United States Drug Enforcement Administration

CONCORD, N.H. - Seven individuals were arrested by federal, state and local authorities following a long-term investigation into the trafficking of heroin and oxycodone in the Rochester, New Hampshire area, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States...

CONCORD, N.H. - Two Manchester, New Hampshire residents and an individual living in Lawrence, Massachusetts were indicted yesterday by a federal grand jury for conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States...

HARTFORD, 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 Michael D. Mase, 32, of Sherman, pleaded guilty yesterday in Hartford federal court to one count of conspiracy...

BOSTON - Two men were detained following initial appearances in U.S. District Court in Worcester after being charged last week with illegal firearms possession. Antwone Bennett, 21, and Darilton Matias, 21, both of Worcester, were charged in separate indictments with each being a felon in possession of a firearm or...

NEWARK, N.J. - - Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division and Paul J. Fishman, U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey announced two members of the Grape Street Crips gang admitted their roles in a two-year conspiracy to distribute crack-cocaine...

BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England announced that 67,107 pounds of expired, unused, and unwanted prescriptions were collected throughout New England on Saturday, September 26, 2015. “The amount of drugs collected clearly indicates that residents of New England are...

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced that a federal Grand Jury has returned an indictment against six individuals: Mara (40) of Haverhill, Massachusetts Franklyn (40) of Haverhill, Massachusetts Juan (31) of Haverhill...

NEW HAVEN, 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 James Bowman, also known as “Jimmy Jam,” 36, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District...

BOSTON - Twenty-five individuals were indicted on federal drug trafficking charges in connection with a southeastern Massachusetts heroin trafficking ring. Arrests were made this morning in Fall River, Lawrence, Taunton, Marshfield, New Bedford, Berkley and Providence. This indictment follows four other recent federal indictments charging 17 individuals in connection with...

NEWARK, N.J. - -Carl J. Kotowski, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division, announced that this past weekend’s National Prescription Take Back Day resulted in the collection and destruction of 14,875 pounds, or 7.4 tons, of expired, unused, and unwanted prescriptions throughout New Jersey. This...