DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Boston Man Sentenced to Two Years in Prison for the Intent to Distribute Fentanyl and Cocaine

CONCORD, N.H. – A Boston man was sentenced today in federal court in Concord for possession with intent to distribute controlled substances in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Anthony Govan, 30, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joseph Laplante to 24 months in prison and 3...
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Former Connecticut Residents Charged with Operating Websites to Illegally Sell Misbranded and Unapproved Drugs

GLASTONBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging RYAN FIELDS, 49, and LISA MAHAN, 53, of Port Neches, Texas, formerly of Glastonbury, Connecticut, with federal offenses for illegally selling...
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Taunton Woman Sentenced For Cocaine Possession

BOSTON – A Taunton woman has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for possessing cocaine intended for distribution. Kiyanna Ambers, 42, was sentenced on Aug. 22, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In August 2020...
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Melvin Hill Convicted by Jury on Federal Drug and Firearms Charges

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Melvin Hill, 44, of Tignall, Georgia, has been convicted in U.S. District Court in Rutland on five drug and gun charges after a week-long jury trial. Chief U.S. District Judge Geoffrey Crawford ordered that Hill remain...
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Previously Convicted Felon Indicted for Narcotics and Firearms Offenses

BOSTON – A Methuen man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston for allegedly trafficking counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawfully possessing firearms and ammunition and using a firearm in relation of a drug trafficking offense. Shawn Hart, 45, was charged with one count of...
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Southbridge Man Sentenced for Attempting to Distribute Cocaine Sent Through the Mail from Puerto Rico

BOSTON – A Southbridge man has been sentenced in federal court in Worcester for attempting to distribute a kilogram of cocaine. Revel Pedro Rivera, 43, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to six months in prison and two of supervised release, with the first six...
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Taunton Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

BOSTON – A Taunton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Michael Pacheco, 45, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute...
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Vermont Man Sentenced to More Than Seven Years in Prison for Unlawful Firearm Possession

BOSTON – A Vermont man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for being a felon in possession of firearms and ammunition. Dominick Bailey, 57, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 87 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Bailey pleaded guilty...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – A Lawrence man was sentenced in federal court for drug trafficking in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Santo Evangelista Soto, 36, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Joesph N. Laplante to 60 months in prison and three years of supervised release. On February...
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Second Manchester Man Charged on Drug Distribution Offenses

CONCORD, N.H. – A second Manchester man has been charged in connection with the distribution of fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announced. Joseph Goffinet, Jr., 53, was arrested and charged with distribution of controlled substances and conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in connection with the sale...