DEA Archived Press Releases

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Former Torrington resident sentenced to 4 years in prison for heroin and cocaine trafficking

BRIDGEPORT, CT – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Henly Feliz Santiago, 43, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing in Torrington, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor...
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Indictment Charges Man for Trafficking Dangerous, Unusual Drug Mixtures of Heroin, Fentanyl, Tramadol and Methamphetamine

NEW YORK CITY – Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division, G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, New York City Police Commissioner Dermot F. Shea, Peter C. Fitzhugh, Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations New York, and New...
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Illinois man sentenced to 37 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute cocaine and heroin

NEWARK, N.J. – An Illinois man was sentenced today to 37 months in prison for conspiring to transport heroin and cocaine to New Jersey. Daniel Gonzalez Maldonado, 25, of Carpentersville, Illinois, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D. Wigenton in Newark federal court to an information charging him...
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Manchester man sentenced to 57 months for drug trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Eddil Ortez, 27, of Manchester, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison for attempted possession of fentanyl and cocaine with intent to distribute. According to...
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Alleged major trafficker among three indicted in connection with over 25 pounds of cocaine and $125,000 cash seized in the Bronx

NEW YORK CITY – Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, New York Division, Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, Keith M. Corlett, Superintendent of the New York State Police, and New York City Police Commissioner Dermot F. Shea announced the arrest...
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California man charged with transporting nine kilograms of fentanyl

NEW YORK CITY – Audrey Strauss, the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Raymond P. Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, announced that Richard Mendoza was charged in an indictment with conspiring to distribute...
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Syracuse man sentenced to more than six years in prison on federal drug trafficking charges

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Theodore Fowler, 33, of Syracuse, New York, was sentenced today to serve 75 months in federal prison for his conviction for participating in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Acting United States Attorney Antoinette T. Bacon, Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration...
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Massachusetts man sentenced to 97 months for participating in fentanyl and heroin distribution conspiracy

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Miguel Vasquez, 26, of Roxbury, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 97 months in federal prison for participating in a drug trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents and...
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Ulster County dentist arrested for illegally dispensing oxycodone

ALBANY, N.Y. - Vivian Letizia, age 62, of Stone Ridge, New York, was arrested yesterday on a criminal complaint charging her with illegally dispensing controlled substances outside the course of professional practice and for no legitimate medical purpose. The announcement was made by Ray Donovan, Special Agent in Charge of...
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Bridgeport man sentenced to 15 years in prison for distributing heroin

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that, DEWAYNE JOYNER, also known as “Weezy,” 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New...