DEA Archived Press Releases

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New Britain Man Sentenced To 37 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

NEW HAVEN, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTWAN YOPP, 32, of New Britain, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet Bond Arterton...
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California Man Gets Six Years In Federal Prison For Role In Worcester Drug Deal

BOSTON, MA. - A California man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine. Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in New England, United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz, and Worcester Police Chief Gary Gemme announced that JAIME ALVAREZ RAMIREZ...
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Elisa Baker Indicted On Federal Drug Trafficking Charges

CHARLOTTE, NC. - A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte, indicted Elisa Annette Baker, 43, of Hickory, NC, on May 18, 2011 on drug trafficking charges, announced Anne M. Tompkins, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Joining U.S. Attorney Tompkins in making today’s announcement are Rodney G...
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Oxford Man Admits Leading Marijuana Growing And Distribution Conspiracy

HARTFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that CHEYNE MAZZA, 29, of Oxford, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...
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Feds Crack Down On Illegal Trafficking Of Oxycodone

ATLANTA, GA. - A federal grand jury in Atlanta returned indictments this week in two separate cases charging a total of 13 defendants from Georgia and Kentucky with illegally trafficking in oxycodone and other prescription drugs. In the larger of the two cases, agents arrested a total of 6 defendants...
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Meriden Crack Dealer Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Federal Prison

MERIDEN, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RANDY POLLOCK, 31, of Meriden, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison

BOSTON, MA. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAUL FABIAN, 37, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Brooklyn, New York, was sentenced today...
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Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Prescription Drugs

BOSTON, MA. - A Worcester man was convicted today in federal court of possessing suboxone with intent to distribute. Special Agent in Charge Steven W. Derr of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in New England and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that Leopold McLune, 28, pleaded guilty before...
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DEA’s Second Pill Take Back Event Yields 3,510 Pounds Of Drugs In Georgia

ATLANTA, GA. - Georgians participating in the United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) second National Prescription Drug Take-Back event on April 30th turned in 3,510 pounds of unwanted or expired medications for safe and proper disposal at sites set up throughout the state. This number was more than 2010’s total which...
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DEA New England Collects Over Nineteen Tons Of Prescription Medication

BOSTON, MA. - Steven W. Derr Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England announced that the New England Field Division collected 38,190 pounds of prescription medications during the DEA “Take-Back” initiative that took place April 30, 2011 throughout the United States. In New England there...