United States Drug Enforcement Administration

CONCORD, N.H. - Crystal Watson, 35, of Barrington, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and to five charges relating to distribution of heroin, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in...

CONCORD, N.H. - Bicky Zapata-Nivar, 29, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to conspiring to distribute the Schedule II controlled substance fentanyl, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson 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 investigations into recent drug overdose deaths have resulted in federal heroin distribution charges against two men. In...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Samin Chang, 38, of New York, NY, was arraigned in U.S. District Court in Providence, RI, today on charges that he allegedly participated in a conspiracy to house numerous sophisticated indoor marijuana grow operations inside a converted Providence mill building and a Providence residence. In August 2015...

BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $25,000 civil settlement with Dr. Richard Bravman, Dr. John Langston, and their Cape Cod dental practice, Bravman, Langston, and Associates, LLC in connection with the practice’s flawed recordkeeping of controlled substances. According to court documents, the practice allegedly failed to conduct required...

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Romelly Dastinot a/k/a “Marcus - ,” 35, of Lewiston, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to...

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Akylle Murchison - , 24, of Lewiston, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to nine years...

WORCESTER, Mass. - An Easthampton man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Worcester, MA in connection with distributing cocaine and marijuana. David Dulchinos, 50, pleaded guilty to one count each of distribution of cocaine and distribution of marijuana. U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman scheduled sentencing for...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A Southwick man pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Springfield, MA in connection with distributing marijuana. Connor Cipolla, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute marijuana involving between 100 and 400 kilograms of marijuana. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G...

WORCESTER, Mass. - A Berlin man was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana, money laundering and tax evasion. Eric W. Sliwa,age 35, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 78 months in prison to be followed by four...