DEA Archived Press Releases

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New Britain Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARMANDO GONZALEZ, 40, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking...
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 44 Months For Trafficking Narcotics

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that HENRY DEJESUS-MORALES, also known as “Red,” 33, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 44 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release...
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Brockton Man Sentenced To 13 Years In Prison For Role In Violent Drug Trafficking Organization

BOSTON – A Brockton, Massachusetts man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a wide-ranging drug trafficking conspiracy reaching from Boston to Brockton to Cape Cod. Cody Goncalves, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 13 years in prison and...
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Two Detained in Federal Custody on Meth Trafficking Charges

PROVIDENCE. R. I. – Two men were detained in federal custody today, following their arraignment in U.S. District Court in an ongoing Rhode Island FBI Safe Streets Task investigation that has resulted in the seizure of more than one pound of methamphetamine to date, announced United States Attorney Zachary A...
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Meriden Man Indicted For Trafficking Fentanyl

MERIDEN, 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, announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment today charging GERARDO NUNEZ-IRIZARRY, also known as “Indio,”...
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California Woman Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Fentanyl

BOSTON – A California woman has pleaded guilty in connection with travelling across the country to deliver fentanyl to an undercover officer. Adelaida Yudit Garibay, 46, of Burbank, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. U.S. Senior District Court...
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Brockton Man Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison for Role in South Shore Drug Distribution Ring

BOSTON – A Brockton, Massachusetts, man was sentenced on June 15, 2022 in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that spanned across the District. Tony Goncalves, 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 30 months in prison and three...
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Two Plead Guilty In Heroin And Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – Two Worcester, Massachusetts, residents have pleaded guilty to their roles in a drug trafficking conspiracy involving fentanyl and heroin. The defendants pleaded guilty on the morning of June 13, 2022, upon commencing jury selection for their previously scheduled trial. Cintia Franco, 34, and Amauris Antonio Rosario Garcia, aka...
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Naugatuck Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Narcotics

NAUGATUCK, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON METZ, also known as “Jay,” 53, of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for...
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Johnston Man Admits to Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

PROVIDENCE, R.I., – A Johnston man who arranged for the sale and delivery of thousands of fentanyl pills plead guilty in federal court in Providence to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and to distribution of 400 grams or more of fentanyl, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Johnathan King, 31...