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Manchester man Sentenced to 63 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

July 15, 2021
… in the fall of 2019, Manchester police officers learned from a cooperating individual that Guzman Ruiz was selling … cooperator conducted four controlled purchases of fentanyl from Guzman Ruiz.  Each transaction involved approximately …
July 15, 2021
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 150 Months for Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

May 14, 2021
… Massachusetts area.  The DTO sold fentanyl to customers from various New England states including New Hampshire.  … These customers purchased kilogram quantities of fentanyl from the DTO and were able to contact Martinez directly on …
May 14, 2021
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Waterbury man sentenced to 87 months in federal prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

December 10, 2020
… that received large quantities of heroin and fentanyl from suppliers in Connecticut and New York and distributed … The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
December 10, 2020
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Dominican National sentenced to over 21 years in prison for fentanyl distribution, firearm possession and social security fraud

November 18, 2020
… Social Security number belonging to a United States citizen from Puerto Rico.  On five occasions in 2017, Garcia Suero … drug trafficking convictions and is therefore prohibited from possessing a firearm and ammunition.  DEA New England …
November 18, 2020
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Waterbury man sentenced to 87 months in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

November 18, 2020
… that received large quantities of heroin and fentanyl from suppliers in Connecticut and New York and distributed … The DEA New Haven Task Force includes participants from the U.S. Marshals Service, Internal Revenue Service – …
November 18, 2020
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Dominican man sentenced to 132 months in prison for fentanyl trafficking

September 18, 2020
… employed Rodriguez and others to sell fentanyl to customers from various New England states, including New Hampshire. On … for a drug trafficking enterprise that obtained fentanyl from a Mexican supplier in order to sell the drug to Granite …
September 18, 2020
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Drug trafficking organization leader sentenced to 10 years in prison

June 16, 2020
… narcotics with the use of “runners.” The deliveries varied from small quantities for users to kilogram quantities for … for example, 5 kilograms of suspected fentanyl were seized from a residence in Norton, Mass., on September 30, 2017.  …
June 16, 2020
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Providence man sentenced to 72 months for trafficking fentanyl, heroin, cocaine

June 22, 2020
… The driver told arresting troopers that he had driven from Baldwin Park, California, with the fentanyl, with … Rhode Island DEA Drug Task Force is comprised of personnel from the DEA and Providence, East Providence, Central Falls, …
June 22, 2020
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Florida man sentenced to five years for trafficking cocaine to Connecticut

May 18, 2020
… known as “Chaca,” acquired fentanyl, heroin and cocaine from sources in Connecticut and New Jersey and distributed … 2018, investigators made controlled purchases of narcotics from Rubiera-Herrera.  Subsequent court-authorized wiretaps …
May 18, 2020
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Member of New Haven drug ring sentenced to five years in prison

February 25, 2020
… known as “Chaca,” acquired fentanyl, heroin and cocaine from sources in Connecticut and New Jersey and distributed … 2018, investigators made controlled purchases of narcotics from Rubiera-Herrera. Subsequent court-authorized wiretaps …
February 25, 2020
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Farmington man sentenced to 42 months for methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy

December 17, 2019
… that Smoronk planned to have methamphetamine shipped from California to Lebanon, Maine. On July 10, 2018, the DEA … received information that the shipment of methamphetamine from California was underway. The DEA contacted the United …
December 17, 2019
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Two Massachusetts residents sentenced for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

November 20, 2019
… led by Sergio Martinez, sold fentanyl to customers from various New England states, including New Hampshire. On … who worked for the organization and collected drug proceeds from the runners once they distributed the contents of the …
November 20, 2019
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Manchester man sentenced to 70 months for cocaine trafficking and firearms charges

October 21, 2019
… 29, 2016, Manapsal, a convicted felon who is prohibited from possessing guns, sold a semi-automatic rifle to the …   "The FBI is all too familiar with what havoc can result from a semi-automatic rifle being sold into the wrong hands. …
October 21, 2019
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Worcester man sentenced to 10 years in prison for role in multi-kilogram cocaine conspiracy

September 25, 2019
… had been the intended recipient of a package mailed from Puerto Rico containing three kilograms of cocaine.    … smuggling of an additional six kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico, this time using a U.S. Postal employee to …
September 25, 2019
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Goffstown man sentenced to 96 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

September 12, 2019
… Administration learned Felch regularly obtained fentanyl from a source in Lawrence, Mass. and then sold the fentanyl … 6, 2018, investigators learned Felch intended to travel from New Hampshire to Lawrence to purchase drugs.  Agents …
September 12, 2019
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Groveton woman sentenced to 87 months for participating in interstate fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

September 11, 2019
… learned that Fysh regularly obtained fentanyl from a source in Lawrence, Mass. and then sold that fentanyl … non-fatal overdoses after using the fentanyl purchased from the source in Lawrence. The defendant was arrested on …
September 11, 2019
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Dominican man sentenced to 240 months in prison for heroin trafficking

April 30, 2019
… but continued to direct his subordinates in Lawrence from afar. Federal authorities sought Guerrero Morillo’s …   “International narcotics traffickers seek to profit from the suffering of those who are addicted to heroin and …
April 30, 2019
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Stamford man sentenced to 42 months in prison for drug dealing, violating supervised release

April 24, 2019
… and for violating 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 …
April 24, 2019
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New Jersey man sentenced to 76 months for heroin conspiracy

April 25, 2019
… gave conflicting answers and said that they had just come from Lawrence. Jimenez denied having weapons or drugs in the … 2012, the cooperating witness began purchasing heroin from Cruz-Rivera. On Oct. 4, 2013, Jimenez told the …
April 25, 2019
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Puerto Rican man sentenced to 76 months in prison for heroin distribution

April 22, 2019
… gave conflicting answers and said that they had just come from Lawrence. Jimenez denied having weapons or drugs in the … 2012, the cooperating witness began purchasing heroin from Cruz-Rivera. On Oct. 4, 2013, Jimenez told the …
April 22, 2019
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Two Southeastern Connecticut men to serve time in federal prison for roles in heroin trafficking ring

February 28, 2019
… documents and statements made in court, this matter stems from an investigation that began after several heroin … delivering heroin to Luciano’s customers, collecting cash from them, and then delivering the money to Luciano. Anton …
February 28, 2019
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New Jersey firefighter and Puerto Rican man convicted of heroin conspiracy

December 20, 2018
… gave conflicting answers and said that they had just come from Lawrence. Jimenez denied having weapons or drugs in the … 2012, the cooperating witness began purchasing heroin from Cruz-Rivera. On Oct. 4, 2013, Jimenez told the …
December 20, 2018
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Retired nurse sentenced to five years in prison for drug trafficking and money laundering

October 01, 2018
… to a New Jersey-based moving company for a planned move from Connecticut to New Mexico. Miles and Montoya were … their Windsor Locks residence and $767,056.74 seized from the residence and multiple bank accounts. Montoya …
October 01, 2018
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DEA to hold 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

April 20, 2021
… indicating a majority of abused prescription drugs come from family and friends, including from home medicine cabinets, clearing out unused medicine is …
April 20, 2021
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Two members of drug Trafficking ring plead guilty

July 31, 2018
… in Puerto Rico to coordinate the shipment of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Rochester, via the United States Postal … via the United States Postal Service and wire transfers from Rochester to Puerto Rico as payment for the cocaine. …
July 31, 2018
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Federal jury finds leader of Cartel Del Noreste guilty on all charges

July 24, 2018
… money laundering. Evidence presented at trial proved that from 2004 until September 2016 the defendant was a member of … at a later date. These federal and state charges resulted from an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) …
July 24, 2018
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El Paso drug stash house operator sentenced to federal prison

August 03, 2018
… in possession of a firearm. According to court records, from June 2015 to September 2017, Navarro and others … Special Agent in Charge Buie. This sentence resulted from an investigation by the FBI/DEA Strike Force. The …
August 03, 2018
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El Paso drug trafficking brothers sentenced to federal prison

August 03, 2018
… premises. By pleading guilty, the brothers admitted that from January 2015 to April 2017, they ran a large-scale drug … Paso Special Agent in Charge Buie. These sentences resulted from an investigation by the FBI/DEA Strike Force. The …
August 03, 2018
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Court Orders Largest Diversion Civil Penalty Against Physician in Southern District of Georgia History

July 20, 2018
… George Zuban led the investigation with assistance from Diversion Investigators Dwayne Jeffcoat and Michael … represented the U.S. Attorney’s Office, with assistance from Assistant United States Attorneys Bradford Patrick and …
July 20, 2018
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Caldwell Man Sentenced to 8 Years for Possession of Methamphetamine with Intent to Distribute

February 18, 2022
… abetted his co-defendant in transporting methamphetamine from Mexico to Idaho prior to his arrest on February 19, … and the City County Narcotics Unit consisting of officers from the Caldwell Police Department and the Canyon County …
February 18, 2022