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Waterbury Man Who Trafficked Cocaine and Fentanyl Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison

… kilogram-quantities of cocaine through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico.  In the summer of 2021, investigators also … Rodriguez, to deliver to him five kilograms of cocaine from Florida.  Landdy Rodriguez was also supplied with cocaine from Salvador Crespo, who ran an underground bar in …
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Nashua Man Sentenced to 8 Years in Federal Prison for Drug Trafficking

… of Nashua, while carrying a firearm when he was prohibited from doing so, Philip Wetmore has continued to demonstrate … that plague our communities with drugs, guns, and violence from our streets.” On two occasions in February 2022, … firearm, and other items associated with drug trafficking from Wetmore’s car. Wetmore is legally prohibited from …
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Providence Man Sentenced on Federal Drug and Firearm Charges

… magazines of ammunition that he was legally prohibited from possessing, was sentenced today to more than two years … and ammunition. The total amount of cocaine seized from the package and from Arnaut’s residence exceeded 500 grams. Arnaut, …
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New Britain Man Sentenced to 9 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Distribution and Firearm Possession Offenses

… fentanyl for distribution, and he also distributed the drug from his residence on Hayes Street in New Britain. On August … who they observed throwing a white powder substance from the living room window.  A search of the residence … to process and package narcotics, that Martinez had thrown from the window. Martinez’s criminal history includes state …
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Meriden Man Charged with Cocaine Trafficking Offenses

… possession charges.  On that date investigators seized from Acevedo approximately 390 grams of cocaine and $281,000 … investigators made two controlled purchases of cocaine from Acevedo. Acevedo was arrested on a federal criminal … detained. The state charges against Acevedo stemming from his June 2021 arrest are pending.  The cash that was …
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New Britain Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution And Firearm Possession Charges

… fentanyl for distribution, and he also distributed the drug from his residence on Hayes Street in New Britain.  On … who they observed throwing a white powder substance from the living room window.  A search of the residence … to process and package narcotics, that Martinez had thrown from the window. Martinez’s criminal history includes state …
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Meriden Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charge

… enforcement made multiple controlled purchases of fentanyl from Nunez-Irizarry.  In November 2021, Nunez-Irizarry … by the DEA’s New Haven Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA, U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue … Ansonia, and Middletown Police Departments as well as from the Connecticut State Police.  The investigation has …
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Ten Individuals Charged in Northeast Kingdom Drug Conspiracy

… however, would be determined by the Court with guidance from the advisory Federal Sentencing Guidelines and the … in this investigation by the detectives and troopers from the Vermont State Police; members of the Orleans County … Department, and the Orleans Police Department; troopers from the Massachusetts State Police; agents and task force …
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New Haven Cocaine Trafficker Pleads Guilty

… suspicious package that had been sent through the U.S. Mail from New Haven to an address in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico.  The … kilogram quantities of cocaine that had been shipped from Puerto Rico, the resale of the cocaine to others, and … of cocaine, that had been sent through the U.S. Mail from Puerto Rico to 365 Poplar Street and 206 Exchange …
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 72 Months for Possession of Powder and “Crack” Cocaine and Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm

… of the Litchfield Police Department received information from a confidential source that the defendant, Mr. Scott, … coming in and out of the apartment, carrying a fanny pack from the apartment into his car.  A traffic stop of Scott’s … cocaine and 5.86 grams of powder cocaine.  Text messages from Mr. Scott’s phone confirmed his involvement in drug …
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Convicted Felon Awaiting Trial in State Court Charged in Federal Court with Trafficking Fentanyl, Unlawful Possession of a Firearm

… pills and fentanyl powder in quantities that ranged from 1.66 grams to 238.5 grams; and on September 8, 2022, he … a drug stash house that he allegedly operated in Pawtucket. From the stash house, law enforcement seized over 500 grams …
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DEA Seattle Field Division Gears Up for National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, October 29, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.  This event offers anonymous disposal … has encouraged the public to remove unneeded medications from their homes as a first step in preventing medication misuse and opioid addiction from ever starting.” Opioid misuse remains at epidemic …
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This Saturday is DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day to Remove Unneeded Prescriptions, Prevent Addiction

… Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. This event offers anonymous disposal … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. “Every day, the men and women of the DEA work to protect Americans from deadly drugs and drug poisonings,” said DEA …
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Illinois Man Found Guilty of Selling Fatal Fentanyl Pills

… ST. LOUIS – A jury  Wednesday evening convicted a man from Belleville, Illinois, of a charge related to his sale … bought three pills that mimicked the appearance of Percocet from Overall at Overall’s home in St. Louis. The victim died later that evening from fentanyl intoxication caused by ingesting the fake …
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Springfield Man Received Delivery of 30 Pounds of Meth

… a delivery of approximately 30 pounds of methamphetamine from California. Saul Fernandez, 29, pleaded guilty before … of methamphetamine that was transported to Springfield from California. According to today’s plea agreement, an … Investigators saw Fernandez pick up the vehicle from the cooperator, stopped him a short time later walking …
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Third Defendant Sentenced in Meth Conspiracy

… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Aug. 11 to Oct. 14, 2020. Paulson is the third and … users. Paulson admitted that he purchased methamphetamine from Kingsley and sold bulk quantities to lower level dealers. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, through undercover …
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DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Day Removes Almost 600,000 Pounds of Unneeded Prescription Medications Across the Country

… removed almost 17.9 million pounds of unneeded medications from communities across the country. According to a report … for a nonmedical purpose obtained that medication from a family member or friend. Removing unnecessary medications from the home can help prevent situations involving: not …
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Jury Convicts St. Louis Man of Meth Trafficking

… Officers Seized 31 Pounds of Meth from Luggage at Bus Station KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A St. Louis man traveling by bus from Los Angeles has been convicted in a federal jury trial … at about 10:27 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2019. A bus arrived from Los Angeles en route to St. Louis, and a Kansas City, …
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Meth Dealer Sentenced to 15 Years in Prison

… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Aug. 11 to Oct. 14, 2020. Co-defendant Kurt Thomas … users. Paulson admitted that he purchased methamphetamine from Kingsley and sold bulk quantities to lower level dealers. Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration, through undercover …
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Meth and Cocaine Drug Ringleader Sentenced to Prison

… conspiracy to various drug charges and have been sentenced from time served and supervised release up to 21 years and … Administration investigated the drug trafficking ring from February 2017 to August 2018 in Madison and St. Clair … Illinois. "We want the entire criminal drug organization, from the dealers to the highest level of distribution …
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Two Meth Dealers Sentenced to 23 Years Total in Prison

… distribute methamphetamine in Boone and Callaway counties from Sept. 22, 2020, to April 5, 2021. Foley used two … methamphetamine to multiple customers, including Hensley, from each of these locations. On July 19, 2022, Hensley … he purchased between 36 and 48 ounces of methamphetamine from Foley over a six-month period. Hensley also admitted …
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DEA Recognizes National Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day

… the public on the serious dangers of fentanyl poisoning from fake pills and other illicit drugs. DEA supports the … ever encountered,” said DEA Administrator Anne Milgram. “From large cities to rural America, no community is safe …
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New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty After Suitcase with Three Kilos of Cocaine is Found on Bus

… Mo., bus station on Oct. 22, 2018. As passengers debarked from a bus that originated in Los Angeles, California, … as “Jo Cordero Jr.” Cordero had flown on United Airlines from Newark to Los Angeles on Oct. 8, 2018. Cordero departed … and its contents, investigators identified Cordero’s DNA from the waistband of a pair of underwear and his …
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California Man Sentenced for ‘Extraordinary Quantity’ of Meth

… of methamphetamine” in a borrowed car as he traveled from California through Missouri. Johnny Jordan Thompson, … trooper stopped Thompson, who was driving a loaned vehicle from a dealership in Ontario, Calif., on Interstate 70 in … most of the past 20 years in prison on offenses ranging from vehicle theft to armed bank robbery to, most recently, …
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Federal Charges Filed against St. Louis Woman Linked to Multiple Overdose Deaths

… information that Chuny Reed was distributing crack cocaine from her residence located at 4451 Forest Park Avenue. … Investigators learned that video surveillance footage from inside the apartment complex was available via the … this individual was discovered dead inside his apartment from an apparent overdose. At the scene of the overdose …
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West Plains Man Sentenced for Meth Conspiracy

… participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine from Dec. 31, 2015, to June 21, 2019. Gonzales admitted that he received distributive amounts of methamphetamine from co-defendants Shirley J. Hicks, 63, of West Plains, and … admitted that he had recently purchased methamphetamine from Hicks. Law enforcement officers executed a search …
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Three Sedalia Residents Indicted for Drug Trafficking, Illegal Firearms

… Officers Seized 28 Firearms From Residence JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Three Sedalia, … after law enforcement officers seized 28 firearms from a residence during the investigation. James Jacob …
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St. Louis City man charged with federal drug and firearm charges

… determine that the victim had purchased illegal narcotics from Markquis Bryant on March 6, 2020. During the week of … an amount of suspected heroin and/or fentanyl was purchased from Bryant at his residence in the 5300 block of Queens … and the Florissant Police Department, with assistance from the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, at that …
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Leader of Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for Trafficking More Than 5,000 Kilograms of Cocaine Sentenced to Prison

… and statements made in court proceedings and filings: From approximately 2019 through 2022, Enriquez-Nunez was the … transported between 5,000 and 10,000 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to New York, New Jersey, and Florida.  …
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Bronx Man Sentenced to Ten Years in Federal Prison for Delivery of 1000 Bricks (50,000 bags) of Fentanyl to Syracuse

… agreed to deliver 1000 bricks (50,000 bags) of fentanyl from New York City to Syracuse for $75,000.00. On November … admitted that he was delivering the fentanyl to Syracuse from New York City as part of a drug deal. At the time of … a 5-year term of supervised release following his release from federal prison. This case was investigated by United …