DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Former Honduran Congressman Tony Hernández Sentenced for Distributing Tons of Cocaine, Other Crimes

WASHINGTON, DC – DEA Special Operation Division Special Agent in Charge Wendy C. Woolcock and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss announced today that Juan Antonio Hernandez Alvarado, aka “Tony Hernandez,” 42, was sentenced to life in prison for cocaine-importation, weapons, and false-statements offenses...
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Former Honduran National Police Officer Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison for Conspiring to Import Cocaine into the United States

NEW YORK – DEA Special Operation Division Special Agent in Charge Wendy C. Woolcock and United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Audrey Strauss announced today that Juan Manuel Avila Meza, a former member of the Honduran National Police, was sentenced today to 12 years in prison...
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Norwich Man Involved in Southeastern Connecticut Drug Ring Sentenced to 57 Months in Prison

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Bryon McClellan, 33, of Norwich, Connecticut, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 57 months...
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Eight Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl and Money Laundering Conspiracy

BOSTON – Eight people were charged in federal court in Boston in connection with an investigation into a Boston-based fentanyl and cocaine trafficking and money laundering organization. According to charging documents, a year-long wiretap investigation revealed that the defendants, who were directly connected to a poly-drug trafficking organization operating in...
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Caribou Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

BANGOR, ME - A Caribou woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced...
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Dominican National Residing in Lawrence Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – A Dominican man previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Cecilio Guzman, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 29 months in prison. Guzman will face deportation proceedings upon completion...
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14 Individuals from Massachusetts and Connecticut Charged in New Hampshire for Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. - Fourteen individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with participating in a conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced...
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Stoughton Man Sentence to 10 Years for Distributing Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine

BOSTON – A Stoughton man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing fentanyl and crack cocaine. Matthew Pizarro, 30, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Rya W. Zobel to 10 years in prison and eight years of supervised release. In November 2019, Pizarro pleaded guilty...
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Former Bristol Resident Sentenced to 51 Months for Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine Dealing

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Elkie Crump, also known as “40,” 39, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 51 months...
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Norwalk Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Third Federal Narcotics Conviction

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Domenico Sandalo, 46, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by...