DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
2987 Results - Showing 1991 to 2000
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Eagle Pass Texas Mexican Mafia Leader Faces Up To Life Imprisonment After Pleading Guilty To Federal RICO Charge

DEL RIO, Texas - A 36-year-old Eagle Pass Texas Mexican (TMM) leader Jesus (aka “Worst Ever”) faces up to life in federal prison after pleading guilty today to conspiring to violate the Racketeering Influenced Corrupt (RICO) statute to include acts of murder, extortion and drug trafficking. That announcement was made...
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Former Newtown Police Sergeant Sentenced To Prison For Manufacturing And Distributing Steroids

AUG 25 - HARTFORD, 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 Steven Santucci, 40, of Waterbury, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in...
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Operator Of Store In Epsom Pleads Guilty To Misbranding Charge

AUG 25 - CONCORD, N.H. - Brett Scott, 24, pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to a federal charge related to the sales of misbranded drugs, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division...
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Londonderry Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

AUG 25 - CONCORD, N.H. - Christopher DeCoste, 20, of Londonderry, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to federal charges of possessing over 400 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute and being a felon in possession of a firearm...
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Gonic Woman Pleads Guilty To Misprision Of A Felony In Connection With Drug Distribution Causing Death

AUG 25 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney, Emily Gray Rice announced that Jazzmyn Rood, 42, of Gonic, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty to misprision of a felony in connection with the distribution of...
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Waterbury Men Charged With Heroin Distribution Offenses

AUG 24 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that a grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging Jamar Jones, also known...
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Overdose Investigation Leads To Heroin Distribution Charges Against Waterbury Man

AUG 24 - 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 Hayes, also known as “T.Y.,” 32, of Waterbury, was arrested on heroin distribution...
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy And Failure To Appear In Court

AUG 23 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Manuel Tirado ,34, of New York City pleaded guilty in federal court to conspiracy to distribute oxycodone pills and failure...
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Father And Daughter Convicted Of Drug Charges

AUG 22 - BANGER, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Roger Belanger, 59, of Corinna, Maine and Kelli Mujo, 31, of Harmony and Wellington, Maine and Central Falls, Rhode...
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Authorities Arrest 24 In Maverick And Zavala Counties On Federal Charges

EAGLE PASS, Texas - Federal, state and local authorities have arrested 24 individuals in Maverick and Zavala counties based on federal drug trafficking and money laundering charges announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit today. Those arrested today...