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Indiana Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Meth Trafficking

June 21, 2022
… 2020, and July 31, 2020, Barker distributed methamphetamine from his residence in Kokomo. On Nov. 30, 2020, DEA agents … U.S. Probation Office for five years following his release from federal prison. U.S. Attorney Myers thanked Assistant …
June 21, 2022
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison

January 19, 2022
… controlled purchases of redistribution quantities of heroin from Lucas.  Lucas was arrested on August 22, 2019, and a … Administration New Haven Task Force, including participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
January 19, 2022
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South Burlington Man Charged with Distribution of Methamphetamine

January 19, 2022
… in cash, some of which was used to purchase methamphetamine from a person working with police. Police also found … acting Burlington Chief of Police Jon Murad. “Detectives from the Burlington Police Department and federal partners …
January 19, 2022
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 94 Months for Illegal Gun Possession

June 14, 2022
… semi-automatic handgun in Evanston, Ill., and tried to flee from police has been sentenced to nearly eight years in … of multiple felonies and was prohibited by federal law from possessing a firearm. Judge Amy J. St. Eve of the U.S. …
June 14, 2022
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Marana Man sentenced to 57 months for Possession of Ammunition by Convicted Felon

May 23, 2022
… agents announced their presence, Kester threw several items from his pockets onto the ground, including his car keys and … in the trunk. Kester is a convicted felon and prohibited from possessing ammunition. This investigation was a …
May 23, 2022
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DEA Recognizes First Ever National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 09, 2022
… Fentanyl Awareness Day, DEA released a video announcement from DEA Administrator Anne Milgram stressing the dangers of … The Faces of Fentanyl , to commemorate the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning.  If you would like to submit a …
May 09, 2022
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Houston County Pair Indicted for Solicitation of Murder

April 21, 2022
… On April 8, 2022, Campos and Pittman traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder, to … April 13, 2022, Campos and Pittman again traveled together from Houston County to Tyler to discuss the murder and to …
April 21, 2022
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Mexican Citizen Sentenced to 4 Years for Trafficking Meth through Wisconsin

March 25, 2022
… trooper smelled the odor of marijuana and alcohol coming from the car. He also saw an open bottle of beer on the … that someone paid him and the driver to transport the drugs from Minnesota to Ohio. At sentencing, Judge Conley …
March 25, 2022
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Iowa Man Sentenced to 30 Years for Meth Trafficking

March 10, 2022
… enforcement partners will continue to remove these dealers from the streets to keep our communities safe.” The case … of Narcotics Enforcement, and the DEA, with assistance from the Tri-County Drug Enforcement Task Force and the …
March 10, 2022
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Indiana Nurse Practitioner Arrested

February 23, 2021
… that the DEA Merrillville District Office, with assistance from the United States Marshal Service, arrested Nurse … amounts of Schedules II-V controlled substances to patients from a variety of locations throughout Indiana, without …
February 23, 2021
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Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Psychiatrist and Nurse indicted for unlawful distribution of controlled substances

January 06, 2021
… outside the course of professional medical practice from a residence located on Clinton Street in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. Defendants gave those prescriptions from the residence on Saturdays in exchange for $200 to $300 …
January 06, 2021
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Minnesota man sentenced to 78 months for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine

November 30, 2020
… was observed driving with his girlfriend, Ashley Speicher, from their hotel in Menomonie, Wisconsin to meet with … admitted to bringing a half pound of methamphetamine from Minnesota to Wisconsin which he intended to deliver to …
November 30, 2020
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Aroostook County Man Sentenced to 158 months in Prison on Federal Drug Charges

May 21, 2021
… in northern Maine. The organization obtained the drugs from out-of-state sources in Colorado and Arizona. Lovely … obtained methamphetamine in western and southern states from sources in Mexico. Lovely and his co-conspirators …
May 21, 2021
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Pembroke Woman Sentenced to 129 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking

April 05, 2021
… made four controlled purchases of methamphetamine from Jacques in Suncook, Concord, and Dover, New Hampshire.  … on March 4, 2020, witnessed Jacques obtaining the drugs from her source, Tyler Cady, in Dover.  Agents arrested …
April 05, 2021
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Caribou Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

March 15, 2021
… in northern Maine. The organization obtained the drugs from sources in Colorado and Arizona. Doody aided the … by distributing methamphetamine and collecting proceeds from the sale of methamphetamine.  The U.S. Drug Enforcement …
March 15, 2021
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DEA New England Announces 20th Take Back Day

March 03, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
March 03, 2021
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Stoughton Man Sentence to 10 Years for Distributing Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine

March 10, 2021
… death, and learned that the victim obtained fentanyl from a friend, who had purchased the fentanyl from Pizarro. As part of the investigation, over the course …
March 10, 2021
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Dominican National sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug trafficking

January 14, 2021
… 2018, investigators seized nearly one kilogram of heroin from the Martinez-Peguero brothers during a law enforcement … Investigators also seized a loaded semi-automatic pistol from Angel Martinez-Peguero’s waistband upon his arrest. …
January 14, 2021
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Aroostook County man sentenced to 92 months in prison for methamphetamine distribution

December 02, 2020
… in northern Maine. The organization obtained the drugs from out-of-state sources in Colorado and Arizona. The … by distributing methamphetamine and collecting proceeds from the sale of the drug. The U.S. Drug Enforcement …
December 02, 2020
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Lawrence man sentenced to 90 months for role in fentanyl conspiracy

June 03, 2020
… his co-conspirator, Carlos Rodriguez, with fentanyl from a residence in Methuen. Upon arresting Rodriguez, … drug packaging, a digital scale, a firearm, and ammunition from the residence.  In May 2019, Rodriguez was sentenced 60 …
June 03, 2020
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Waterbury man sentenced to five years in prison for distributing crack

October 29, 2019
… conducted a series of controlled purchases of crack from Torres. Torres was arrested on a state warrant on May … Police Department. The Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, …
October 29, 2019
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New York man sentenced to 126 months in prison for conspiring to distribute crack, heroin and fentanyl

October 16, 2019
… it to central Maine for distribution. Betances traveled from Rochester to manage the Maine operation, overseeing distribution of drugs from 12 to 15 area “trap houses.”   The U.S. Drug …
October 16, 2019
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New York man sentenced to over 14 years on heroin and crack conspiracy charge

May 21, 2019
… grams of crack in central Maine. Fields obtained the drugs from out-of-state sources. The defendant and others brought … working at his direction, repackaged and distributed them from central Maine residences and hotel rooms to area drug …
May 21, 2019
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Waterbury cocaine trafficker sentenced to 10 years in federal prison

April 25, 2019
… received kilogram-quantities of cocaine in the U.S. mail from a source of supply in Puerto Rico, and then distributed … Delgado and other then mailed the cash proceeds generated from the sale of the cocaine, at a rate of approximately …
April 25, 2019
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Enfield man who sold fentanyl and heroin to overdose victim faces up to 20 years in prison

February 19, 2019
… and distribution of heroin and fentanyl.  This matter stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … revealed that the victim had ordered heroin/fentanyl from Feliciano the day before the victim was found …
February 19, 2019
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Two Dominican Nationals residing in Lawrence face up to 20 years in prison for drug trafficking

December 21, 2018
… seized approximately one kilogram of suspected heroin from the Martinez-Peguero brothers during a law enforcement … Investigators also seized a loaded semi-automatic pistol from Angel Martinez-Peguero’s waistband upon his arrest. The …
December 21, 2018
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York County man sentenced to 150 months for fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

December 17, 2018
… and state drug agents apprehended Bolduc as he returned from one of his resupply trips and seized about 150 “fingers” (about 1,500 grams) of fentanyl from Bolduc and found in a vehicle he rented.     This case …
December 17, 2018
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Gardiner woman sentenced to 70 months for heroin, crack and fentanyl conspiracy

December 11, 2018
… Darrell “Coast” Newton, and other dealers he sent from Rochester in distributing the narcotics in Central … assisted other conspirators in finding residences from which to sell drugs, and was a money courier. Following …
December 11, 2018
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Pittsfield woman sentenced to 46 months for oxycodone and heroin conspiracy

December 11, 2018
… Maine area. The defendant obtained the heroin and oxycodone from out-of-state co-conspirators and sold it to customers from her residence and area motels. Judge Woodcock said that …
December 11, 2018
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New York man sentenced to more than 13 years on heroin and firearms charges

November 27, 2018
… two more firearms, ammunition, a speed loader, and a scope from the vehicle. Trial evidence revealed that the defendant … and “Sunny.”  The defendant had prior felony convictions from Virginia and New York under a combination of these …
November 27, 2018