DEA Archived Press Releases

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Dominican Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking

BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb made the announcement that a Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for heroin trafficking. Ramon Baez, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira...
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DEA Undercover Investigation Leads To Jail For Burlington Heroin Trafficker

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on June 15, 2017 Phillip Wilson, 37, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to the...
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Bridgeport Man Charged With Distributing Carfentanil

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England; Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut and Norwalk Police Chief Thomas Kulhawik today announced that Charles Thelusma, 43, formerly of Bridgeport, has been arrested on a federal...
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Brooklyn New York Man Sentenced To Ten Years Imprisonment For Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin And Crack Cocaine In Rutland Area

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Joel (a.k.a. “Prince”), 27, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced to ten years imprisonment by U.S. District...
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New Haven Heroin Trafficker Sentenced

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that that Samuel Albarran, also known as “Sam Dog,” 34, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in...
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Long Prison Sentences For Two Men Dealing Heroin And Fentanyl Causing Overdose Deaths

DAYTON, Ohio - Antonio J. Spiva, 25, and Charles M. McBeath, 33, both of Dayton, were sentenced in U.S. District Court this week for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the death of at least two individuals. Each defendant pled guilty in January...
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Four In Major Columbus Marijuana Trafficking Ring Plead Guilty

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Adrian A. Douglas, 48, of Columbus, pled guilty today in U.S. District Court to conspire to distribute more than 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Douglas led a Central Ohio marijuana trafficking ring that involved receiving UPS shipments of the drug from Las...
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Maine Heroin, Crack Dealer Pleads Guilty

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Daniel Pallis, 29, of Dresden, Maine, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to distribute heroin and cocaine base, commonly known as “crack.” According to...
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“Operation Bad Company” Results In Additional Charges

BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb made the announcement today that four Dominican nationals, formerly residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts were charged in a superseding indictment for their roles in a fentanyl, heroin and cocaine distribution...
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Meriden Man Charged With Trafficking Cocaine And Heroin

BRIDGEPORT, 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 Luis Martell, also known as “Fat Boy,” 34, of Meriden, was arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging...