DEA Archived Press Releases

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Danbury Man Sentenced To 16 Years In Federal Prison For Armed Home Invasions

NEW HAVEN, 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 Marlon Patterson, also known as “Head,” 32, of Danbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan...
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Dracut Pharmacy Settles Improper Dispensing And Recordkeeping Allegations

BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $42,500 civil settlement today with Alexander’s Pharmacy in Dracut, Mass., and its owner and operator, George Kontos, in connection with the improper dispensing of controlled substances and the failure to keep proper records and maintain effective controls against diversion. “Ensuring the proper...
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Wesleyan Football Player Pleads Guilty To Distributing Synthetic Drug That Caused Overdose

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 Ryan Welch, 22, of Salem, Mass., waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before U.S. District...
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Mars Hill Woman Pleads Guilty To Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Leda Giggey, 45, of Mars Hill, Maine, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and to distribute bath...
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Presque Isle Man Pleads Guilty To Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, 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 Andrew Grivois, 34, of Presque Isle, Maine, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute and...
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Two Hamden Men Charged With Distributing Oxycodone Involved In Weston Overdose

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that an investigation into a recent drug overdose in Weston has resulted in federal oxycodone distribution charges...
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Hartford Grocer, Two Others, Charged With Heroin Trafficking

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned a 10-count indictment charging Johnny Beltre, 32, of Cromwell...
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Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. - Bicky Zapata-Nivar, 29, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to conspiring to distribute the Schedule II controlled substance fentanyl, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug...
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New Hampshire Woman Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charges

CONCORD, N.H. - Crystal Watson, 35, of Barrington, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and to five charges relating to distribution of heroin, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in...
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Woodland Man Sentenced To 36 Months For Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, 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 Preston Brown, Sr., 51, of Woodland, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 36 months...