DEA Archived Press Releases

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Metro-West Drug Traffickers Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

BOSTON - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England; U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz; and Middlesex County District Attorney Marian T. Ryan announced today that fifteen individuals were charged today with conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone. Charged in a criminal complaint with the drug...
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To 8 Years In Federal Prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) New England Field Division; United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; and United States Marshal Jamie A. Hainsworth announced that Charlie Rosario, 29, formerly of North Providence, R.I., was sentenced on Wednesday to 96 months in...
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New Bedford, Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 100 Months Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

(BURLINGTON, Vt - .) John J. Arvanitis, 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 stated that on May 2, 2013, Luis Torres, 40, of New Bedford, Massachusetts was sentenced to 100 months...
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New Bedford Drug Dealers Arraigned On Drug Trafficking Indictment

BOSTON - Three men, one from Bourne and two from New Bedford, were arraigned late yesterday on an indictment charging them with heroin distribution and related crimes. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Colonel Timothy...
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Drug Investigation Leads To Racketeering Case And 36 Indictments

DENVER - The Drug Enforcement (DEA), Western Colorado Drug Task Force, Two Rivers Drug Enforcement (TRIDENT), and the 21st Judicial District Attorney’s Office have completed the first phase of an investigation that has resulted in the seizure of significant amounts of methamphetamine and cocaine and a grand jury indictment of...
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Public Response To DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take-Back Days Keeps Growing

DENVER - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) Sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this past Saturday collected 50 percent more pills than the previous one, demonstrating the American public’s continued appreciation and need for the opportunity to discard unwanted, unused and expired prescription drugs from medicine cabinets, bedside tables...
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DEA New England Collects Nearly 30 Tons Of Unwanted Prescription Drugs

NEW ENGLAND - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, as well as our community, public health and law enforcement partners, announced today the following prescription Take- Back Day results. “This weekend in New England, as a result of the DEA take...
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Hartford Man Sentenced To More Than Six Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

HARTFORD, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut today announced that Jovan Smith, also known as “Hood,” 35, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by Senior United States District Judge Ellen...
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Head Of New Haven Heroin Distribution Ring Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 Tarulus Glass, also known as “Dred,” 39, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States...
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Drug Enforcement Administration To Conduct Sixth Prescription Pill Take-Back Day On Saturday, April 27

DENVER - After collecting an average of 400,000 pounds of expired, unwanted prescription medications at each of its previous five events in the past three years, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and its national, tribal, and community partners will hold a sixth National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day across the country on...