. – Two Massachusetts men were indicted for drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Francis Miguel Rodriguez, 27, and Roberto Ramon-Avalo, 26, were charged by indictment on March 18, 2026. Rodriguez was charged with one count of possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute it and...