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Overdose Investigation Leads To Heroin Distribution Charge Against Waterbury Man

NOV 16 - NEW HAVEN, Conn - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Teddy Stuart Lopez, Jr., also known as “Chico” and “Junior,” 20, of Waterbury, pleaded...
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Two Members Of New Haven Drug Ring Sentenced

NOV 15 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jeffrey Harrison, also known as “Biscuit,” 36, and Christopher Hilton, also known as “C.J.,”...
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Gray Man Sentenced To 17a½ Years For Trafficking Bath Salts, Fentanyl, And Heroin

NOV 15 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Scot Stolkner, 44, of Gray, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 17½...
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DEA Announces “360 Strategy” In Manchester To Address Fentanyl, Heroin, Prescription Drugs And Violent Crime

NOV 15 - MANCHESTER, N.H. - The United States Drug Enforcement Administration today announced that Manchester will be the fifth city in the nation to initiate a comprehensive diversion control, law enforcement and prevention “360 Degree Strategy” to help cities dealing with the fentanyl, heroin, and prescription drug abuse epidemic...
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Nine Members Of Eastern European Organized Crime Syndicate Charged With Racketeering, Extortion, Loansharking, Illegal Gambling, And Drug Trafficking

(BROOKLYN, N.Y. - - Earlier today, an indictment was unsealed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York charging nine defendants with crimes including racketeering, extortion, loansharking, illegal gambling, and drug trafficking. Eight of the defendants are under arrest, and one remains at large. The...
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East Hartford Man Sentenced To 7 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

NOV 09 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Orlando Tirado, 30, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L...
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Mars Hill Woman Sentenced To Six Years For Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

NOV 08 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Leda Giggey, 45, of Mars Hill, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr...
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Stetson Man Sentenced To Almost 6 Years For Cocaine And Oxycodone Trafficking Conspiracy

NOV 08 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that John Williams, 40, of Stetson was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 70...
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“2fly” Gang Member Pleads Guilty To Bronx Murder In Connection With Racketeering Conspiracy

NEW YORK - - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced that Jaquan McIntosh, a/k/a “BJ,” pleaded guilty today to participating in a racketeering conspiracy in connection with his membership in the “2Fly YGz” (“2Fly”), a violent street gang that operated in and...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Federal Prison For Role In Fraudulent Oxycodone Prescription Scheme

NOV 07 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Alejandrino DeJesus, also known as “Baby Boo,” 38, of New Haven, was sentenced today...