DEA Archived Press Releases

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Indictment charges 24 individuals connected to southeastern Connecticut drug ring

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle, and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford has returned an indictment charging 24 individuals connected to a southeastern Connecticut drug trafficking ring with...
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Buffalo man indicted on cocaine and crack charges

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration New York Division, and U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., announced that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Derrius Cunningham, a/k/a Baby, 41, of Buffalo, N.Y., with conspiracy to distribute and distribution of cocaine...
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Italian national extradited in connection to seizure of more than 1,500 kilos of cocaine bound for Europe aboard fishing vessels

BOSTON – An Italian national was extradited and made an initial appearance in federal court in Boston yesterday in connection with various drug charges related to trafficking cocaine onboard maritime vessels. Gabriele Biondo, aka "El Italiano," was arraigned on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and...
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Four charged in conspiracy to distribute over five kilograms of cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – DEA New Jersey Division Special Agent in Charge Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Craig Carpenito announced four people have been charged for their respective roles in a conspiracy to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine. Victoria Irizarry, 30, of...
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Massachusetts man sentenced to over five years on fentanyl and crack charges

PORTLAND, Maine - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Fray Cayetano, 23, of Lawrence, Mass., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 69 months in prison and three years of...
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Two-week trial leads to conviction of drug trafficker for conspiring to import cocaine in shipment of chili peppers

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- Earlier today, following a two-week trial, a federal jury in Brooklyn returned a guilty verdict against Humberto Baez for conspiring to import and distribute cocaine, and for possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, in connection with his participation in a scheme responsible for smuggling 16 kilograms of...
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New Britain man sentenced to more than 11 years in federal prison for cocaine and firearm offenses

HARTFORD, CT – Brian D. Boyle Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Orlando Quiros, also known as “O” and “Gordo, 42, formerly of New Britain and Suffield, was sentenced today by U.S...
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Federal judge sentences Charlotte man to nine years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering conspiracy

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Chief U.S. District Judge Frank D. Whitney sentenced today Shi Yun Zhou, 27, of Charlotte, to 108 months in prison and four years of supervised release on drug trafficking conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy charges, announced Andrew Murray, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina...
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Myrtle Beach man pleads guilty to selling heroin and cocaine “speedball” that caused overdose death

FLORENCE, S.C. - United States Attorney Sherri A. Lydon announced today that James Latron Sumter, aka “T”, 35, of Myrtle Beach has pled guilty in federal court to conspiring to distribute a quantity of cocaine and heroin, the use of which resulted in serious bodily injury or death. This charge...
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New Vineyard man sentenced to more than 13 years in prison on gun and drug charges

BANGOR, Maine – Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and United States Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Jordan Richard, 25, of New Vineyard, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge Nancy Torresen to 160 months in prison and three...