DEA Archived Press Releases

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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Doriel Guerrero, 22, of Methuen, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, fentanyl. According to...
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Dominican National Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Francis Jimenez Minyetty, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to eight years in prison and four years of supervised release. Jimenez Minyetty will be...
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Seattle man convicted of drug and gun crimes

SEATTLE - A 51-year-old Seattle man was convicted late Friday, May 21, 2021, in U.S. District Court in Seattle of drug and gun crimes following a five-day jury trial. The conviction of Clyde McKnight resulted from a 6-month investigation in 2017 by the Seattle Police Department and Drug Enforcement Administration...
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Six people arrested and indicted in Juneau drug ring bust

JUNEAU, Alaska –Six individuals from Juneau, Alaska, have been arrested and charged in connection to a drug trafficking ring which conspired to distribute methamphetamine, heroin and cocaine between July 2017 and May 2021. They are also charged with firearm offenses in connection with drug trafficking. Those charged are: 1. David...
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Law Enforcement Warns of Increase in Fentanyl Overdoses

COEUR d'ALENE, Idaho - Today, law enforcement officials from Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), U.S Attorney’s Office, Idaho State Police, Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office, Post Falls and Coeur d’Alene Police Departments are warning the public about a sharp increase in fatal overdoses connected to the highly potent and often deadly drug...
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Aroostook County Man Sentenced to 158 months in Prison on Federal Drug Charges

BANGOR, ME - An Aroostook County man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in two separate cases for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. U.S. District Judge...
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Puyallup, Washington, man pleads guilty to trafficking heroin, fentanyl, and methamphetamine

SEATTLE - A 34-year-old resident of Puyallup, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to possession of heroin and methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Defendant Jeremy Gongas faces a mandatory minimum of 10 years in prison when sentenced by U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle on September...
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Sanbornville Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearm Charges

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that James Coughlin, 38, of Sanbornville, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. According to court...
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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...