PRESS RELEASE

Suspicious Travel Leads To DEA Seizure Of 670,000 Fake Pills In Colorado & New Mexico

November 25, 2024
… Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Pullen. “Removing fentanyl from our community continues to be a matter of life and … approach to stopping fentanyl and other dangerous drugs from getting into the hands of those most vulnerable, …
November 25, 2024
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Associate Of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty To Drug And Firearms Trafficking Charges

October 29, 2024
… and an additional quantity of cocaine base was seized from Depina. According to court documents, Cameron Street, a … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
October 29, 2024
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New Haven Resident Sentenced to 42 Months in Federal Prison for Role in Narcotics Distribution Ring

October 23, 2024
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation by the FBI’s New Haven Safe … The DEA Tactical Diversion Squad is composed of personnel from the DEA, the Connecticut State Police, and the West …
October 23, 2024
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Pennsylvania Man Admits To Trafficking Heroin and Cocaine into Connecticut

October 08, 2024
… containing nearly 500 grams of cocaine that had been mailed from California to a Bloomfield residence that was connected … Bulk Cash Trafficking Task Force, which includes members from the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, the U.S. Postal …
October 08, 2024
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Stowe Man Charged with Drug and Firearms Violations Related to Two Homicides

September 25, 2024
… however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory United States Sentencing Guidelines and … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
September 25, 2024
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Taunton Man Pleads Guilty To Oxycodone Conspiracy

September 19, 2024
… further re-distribution. He also obtained oxycodone pills from his co-conspirator and co-defendant Kenneth Veiga. The quantities of oxycodone pills distributed ranged from hundreds to more than 1,000 on several occasions. …
September 19, 2024
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Federal Prison

September 06, 2024
… and for violating the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal narcotics trafficking conviction. … documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from a DEA New Haven Task Force and Waterbury Police …
September 06, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

Mexican National Admits Laundering $1.5 million on behalf of Cartel

September 04, 2024
… Canada, Europe and Australia and move them back to Mexico.  From 2016 to 2019, Valadez recruited others in Chicago, … in the same location. This co-located model enables agents from different agencies to collaborate on …
September 04, 2024
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Members of a Houston-Based Organization Responsible for Breaking Into Pharmacies in Rural Iowa and Nebraska Indicted

August 29, 2024
… District of Arkansas in which 42 individuals hailing from Houston’s Fifth Ward are charged with breaking into … individuals responsible for breaking into and stealing from pharmacies in Iowa and Nebraska. Pharmaceuticals …
August 29, 2024
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Lynn Man Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

August 20, 2024
… individuals as well as collected and delivered proceeds from drug sales. This included collecting counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl from Lawrence Nagle Sr.,. Bello, meanwhile, supervised …
August 20, 2024
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Jamaican National Sentenced to 384 Months in Prison for Drug Trafficking, Identity Fraud, and Money Laundering Offenses

August 20, 2024
… and living in California.  Wilks, who had been removed from the U.S. to Jamaica in February 2014 and then illegally … containing six kilograms of cocaine that was being mailed from California to Connecticut.  On August 5, 2019, Wilks …
August 20, 2024
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Former Biloxi City Councilman Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Drug Conspiracy Involving Vape Shops

August 13, 2024
… law enforcement agents seized over $1.8 million in cash from Deming’s residence and additional cash and controlled substances from his stores. Agents learned that Deming was aware that …
August 13, 2024
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South Texas Man Sentenced for Selling Fentanyl-Laced pills Causing Death

July 24, 2024
… the mission of my office to hold everyone accountable - from the companies that supply the raw materials to the … led to the discovery that the victim had purchased pills from Rios who delivered them Dec. 9, 2022, to the parking …
July 24, 2024
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Three Charged with Trafficking Xylazine-Laced Fentanyl, Cocaine

July 25, 2024
… including fentanyl laced with xylazine, and cocaine, from Rodriguez, Monteeth, Cordova, and others. Rodriguez, … Haven Police Department.  The Task Force includes members from the FBI, the Connecticut State Police, the Connecticut …
July 25, 2024
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New Hampshire Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Prison For Drug Trafficking

July 22, 2024
… 2021, Watson was arrested and multiple weapons were seized from his vehicle, along with a loaded firearm from his residence.   Watson is the first defendant to be …
July 22, 2024
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Member of International Drug Trafficking Organization Operating in Lane County Sentenced to Federal Prison

June 28, 2024
… large quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, and cocaine from Mexico into the United States. While the organization … Investigators also forfeited approximately $1.2 million from the organization, including more than $400,000 in cash. …
June 28, 2024
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Former Nurse Pleads Guilty in Connection to the Diversion of Dangerous Narcotics by Medical Professionals

June 14, 2024
… of fentanyl, a narcotic painkiller drug in liquid form, from a syringe intended for an operating room patient and … to steal twenty-three intravenous bags of fentanyl solution from an automatic medication dispensing machine. Also in …
June 14, 2024
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Manchester Man Sentenced for Intending to Traffic Meth and Fentanyl

June 14, 2024
… sentence imposed by the Court not only stops the defendant from selling drugs for the next 60 months, but it also strips from him his ill-gotten drug trafficking proceeds.” “John …
June 14, 2024
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Idaho Falls Couple Sentenced for Distributing Fentanyl and Meth in Eastern Idaho

May 31, 2024
… “We will spare no effort in removing dangerous drugs from our streets and holding dealers accountable.” “We appreciate the hard work from all of the agencies that worked in conjunction on this …
May 31, 2024
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Man Sentenced to More Than Three Years in Prison for Oxycodone Pill Conspiracy

May 30, 2024
… 571-362-9171 Approximately 400 oxycodone pills seized from defendant’s residence BOSTON – A Fall River man was … Gonsalves obtained hundreds of pills at a time, allegedly from co-defendant Kenneth Veiga, in exchange for tens of …
May 30, 2024
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Rocky Mountain Field Division Recognizes National Fentanyl Awareness Day

May 07, 2024
… held to bring needed attention and awareness to the threats from fentanyl and fake pills – and the lives lost to … community outreach partner with DEA) and is separate from National Fentanyl Awareness and Prevention Day held …
May 07, 2024
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Quincy Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Prison For Drug And Gun Offenses

May 23, 2024
… found with three bags of crack cocaine he had just bought from Fulcar. Fulcar was subsequently stopped as he drove away from the drug deal and attempted to flee during his arrest. …
May 23, 2024
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Bennington Man Convicted of Federal Gun and Drug Charges

May 17, 2024
… by the Vermont State Police in Bennington on June 1, 2022. From a search of the bags Moffitt was carrying that day, law … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
May 17, 2024
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Springfield, Massachusetts Man Who Left Drug Trafficking for Barbering Sentenced to Probation

May 14, 2024
… of probation will require Torres-Santiago not to stray from this path, or, if he does, to face a resentencing on … community-based organizations that help prevent violence from occurring in the first place, setting focused and …
May 14, 2024
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Hartford Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl

May 14, 2024
… Torres, also known as “Chamil,” was trafficking fentanyl from his residence on Crown Street in Hartford, and that he … by the DEA’s Hartford Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office, the Connecticut State …
May 14, 2024
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Georgia Meth Trafficker is Sentenced to Over 15 Years in Prison

May 02, 2024
… five years under court supervision after he is released from prison. Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of … working with law enforcement purchased methamphetamine from Wood. In July 2021, Wood traveled to Macon County and …
May 02, 2024
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Gang Member Admits to Role in Racketeering Conspiracy

April 23, 2024
… of drugs and violence on our streets.” “The guilty plea from a member of the Rollin’ 60s Neighborhood Crips gang is … and intimidation inflicted by these violent offenders.” From 2015 through Sept. 22, 2022, Williams was a member of …
April 23, 2024
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Monroe, Washington, Resident Convicted for Role in Wide-Ranging Drug Trafficking Ring

April 23, 2024
… car. A few weeks later, Ibarra-Valle was stopped returning from a drug run to California. In the car authorities found … have been sentenced, with a range of sentences from time served, to over six years in prison. Garcia is the …
April 23, 2024
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Brevard, N.C. Woman Sentenced to 15 Years on Drug Charges

November 30, 2022
… of 4-FA, a controlled substance analogue, which was shipped from China. The package actually contained 100 grams of 99 … to D.F. on May 23, 2019, and that D.F.’s death resulted from his use of the fentanyl supplied by Irby. In imposing …
November 30, 2022
PRESS RELEASE

DEA Albuquerque Accepting Applications for Citizen’s Academy

April 03, 2024
… demand reduction efforts. Six 3-hour sessions will be held from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. on May 14, 15, 16, 21, 22, and 23. …
April 03, 2024