DEA Archived Press Releases

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Hartford Man Sentenced To 11 Years In Prison For Gang-Related Narcotics Trafficking

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 Tyshawn McDade, also known as “S Dot” and “S Diddy,” 30, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S...
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Five Men Charged In Heroin And Cocaine Trafficking Ring

BOSTON - Five men were charged in U.S. District Court in Worcester on Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, with heroin and cocaine trafficking throughout Worcester County. Jose Lugo, 53, of Providence, R.I.; Hugo Santana-Dones, 41, and Felix Melendez, 39, of Leominster; Osvaldo Vasquez, 47, of Worcester; and Elvis Genao, 26, of...
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Drug Diversion Claims Against CVS Health Corp. Resolved With $450,000 Civil Settlement

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Pharmacy chain CVS Health Corp. has agreed to pay $450,000 to resolve the United States’ allegations that several of its Rhode Island stores violated the federal Controlled Substances Act by filling invalid prescriptions and maintaining deficient records, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the...
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Colombian Crime Syndicate Leader Sentenced To Prison For Role In Mediating Drug Money Disputes

BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England ;United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation in Boston; and John Smith, Director of the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of...
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Continuing Criminal Enterprise No More, Jury Trial Convicts Pair Of Defendants

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, along with United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian, are pleased to announce that following a six day trial, a jury in the Northern District of New York convicted Canadian citizens Michael C. Woods...
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Federal Indictment Of Five Defendants In One Of The Nation’s Largest Fentanyl Seizures

BUFFALO, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, along with U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr. announced today a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Herman E. Aguirre, 41, of Brea, CA, Troy R. Gillon, 41, of Lockport, NY...
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Utica/Rome Area Heroin Ring Dismantled

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Special Agent in Charge James J. Hunt, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), New York Division, along with United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian and New York State Police Superintendent Joseph A. D'Amico are pleased to announce 21 defendants from the Utica and Rome area were arrested on federal...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced On Misbranding Charges

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced that Mohamed Alam, 62, of North Andover, Massachusetts, was sentenced today to one year probation in U.S. District Court after pleading guilty to Causing...
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New Haven Crack Dealer Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison

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 Lamar Jones, also known as “Cream,” 31, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District...
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Stamford Man Admits Trafficking Marijuana, Agrees To Pay $200,000 To Resolve Forfeiture Case

STAMFORD, 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 Alan Wilson, 24, of Stamford, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today in Hartford federal court...