DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Former Doctor Sentenced To 46 Months In Prison For Illegally Prescribing Controlled Substances

TRUMBULL, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DAVID CIANCIMINO, 63, of Trumbull, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 46 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally distributing prescription medication...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl And Heroin

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that QUENTINE DAVIS, 31, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 63 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking...
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West Warwick Man Sentenced for Trafficking Thousands of Fentanyl Pills

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A West Warwick man who arranged for the sale of substantial quantities of fentanyl-laced counterfeit OxyContin to an undercover member of the Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force was sentenced today to four years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Richard Delsanto, 29...
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Springfield Man Arrested For Fentanyl Distribution

BOSTON – A Springfield man was arrested today on a drug offense involving fentanyl distribution. Christian Camacho, 25, was indicted on one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Camacho was released on conditions following an initial appearance this afternoon in federal court in...
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Hartford Man Sentenced To Federal Prison

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MAICO TURELL, 49, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Omar A. Williams in Hartford to 30 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for fentanyl distribution and firearm...
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Central Falls Men Sentenced For Roles in Drug Trafficking Organization

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two men from Central Falls who played integral roles in a Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) that shipped dozens of kilos of cocaine into Rhode Island through the U.S. Postal Service were sentenced today to federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. George Mojica, 42, and...
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Taunton Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – A Taunton man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Carlos Rivera, 47, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. On Jan. 24, 2022, Rivera pleaded...
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"Operation River Fork” Defendant Sentenced for Trafficking Crack Cocaine

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Woonsocket man was sentenced today to two years in federal prison for participating in the distribution of crack cocaine, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Bradley Dewalt, 30, was one of eighteen “Operation River Fork” defendants arrested during a 2020 FBI Project Safe Neighborhoods investigation...
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Lawrence Man Arrested for Fentanyl Distribution

BOSTON – A Lawrence, Massachusetts, man was arrested yesterday on fentanyl distribution charges. Rafael Sierra-Baez, 42, was charged with five counts of distribution and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Following an initial appearance yesterday before U.S. District Court Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler, Sierra-Baez was detained pending a detention...