DEA Archived Press Releases

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South Texas Woman Sentenced In Opioid Prescription Drug Distribution Conspiracy

DALLAS - Bertha Alicia Garcia, 50, of Channelview, Texas, who pleaded guilty to her role in a pill mill operation that operated during parts of 2013-2015, has been sentenced, announced Clyde E. Shelley, Jr., Special Agent in Charge of the Dallas Drug Enforcement Administration division office and United States Attorney...
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New York Man Charged After Greenwich Overdose Sentenced To 16 Months In Federal Prison

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Isaiah Hart, 22, of Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to...
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Limington Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Distributing Methadone

(PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Alfred McIntosh, Jr., aka “Bim,” 45, of Limington, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge D. Brock Hornby to 12...
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Hartford Man Charged With Distributing Fentanyl And Heroin To Rocky Hill Overdose Victim

(HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Edwin Escribano, also known as “Bebo,” 25, of Hartford, was arrested yesterday on a federal criminal complaint...
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More Than 30 Charged With Federal And State Drug, Gun And Immigration Offenses

(BOSTON - Thirty individuals have been charged with federal drug, gun and immigration charges and two others have been charged with state drug and gun charges for their role in the distribution of fentanyl, heroin and cocaine in and around the Lawrence, Massachusetts area. More than 200 federal, state and...
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Last Defendant In Major Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy Sentenced

LUBBOCK, Texas - Victor Manuel Castillo, aka “Victor Manuel Garza,” 44, was sentenced today by Senior U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings to 188 months in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine, cocaine and marijuana distribution conspiracy, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas...
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Three Sentenced In Opioid "Pill Mill" Case, Including Dallas Doctor

DALLAS - U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater sentenced three defendants, including a doctor, a pharmacist, and the owner of McAllen Medical Clinic, today for their involvement in a “pill mill” operation, announced U.S. Attorney John Parker of the Northern District of Texas. Muhammad Faridi, 41, of Murphy, was sentenced...
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10 Years For Leader Of New Haven Cocaine Trafficking Organization

(HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney today announced that Halby Lopez, also known as “Harv,” 41, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 120 months of imprisonment...
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Seven Arrested On Federal Drug Conspiracy Charges

LUBBOCK, Texas - An investigation into a large scale drug trafficking organization in Hockley and Cochran County, Texas has resulted in federal drug distribution conspiracy charges against seven defendants who are charged in two federal indictments that were returned last week by a grand jury in Lubbock, announced U.S. Attorney...
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Waterbury Man Sentenced To 6 Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin Involved In Fatal Overdose

MAY 25 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that James Hayes, also known as “T.Y.,” 33, of Waterbury, was sentenced yesterday by U.S...