DEA Archived Press Releases

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Drug Distributor in Fidelis Way Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

BOSTON – A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) pleaded guilty yesterday to a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine). Keith Daye, 47, of Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Denise...
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Farmington Man Guilty of Selling Prescribed Oxycodone Pills

FARMINGTON, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that, on November 9, a federal jury in New Haven found ANTHONY HARRIS, 53, of Farmington, guilty of...
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Illegally Possessing a Firearm

RUTLAND, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Joel Ivan Caquias Aviles, 22, of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to serve 30 months of imprisonment for unlawfully possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Chief United States District Judge Geoffrey W...
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West Warwick Man Arraigned on Federal Firearm and Drug Charges

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A West Warwick man appeared in federal court today on federal firearm and drug charges, brought after West Warwick Police, investigating allegations of domestic violence that occurred at the man’s residence, discovered and seized seven firearms, nearly a kilo of cocaine, and more than one-half million dollar...
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Suburban Chicago Man Sentenced to 7 Years in Federal Prison for Laundering Drug Trafficking Proceeds

CHICAGO — Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge of Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Field Division, and U.S. Attorney John R. Lausch, Jr., of the Northern District fof Illinois announced that a federal judge has sentenced a suburban Chicago man to seven years in federal prison for laundering illegal narcotics proceeds...
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Massachusetts Man Charged In Rhode Island After Federal Agents Seize More Than Three Pounds of Crystal Meth

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Lawrence, Massachusetts man has been ordered detained in federal custody on drug trafficking charges after DEA Task Force agents and Boston Police detectives allegedly interrupted the delivery of more than three pounds of crystal methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. It is alleged in...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced In Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced on Nov. 4, 2022 in federal court in Boston for his role in a Lawrence-based fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Elvin Mendoza, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 37 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 24 Months for Selling Fentanyl in Salem, New Hampshire

CONCORD – Juan Veras-Marcano, 29, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced today to 24 months in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than 170 grams of fentanyl, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, the defendant sold over 170...
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Pittsford Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Cocaine Base

PITTSFORD, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced today that Scott Chandler, 47, of Pittsford, Vermont, was sentenced today to serve one year and one day of imprisonment for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and cocaine base. United States District...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE RODRIGUEZ-CARABALLO, also known as “Puma,” 33, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of...