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Waterbury Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin

… revealed that the victim likely purchased heroin from Lopez in Waterbury earlier that day. Between July 5 and … 2016, investigators made two controlled purchases of heroin from Lopez.  Lopez was arrested on July 19, 2016.  At the … Force, which includes DEA agents and task force officers from the North Haven, East Haven, West Haven, New Haven, …
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New York Pair Face Federal Charges For Heroin Possession With Intent To Distribute

… the rental vehicle. As law enforcement removed Alonso from the driver’s seat of the vehicle, a large package of powder fell from Alonso’s pants. A search of Alonso revealed an … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the Colchester Police Department, the Essex Police …
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced On Charges Of Causing Misbranded Drugs To Be Introduced Into Interstate Commerce

… (CI) who agreed to purchase synthetic cannabinoids from the convenience store. From October 9, 2012 through June 20, 2013, on four separate …
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Detroit Man Sentenced To Three Years For Crack Distribution And Conspiracy

… officers conducted controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Joiner and other members of the conspiracy.  Russell … Maine Gang Task Force, which is comprised of investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Portland … assisted with the investigation.  The case also results from the ongoing effort of the Organized Crime Drug …
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Hartford Resident Pleads Guilty To Federal Marijuana Distribution And Firearm Offenses

… Smith was arrested on state drug charges after officers from the Hartford Police Department and special agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland … drug paraphernalia and a loaded 9mm semi-automatic pistol from an apartment maintained by Smith at 89-91 Irving Street …
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Heroin, Crack Cocaine Trafficker Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

… McCartney. Bernard was arrested by detectives and officers from the Cranston and Warwick Police Departments on June 26, … detective made several purchases of crack cocaine from Bernard.  On June 24, 2015, law enforcement executed a … determined was purchased by Bernard with proceeds derived from his drug trafficking activities. The items and cash …
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Portland Man Charged With Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

… USA Model SA XD-9 subcompact handgun that was recovered from a vehicle that he drove that day.  Okot was prohibited from possessing the firearm because of a 2011 conviction for … Maine Gang Task Force comprised of agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal …
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Portland Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Bank Robbery And Gun Charges

… used a firearm to rob the banks.  He absconded with $2,846 from TD Bank and with $14,189 from BSB.  Following the BSB robbery, he was apprehended by … Maine Gang Task Force comprised of agents and officers from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration; Federal …
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Two Sentenced For Cocaine And Firearm Sales In Leominster

… The charges against Rodriguez and Alicea-Romero arose from a six-month investigation into drug sales around the Mechanic Street area of Leominster.  From June through October 2013, Rodriguez and Alicea-Romero …
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Gun Charges

… 2011 and January 2013, Sparrow conspired with others from New York and Portland to bring heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine to Maine and distribute it from apartments and hotels in the Portland area.  The defendant brought the drugs from New York to Portland, distributed them to customers in …
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Four Plead Guilty In Dexter, Maine Drug Conspiracy Case

… The drugs were brought into the Dexter, Maine area from Rhode Island and then were distributed by members of … whereas Chadbourne was involved in transporting the drugs from Rhode Island to Maine. Additionally, between February … only.  The drugs were brought into the Dexter area from Rhode Island and then were distributed by members of …
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Rocky Hill Man Sentenced To 3 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Oxycodone

… West Hartford, to travel to New York to pick up oxycodone from Fields and transport the pills to Dyber in Connecticut.  Dyber distributed the pills he received from Fields and Garcia to customers and other Hartford-area … New Haven Task Force, which includes personnel from the New Haven, Hamden, Branford, Meriden, West Haven, …
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Portland Man Sentenced To Seven Years For Crack Cocaine Distribution

… officers conducted controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Weston and other members of the conspiracy.  This case … Maine Gang Task Force, which is comprised of investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the Portland, … assisted with the investigation.   The case also results from the ongoing effort of the Organized Crime Drug …
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Sanbornton Man Pleads Guilty To Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… a cooperating individual purchased heroin and/or fentanyl from the defendant on eight occasions. Lab results have … heroin and fentanyl. Smith obtained controlled substances from multiple sources and distributed to multiple customers, … for this case included law enforcement representatives from the Merrimack County Sheriff’s Office, the Franklin …
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Two Hamden Men Admit Distributing Oxycodone Involved In Weston Overdose

… federal oxycodone distribution charges.  The charges stem from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … 22-year-old male purchased 30 40-milligram oxycodone pills from Farid in exchange for $900.  He then consumed some of … Police Department.  The Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …
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New York Man Sentenced To Over 16 Years For Drug Conspiracy And Firearm Charge

… proceeded to regularly distribute heroin and crack cocaine from various apartments in Portland.  In late 2012, Sparrow … for himself. In March 2013, Sparrow was distributing heroin from an apartment at the Lafayette Arms Apartment in … firearm that he used in the shootout.  This case resulted from a joint investigation conducted by the U.S. Drug …
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Branford Man Sentenced To Prison For Selling Heroin And Crack

… for selling heroin and crack cocaine. This matter stems from an investigation headed by the DEA’s Bridgeport High … of heroin and four controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Eaddy.  Eaddy was arrested on March 3, 2014.  On March … Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force includes members from the Bridgeport, Stamford, Stratford, Norwalk, Milford …
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Bridgeport Woman Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Drug And Gun Offenses

… by four years of supervised release.  This matter stems from an investigation headed by the DEA’s Bridgeport High … Task Force conducted four controlled purchases of narcotics from Mendez.  A subsequent court-authorized wiretap … Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force includes members from the Bridgeport, Stamford, Stratford, Norwalk, Milford …
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New Haven Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Prison

… release, for distributing heroin. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … physical surveillance and controlled purchases of heroin from wholesale and street-level distributors operating in … heroin. The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, East …
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Former Bethel Resident Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin Involved In Overdose

… distribute, and distribution of heroin. This matter stems from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … she was placed on life support.  She has since recovered from the overdose.  At the service station, officers … Police Department.  The Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …
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New Haven Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 34 Months In Federal Prison

… release, for distributing heroin. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … physical surveillance and controlled purchases of heroin from wholesale and street-level distributors operating in … heroin. The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, West Haven, North Haven, East …
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New Britain Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison For Role In Cocaine Trafficking Ring

… that shipped kilogram quantities of cocaine in the mail from Puerto Rico for distribution in central Connecticut and … Roman retrieved multiple shipments of cocaine from the addresses to which they were sent and provided a … Police Department.  The Task Force includes personnel from the Bristol, Hartford, East Hartford, Manchester, New …
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Sanbornton Man Sentenced For Heroin And Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

… a cooperating individual purchased heroin and/or fentanyl from the defendant on eight occasions. Lab results confirmed … heroin and fentanyl. Smith obtained controlled substances from multiple sources and distributed to multiple customers, … Judge Barbadoro ordered Smith to serve, upon his release from prison, a term of supervised release of three years. …
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New York City Man Sentenced To 33 Months In Federal Prison For Heroin Dealing

… the distribution of heroin trafficked to Vermont from the New York City area. On June 5, 2015, DEA received … enforcement officers seized approximately $4,000 in cash from Johnson’s backpack and approximately 4,000 bags of heroin from the vehicle. For his crime, Johnson faced a statutory …
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Salem Man Sentenced To Two Years Of Probation For Making False Statement To A Federal Agency

… Petrillo certified that he had never been discharged from any former employment.  During a jury trial in May of 2016, testimony from several witnesses established that Petrillo had been terminated from two prior pharmacist positions.  Petrillo was sentenced …
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Two Plead Guilty To Methamphetamine Manufacturing Conspiracy

… 2016, Renehan and other individuals picked up Jamie Smith from a bus station in Vermont. During the drive from Vermont to Lebanon, New Hampshire, Smith and Renehan … The chemist also determined that two samples taken from the apartment indicated the presence of …
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Gray Man Sentenced To 17a½ Years For Trafficking Bath Salts, Fentanyl, And Heroin

… guilty on April 1, 2016. According to court records, from at least August 2014 through July 2015, Stolkner led a … throughout the state. Stolkner obtained heroin and fentanyl from New Hampshire and Massachusetts suppliers and obtained bath salts through the mail from a source outside of the United States.  Stolkner …
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Madison Man Sentenced To 18 Years For Heroin Conspiracy

… ordered women to conceal heroin for him on the way back from Chicago.  During one of the trips, Thomas threatened … for Thomas.  A search of Thomas’ cellular telephone, taken from him at the time of his arrest, revealed numerous customers ordering heroin via text message from him.  Lastly, agents reviewed the defendant’s telephone …
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Third Madison College Student Sentenced In Conspiracy To Import And Distribute Marijuana In Wisconsin

… of as many as 19 loads of marijuana, ranging in quantity from five to 50 pounds, from California and Colorado to Madison from September 2012 to February 2015.  Drivers were sent to …
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Fourth Madison-Area College Student Sentenced For Conspiracy To Import & Distribute Marijuana In Wisconsin

… Ha pleaded guilty to this charge on November 20, 2015. From September 2012 to February 2015, Ha and six other … of as many as 19 loads of marijuana, ranging in quantity from five to 50 pounds, from California and Colorado to …