DEA Archived Press Releases

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Employee Pleads Guilty To Stealing Prescription Drugs

BOSTON, MA. - A Worcester man was convicted today in federal court of possessing suboxone with intent to distribute. Special Agent in Charge Steven W. Derr of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration in New England and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that Leopold McLune, 28, pleaded guilty before...
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DEA New England Collects Over Nineteen Tons Of Prescription Medication

BOSTON, MA. - Steven W. Derr Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England announced that the New England Field Division collected 38,190 pounds of prescription medications during the DEA “Take-Back” initiative that took place April 30, 2011 throughout the United States. In New England there...
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Anthony Carosella Sentenced To 120 Months In Prison For Drug Trafficking, Armed Robbery, And Pharmacy Burglaries

BURLINGTON, VT. - Steven W. Derr, 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 stated that on May 5, 2011, Anthony Carosella, 26, of Addison County, was sentenced to 120 months in prison...
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Floridian Fuzz Guilty Of Hauling Cocaine Through East Texas

BEAUMONT, TX - A 51-year-old Spring Hill, Florida man has pleaded guilty to federal drug trafficking in the Eastern District of Texas announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas Hinojosa and U.S. Attorney John M. Bales today. Tony Darrell Fuzz pleaded guilty to possession with intent to...
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New Britain Man Sentenced To 12 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine And Crack

NEW BRITAIN, CT. - Steven W. Derr Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that STEVEN VELEZ, 32, of New Britain, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Janet Bond Arterton...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced For Selling Crack

BOSTON, MA. - A Lawrence man was sentenced today in federal court for selling crack cocaine. Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Boston Field Office and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that HANSEL ZAPATA, 27, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge...
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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Crack Distribution Charge

HARTFORD, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that TERRELL HUNTER, 29, of Hartford, pleaded guilty today before United States District Judge Janet C. Hall in Hartford...
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Midland Man Arrested In Oklahoma City Charged With Drug Distribution Resulting In Death

MIDLAND, TX -- - DEA Special Agent in Charge Joseph A. Arabit and United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced the arrest and federal grand jury indictment against 49-year-old Charles Robert Deatherage in connection with the death of 22­year-old Midland man in May of last year. The federal grand jury...
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Norwalk Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Role In Narcotics Distribution Conspiracy

NORWALK, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JERRY LIVINGSTON, 49, formerly of Lexington Avenue, Norwalk, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Robert N...
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Ten Arrests Made In Connection With Alleged Crystal City Cocaine And Heroin Trafficking

CRYSTAL CITY, TX -- - The Drug Enforcement Administration’(DEA) Acting Special Agent in Charge, Thomas E. Hinojosa and United States Attorney John E. Murphy announced that federal, state and local authorities have arrested 10 individuals in the Crystal City area on federal drug trafficking charges. Those arrested yesterday include: 24-year-old...