United States Drug Enforcement Administration

SEP 20 - BOSTON, Ma. - Three Cape Cod men have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with trafficking heroin and conspiring to possess a firearm in furtherance of heroin trafficking. Sean Pratt, 28, of Marstons Mills, pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to conspiracy...

SEP 20 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Antonio Gordon, 32, of Bangor, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to three years...

SEP 20 - BOSTON - In concurrence with National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached separate civil settlements with Tufts Medical Center and Eaton Apothecary to resolve allegations of violations of the Controlled Substances (CSA). Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $100,000...

PORTLAND, Ore. - On Wednesday, September 21, 2016, the Drug Enforcement (DEA) will join leaders from federal, state and local law enforcement and public health agencies in “Taking Stock,” a roundtable discussion examining Oregon’s prescription opioid and heroin epidemic. DEA in conjunction with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Federal Bureau...

SEP 16 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Mark Leigh-James, 24, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill...

SEP 16 - BOSTON - Two men were charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday in connection with a large-scale marijuana distribution and money laundering ring operating between California and the East Coast. Virayuth Chau, a/k/a David Chau, 40, of Temecula, Calif., was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute...

SEP 12 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Richard W. Szpyt, a/k/a “Zip,” 57, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George...

SEP 09 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that Jevaughn Watson, 23, of Bridgeport, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging him with...

BOISE, Idaho - Michael Minas, 50, of Boise, Idaho, was sentenced on September 8, 2016, to eight years in federal prison on 80 counts of unlawfully distributing controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice and not for a legitimate medical purpose. Senior U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge...

AUG 30 - BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Ryan Welch, 22, of Salem, Mass., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden...