DEA Archived Press Releases

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Lawrence Man Previously Arrested With Multiple Pill Press Machines Charged With Fentanyl Distribution

BOSTON – A Lawrence man has been charged for allegedly distributing counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl, made using multiple pill press machines. Miguel Angel Fajardo, 32, was charged by an Information with one count of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl. Fajardo was previously arrested...
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Methamphetamine Distribution Charges

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to distributing methamphetamine. Daniel Lennon, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of distribution of five grams or more of methamphetamine and two counts of distribution of 50 grams or more of methamphetamine. U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel...
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Four Windsor Men Charged With Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl

WINDSOR, Conn. - Vanessa R. Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced today that the following four men have been charged on federal narcotics distribution charges primarily related to the...
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Boston Woman Sentenced For Drug Trafficking Following Two-Kilogram Cocaine Deal

BOSTON – A Boston woman was sentenced today in connection with selling two kilograms of cocaine. Ana Guadalupe Acosta Grajeda, 58, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Leo T. Sorokin to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. On Sept. 23, 2021, Grajeda pleaded guilty to...
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Columbia Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Drug & Firearms Crimes

COLUMBIA, S.C.— Norris L. Bond, 42, of Columbia, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine and possessing a firearm during and in relation to drug trafficking. Evidence presented to the court...
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Cocaine Distributor in Fidelis Way Drug Trafficking Organization Pleads Guilty

BOSTON – A drug distributor within a Boston-area drug trafficking organization (DTO) pleaded guilty yesterday to a drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine and cocaine base. Nelsin Hernandez, 31, of Brighton, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J...
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Bronx Man Sentenced for His Role in Large-Scale Fentanyl and Heroin Trafficking Ring in Springfield, Massachusetts

BOSTON – A Bronx, N.Y., man has been sentenced in federal court in Springfield, Massachusetts for his role in a large-scale drug conspiracy that trafficked dozens of kilos of heroin and fentanyl into Springfield from New York City and the Dominican Republic every month. Marvin Ortega, 35, was sentenced on...
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Mexican National Sentenced to Over 12 Years for Drug Trafficking, Money Laundering & Illegal Entry

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Jose Velasquez, 38, of Mexico, was sentenced yesterday to 151 months in prison and five years of supervised release for drug trafficking, money laundering, and illegal reentry, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge...
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New Britain Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Fentanyl

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ARMANDO GONZALEZ, 40, of New Britain, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking...
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 44 Months For Trafficking Narcotics

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that HENRY DEJESUS-MORALES, also known as “Red,” 33, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall in New Haven to 44 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release...