DEA Archived Press Releases

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Leader of Cocaine Distribution Conspiracy Sentence to More Than Eight Years in Federal Prison

Greenbelt, MD. – U.S. District Judge George J. Hazel sentenced Douglas Brian Quander, age 39, of Bowie, Maryland to 100 months in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute cocaine and crack cocaine, and for distribution of crack...
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29 Alleged Penn North Drug Dealers Facing Federal Indictments

Baltimore, MD. – A 10-month investigation by the Baltimore OCDETF Strike Force into violence and drug dealing in the area of Pennsylvania and North Avenues in West Baltimore has led to six federal indictments charging a total of 29 defendants for conspiracy, drug distribution, and firearms charges. The defendants are...
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Baltimore Felon Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison for His Participation in a Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

Baltimore, MD. – U.S. District Judge George L. Russell, III today sentenced Thomas Corey Crosby, age 51, of Woodlawn, Maryland, to 10 years in federal prison, followed by eight years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances, specifically, 40 grams or more of fentanyl. Judge Russell also ordered...
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Caribou Woman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

BANGOR, ME - A Caribou woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced...
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Dominican National Residing in Lawrence Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – A Dominican man previously residing in Lawrence was sentenced today in federal court in Boston in connection with drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Cecilio Guzman, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Patti B. Saris to 29 months in prison. Guzman will face deportation proceedings upon completion...
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14 Individuals from Massachusetts and Connecticut Charged in New Hampshire for Participating in Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. - Fourteen individuals were indicted by a federal grand jury on Monday and charged with participating in a conspiracy to distribute, and possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced...
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Three Members of Monument Street Drug Trafficking Organizations in East Baltimore Sentenced to Federal Prison and a Fourth Defendant Will Be Sentenced on Friday

Baltimore, MD. – In the last week, U.S. District Judge Ellen L. Hollander sentenced three members of the Monument Street drug trafficking organizations to at least five years in federal prison related to their roles in a conspiracy to distribute cocaine and/or fentanyl in the Monument Street area of East...
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Former Bristol Resident Sentenced to 51 Months for Fentanyl and Crack Cocaine Dealing

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Elkie Crump, also known as “40,” 39, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall to 51 months...
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Roanoke Drug Kingpin Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

ROANOKE, Va. -- Monta Jordan, a convicted drug kingpin who was subject to one of the largest fentanyl seizures in Virginia at the time, was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court in Roanoke to 240 months in federal prison, Jared Forget, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Washington Division...
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Jury Convicts Richmond Man of Fentanyl Trafficking

RICHMOND, Va. – A federal jury convicted a Richmond man today for distributing fentanyl on multiple occasions. According to court records and evidence presented at trial, Quotez Tyveck Pair, 33, a known drug trafficker operating in Mosby Court, a Richmond public housing community, engaged in two separate distributions of fentanyl...