DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Three-Time Felon Arrested While On Parole

OTSEGO, N.Y. - Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) James J. Hunt, Otsego County Sheriff Richard J. Devlin, Jr., and Oneonta Police Department Chief Dennis R. Nayor announce the arrest of three time convicted drug felon Wayne Collins, age 48, of Oneonta...
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Rutland Man Sentenced To Over Seven Years Imprisonment For Federal Conviction For Heroin And Crack Cocaine Distribution

RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England, and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated Chief Judge Christina Reiss, of the United States District Court, sentenced Terrence (a.k.a.“Stucky”), 31, of Rutland, Vermont...
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Staten Island Physician’s Assistant And Two Other Individuals Arrested For Illegal Distribution Of Oxycodone Pills

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - James J. Hunt, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Division of the U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA), Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Thomas O’Donnell, the Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the...
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Two Employees Of Veterans Affairs Hospital, Including Logistics Warehouse And Mail Center Supervisor, Charged With Conspiracy To Distribute Cocaine

MANHATTAN, N.Y. - Preet Bharara, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Philip R. Bartlett, the Inspector-in-Charge of the New York Office of the U.S. Postal Inspection (“USPIS”), Jeffrey G. Hughes, Special Agent-in-Charge, Northeast Field Office, of the Department of Veterans Affairs, Office of Inspector (“VA-OIG”)...
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Auburn Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that David Goyette, 27, of Auburn, Maine, pleaded guilty last Friday in U.S. District Court in Portland to conspiracy to distribute 500...
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New York Man Imprisoned 39 Months For Heroin Trafficking

RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Charles Hercules, 23, of New York, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss...
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Two Bloods Members Sentenced To Life In Prison For The Execution Of Rival Gang Leader

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today at the Brooklyn federal courthouse, Dontae Sebbern and Dexter Waiters were sentenced to life in prison for, among other crimes, the racketeering-related murder of gang leader Jermaine Dickersen, also known as “Big Den.” The defendants, members of a set of the Bloods known by various...
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Rutland Man Imprisoned 5 Years For Heroin Trafficking

RUTLAND, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Evan Murphy, 23, of Rutland, was sentenced by Chief United States District Judge Christina Reiss to...
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Two Barnstable County Men Arrested On Drug Charges

BOSTON - Two Cape Cod men with extensive criminal histories were arrested and charged today with conspiring to violate federal drug laws. Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Colonel Timothy P. Alben, Superintendent...
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Canadian Drug Kingpin With Ties To The Rizutto And Bonanno Crime Families, The Hells Angels, And The Mexican Sinaloa Cartel Sentenced To 27 Years For Leading A Billion Dollar Narcotics Trafficking Enterprise

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Jimmy Cournoyer, the leader of a massive international drug trafficking enterprise with ties to La Cosa Nostra, the Hells Angels, and the notorious Sinaloa Cartel in Mexico, was sentenced earlier today to 27 years in prison by the Hon. Raymond J. Dearie. Cournoyer previously pleaded guilty to...