DEA Archived Press Releases

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Mexican National Living In Star Sentenced To 188 Months For Trafficking Methamphetamine

BOISE, Idaho - Ausencio Gonzalez Tovar, 48, a Mexican national living in Star, Idaho, was sentenced on February 10, 2014, to 188 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine. Tovar was also ordered to forfeit...
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DEA Arrests Former King County Deputy - Charged With Methamphetamine Conspiracy And Distribution

SEATTLE - Mitchell Wright, 33, of Bothell, WA, made his initial appearance today in federal court on an indictment charging him with three counts of drug trafficking. The federal magistrate detained defendant, pending a full detention hearing scheduled on February 20, 2014. Wright was a commissioned law enforcement officer employed...
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East Haven Man, West Haven Man Indicted On Drug And Gun Charges

HARTFORD, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a...
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Operation Bloodline Defendant Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 Britt Martin, also known as "Big Baby," 30, formerly of Northford, was sentenced today by Senior U.S...
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Jury Finds Three New Haven Men Guilty Of Narcotics Distribution Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - ­ John J. Arvanitis, 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 a federal jury in New Haven today found New Haven residents Richard Anderson, also known as...
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Pierce County Man Who Killed Two While Protecting Marijuana Grow Sentenced To Seven Years In Prison

SEATTLE - A Puyallup, Washington man who shot and killed two men who had entered the garage where he was growing marijuana, was sentenced on January 31, 2014, to seven years in prison and three years of supervised release for manufacturing marijuana and possession of a firearm in relation to...
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Nine Brockton Men Face Narcotics And Weapons Charges

BOSTON - Nine Brockton men have been charged with federal and state narcotics and firearms charges announced John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England. Federal indictments were returned against Jethro Lujares, 27; George Guyton, 28; Peterson Paul, 35; and Manuel Gomes, 34...
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Role In Narcotics Trafficking Ring

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 Sean Thompson, 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to approximately...
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Two Men Charged With Trafficking Prescription Narcotics

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that James Louis Costanzo - , 35, of Ansonia, and Brian Earl - , 39, of North...
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Scarborough Man Sentenced To Nine Years On Drug And Health Care Fraud Charges

PORTLAND, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Adam Goodwin, 39, of Scarborough, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Singal to nine years in prison...