DEA Archived Press Releases

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Mexican Citizen Pleads Guilty To Role In Organization Responsible For Flying Hundreds Of Kilograms Of Cocaine To The U.S. And Laundering Money From Its Sales

HOUSTON - A member of a drug trafficking and money laundering organization operating out of Mexico from 2002-2008 has been convicted, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Richard Garcia-Sanchez, 40, of Mexico City, Mexico, pleaded guilty today for...
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New Haven Man Involved In Crack Distribution Ring Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Vincent Clark, also known as “Nu-Nu” and “Duke,” 33, of New Haven, was sentenced today by...
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Additional Members Of South Laredo Trafficking Group Plead Guilty

LAREDO, Texas - Nine more members of a cocaine, crack and marijuana distribution group have entered guilty pleas to federal conspiracy charges, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. On July 8, 2014, a federal grand jury returned an...
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Milford Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Ryan Russow, 29, of Milford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of...
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Southern District Of Texas Investigation And Personnel Win National Award

LAREDO, Texas - The Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) investigation known as Operation El Chacal has been selected as the recipient of the National OCDETF Award for Outstanding Investigation in the Southwest Region, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney...
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 71 Months In Federal Prison For Possessing Heroin, Firearms

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Joshua Saez, 24, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport...
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Two South Texas Men Arrested For Conspiracy To Traffic Marijuana And Money Laundering

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Two Pharr men have been arrested in a marijuana trafficking and money laundering conspiracy following an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) investigation, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. John Robledo aka John Robledo...
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Leader Of Cocaine Distribution Ring Ordered To Prison - $3 Million Forfeited

MCALLEN, Texas - Mexican National Francisco Gonzalez-Contreras, 37, has been ordered to federal prison for his leadership role in a cocaine distribution ring, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. He pleaded guilty May 3, 2013. Today, U.S. District...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Narcotics

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Jeffrey Benton, also known as “Fresh,” 29, of New Haven, was sentenced on Friday, November 21...
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Two Head To Prison For Distributing Methamphetamine

MCALLEN, Texas - Francisco Calderon, 28, and Jorge Alejandro Galvan-Ibarra, 30, have been ordered to federal prison for possession with intent to distribute more than one kilogram of methamphetamine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. Both entered guilty...