DEA Archived Press Releases

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Two Hampden County Men Indicted For Large Scale Drug Conspiracy

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A Holyoke man and a Chicopee man were charged in U.S. District Court in Springfield yesterday in connection with operating a scheme to transport drugs and cash between Texas and western Massachusetts that were concealed in secret compartments of vehicles. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge...
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Flight Attendant Who Allegedly Tried To Smuggle Nearly 70 Pounds Of Cocaine Through Security At LAX Arrested On Federal Drug Charges

LOS ANGELES - A JetBlue flight attendant who allegedly attempted to use her credentials to bring nearly 70 pounds of cocaine through a security checkpoint at Los Angeles International (LAX) on Friday has been charged with a federal narcotics trafficking offense. Marsha Reynolds, 31, of Jamaica, New York, was taken...
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Bennington County Pizza Restauranteur Arrested In Connection With October 2015 Seizure Of More Than 80 Pounds Of Heroin

(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 Marco Antonio Lam Peralta, 42, of South Londonderry, Vermont was arrested based upon an arrest warrant issued...
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Heading Gang-Related Narcotics Trafficking Ring

(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 Melkuan Scott, also known as “Young God,” “Mel,” “Young” and “YG,” 25, of Hartford and Andover, was sentenced...
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Bangor Resident Pleads Guilty To Distributing Cocaine

(Bangor, Maine - Kliton Xhemali, 32, of Bangor pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine on Tuesday to distribution of cocaine. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced the plea...
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Richmond, New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty To Causing Misbranded Drugs To Be Introduced Into Interstate Commerce

(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 Panos Eliopoulos, age 37, of Richmond, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty before United States Magistrate Judge Andrea K. Johnstone to causing misbranded drugs to...
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DEA Agents Arrest Four Men On Federal Charges Of Distributing Narcotics, Including Pills Manufactured With A Fentanyl Analogue

LOS ANGELES - Capping a year-long investigation, special agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration have arrested four Southland men on federal narcotics and money laundering charges. The subjects of the investigation allegedly imported a powerful synthetic opiate from China and produced their own pills that were then distributed in bulk...
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Woonsocket Resident Sentenced To 15 Years In Federal Prison On Drug Trafficking, Firearm Charges

(PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Miguel Colon, 55, of Woonsocket, was sentenced today to 15 years in federal prison for trafficking heroin and cocaine, and for carrying a firearm in furtherance of his drug trafficking activities. At the time of his arrest in April 2015, law enforcement seized three kilograms of cocaine...
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Sanford Man Sentenced To Eight Months For Distribution Of Oxycodone

PORTLAND, 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 James Levesque, 55, of Sanford, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to 8 months in...
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Maltz Challenge At Training Center Of Super Bowl Champion Denver Broncos

DENVER - The DEA Denver Field Division held the annual Maltz Challenge at the new Denver Broncos Dove Valley practice facility. The intense physical challenge was held to honor the nation’s fallen heroes. The Division was joined by a large contingent of community and employee volunteers including Assistant Special Agent...