DEA Archived Press Releases

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New Haven Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Narcotics Distribution Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JERRARD SANTIAGO, 43, of New Haven, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to narcotics distribution offenses. According to court documents and statements made in court...
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Receive 24 Kilos of Cocaine from a Mexican Drug Cartel Source

BOSTON – A Boston man has pleaded guilty to attempting to receive 24 kilograms of cocaine intended for distribution. Eddy Javier Guerrero, 31, pleaded guilty on Jan. 19, 2024 to one count of attempt to possess with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge...
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California Woman Admits to Trafficking Methamphetamine in Rhode Island

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A California woman admitted to a federal judge in Providence, RI, that she participated in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in Rhode Island and that in June of 2022, she distributed over three pounds of crystal methamphetamine and was in possession of over two- and one-half pounds...
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Maine Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking 30 Pounds Of Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. – A Maine man pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord in connection to trafficking approximately14 kilograms (30 pounds) of methamphetamine, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Brian Strout, 46, of Turner, Maine, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, namely methamphetamine. Chief Judge Landya McCafferty scheduled...
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Manchester Woman Pleads Guilty for Her Role in a Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester woman has pleaded guilty in federal court for her role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire. She is the third of the 22 defendants in the conspiracy to plead guilty, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Alesha Neault, age 38, pleaded guilty...
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Tampa Man Pleads Guilty to Meth Possession and Distribution Charges

TAMPA, Fla. – United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg has announced that Robert Jones IV, a/k/a “Klout,” (24 , Tampa) has pleaded guilty to four counts of distributing methamphetamine and one count of possessing methamphetamine with intent to deliver . Jones faces up to 20 years in federal prison for...
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Winter Haven Meth Dealer Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

TAMPA, Fla. – U.S. District Judge Thomas P. Barber has sentenced Floyd Hintteon Green, Jr. (62, Winter Haven) to 10 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine . Green was found guilty on September 6, 2023, following a bench trial. According...
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Member of Violent New Haven Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering Charge

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - JAEDYN RIVERA, also known as “Jae Honcho,” 23, of New Haven, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to a racketeering offense stemming from his role in a violent New Haven street gang. Today’s announcement was made by Vanessa Roberts...
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New Britain Man Involved in Coast-to-Coast Drug Trafficking Pleads Guilty

NEW BRITAIN, 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 Ketty Larco-Ward, Inspector in Charge of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, Boston Division have announced that RAMON RAMOS-ACEVEDO, 48...
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Bridgeport Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KINSTON CUTHBERTSON, 32, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl. According...