United States Drug Enforcement Administration

OMAHA, Neb. –The February 12 conviction of Sinaloa Cartel drug trafficker Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman-Lorea serves as a reminder of the effect his organization has had on the five states that make up the Drug Enforcement Administration Omaha Division. Countless illicit drugs have made their way into local communities in...

OMAHA, Neb. –The Nebraska Commercial Interdiction Unit, made up of Omaha Division United States Drug Enforcement Administration agents, Nebraska State Patrol investigators, Douglas County Sheriff deputies, a Pottawattamie County Sheriff deputy and a Nebraska National Guard Counter Drug staff sergeant, was presented the Midwest High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Outstanding...

BOSTON – A Worcester restaurant manager pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Worcester to conspiring with the wife of a convicted drug dealer to use drug proceeds to renovate and operate a Shrewsbury Street restaurant. Joseph Herman, 37, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering, making false statements...

CONCORD, N.H. – Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Division, and U.S. Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Meghan Bowers, 31, formerly of Keene, N.H., was sentenced on Thursday to 18 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute...

BOSTON – A Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with his participation in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Angel Milciades Santana Polanco, 31, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised...

BOSTON – A Lynn man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to multiple drug charges associated with his distribution of heroin and fentanyl, which led to the 2017 overdose death of a Melrose resident. Yeffry Reynoso, aka Chris, 27, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to distribute...

BOSTON – A Holland man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to drug and money laundering charges. Peter Molle Jr., 36, pleaded guilty to two counts of manufacturing marijuana and possessing marijuana with intent to distribute and one count of money laundering. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S...

BOSTON – Two Lowell men were indicted today in federal court in Boston for heroin and fentanyl trafficking. Joshua Ramos-Rios, 30, and Anderson Daniel Jorge Cruz, 20, were indicted for conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute one kilogram or more of heroin and fentanyl. Ramos-Rios and...

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Michael Luciano, 33, of New London, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 144 months of imprisonment...

BANGOR, Maine – Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Jordan Richard, 25, of New Vineyard, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to 160 months in prison and three...