DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Prior Felon Sentenced to Federal Prison for Drug Possession and Possession of Firearms and Ammunition

PENSACOLA, Fla. – Shaun Edward McBay, 51, of Freeport, Fla., was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison after previously pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing methamphetamine and possession of a...
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More Than a Dozen Individuals Indicted in Drug Trafficking Operation

COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal grand jury in Columbia returned a 21-count indictment against 13 individuals for drug trafficking offenses. The indictment alleges that beginning in January 2016, 13 individuals engaged in a conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute large quantities of cocaine, fentanyl, and methamphetamine. Ten defendants were...
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New Haven Gang Member Involved in Several Shootings Sentenced to 14 Years in Federal Prison

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - DEVIN SUGGS, also known as “JB,” 20, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 168 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for his involvement in a violent New Haven street gang and...
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Salem Man Sentenced To More Than Five Years In Prison For Conspiracy To Traffic Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Salem man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that manufactured and distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing narcotics. Kion Shepherd, 25, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis...
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Convicted Felon Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug And Firearm Offenses

BOSTON – A convicted felon has been sentenced in connection with firearm and drug offenses that occurred in 2019 and his subsequent possession of firearms and narcotics while on pre-trial release for the previously charged offenses. Christian Soares, a/k/a “Eazy,” 31, of Brockton, was sentenced on July 18, 2024 by...
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Three Charged with Trafficking Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl, Cocaine

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Robert Fuller, Special Agent in Charge of the New Haven Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging LUIS RODRIGUEZ...
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Man Sentenced to 19 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking Crimes

FLORENCE, S.C. — Raul Perales Guzman, 38, of San Luis, Mexico, was sentenced to more than 19 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and cocaine, and distribution of fentanyl. Evidence presented to the court showed that in June 2023, agents with the Drug Enforcement...
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Abington Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Oxycodone Conspiracy

BOSTON – An Abington man was sentenced on June 18th in federal court in Boston for conspiring to distribute oxycodone pills. Kenneth Veiga, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release. In April...
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New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

BOSTON – A member of a nationwide drug trafficking ring has been sentenced in federal court in Boston. Throughout the investigation over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number, two loaded Smith & Wesson handguns and over 4,200 rounds of ammunition...
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New York Man Appears on Federal Drug Charge

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont announced that Jamonty Brister, 29, of Queens, New York, appeared in United States District Court in Burlington on a complaint charging him with a federal drug offense. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin J. Doyle ordered that Brister be...