DEA Archived Press Releases

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Florida Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Jail And 18 Months Home Confinement For Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone

(PORTLAND, 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 Michael Serritella, 60, of Palm Harbor, Florida, was sentenced by United States District Judge Nancy Torresen to 30 months in prison to...
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Acton Woman Convicted Of Distributing "N-Bomb"

(BOSTON - An Acton woman pleaded guilty today to distributing 25B-NBOMe, a synthetic hallucinogen, also known as “N-Bomb” that is gaining popularity among young people. Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division, and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that Mikayla...
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Northwest Arkansas Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison On Four Drug Trafficking Offenses

FORT SMITH, Ark. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge David Downing and Conner Eldridge, United States Attorney for the Western District of Arkansas, announced that Fernando Canales-Mendoza, 52, a Mexican citizen living in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, was sentenced today to 120 months in prison followed by five...
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Hartford Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison

(HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting 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 Alvaro Alvarado, 27, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford...
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Mother And Son Meth Team Sentenced To Federal Time

MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A mother and son were sentenced in federal court yesterday after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine, announced Clay Morris, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and George L. Beck, Jr., U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Alabama. Modesto Barajas De...
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California Man Pleads Guilty To Conspiracy To Distribute Methamphetamine

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced that Leonid Djuga, a/k/a “Leonid Dzhuga,” age 37, of Reseda, California, pleaded guilty today, to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with the intent to distribute 500 grams...
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DEA Seizes Large Quantity Of Heroin, Cocaine, And A Firearm From Boston Drug Traffickers

(BOSTON - Two Boston men were arrested Friday, April 10, 2015, on federal drugs charges for their roles in trafficking large quantities of heroin and cocaine. In the raid conducted by the DEA on the three locations used by the drug traffickers, federal agents seized six kilograms of heroin, one-and-a-half...
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Indictment Returned Against Houston Police Officer And Mexican Citizen

NEW ORLEANS - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Keith Brown and U.S. Attorney Kenneth A. Polite announced the return of a Superseding Indictment charging Houston Police Officer Noe Juarez, 46, and Mexican citizen Sergio Grimaldo, 32, with conspiracy to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine hydrochloride. Juarez...
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Distributors Of Synthetic Cannabinoids Plead Guilty To Federal Charges

(CONCORD, N.H. - Two men who were responsible for distributing large quantities of unlawful synthetic cannabinoid products have entered guilty pleas in federal court, announced NEFD Special Agent in Charge Michael J. Ferguson and United States Attorney John P. Kacavas. On March 31, 2015, Kyle Hurley, 32, pleaded guilty to...
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Police Officer Pleads Guilty To Accepting Cash Payments From Desperado’s Cabaret Owner

LAFAYETTE, La. - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Assistant Special Agent in Charge Joseph W. Shepherd and United States Attorney Stephanie A. Finley announced today that a Carencro Police officer pleaded guilty to receiving cash payments from James Panos, former owner and manager of Desperado’s Cabaret, while the officer was in charge...