DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Two Men Convicted Of New York To Boston Crack Cocaine Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and John P. Kacavas, United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire announced that Manuel Trinidad-Acosta, 29, of New York City, and Ed Cogswell, 47, of Bangor, Maine, were convicted in...
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South Shore Drug Traffickers Charged In Oxycodone Distribution Ring

BOSTON - John J. Arvanitis, the Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Carmen Ortiz, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced seven individuals were charged today in federal court with conspiracy to distribute Oxycodone. Charged in a criminal complaint with the...
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New Haven Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than Five 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, today announced that Johnny Serrano, also known as “BeBe,” 24, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by United States...
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Vermont Man Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison For Illegal Firearms Dealing

HARTFORD, 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 Kyle Farace, 26, of Brattleboro, Vt., was sentenced today by Chief United States District Judge Alvin W. Thompson...
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Fitchburg Man Convicted Of Distributing Crack Cocaine

BOSTON - A Fitchburg man was convicted Friday in U.S. District Court in Worcester for distributing crack cocaine. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau...
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Southampton Man Sentenced For Marijuana And Money Laundering

BOSTON - A Southampton man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Springfield for growing marijuana and laundering the profits. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division, United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; and William P. Offord, Special Agent in...
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Bronx Man Sentenced To 51 Months In Pill Case

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, announced that Stephen Williams, 37, was sentenced to serve 51 months in federal prison after he pled guilty to...
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Former TSA Officer Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Accepting Bribes From Drug Trafficker

BRIDGEPORT, 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 Christopher Allen, 47, of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., formerly a Transportation Security Administration officer based at Palm Beach...
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Former Odessa Adult Bookstore Owner Sentenced To Prison

ODESSA, Texas - Today in Midland, 68-year-old Jimmy Wayne Wright, former owner of B&L Bookstore in Odessa, was sentenced to 20 months in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute Methylenedioxypyrovalerone, or more commonly referred to as “bath salts,” announced United States Attorney Robert Pitman and...
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Seven Members Of Las Cruces-Based Prescription Drug Trafficking Ring Facing Federal Charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - A federal grand jury has indicted seven residents of Las Cruces, N.M., on conspiracy and prescription drug trafficking charges, announced U.S. Attorney Kenneth J. Gonzales and Joseph M. Arabit, Special Agent in Charge of the El Paso Field Division of the Drug Enforcement (DEA). Michael Garret Schavier...