United States Drug Enforcement Administration

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Prompted by information developed by Providence Police detectives during an on-going investigation into street level drug dealing, a joint investigation by Providence Police and the Drug Enforcement (DEA) Drug Task Force, consisting of federal, state and local law enforcement agents and officers, has resulted in the seizure...

BOSTON - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration Boston Field Division and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz, announced that a Dennis man was sentenced today for distributing heroin that resulted in the death of a 20-year-old Cape Cod woman. Joshua Johnson, 25, was...

BURLINGTON, Vt. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Tristram J. Coffin United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Jacob Berino, 19, of Hinesburg was arrested yesterday and presented today in United States District Court for an...

LOS ANGELES - A dozen people associated with a chain of nine marijuana stores that operated across Orange and Los Angeles counties were arrested this morning on federal drug trafficking charges. The 12 arrested are among 14 people named in a 14-count indictment returned last week by a federal grand...

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 Kurt Schneider, 23, of Fairfield, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) New England Division, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Bristol Police Chief Josue D. Canario announced that Manuel M. Chaves, 34, of Bristol, a career offender characterized by Bristol Police in a letter to...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England Kevin L. Lane; United States Attorney for Rhode Island Peter F. Neronha; and Pawtucket Police Chief Paul King announced that Audi Pineda, 38, of Pawtucket, was convicted by a federal court jury on Wednesday...

BOSTON - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Field Division and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that a former Malden man was sentenced yesterday for distributing oxycodone. Rosa Mom, 31, was sentenced by Chief U.S. District Judge Mark L...

LOS ANGELES - A federal grand jury has returned a superseding indictment that charges 16 defendants with being part of a drug trafficking organization that illegally obtained and distributed more than 900,000 OxyContin pills obtained in part through fraud against public insurance programs such as Medicare. One of the defendants...

PORTLAND, MAINE - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Rashidi Campbell, 32, of Jamaica, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland by Judge George Z. Singal, to 20...