DEA Archived Press Releases

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Stratford Man Charged With Distributing Heroin Involved In Woman’s Overdose

MAY 17 - 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 Raymond J. Gordon, also known as “X-RAY,” 30, of Stratford, was arrested today on...
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West Haven Man Pleads Guilty To Illegally Distributing Xanax

MAY 17 - 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 Clarence Bell, also known as “Solo,” 21, of West Haven, waived his right to be...
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Bridgeport Man Admits Selling Heroin To Overdose Victim

MAY 17 - 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 Darryck Norris, 23, of Bridgeport, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty today...
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Ninth Ward Heroin Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years For Heroin Conspiracy

NEW ORLEANS, La. - A New Orleans man was sentenced today after previously pleading guilty to participating in a heroin distribution conspiracy in the lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. Corey Celestine, age...
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New Hampshire Fentanyl Trafficker Pleads Guilty

MAY 15 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Dennis Higgins, 23, formerly of Hudson, New Hampshire, pled guilty to unlawful distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements in the...
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Final Member Of Gulf Coast Drug Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Lengthy Federal Prison Term

BATON ROUGE, La. - Thursday marks the fifth and final sentencing in a series of federal prosecutions aimed at a drug trafficking ring which operated in the Gulf Coast states. Kendall Lewis, age 27, of Lecanto, Florida, appeared before a Chief U.S. District Judge and was sentenced to 90 months...
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Jamaican Ecstasy Trafficker In Bridgeport Sentenced

MAY 12 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Collin Fletcher, 52, last residing in Bridgeport, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall...
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New York Man Sentenced For Trafficking Crack, Heroin In Maine

MAY 12 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Charles Flores, 27, of Bronx, New York was sentenced yesterday in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 2½ years in...
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New Hampshire Trafficker Guilty Of Fentanyl, Meth, Firearms Charges

MAY 12 - CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division, and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today that Bryan Franklin, 41, formerly of Penacook, New Hampshire, pled guilty to possession of fentanyl and methamphetamine with intent to distribute, and possession...
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Hamden Man Charged With Distributing Fentanyl Disguised As Oxycodone

MAY 11 - 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, today announced that Agustin Cirino, 29, of Hamden, has been charged in a federal criminal complaint...