DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Florida Pilot Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme is Sentenced

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RUPERT DE LAS CASAS, 64, of Miami, Florida, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to approximately 85 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to More Than One Year in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Lawrence man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Fredis Manuel Guerrero Guzman, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV to 21 months in prison to be followed by two years of...
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Heading into Summer, DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division on Record-Setting Fentanyl Pace

DENVER – As most schools are out and Summer 2024 is unofficially underway, DEA’s Rocky Mountain Field Division is on pace to eclipse fentanyl pill seizure records set just last year. “It is an unfortunate reality that seizures of fake fentanyl pills across our Division – Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and...
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DEA New York to Host Family Summit on Fentanyl

The DEA New York Division will host its Family Summit on Fentanyl on Wednesday, June 26th, 2024. This free family centric event is open to families who have been impacted by the opioid crisis and to those who may have lost a loved one due to a drug poisoning or...
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Florida Pilot Involved in Cocaine Trafficking Scheme is Sentenced

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RUPERT DE LAS CASAS, 64, of Miami, Florida, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to approximately 85 months of imprisonment, time already served, and three years of supervised...
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Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Oxycodone Pill Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Fall River man was sentenced today for his role in a drug distribution conspiracy involving thousands of oxycodone pills. Austin Gonsalves, 37, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 41 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release. Gonsalves...
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DEA Brings Its “One Pill Can Kill Game Over” Tournament to New England for a First-of-Its-Kind Event

BOSTON – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division will team up with college esports teams from across New England to host the first of its kind, hybrid One Pill Can Kill Game Over Tournament. This event aims to meet a critical moment in time by using the...
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Overdoses Drop Nearly 40 Percent Since Formation of Omaha Task Force

OMAHA, NE – Overdose trends in Omaha have dropped nearly 40 percent since the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division Overdose Response Task Force (ODRTF) began making arrests in January 2023. For their efforts, the eight-person team was presented with the Midwest Region High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Overdose...
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New Haven Man on Supervised Release Charged with Distributing Methamphetamine Pills, Crack

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven returned an indictment charging DONALD OGMAN, also known as “Mainey-O” and ”Manny O,” 42, of New Haven, with methamphetamine and cocaine distribution offenses. As alleged...
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Brooklyn Man Sentenced To Nearly Six Years In Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Over 50 Kilograms Of Cocaine

BOSTON – A Brooklyn man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) wherein he transported kilograms of cocaine from New York to Boston in August 2020. Dinelson Hernandez-Rodriguez, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to...