DEA Archived Press Releases

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Daniel Sands Arrested And Charged With Retaliation Against A Federal Witness

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. - Daniel Sands was arrested and charged on Nov. 20, in a criminal complaint with engaging in conduct with the intent to retaliate against a witness who testified against his father in an official court proceeding in U.S. District Court. An initial appearance was held this afternoon before...
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Leader Of North Shore Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison

BOSTON - Jason Melchionda, 35, of Chelsea, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor to 108 months in prison and four years of supervised release. In May 2015, Melchionda pleaded guilty to distributing over 1 kilogram of heroin between March 2013 and August 2013. In 2013, Melchionda...
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Portland Man Charged With Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

Portland, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Moses Okot - , 27, of Portland has been charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm...
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Portland Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Bank Robbery And Gun Charges

Portland, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Francis J. Ready - , 59, of Portland, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to armed bank robbery and using a firearm...
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South Portland Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

Portland, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Wayne Sunderland, a/k/a “Sean Johnson,” a/k/a “Thomas Butler - ,” 32, of South Portland, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court...
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Burlington Man Pleads Guilty To Pharmacy Robbery; Admits Two Other Robberies

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Eric S. Miller United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Bryan McMahon, 30, of Burlington, pleaded guilty in United States District Court in Burlington to a charge of...
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing "Date Rape Drug"

WATERBURY, 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 HATEM SALEM, 46, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to...
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Two Men Charged With Sex Trafficking

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Gary Delima, 26, and Sharif Cargo, 26, both of...
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Maryland Man Admits Distributing Synthetic Drug That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University

MIDDLETOWN, 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 Zachary Kramer, 22, of Bethesda, Maryland, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of...
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Milford Psychiatrist And Office Employee Charged With Illegally Distributing Narcotics

MILFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Milford Police Chief Keith Mello announced that Ljudmil Kljusev, M.D., who has operated a psychiatry practice located at 227 Naugatuck...