DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
2396 Results - Showing 1991 to 2000
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California Man Sentenced On Charges Of Conspiracy To Distribute More Than 5 Kilograms Of Cocaine And 1000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And Money Laundering Charges

CONCORD, N.H. - Jon Hagstrom, 34, of North Hollywood, California, was sentenced in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire 126 months in prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute more than 5 kilograms of cocaine and more than 1000 kilograms of marijuana, conspiracy to commit...
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Stamford Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Eddie Hammett, 50, of Stamford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in...
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Ten Taken Into Custody For Drug Violations

CONCORD, N.H. - Ten individuals were arrested by federal, state and local authorities, announced Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney John P. Kacavas. The arrests are the result of a year-long investigation conducted by state and...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Narcotics

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Tylon Vaughn, also known as “Bucky B,” 36, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine, Crack Cocaine And Oxycodone

BOSTON - Twenty-two Springfield men were charged today in federal and state court with either distributing a controlled substance or unlawfully possessing a firearm and ammunition. Separate federal indictments alleging the distribution of crack cocaine were returned against Alberto Correa-Martinez, 27, andStephen Tavernier 28 SheradTherrien, 24; David Faust, 26; Richard...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine, Crack Cocaine And Oxycodone

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Michael Thompson, 35, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S. District Judge Ellen...
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Pittston Woman Sentenced To Over Two Years On Federal Drug Charges

BANGOR, 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 Jennifer Dowling, 33, of Pittston, Maine, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to...
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Father, Son Each Sentenced To 15 Years In Prison For Operating A Multi-State Drug Trafficking Organization

PHOENIX - On June 18, 2014, the final defendant was sentenced in connection with Operation Clean Green - a multi-year investigation conducted by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and Internal Revenue Service. Hector Raul Ortiz-Tarazon, Sr. and his son, Hector Francisco Ortiz, Jr. ran a drug trafficking (DTO) that shipped...
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Pittston Woman Sentenced To Over Two Years On Federal Drug Charges

BANGOR, 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 Jennifer Dowling, 33, of Pittston, Maine, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to...
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"Operation Smack Talk" Results In The Seizure Of Nearly 90 Pounds Of White Heroin Seven Defendants Arrested In One Of The State’s Largest Heroin Busts

TUCSON, Ariz. - U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA)Special Agent in Charge, Doug Coleman, today announced the seizure of 89 pounds of white heroin and the arrest of seven defendants as part of an 11-month investigation. The seizure marks one of the state’s largest heroin busts. The investigation coined, “Operation Smack Talk”...