United States Drug Enforcement Administration

NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Lisa O. Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), and Edward...

NEW YORK CITY - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Lisa O. Monaco, the Deputy Attorney General of the United States, Frank A. Tarentino III, the Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Edward A...

BOSTON – A Boston man was sentenced today in connection with distributing multiple kilograms of fentanyl, including thousands of counterfeit fentanyl pills, to a cooperating source. Luis Sonier Bautista Moreta, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to four years in prison and three years of...

CONCORD, N.H. – A doctor practicing in the north country of New Hampshire was indicted in connection with his unlawful distribution of opioids and benzodiazepines, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robert G. Soucy Jr., D.O., 70, of Columbia, New Hampshire, was indicted on 12 counts of distribution of controlled...

CONCORD, N.H. – Two Manchester residents have been charged for conspiring to manufacture methamphetamine and possessing the necessary chemicals and equipment to do so within their home, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Charles Winchell and Catherine Quinn, both 42 years old, were charged with conspiracy to manufacture methamphetamine and...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on September 15, 2023, Timothy Gillilan, 43, of Fletcher, Vermont, was sentenced by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford to a term of 60 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of supervised release...

CONCORD, N.H. – A Massachusetts man has been sentenced in federal court in Concord for his role as a drug runner in a conspiracy to distribute internationally sourced fentanyl operating out of Lawrence, Massachusetts., U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Ramon Jaquez Diaz, 52, was sentenced by U.S. District Court...

BRIDEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JUAN MARTINEZ, JR., 22, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A former Pepperell, MA, man arrested during an FBI Safe Streets Task Force investigation that resulted in the seizure of more than 461 grams of pure crystal methamphetamine was sentenced today to four years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Peter Walkovich, 38...

BOSTON – A Colombian man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy connected to organized crime in the Republic of Colombia. Mario Zapata Velez, 41, of Medellín, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to five years in...