DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Brothers Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Heroin

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 Jimmy Estevez, 25, of Brooklyn, N.Y., and his brother, Miguel Estevez, also known as “Domi,” 27, of the...
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Peabody Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

BOSTON - Jorge Delgado, a/k/a Antonio Martinez, a/k/a Elisaul Martinez Santana, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to 33 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In October 2015, Delgado pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute heroin and fentanyl...
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Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty To Distributing Crack Cocaine

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Tawana Smith, a/k/a “Tawana Greene,” a/k/a “T,” 24, of Springfield, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to distributing cocaine base, commonly...
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Tenth And Final Defendant From Butte County Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced To Federal Prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Manuel Garcia Navarro, 33, of Fresno, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller to two years in prison for conspiring to distribute methamphetamine, United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced. According to...
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Residents From Modesto And Southern California Indicted For Large-Scale Statewide Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

FRESNO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment today against Antonio Castellanos, 32, of Whittier; Jose Reyes-Pineda, 43, of Anaheim; and Modesto residents Genaro Serrato-Calles, 45; Antonio Valencia-Hernandez, 60; Lorena Mariscal Velasquez, 46; Nora Lizbet Garcia, 29; and Melissa Velasquez, 25, charging them in a methamphetamine and...
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Fall River Man Sentenced To Prison For Marijuana Conspiracy

BOSTON - A Fall River man was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with his role in a scheme to distribute over 1,000 kilograms of marijuana in the Fall River area. Edward Boyer, 54, a former criminal defense attorney, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge...
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Bronx Man Sentenced On Federal Drug Conspiracy Charge

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Anthony Gomez, a/k/a “Tone”, 35, of Bronx, New York, was sentenced at the U.S. District Court in Bangor, Maine to a term...
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Derby Man Admits Participating In Steroid And Prescription Narcotic Distribution Conspiracy

HARTFORD, Conn. - Frank Pecora, 54, of Derby, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute oxycodone. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States...
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Four Plead Guilty In Dexter, Maine Drug Conspiracy Case

BANGOR, Me. - Four Maine residents pleaded guilty today at the U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiring to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances. John Williams, 39, and Cynthia Williams, 43, both of Stetson, Maine, Whitney Chadbourne, 22, of Harmony, Maine and Corey Pomerleau, 24...
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Fresno Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Methamphetamine Trafficking

FRESNO, Calif. - Jose Nicolas Olivas Zazueta, 35, of Fresno, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Lawrence J. O'Neill to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and DEA Special Agent in Charge John J. Martin announced the...