DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Three Members Of Cape Cod Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison For Violent Kidnapping And Drug Offenses

BOSTON – Three men have been sentenced to decades in prison for their roles in a Cape Cod drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed heroin throughout the Cape Cod and Pawtucket, R.I., regions, committed a violent kidnapping recorded on video and worked together to shoot at a Hyannis man over...
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Two Convicted for Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization with Ties to Mexican Cartel

BOSTON – Two men were convicted today by a federal jury in Boston for operating a large-scale international fentanyl trafficking and money laundering conspiracy. Fermin Castillo, 43, of Boston, and Andre Heraux Martinez, 24, of the Dominican Republic, were convicted following a seven-day jury trial of conspiracy to distribute over...
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to More Than 10 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Heroin Trafficking Ring

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JONATHAN BROWN, 46, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 125 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for his role in a...
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Dominican National Sentenced to 45 Months in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Heroin

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JEISSON AMARANTE-PEREZ, 30, of the Dominican Republic, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 45 months of imprisonment for trafficking fentanyl and heroin. According to court documents and...
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Waterbury Man Who Trafficked Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LANDDY RODRIGUEZ, also known as “Oso,” 37, of Waterbury, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release...
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Nashua Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – A Nashua man was sentenced on May 11, 2023 in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Philip Wetmore, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 8 years in federal prison and 4 years of...
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New Bedford Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON – A New Bedford man pleaded guilty today to his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jason Cruz, 42, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled...
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Providence Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Providence man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy that distributed fentanyl across Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Yeury Francisco Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs...
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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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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...