DEA Archived Press Releases

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Joint Investigation Takes Down Willimantic Drug Trafficking Ring

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, Patricia Froehlich, Connecticut State’s Attorney for the Judicial District of Windham, and Cpl. Stanley Parizo, Jr. of the Willimantic...
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Former Bethel Resident Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin Involved In Overdose

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 Ryan Budd, 25, formerly of Bethel, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty today before...
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New Haven Heroin Dealer Sentenced To Prison

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 Roberto Torres, also known as “Tony,” 49, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor...
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Nine Men Charged With Distributing Drugs In Bristol County

BOSTON - Nine men have been charged in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with distributing heroin and cocaine in the Bristol County area. Six men from southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island were charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine, and three New Bedford residents, in a separate but related...
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CVS To Pay $3.5 Million To Resolve Allegations That Pharmacists Filled Fake Prescriptions

BOSTON - - In one of the largest settlements to date involving federal allegations of prescription drug diversion in Massachusetts, CVS Pharmacy, Inc., has agreed to pay $3.5 million to resolve allegations that 50 of its stores violated the Controlled Substances Act by filling forged prescriptions for controlled substances -...
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Manchester Woman Sentenced To 60 Months In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. - - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney, Emily Gray Rice announced that United States District Court Judge Landya McCafferty sentenced Tiffany Ramos to serve 60 months in federal prison. Ramos, who resided in Manchester...
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Former Houston Police Officer Sentenced To Over 30 Years In Prison On Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Noe Juarez, a resident of Houston, Texas, was sentenced today by a U.S. District Chief Judge to serve 365 months in prison for his role in a large-scale drug...
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Three New Haven Men Charged With Distributing Drugs Involved In Wave Of Overdoses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and New Haven Police Chief Dean Esserman today announced that an investigation into numerous drug overdoses, including three overdose deaths...
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12 Members Of Drug Trafficking Operation Sentenced To Total Of Over 80 Years In Federal Prison

FORT SMITH, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and Kenneth Elser, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that 12 defendants who were all part of a drug trafficking organization in the Fort Smith area were sentenced to federal prison this...
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California Man Convicted Of Conspiracy To Distribute Heroin In Operation Goldy Locks

BATON ROUGE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Stephen G. Azzam and United States Attorney Walt Green announced yet another conviction arising from Operation Goldy Locks, an extensive investigation into a multi-state heroin enterprise. Efrain Barajas, 27, of Hesperia, California, pleaded guilty yesterday to conspiracy to distribute...