DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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California Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine to Connecticut

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VICTOR RODRIGUEZ-GOMEZ, also known as “Calami,” 49, of Desert Hot Springs, California, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 156 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of...
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Dominican Man Sentenced To Six Years In Prison For Illegally Reentering The United States And Distributing Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Dominican man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for reentering the United States and distributing fentanyl after previously being deported. Juan Carlos Santos-Ocasio, a/k/a “Cristhian Aybar-Done,” 44, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to six years in...
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Rhode Island Man With Ties to Mexican Drug Suppliers Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who worked as an east coast source for trafficking fentanyl on behalf of a Mexican drug supplier was sentenced on Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Rhode Island to five years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Watly Federico Valenzuela...
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Wife Of Large-Scale Drug Trafficker Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy

BOSTON – A California woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to her role in a money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds of methamphetamine and marijuana distribution. Defendant assisted husband in laundering drug proceeds. In total, over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock...
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Pill Distributor Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Tens Of Thousands Of Pills Containing Fentanyl And Methamphetamine

BOSTON – A Haverhill man pleaded guilty to distributing tens of thousands of pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a “Guero,” 35, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute...
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Drug Trafficker Who Participated in the Delivery of Thousands of Fentanyl Pills Sentenced to Federal Prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Lawrence, MA, resident arrested in May 2021 by members of the DEA Rhode Island Drug Task Force after he participated in deliveries of significant quantities of fentanyl-laced pills in Pawtucket, RI, and Dorchester, MA, has been sentenced to seven years in federal prison, announced United States...
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Pill Distributor Pleads Guilty to Trafficking Tens of Thousands of Pills Containing Fentanyl and Meth

BOSTON – A Haverhill man pleaded guilty to distributing tens of thousands of pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Angel Joel Diaz, a/k/a “Guero,” 35, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute...
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Leader Of Nationwide Meth Ring Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearm and Money Laundering Charges

BOSTON – The leader of a nationwide drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston yesterday. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition...
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New Hampshire Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking Charges

BOSTON – Member of a nationwide drug trafficking ring pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns, and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition were...
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Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Arranging the Sale of a Firearm and Meth While Incarcerated

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who continued to direct and run his established drug trafficking business on the streets of Providence, and who attempted to arrange the illegal sale of a firearm he illegally possessed, all while incarcerated at the Adult Correctional Institutions (ACI) on unrelated charges, has been...