DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Yonkers Man Sentenced to 3 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ORLANDO JIMENEZ, 48, of Yonkers, New York, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 36 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for...
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Worcester Man Sentenced to More Than Six Years in Prison for Cocaine Distribution and Unlawful Possession of Firearms

BOSTON – A Worcester man has been sentenced in federal court in Springfield for drug and firearm offenses. Rodney Hall, 38, was sentenced on July 29, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to 75 months in prison and four years of supervised release. On Feb. 2, 2023...
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Indiana Man Sentenced to 20 Years for Drug, Firearm Offenses

HAMMOND, Ind. - Alfred A. Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Lamont Coleman, 41, of Gary, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Senior Judge Jon E. DeGuilio after...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 6 Years for Possessing Methamphetamine for Distribution

MADISON, Wis. – John G. McGarry, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Milwaukee, and U.S. Attorney Timothy M. O’Shea for the Western District of Wisconsin, announced that Leroy D. Hampton, 32, Champaign, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge William M. Conley to six years for possessing...
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Southbridge Man Sentenced to 10 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Cocaine

BOSTON – A Southbridge man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester for conspiring to traffic multiple kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine in Central and Eastern Massachusetts. Edgardo Ramirez, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman to 10 years in prison and five years of...
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Holyoke Man Pleads Guilty to Drug and Firearms Offenses

BOSTON – A Holyoke man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Springfield in connection with drug and firearm offenses. Jonathan Mercedes, 31, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 40 grams of more of fentanyl; one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine; and...
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New Bedford Man Sentenced for Role in Fentanyl Trafficking Organization

BOSTON – A New Bedford man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) operating in Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Jason Cruz, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 16 months in prison and three...
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Dominican Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Fentanyl and Cocaine Trafficking and Illegal Reentry

BOSTON – A Dominican man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine, and for unlawful reentry of a deported alien. Francisco Alberto Martinez, 52, was sentenced on July 19, 2023 by U.S. District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 87 months in prison and...
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Somerville Man Sentenced to Nearly Nine Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Somerville man was sentenced on July 19, 2023 in federal court in Boston for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. William Velez, 41, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 105 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In March...
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Two Lawrence Men Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Distribute Fentanyl at Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Bedford

BOSTON – Two Lawrence men have pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to conspiring to distribute fentanyl to individuals at the Bedford Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Deiby Bladimil Casado Ruiz, 30, and Pedro Antonio Sanchez Bernabel, 31, both of Lawrence, pleaded guilty on July 21, 2023 to one count...