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Farmington Man Guilty of Selling Prescribed Oxycodone Pills

November 11, 2022
… pills to another individual approximately every three weeks over the course of more than three years.  The individual …
November 11, 2022
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Walden, VT Man Charged with Fentanyl Offense After High-Speed Chase

November 02, 2022
… he was driving on Interstate 91.  Vergara fled at speeds of over 120 miles per hour and was ultimately apprehended … approximately 130 miles away, in Newbury, VT.  Police discovered 5,500 bags of fentanyl in the car Vergara was driving, and later discovered an additional 5,000 bags of fentanyl in the median …
November 02, 2022
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Tilton Man Pleads Guilty to Drug And Firearms Offenses

October 31, 2022
… found two firearms, $54,000, drug packaging materials, and over 500 grams of methamphetamine.  A search of Stottlar’s bedroom also uncovered six additional firearms and more drug packaging …
October 31, 2022
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Springfield Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin Laced With Fentanyl

October 31, 2022
… (617) 557-2100 Diversion/Medical Practitioner 571-362-9171 Over 55,000 bags of fentanyl laced heroin seized BOSTON – A …
October 31, 2022
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Pembroke Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Gun Charges

October 06, 2022
… search of the defendant's home resulted in the seizure of over 390 grams of fentanyl from a safe in the defendant's …
October 06, 2022
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Wolfeboro Man Sentenced To 60 Months For Possessing With Intent To Distribute 50 Grams Of Fentanyl

August 17, 2022
… illegal U-turn and failing to signal. Hall initially pulled over, but when the officer stepped out of his cruiser, Hall …
August 17, 2022
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To 70 Months For Participating In A Conspiracy To Distribute Fentanyl

August 04, 2022
… in New York and he was found to be in possession of over 400 grams of fentanyl.  Tejada-Gonzalez told agents …
August 04, 2022
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Vermont Resident Sentenced for Drug Trafficking Offense

July 06, 2022
… containing approximately 1.5 kilograms of cocaine and over 4,500 “tickets” (individual glassine baggies) that …
July 06, 2022
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Lowell Man Sentenced In Trafficking Conspiracy Involving Counterfeit Pills Containing Methamphetamine

May 20, 2022
… of counterfeit pills containing methamphetamine, totaling over 400 grams. United States Attorney Rachael S. Rollins; …
May 20, 2022
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Armed Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Three Years in Prison

March 28, 2022
… 2021, law enforcement conducted a traffic stop on a Land Rover, seeking to arrest the registered owner of the vehicle … alerted to the vehicle, resulting in a search of the Land Rover.  In bags located on the front passenger seat, agents … determined that at the time of his arrest, Kori had over $50,000 in various financial accounts.  Government …
March 28, 2022
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Bridgeport Heroin Distributor Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison

March 16, 2022
… and more than $360,000 in cash.  Fontanez was intercepted over a wiretap discussing the acquisition and distribution …
March 16, 2022
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Buffalo Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder and Causing a Heroin Overdose that Led to a Death

July 28, 2023
… Sentenced to Life in Prison for Murder and Causing a Heroin Overdose that Led to a Death July 28, 2023 New York Contact … sometimes mixed with butyryl fentanyl or furanyl fentanyl. Over the years, Walker also regularly sold cocaine. In 2013, … direction of Chief Patrick M. Fitzgerald.  Drug Trafficking Overdose On On Press Release Image Layout Landscape …
July 28, 2023
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Utica Man Indicted for Federal Drug and Gun Offenses

June 16, 2023
… allege that, on June 4, 2023, Pena Uceta possessed over 9 kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute.  …
June 16, 2023
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Elmira Methamphetamine Dealer Pleads Guilty

February 21, 2023
… Main Street residence. During the search, investigators recovered approximately 2,075 grams of methamphetamine, 475 … drug paraphernalia, $3,528.62 in U.S. currency, and over 250 rounds of live .45 caliber, 9mm caliber, and .380 …
February 21, 2023
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Elmira Methamphetamine Trafficker Going to Prison for More than 19 Years

September 29, 2021
… at 916 Grand Central Avenue in Elmira. Officers seized over 1.1 kilograms of 95% pure methamphetamine, a quantity …
September 29, 2021
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Federal Grand Jury indicts two Buffalo men on cocaine conspiracy charges

December 15, 2020
… in which defendant Padua resided. The box was turned over the Buffalo Office of the Drug Enforcement … in the attic. Additional search efforts led to the recovery of the USPIS transmitting device, which was broken and recovered from the roof top of the rear porch at the premises. …
December 15, 2020
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Federal Grand Jury indicts two Buffalo men of cocaine conspiracy charges

December 15, 2020
… in which defendant Padua resided. The box was turned over the Buffalo Office of the Drug Enforcement … in the attic. Additional search efforts led to the recovery of the USPIS transmitting device, which was broken and recovered from the roof top of the rear porch at the premises. …
December 15, 2020
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North Tonawanda man indicted by federal grand jury on cocaine charges

October 26, 2020
… Shortly thereafter, a North Tonawanda Police Officer pulled over the vehicle. The passenger in the vehicle was …
October 26, 2020
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Member of drug trafficking network going to prison for 6 ½ years

August 13, 2020
… to users and lower-level dealers. The defendant then turned over the proceeds to Martinez and took payment for his role … warrant was executed at the residence and investigators recovered 19 cellphones, a quantity of suspected cocaine hidden …
August 13, 2020
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Two Buffalo men arrested, charged with cocaine conspiracy

July 29, 2020
… in which defendant Padua resided. The box was turned over the Buffalo Office of the Drug Enforcement … in the attic. Additional search efforts led to the recovery of the USPIS transmitting device, which was broken and recovered from the roof top of the rear porch at the premises. …
July 29, 2020
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Rochester man pleads guilty to illegally possessing a firearm and selling cocaine

June 12, 2020
… defendant’s residence in Rochester. The package contained over two kilograms of cocaine. The cocaine was removed from … information for the cocaine package. Officers also recovered a loaded AR-15 style rifle, along with an additional …
June 12, 2020
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Two members of “Cash Been Long” and “Brothers for Life” gangs sentenced for racketeering conspiracy and selling crack

May 26, 2020
… was observed by Buffalo Police Officers throwing a firearm over the fence of a house on Stanton Street. Officers recovered a loaded .38 special revolver and ammunition. On two … during the course of the investigation, investigators recovered bags of cocaine and marijuana at residences …
May 26, 2020
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Buffalo man sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in drug trafficking organization

January 17, 2020
… found him in possession of $19,995 in U.S. currency.  Over the course of the defendant’s involvement in the … Buffalo. A search warrant was executed and investigators recovered $4,023 in U.S. currency, a .22 caliber rifle with a …
January 17, 2020
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Syracuse man pleads guilty to federal drug conspiracy

July 17, 2019
… in a conspiracy to traffic more than 500 grams of cocaine over a period of several months. Sales further admitted that …
July 17, 2019
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Jamestown man going to prison for selling heroin

May 20, 2019
… smaller dealers and users. Mercado said he would then turn over the proceeds to Martinez and take payment for his role … 10 ounces of marijuana and several suboxone strips were recovered. Bryan Ferrer-Vazquez was previously convicted and is …
May 20, 2019
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Rochester man sentenced on gun and drug charges

April 26, 2019
… & Red Ribbon: Ciara A. Gregovich 720-431-8836 Forfeits over $230,000 of drug proceeds ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. …
April 26, 2019
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Man arrested on drug and gun charges

March 13, 2019
… South Avenue in Elmira. During the search, officers seized over $50,000 U.S. currency, paraphernalia for the processing …
March 13, 2019
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Guilty plea from man who yelled “I’m not doing nothing” during arrest

February 27, 2019
… area off the alley and a sock containing a loaded firearm over a fence in the same alley. He was apprehended shortly after.   Subsequently, officers recovered a 9mm ammunition magazine containing eight rounds, a …
February 27, 2019
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Buffalo man sentenced to 20 years for distributing fentanyl which resulted in death

February 06, 2019
… Shortly after midnight, R.G.'s mother found R.G. slumped over deceased in a chair.  Law enforcement officers who …
February 06, 2019
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Fourteen defendants indicted in Jamestown methamphetamine ring

October 17, 2018
… throughout the investigation, law enforcement officers recovered 10 firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition, over 20 cellular telephones, drug paraphernalia, and U.S. …
October 17, 2018