DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Heroin Trafficking Charge For Stratford Man

APR 27 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Anthony Lee Parowski, 29, of Stratford, has been charged by federal criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute...
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Owner Of Several North Texas Pill Mills Pleads Guilty To Drug Distribution Conspiracy

DALLAS - John Christopher Ware, aka “Little Chris,” 45, formerly of Dallas but now residing in Houston, appeared yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jane J. Boyle and pleaded guilty to a drug distribution conspiracy stemming from his operation of several “pill mills” in north Texas. The plea was announced by...
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New London Crack Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced

APR 26 - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Harry Stewart, also known as “P,” 34, of New London, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden...
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Maine Doctor Sentenced To Prison For Tax Evasion, Illegal Drug Distribution, Healthcare Fraud

APR 26 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Dr. Joel A. Sabean, 69, of Falmouth, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to two years in...
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Bridgeport Trafficker Charged- Sold Heroin To Overdose Victim

APR 26 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Careem Bentley, also known as “C-Lows,” 33, of Bridgeport, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him...
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Montville Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin To Overdose Victim

APR 25 - NEW 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 James Butler, 24, of Montville, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty...
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Two Dallas Women Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

DALLAS - Glenda Cane, 47, and Shalisa Robinson, 31, both of Houston, Texas have been sentenced for their role in a pill mill operation that operated during 2013-2015 announced United States Attorney John R. Parker. Cane and Robinson were sentenced last week to 18 months each in federal prison by...
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DEA Continues Its Drug Abuse Prevention Efforts With Prescription Drug Take Back Day This Saturday

DALLAS - Addictive prescription drugs that are thrown away or left untended on shelves and in drawers at home are often stolen and either abused or sold by family members and visitors. That’s why the DEA and thousands of its state, local, and tribal law enforcement and community partners are...
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Guilty Plea To Trafficking Large Quantities Of Heroin In Maine

APR 24 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Todd Shorey, 52, of Newport, Maine, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to distribute more than a kilogram of heroin. According...
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Fairfield County Drug Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 13 Years In Federal Prison

APR 24 - BRIDGEPORT, 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 Bobby Gutierrez, also known as “B.O,” 37, formerly of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District...