DEA Archived Press Releases

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34 In Custody In Connection With Austin-Based Drug Distribution Operation

AUSTIN, Texas) - Federal and state authorities have arrested 24 individuals, including Austin lawyers Richard Patrick Fagerberg, age 45, and David Ramos, age 39, for their roles in a cocaine and methamphetamine distribution operation announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and United States...
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Rutland Man Sentenced To Over Seven Years Imprisonment For Federal Conviction For Heroin Distribution And Unlawful Firearm Possession

RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Chief Judge Christina Reiss, of the United States District Court, sentenced Joshua (a.k.a. “Face”), 38, of...
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Lamar Powell, 60, of Norwalk, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport...
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Cape Cod Brothers Convicted In Oxycodone Trafficking Scheme

BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Vincent B. Lisi, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Boston Field Division; William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal...
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Five Men Charged In Large-Scale Cocaine And Money Laundering Conspiracy

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Mario Capote-Morejon, 43, and Enrique Artiles-Mata aka Calvo, 54, both of McAllen, and Helvis Artiles, 25, of Mission, have been arrested along with two others on charges related to a cocaine trafficking and money laundering conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M...
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Three North Shore Men Indicted For Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division, United States Attorney Ortiz, and Salem Police Chief Tucker, made the announcement today that three North Shore men have been indicted for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl in Massachusetts. Jorge Delgado...
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Santeria Follower And Others Head To Prison On Federal Drug Charges

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Francisco Javier Maya, 35, has been ordered to prison following his convictions of conspiracy to possess and possession with intent to distribute approximately 1,000 pounds of marijuana, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. A jury convicted Maya...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Brian Wilkerson - , 36, of Dorchester, Massachusetts was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to...
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Brother-in-Law To Former Tamaulipas Governor Indicted In Money Laundering Scheme

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Oscar Gomez Guerra, 43, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Corpus Christi on charges of conspiring to launder monetary instruments and aiding and abetting the operation of an unlicensed money transmitting business, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit...
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Multiple Narcotics Trafficking Results In Significant Sentences

BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Francisco Chavez-Arriaga, 50, of San Juan, has been ordered to prison following his conviction of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 10 kilograms of methamphetamine and five kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney...