DEA Archived Press Releases

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Sanbornville Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearm Charges

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that James Coughlin, 38, of Sanbornville, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. According to court...
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Sanford Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting in Death

PORTLAND, ME – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced that a Sanford woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury. U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to 150 Months for Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Steven Lessard, 34, of Lowell, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 150 months in federal prison for participating in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. According to court documents...
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Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to 87 Months in Federal Prison

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Omrys Delgado, 33, of Windsor, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 87 months of imprisonment...
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Department of Treasury Designates Sinaloa-based Mexican Narcotics Trafficker Under the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Act

DENVER – The Denver Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration alongside the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado today announced that the Department of Treasury has designated Jesus Gonzalez Penuelas and the Gonzalez Penuelas Drug Trafficking Organization (DTO) as Significant Foreign Narcotics Traffickers. The designation is pursuant...
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New Haven Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug and Gun Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Kevin McFarlane, also known as “Jabari McBurn” and “Dexter Creque,” 43, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge...
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DEA 360 Maine and Partners Host a Free Family Showing of the Documentary “If They Had Known”

PORTLAND, ME – The New England Field Division’s (NEFD) DEA 360 Maine Strategy is partnering with Drug Free Aroostook (Aroostook County Action Program) and Power of Prevention (Cary Medical Center) for a FREE family film showing of “ If They Had Known”. Documentary Film Showing: If They Had Known Date...
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

DENVER – DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. Denver Field Division collected 31,823 pounds of that grand total. Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills...
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DEA and Partners Announce Results of 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day

DENVER – DEA’s National Prescription Drug Take Back Day collected 829,543 pounds (419.7 tons) of unused, expired, and unwanted medications across the country. Denver Field Division collected 31,823 pounds of that grand total. Americans once again showed their dedication toward helping prevent addiction and potential overdose by removing prescription pills...
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Fitchburg Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney Nathaniel R. Mendell announced that Sebastian Batista, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Douglas P. Woodlock to 63 months in prison and four years of supervised release. In November 2020...