DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Guilford Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin And Oxycodone

BANGOR, 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 Willie Harper, 47, of Guilford, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of distribution of heroin and one...
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Medical Doctor Arrested On Federal ‘Structuring’ Charges For Making Cash Deposits To Avoid Federal Reporting Requirements

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles-area doctor was arrested this morning after being indicted on federal “structuring” charges that allege he made hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash deposits designed to circumvent federal reporting requirements. Dr. Washington Bryan II, 47, was arrested this morning at his residence in Westwood...
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Connecticut Man Sentenced For Possessing Marijuana & $1 Million In Drug Money

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A Connecticut man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Springfield in connection with distributing marijuana. Connor Cipolla, 31, of Granby, Conn., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to one year and one day in prison, three years of supervised release, and a...
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Burlington Man Sentenced To Home Confinement And Supervised Release For Heroin Dealing

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson 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, Samuel Spivack, 32, of Burlington, Vermont was sentenced to three years of supervised release after his guilty...
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Easthampton Man Sentenced For Cocaine And Marijuana Distribution

WORCESTER, Mass. - - An Easthampton man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Worcester for distributing cocaine and marijuana. David Dulchinos, 51, of Easthampton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In February 2016, Dulchinos...
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Woman Who Operated Heroin Processing Mill In Hartford Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison

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 Amanda Gambardella, 26, formerly of Hartford and Cheshire, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in...
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Storage Facility Manager Sentenced For Trafficking Cocaine And Heroin

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Kwame Davis, 42, of Pawtucket, a former manager of a storage facility business located in Pawtucket, was sentenced today to 77 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine and heroin from his office at the storage facility. At sentencing, U.S. District Court Chief Judge William E. Smith...
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El Monte Flores Gang Member Sentenced To 210 Months In Federal Prison On Multiple Racketeering Charges

LOS ANGELES - An El Monte man who pleaded guilty to four separate crimes related to gang activity has been sentenced to serve 210 months in federal prison. Christian “Bossy” Lafargo, 30, was sentenced Thursday by United States District Judge John A. Kronstadt after pleading guilty to multiple charges, including...
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DEA Task Force Takes Down Fentanyl Distribution Ring

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, New Britain Police Chief James P. Wardwell and Wethersfield Police Chief James Cetran, announced that the following nine individuals were arrested...
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California Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin Trafficking Charge

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 Luis Cedillo, 33, last residing in Sylmar, Calif., pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court to one count...