DEA Archived Press Releases

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New Jersey Truck Driver Sentenced For Drug Trafficking

LAREDO, Texas - Rigoberto Torres, 39, a legal permanent resident from New Jersey, has been ordered to federal prison as a result of his conviction of possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Freeman Lewis, also known as “Free,” 31, of New Haven, was sentenced today by United States...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

AUG 29 - ( NEW HAVEN, Conn.) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Mark Fuller, 50, of New Haven, was sentenced today by United States...
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Berlin Man Charged With Marijuana Trafficking, Money Laundering And Tax Evasion

BOSTON - A Berlin man was charged today with conspiring to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana, as well as money laundering and tax evasion. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; and John G...
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Woodbridge Doctor Pays $45,000 To Settle Allegations Under The Controlled Substances Act

AUG 28 - ( HARTFORD, Conn.) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Avijit Mitra, M.D., with an office at 270 Amity Road in Woodbridge...
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Houston Man Gets Significant Sentence For Drug Trafficking Through Falfurrias Checkpoint

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Luis Perez-Barocela, 38, has been ordered to prison for more than 24 years for his participation in a large drug trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. A federal jury in Corpus Christi found...
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16 People Sentenced To Lengthy Terms For Drug Trafficking And Money Laundering

LAREDO, Texas - Several members of a large scale drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating out of the Zapata area from approximately 2006 through 2011 have received significant federal prison sentences, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña announced today. The...
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Former Employee Of Exeter Hospital Pleads Guilty To Charges Related To Multi-State Hepatitis C Outbreak

CONCORD, N.H. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney for the District of New Hampshire, John P. Kacavas announced that David M. Kwiatkowski, 34, a former employee of Exeter Hospital, pleaded guilty today to eight counts of...
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Former Watertown Police Officer Convicted Of Passing False Prescriptions Using Another’s Identity

BOSTON - John Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced today that a Framingham man pleaded guilty today in federal court in connection to crimes committed while in his official capacity as a Watertown police...
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Federal Jury Convicts James “Whitey” Bulger

BOSTON - Following a two-month long trial in U.S. District Court a federal jury today convicted James J. Bulger, for the murder of 11 people, as well as numerous counts of extortion, money laundering, drug dealing, and firearms possession. After deliberating for over 32 hours, over five days, the jury...