United States Drug Enforcement Administration

BOSTON – A Dominican man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to reentering the United States and distributing fentanyl after previously being deported. Juan Carlos Santos-Ocasio, a/k/a “Cristhian Aybar-Done,” 40, was indicted on one count of distribution and possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of...

BOSTON – A New York man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to trafficking drugs and firearms. Jason Lebberes, 31, of Tuckahoe, N.Y., pleaded guilty to one count of distributing more than 50 grams of methamphetamine; one count of transferring a firearm to an out-of-state resident; and one...

CONCORD, N.H. – A Weare man was sentenced today to ten years in federal prison for possessing firearms and ammunition as a prohibited person, and possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Brian Elliott, age 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that six defendants have been indicted in Burlington on charges of conspiring to distribute cocaine and fentanyl. Specifically, those charged in the superseding indictment are Tyler Orvis, 40, of Milton Vermont, Christopher Purvis, 27 of Hartford, Connecticut, Alexis Sutton, 23 of...

BOSTON – A Boston man has pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl. Alexis Radhames Diaz Tejeda, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled sentencing for...

BOSTON – A California man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to sending more than one kilogram of methamphetamine to an undercover federal agent in Massachusetts. Hagen Dunphy, a/k/a “Molly Ruin” and “~Haley,” 36, of Los Angeles, pleaded guilty to two counts of distribution of and possession with...

WICHITA, Kan. – A Wichita man was sentenced five years in prison for having a gun while trafficking narcotics. According to court documents, Clinton Bruner, 59, of Wichita, pleaded guilty to one count of possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. The charge stems from a...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A St. Joseph, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin and for illegally possessing firearms. Roderick A. Hughes, 48, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Greg Kays to 17 years in federal prison without parole. On...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two Rhode Island men were arrested for drug trafficking and more than seven kilos of fentanyl pills and powder, and two commercial pill presses have been seized as the result of an ongoing Project Safe Neighborhoods Investigation into the trafficking of fentanyl pills, announced United States Attorney...

BOSTON – A Saugus man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that allegedly manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Justin Westmoreland, 25, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Court...