DEA Archived Press Releases

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Sanford Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting in Death

PORTLAND, ME – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced that a Sanford woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury. U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 150 Months for Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Steven Lessard, 34, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents...
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Omrys Delgado, 33, of Windsor, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 87 months of imprisonment...
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New Haven Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Gun Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Kevin McFarlane, also known as “Jabari McBurn” and “Dexter Creque,” 43, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge...
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DEA 360 Maine and Partners Host a Free Family Showing of the Documentary “If They Had Known”

PORTLAND, ME – The New England Field Division’s (NEFD) DEA 360 Maine Strategy is partnering with Drug Free Aroostook (Aroostook County Action Program) and Power of Prevention (Cary Medical Center) for a FREE family film showing of “ If They Had Known”. Documentary Film Showing: If They Had Known Date...
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DEA Launches Project Wave Breaker to Stop Flood of Deadly Fentanyl

CHICAGO – The Drug Enforcement Administration is announcing a new initiative, Project Wave Breaker, to disrupt the flow of deadly fentanyl into the United States, and to dismantle the violent criminal organizations that are responsible. Project Wave Breaker will direct interdiction, enforcement and outreach efforts to the Chicago Division to...
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

CHICAGO – DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. The Chicago Division collected 104,879 pounds of that grand total. Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills...
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Man Sentenced to 110 Months for Distributing Methamphetamine in Sauk County, Wisconsin

MADISON, Wis. – Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge Drug Enforcement Administration – Chicago Division and Timothy M. O’Shea, Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Timothy Savannah, 29, Waupun, Wisconsin, was sentenced on April 21, 2021 by Chief U.S. District Judge James D...
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Fitchburg Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell announced that Sebastian Batista, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to 63 months in prison and four years of supervised release. In November 2020...
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DEA New England Announces 20th Take Back Day

BOSTON –This weekend the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday April 24 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications at 565 collection...