United States Drug Enforcement Administration

(BOSTON - Two Boston men were arrested Friday, April 10, 2015, on federal drugs charges for their roles in trafficking large quantities of heroin and cocaine. In the raid conducted by the DEA on the three locations used by the drug traffickers, federal agents seized six kilograms of heroin, one-and-a-half...

(CONCORD, N.H. - Two men who were responsible for distributing large quantities of unlawful synthetic cannabinoid products have entered guilty pleas in federal court, announced NEFD Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Ferguson and United States Attorney John P. Kacavas. On March 31, 2015, Kyle Hurley, 32, pleaded guilty to...

(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, announced that Paul Whitehurst, also known as “Juice,” 25, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a five-count indictment today against Lagranger Jones, 36, and Lamonte DeShannon Rush, 45, both of Sacramento, charging them with conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and methamphetamine distribution. According to court documents, between October 2014 and February 2015, Jones and Rush sold methamphetamine during...

(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 Jones - , 30, of Portland, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to...

(BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Eugenia A.P. Cowles, the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated that Stephanie Schump, of Milton, Vermont, was sentenced on March 13, 2015 by Chief United States...

(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 Robert Santos, also known as “Scoot,” 33, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior U.S...

(BURLINGTON, Vt. - Acting Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Ferguson for the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England and Eugenia A.P. Cowles, the Acting United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, stated that Joe Young, 37, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced on March 6, 2015 by...

FRESNO, Calif. - Miguel Marquez, 30, of Bakersfield, was sentenced today to 14 years and eight months in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill also ordered Marquez to forfeit over $30,000. According to court documents, an investigation indicated...

FRESNO, Calif. - Cedar Pharmacy has agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims that it failed to properly record hundreds of transactions involving controlled substances, failed to maintain complete and accurate records, and failed to follow prescription issuance guidelines in violation of the Controlled Substances (CSA), United States Attorney...