DEA Archived Press Releases

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Man Convicted Of Attempted Cocaine Possession And Distribution

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A federal court jury in Providence today convicted Jose Ignacio Goris, 41, of Providence, of attempting to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine. Goris was arrested on August 14, 2014, moments after he took custody of what he believed to be...
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison For Gang-Related Narcotics Trafficking

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 Kyrin-Robert Jackson, also known as “Ky,” 25, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Alker...
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Camouflaged Canadian Charged With Smuggling 182 Pounds Of Prescription Drugs Across Northern Border

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Cedrick Bourgault-Morin, 21, of Quebec, Canada has been charged by a criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute, 182 pounds of Aprazolam, commonly known as Xanax, a schedule IV controlled substance. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England...
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Leader Of Ohio Methamphetamine Trafficking Organization Sentenced To 14 Years In Federal Prison

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Simon Velazquez-Gonzalez, 27, formerly of Hilliard, Ohio was sentenced in U.S. District Court to 170 months in prison for his role in trafficking more than nine kilograms of methamphetamine. During this investigation, U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) Agents seized more than 20 pounds of “ice,” a highly potent...
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Sentencing And Guilty Plea In Conspiracy Involving Steroids

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JASON CHICKOS, 46, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to two...
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East Hartford Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA’s) New England Field Division, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BRAYAN GOMEZ, 26, of East Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall...
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Former Norwalk Man Sentenced For Trafficking Heroin

NORWALK Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for the New England Field Division, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that OMAR ANDRADE, 29, a citizen of Mexico last residing in Norwalk, was sentenced yesterday by...
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Hartford, Conn. Man Sentenced To More Than 17 Years In Federal Prison For Drug And Gun Offenses

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 Rashaud “Buck” Jones, 33, of Hartford and Windsor, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in...
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New York Man Pleads Guilty To Drug And Gun Charges

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Wayman Sparrow, a/k/a “Blaze,” 25, of New York, New York, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiring to distribute heroin, cocaine...
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Connecticut Man Sentenced To 13 Years For Crack Conspiracy And Distribution

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced thatRussell Gordon, 32, of Ansonia, Connecticut, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to 13 years in prison and...