DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Mexican National Pleads Guilty To Involvement In Naco Drug Tunnel Case

- TUCSON, AZ. - Victor A. Flores, 51, pleaded guilty on Thursday to conspiring with others to possess with intent to distribute in excess of 8 tons of cocaine. The cocaine had been smuggled into the United States through a tunnel that extended into Naco, Ariz, from Mexico. The investigation...
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Money Launderer Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison

- PHOENIX, AZ. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Dennis K. Burke, announced that Robert Jan Opacian, 31, of Bridgeview, Ill., was sentenced on Monday by U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg to 30 months in prison...
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Narcotics Trafficking

NORWALK, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Anthony Holley, a.k.a “BG,” 31, of Monterey Place, Norwalk, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge...
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Former Amherst Pediatrician Pleads Guilty To Making False Statements To DEA

CONCORD, NH. - James A. Canfield, who formerly practiced medicine as a pediatrician in Amherst, New Hampshire, pled guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to making materially false statements to the Drug Enforcement (DEA), announced Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the...
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Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Cocaine Conspiracy

- PHOENIX, AZ. - DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Dennis K. Burke, announced that Juan Enrique Rodriquez of Tolleson, Ariz., was sentenced on Tuesday by U.S. District Judge James A. Teilborg to 10 years in prison and 60 months...
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Operation Special Delivery Dismantles International Interstate Drug Ring

MARICOPA COUNTY, AZ. - DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman, along with the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office and the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office announced today the dismantling of a year-long investigation concerning drug trafficking organizations that were responsible for the distribution of thousands of pounds of marijuana throughout...
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Stamford Man Sentenced To 39 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Cocaine

STAMFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FRANK GREEN SR., 46, formerly of Amelia Place, Stamford, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Receiving Shipment Of Marijuana

NEW HAVEN, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JAVIER GARCIA, 33, of Market Street, New Haven, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Vanessa...
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Five Plead Guilty To Conspiring To Possess With The Intent To Distribute And To Unlawful Distrbution Of Marijuana

CONCORD, NH. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney John P. Kacavas announced that Jennifer Bohan, 24 and Dale Daigle, 26, both of Newington, New Hampshire, Kevin Ball, 28, of Portsmouth, Cesar Chanlatte, 40, of Plymouth, Massachusetts...
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Third Man Convicted By A Federal Jury For Conspiring To Buy Five Or More Kilograms Of Cocaine

TUCSON, AZ. - DEA Acting Special Agent in Charge Doug Coleman and U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona, Dennis K. Burke, announced that Evelio Cervantes-Conde, a Cuban immigrant lawfully residing in the United States, was convicted by a federal jury on Friday afternoon, May 27, 2011, for both attempting...