DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Brooklyn, New York Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Five Years in Federal Prison

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Jazzmeek Johnson, 31, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced today to serve 60 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to distributing controlled substances, specifically cocaine base and fentanyl. United States District Judge...
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Indictment Charges Brothers with Fentanyl Trafficking Offenses

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that DAVID QUINTANA, 35, of East Hartford, and EDGAR QUINTANA, 33, of Hartford, have been charged by indictment...
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Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Zahir Allah, 42, of Springfield, Massachusetts was sentenced today to serve 34 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, specifically cocaine, cocaine base and fentanyl...
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Three Men Indicted For Conspiracy Involving Fentanyl, Fentanyl Analogs And Cocaine

BOSTON – Three Essex County men have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a drug conspiracy involving distribution of fentanyl, fentanyl analog and cocaine. Daniel Lopez-Gonzalez, 27, of Methuen; Erickson Castro Perez, 30, of Lawrence; and Gustavo Adolfo Reyes Gonzalez, 20, of Haverhill, have...
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Haverhill Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Haverhill man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Sergio Garcia, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 46 months in prison and two years of supervised release. In March 2022, Garcia pleaded guilty to one count...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Gun and Fentanyl Offenses

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that on May 1, 2023, Varian Lefebvre, 29, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Christina Reiss to 77 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 7-year term of supervised release for...
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Offense

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO DIAZ, 45, of Red Lion, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl...
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New Britain Man Involved in Drug Ring Sentenced to 6 Years in Federal Prison

NEW BRITAIN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that EDWIN REYES, 40, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 72 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin...
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Pawtucket Man Admits to Being an Armed Heroin Trafficker

PROVIDENCE, R.I.– A Pawtucket man admitted to a federal judge on Monday that he was in possession of more than two kilos of fentanyl, a loaded Glock handgun, and nearly $80,000 in cash when Pawtucket Police executed a court-authorized search of his home and arrested him in October 2019, announced...
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Fentanyl Supplier Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Federal Prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who acted as a supplier of fentanyl to a mid-level drug trafficker was sentenced today to nearly six-and-a-half years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Keven Restrepo, 32, formerly of Kissimmee, FL, was arrested in September 2021, as the result...