DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Principal Supplier And Drug Distributor Of Two Boston-Area Cocaine Trafficking Rings Pleads Guilty

BOSTON – The main supplier and drug distributor of two Boston-area drug trafficking organizations (DTO) pleaded guilty yesterday to cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Kenji Drayton, 41, of Boston, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute...
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 8 Years In Federal Prison

Conn. - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that PEDRO RIVERA, 50, last residing in St. Cloud, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 100 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking...
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Waterbury Heroin Distributor Sentenced to 18 Months in Federal Prison

WATERBURY, Conn. - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that KEON COUNCIL, 44, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 18 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin. According to...
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Gang Member Involved In Bridgeport Courthouse Shooting Sentenced To More Than 15 Years In Prison

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - LAHEEM JONES, also known as “Heemie,” 27, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 190 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his participation in gang-related drug trafficking and violence, including a shooting in...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced For Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – A Lawrence man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for drug trafficking charges involving fentanyl. Fabio Yunior Moreta Borge, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 57 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On Oct. 7, 2021, Moreta...
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North Providence Man Admits to Wire Fraud, Theft of Government Funds

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A North Providence man who lives and works in Rhode Island today admitted that he filed COVID-relief unemployment applications in at least two other states, collecting more than $20,000 in benefits he was not entitled to receive, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha and Rhode Island...
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Providence Man Sentenced to Federal Prison on Firearm, Transportation of Stolen Property Charges

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who admitted to being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm and with participating in a conspiracy to transport stolen recreation vehicles into Rhode Island was sentenced on Wednesday to thirty-seven months in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. On...
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Dominican National Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking, Firearm, Illegal Reentry

PROVIDENCE, RI – A Dominican national living in Providence faces sentencing in U.S. District Court and deportation proceedings after pleading guilty today to drug trafficking, firearm, and illegal reentry charges, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Stevens Morales-Rivera, 46, who previously identified himself using several aliases, pleaded guilty to...
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Prison For Illegally Possessing Firearms

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that REYS ALFREDO VASQUEZ, 30, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 42 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for illegally possessing firearms...
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Putnam Man Sentenced To Prison For Federal Firearm Offense

PUTNAM, Conn. - Leonard C. Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Nicholas Schneider, 32, of Putnam, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Sarah A. L. Merriam in New Haven, Connecticut, to six months of imprisonment, followed by two years of supervised release, for a...