DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Providence Man Admits to Possessing More than Forty Grams of Fentanyl Six Days After Pleading Guilty to Trafficking Anabolic Steroids

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A 30-year-old Providence man today admitted to a federal judge that he possessed more than 250 grams of fentanyl and a firearm, and did so less than a week after pleading guilty, in February 2021, to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids, announced United States Attorney Zachary A...
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Indictment Charges 3 Men 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 a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging ISSACHAMIL TORRES, also known as “Chamil,” 35, of...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Prison for Distributing Fentanyl Pills Produced Using Multiple Pill Press Machines

BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for distributing counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, made using multiple pill press machines. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to eight years in prison and two years of supervised...
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Hartford Woman Sentenced to Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARIA MALDONADO, 50, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 24 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl. According...
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Rochester Woman Pleads Guilty to Conspiracy to Distribute Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

CONCORD, N.H. – Jennelle Brown, 38, of Rochester, pleaded guilty in federal court today to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today. According to court documents and statements made in court, Brown and her co-defendant sold drugs multiple times from their hotel room in...
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Nashua Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Possession of Meth and Fentanyl with Intent to Distribute and Carrying a Firearm While Dealing Drugs

CONCORD, N.H. – David Lamoureux, 34, of Nashua has been sentenced to 72 months in federal prison for two counts of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl, and for possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced. According to court documents...
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Two Sentenced in Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – Two Worcester residents have been sentenced for their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and heroin. Antonio Rosario Garcia, a/k/a “Animal,” 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 80 months in prison and four years of supervised release. Cintia Franco, 32...
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Convicted Felon Indicted for Drug and Firearm Offenses

BOSTON – A repeat convicted felon has been charged by a federal grand jury in a superseding indictment on firearm and drug offenses. Christian Soares, a/k/a “Eazy,” 29, of Brockton, was indicted on two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm and ammunition; one count of possessing...
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Brooklyn Man Indicted for Distributing Fentanyl and Cocaine Base

BURLINGTON, Vt. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Demetrius Thompson, aka “Tone,” 44, of Brooklyn, New York was arrested yesterday in Rutland, Vermont. On December 14, 2022, Thompson had been indicted by the federal grand jury for distributions of fentanyl and...
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Leader of Lawrence Drug Trafficking Organization Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

BOSTON – The leader of a local drug trafficking organization (DTO) was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for trafficking fentanyl, heroin, cocaine, carfentanil (a fentanyl analogue) in and around the Lawrence area and for possessing a loaded firearm in furtherance of his DTO’s operations. Luis Manuel Rodriguez Then...