DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Two Charged With Distributing Heroin Involved In Overdose Of Teenager In Groton

GROTON, 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 an investigation into a recent drug overdose death of a teenager in Groton has resulted in federal heroin...
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Nurse-Practitioner Indicted On Federal Charges, Accused Of Illegally Distributing Oxycodone

(WASHINGTON - Ivan Lamont Robinson, a licensed nurse practitioner who was based in Southeast Washington, has been indicted on federal charges that he distributed oxycodone outside the legitimate scope of professional practice and without a legitimate medical purpose. The indictment was announced by Karl C. Colder, Special Agent in Charge...
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Woonsocket Resident Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Oxycodone

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Jeffrey Pare, 29, of Woonsocket, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence on Tuesday to trafficking Oxycodone. Pare pleaded guilty as charged in a federal indictment returned on August 19, 2015, to three counts of distribution of Oxycodone. Appearing before U.S. District Court Judge John J. McConnell...
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Providence Man Pleads Guilty To Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Wilson Garcia, 33, of Providence, pleaded guilty in federal court in Providence today to trafficking heroin and fentanyl. Garcia admitted to the court that on multiple occasions he sold heroin and fentanyl in Rhode Island while on bail and awaiting trial in Massachusetts for allegedly trafficking heroin...
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Guilford Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin And Oxycodone

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 Willie Harper, 47, of Guilford, Maine, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court to one count of distribution of heroin and one...
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Connecticut Man Sentenced For Possessing Marijuana & $1 Million In Drug Money

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - A Connecticut man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Springfield in connection with distributing marijuana. Connor Cipolla, 31, of Granby, Conn., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to one year and one day in prison, three years of supervised release, and a...
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11 Alleged Members Of A Drug Trafficking Organization Charged In Federal Court

(GREENBELT - , Md. - A federal grand jury indicted 11 defendants, including four family members, for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute drugs: Mario Finesse Wright, a/k/a Super and Finesse, age 27, of New Jersey; - Nikko Taylor Wright, age 25, of Germantown, Maryland; - Clayton...
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Burlington Man Sentenced To Home Confinement And Supervised Release For Heroin Dealing

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that, Samuel Spivack, 32, of Burlington, Vermont was sentenced to three years of supervised release after his guilty...
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Easthampton Man Sentenced For Cocaine And Marijuana Distribution

WORCESTER, Mass. - - An Easthampton man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Worcester for distributing cocaine and marijuana. David Dulchinos, 51, of Easthampton, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. In February 2016, Dulchinos...
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Woman Who Operated Heroin Processing Mill In Hartford Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison

HARTFORD, 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 Amanda Gambardella, 26, formerly of Hartford and Cheshire, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in...