United States Drug Enforcement Administration

CONCORD, N.H. – Narquin Antonio Sanchez-Unbes, 23, appeared before Magistrate Judge Andrea K. Johnstone for an initial appearance in federal court for trafficking approximately 25 pounds of alleged crystal methamphetamine to New Hampshire from Massachusetts, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. According to the charging documents, Sanchez-Unbes delivered 25 pounds...

BOSTON – The last remaining defendant in a multi-phase investigation targeting drug trafficking and gang violence in communities north of Boston has been found guilty of operating a large-scale drug trafficking conspiracy that manufactured and distributed over 10 kilograms each of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine in Boston, the North Shore...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Edgar Correa, aka “Joker,” 35, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced today to serve 24 months of imprisonment after his conviction for possession with intent to distribute cocaine and cocaine base, to be...

STRATFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and Stratford Police Department Chief Joseph McNeil today announced that EDWARD JOHNSON, 31, of Stratford, has been charged by indictment with...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Bradley Saldi, 43, Tina-Marie Mound, 61, and Brittany Fields, 31, have been charged with the distribution of cocaine base and fentanyl by criminal complaint. All three were arrested Thursday morning, July 6, 2023...

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced yesterday for selling two kilograms of cocaine and possessing nearly one kilogram of heroin as well as a high-powered rifle in East Boston. Carlos Acosta Estrella, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to 10 years in prison and...

BOSTON – A New York man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield to drug trafficking charges involving fentanyl. Chanty Reynoso Vasquez, 28, of Bronx, N.Y., pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for...

McALLEN, Texas – A federal jury has returned guilty verdicts against a 51-year-old Raymondville resident for trafficking drugs, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The jury deliberated for two hours before convicting Juan Posas...

HOUSTON – A 61-year-old U.S. citizen has been ordered to federal prison following his conviction for conspiracy to distribute kilos of crystal meth, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Carlos Rodriguez-Gayton pleaded guilty Nov...

CONCORD, N.H. – CVS has agreed to pay $70,000 to resolve allegations that it violated the Controlled Substances Act at CVS stores in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. “Pharmacies have a legal responsibility to ensure that controlled substances are dispensed only pursuant to valid prescriptions,” said United...