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Member of Southeastern Connecticut drug ring sentenced to 10 years in prison

… Connecticut drug trafficking ring. This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … London Police and charged with multiple offenses stemming from his alleged assault of a woman with whom he was …
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Hartford man sentenced to 9 years in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

… were receiving bulk quantities of heroin and fentanyl from out-of-state suppliers. They then stored, processed and … The DEA’s Hartford Task Force includes personnel from the DEA Hartford Resident Office and the Bristol, …
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Bridgeport man sentenced to five years in federal prison for crack and cocaine offenses

… conducted three controlled purchases of crack cocaine from Samas in Bridgeport.  On November 6, 2018, Samas was … guidelines for crack cocaine offenses and was released from federal prison in December 2011. Samas, who is released …
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Honduran National involved in New Haven drug ring sentenced to five years in prison

… proceeding occurred via videoconference. This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … in which he conspired with others to purchase narcotics from suppliers and then distribute the drugs to other …
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Lawrence man sentenced to 40 months for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… fentanyl. On February 13, 2019, Gil and Arias drove from Massachusetts to Manchester and sold approximately 20 … sentence be a warning to those traffickers who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison, that DEA and …
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Springfield man sentenced to 15 years for conspiring to distribute heroin

… dozens of kilos of heroin into Springfield, Massachusetts from Bronx, N.Y. and the Dominican Republic.  Alberto Marte, … guilty to, or have been found guilty of, crimes resulting from their roles in the organization.    A search of Marte’s …
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New York man sentenced to 98 months for possession with intent to distribute cocaine base

… enforcement conducted three controlled purchases of drugs from Armstead. On May 30, 2019, officers arrested Armstead … serve as a warning to those traffickers who are coming from out of state like Mr. Armstead to deal these poisons to …
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Dorchester man sentenced for federal narcotics and firearms charges

… shipped large quantities of fentanyl, cocaine and heroin from Boston to Cape Cod, where it was then redistributed. … law enforcement seized fentanyl pills and powdered fentanyl from a drug stash house in Dorchester, Ramirez’s home in …
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Member of southeastern Connecticut drug ring sentenced to 71 months in prison

… Connecticut drug trafficking ring.  This matter stems from an investigation led by the Drug Enforcement … crack cocaine and firearms. Allgood received narcotics from another member of the conspiracy and then distributed …
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Waterbury man involved in New Haven drug ring sentenced to 5 years in prison

… release, for trafficking heroin.  This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task … heroin. The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
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Rochester man sentenced to 90 months for fentanyl conspiracy

… the investigation, over one kilogram of fentanyl was seized from members of Rand’s drug trafficking organization.  Rand … citizens, greedy drug traffickers continue to seek profit from the sale of fentanyl,” said U.S. Attorney Murray.  “We …
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Providence man sentenced to 60 months in prison on drug trafficking and firearm charges

… as he exited his vehicle, several small bags of heroin fell from Valenzuela’s lap. He was also found to be in possession … consented to a search of his Providence residence from which law enforcement seized approximately 53 grams of …
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Waterbury man sentenced to 79 months for distributing heroin

… release, for distributing heroin. This matter stems from a statewide initiative targeting narcotics dealers who … conducted controlled purchases of heroin and fentanyl from Saunders and his associate, Rashad Johnson, by …
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Dominican national sentenced to 54 months for role in large-scale heroin trafficking organization

… to various retail-level dealers in the Springfield area, from Alberto Marte, the leader of the Springfield-based drug … to purchasing between one and three kilograms of heroin from Marte on various occasions beginning in January 2016 …
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Bridgeport man who distributed heroin to overdose victim sentenced to five years in prison

… investigators made four controlled purchases of heroin from Hinton.  He was arrested on a federal criminal … Drug Trafficking Area Task Force, which includes personnel from the DEA, Connecticut State Police and Norwalk, …
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Lawrence man sentenced to 60 months for distributing fentanyl

… made in court, on March 12, 2019, the defendant traveled from Massachusetts to New Hampshire and sold approximately … Trafficking Organizations and individuals who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison in order to …
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Member of New Haven drug trafficking ring sentenced to five years in federal prison

… a heroin and cocaine trafficking ring.   This matter stems from a joint investigation headed by the DEA New Haven Task …   The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
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Gardiner woman sentenced to 38 months for conspiring to distribute heroin and crack

… and assisted other conspirators in finding residences from which to sell drugs. She also dropped off drugs and picked up proceeds from drug sales.    The case was investigated by the U.S. …
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Lawrence man sentenced to 120 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… in the midst of a devastating opioid crisis, as deaths from fentanyl climb,” said Special Agent in Charge … available to identify those like Mr. Arias, who are coming from out of state to contribute to this crisis. DEA’s top …
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Lawrence man sentenced to 150 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… employed the defendant to sell fentanyl to customers from various New England states, including New Hampshire. On … sentence be a warning to those traffickers who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison, that DEA and …
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Lowell man sentenced to 60 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

… and statements made in court, the defendant bought fentanyl from a drug trafficking organization that authorities allege … trafficking organizations and individuals who are coming from out of state to distribute this poison in order to …
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Northwood woman sentenced to 43 months for her role in methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

… According to court documents and statements made in court, from July 2016 through April 2017, Duford purchased large amounts of methamphetamine from her co-conspirator Katrina Jones. In addition, on at …
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New York City man sentenced to 135 months for drug distribution

… the drugs in Central Maine. The drugs were obtained from sources in New York and distributed through a network … 28, 2017, the Waterville Police Department recovered drugs from two separate hotel rooms in the city.  The drugs were …
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Manchester man sentenced to 85 months in prison for fentanyl trafficking

… the defendant met in Nashua with his co-defendant suppliers from Massachusetts to obtain drugs that he then distributed … by the Drug Enforcement Administration with assistance from the New Hampshire State Police, the Manchester Police …
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Southeastern Connecticut heroin trafficker sentenced to 12 years in federal prison

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation that began after several heroin … that Luciano regularly obtained large quantities of heroin from sources in Rhode Island and Massachusetts and …
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Stamford man on supervised release pleads guilty to drug dealing charge

… that he violated the conditions of his supervised release from a prior federal conviction. According to court … narcotics and robbery offenses.  Robinson was released from prison in August 2017 and began serving his five-year …
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Boston man sentenced to 19 years in prison for possession of fentanyl, cocaine, firearm and ammunition

… set up for three days later. On May 6, 2016, Belis drove from Hopkinton to Boston, where law enforcement observed Belis picking up a backpack from a basement apartment. Belis then travelled to a …
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32 Kilograms of fentanyl worth $28.8 million seized and two Dominican Nationals arrested for trafficking

… 2018, during which officers seized two kilos of fentanyl from the front passenger seat of the vehicle Morell-Oneill … recently delivered to Morell-Oneill. The money was seized from a hidden compartment in a car driven by Rodriguez. …
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New Jersey heroin supplier sentenced to more than 14 years in federal prison

… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation headed by the DEA’s Bridgeport High … Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force includes members from the Bridgeport, Stamford, Stratford, Norwalk, Milford …
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Lawrence man sentenced to five years for interstate opioid trafficking conspiracy

… investigation into opioid trafficking in New England. From at least 2013, Urena conspired with co-defendants to … and distribute large quantities of oxycodone pills shipped from Florida to Massachusetts. Urena then deposited the cash …