DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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South Florida Doctor Sentenced to Prison for Unlawfully Dispensing Narcotics

MIAMI – Dr. Ronald Lubetsky was sentenced this week to five (5) years in prison by U.S. District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks for unlawfully dispensing narcotics—specifically oxycodone and morphine. Lubetsky was convicted at trial in November on seven counts of unlawfully dispensing narcotics. Trial evidence showed that law enforcement learned...
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Hudson County Man Sentenced to 51 Months in Prison for Drug Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Daniel J. Kafafian and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced a Hudson County, New Jersey, man was sentenced to 51 months in prison for conspiring to distribute and...
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Renton, Washington Resident Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

SEATTLE – A Renton, Washington resident who continued to deal drugs and possess firearms after many of his coconspirators were arrested and charged federally, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to ten years in prison. Gerson Alberto Flores-Rivera, 28, pleaded guilty in May 2022 to distribution of...
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Savitz Drug Store to Pay $275,000 to Resolve Alleged Controlled Substance Act Violations

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Savitz Drug Store, Inc., has agreed to pay $275,000 to resolve allegations that it committed recordkeeping and dispensing violations of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). These requirements are designed to prevent the diversion of controlled substances. This civil settlement includes a corrective action plan and is the...
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Boston Man Sentenced for Role in Drug Trafficking Organization

BOSTON – A drug distributor for a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) was sentenced today for his role in a conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base (crack cocaine). Terrence Daye, 34, of Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 28 months in prison and three...
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Pennsylvania Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Role in Connecticut Drug Ring

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MYRON BROWN, also known as “Farid,” 49, of Chester, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of...
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Meriden Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charge

MERIDEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GERARDO NUNEZ-IRIZARRY, also known as “Indio,” 44, of Meriden, pleaded guilty today before U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl...
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Norwalk Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Offenses

NORWALK, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TAJH WILEY, also known as “Yung,” 27, of Norwalk, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in New Haven to 144 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for...
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Department of Justice Files Nationwide Lawsuit Against Amerisource Bergen Corp. and Subsidiaries for Controlled Substances Act Violations

NEWARK, N.J. – In a civil complaint filed today, the Department of Justice alleges that AmerisourceBergen Corp. and two of its subsidiaries, AmerisourceBergen Drug Corp. and Integrated Commercialization Solutions LLC (AmerisourceBergen), collectively one of the country’s largest wholesale pharmaceutical distributors and one of the largest companies in America by revenue...
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Hartford Man Sentenced to More Than 7 Years in Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl And Cocaine

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOSE MIGUEL VEGA-RIVERA, 50, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 90 months of imprisonment for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. According to court documents and statements...