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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 …
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Defendants Convicted In Methamphetamine Conspiracy Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Terms

… methamphetamine.  According to documents filed in the case, from approximately April 1, 2014 to March 3, 2015, the four … Macedo purchased more than 1.5 kilograms of methamphetamine from Humberto Macedo.  Munoz assisted Humberto Macedo by counting money from the drug transactions and brokering methamphetamine …
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Fort Worth Couple Sentenced For Roles In Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

… who pleaded guilty in August to felony offenses stemming from their respective roles in a methamphetamine … received kilogram-quantities of methamphetamine from a source in Mexico that he subsequently distributed in … Farias-Lopez distributed.  She also received instructions from a person in Mexico as to how to wire or otherwise …
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Brooklyn New York Man Sentenced To Ten Years Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Crack Cocaine In Rutland Area

… the evidence presented at trial, Joyce used co-conspirators from Brooklyn, New York to bring heroin and crack cocaine from Brooklyn to the Rutland, Vermont area by bus and other … presented evidence that Joyce and his coconspirators from New York would often stay at the homes of addicts in …
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Bristol Man Sentenced To Prison For Distributing Heroin To Overdose Victim

… investigators conducted a controlled purchase of heroin from Atwater. Atwater was arrested on September 14, 2016.  On that date, officers seized from him an additional quantity of heroin packaged for … The Tactical Diversion Squad includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …
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Massachusetts Man Who Conspired To Traffic Drugs In New Hampshire Sentenced To Ten Years In Federal Prison

… of proof made during court proceedings established that from approximately the Spring of 2014 through late January …  A loaded 9 mm semi-automatic handgun was recovered from under a mattress in a bedroom in close proximity to … he will likely face deportation proceedings to remove him from the United States. This investigation was conducted by …
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UPS Employee Sentenced For Cocaine Trafficking

… for a Drug Trafficking Organization that Shipped Packages from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts APR 13 - BOSTON - A former … organization that shipped cocaine concealed in UPS packages from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts.  Jorge … organization that shipped cocaine laden packages from Puerto Rico to Massachusetts via UPS.  …
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Hannibal Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin, Cocaine

… Hannibal was bringing quantities of heroin and cocaine base from New York City to Vermont in order to distribute those … drugs. After an investigation, on July 15, 2016, agents from the DEA arrested Hannibal. DEA seized approximately 11 grams of heroin and 28 grams of cocaine base from him and he has been in federal custody since. For his …
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 6 Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Heroin, Possessing Firearm

… controlled purchases of heroin marked with the same stamp from Gamero and his associate, Charlie Tacuri. Gamero and … the U.S., faces immigration proceedings when he is released from prison.  On December 8, 2016, Tacuri pleaded guilty to … Departments.  The Tactical Diversion Squad includes members from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …
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Bridgeport Trafficker Charged- Sold Heroin To Overdose Victim

… him with heroin distribution offenses.  The charges stem from an ongoing statewide initiative targeting narcotics … and subsequently concluded that the victim purchased heroin from Bentley in the late evening of November 22, 2016. The … The Tactical Diversion Squad includes participants from the New Haven, Hamden, Greenwich, Shelton, Bristol, …