DEA Archived Press Releases

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Distributor Convicted of Conspiring to Distribute Controlled Substances and Defrauding the DEA

NEW YORK – Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced that Laurence F. Doud III, the former Chief Executive Officer of Rochester Drug Co-Operative, Inc. (RDC), was convicted today in Manhattan federal court of conspiring to distribute unlawfully, oxycodone and fentanyl, and conspiring...
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Camden County Man Charged with Firearms and Narcotics Offenses

NEWARK, N.J. –A Camden County man made his initial appearance today on charges of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and methamphetamine, unlawful possession of ammunition, and possession of firearms in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Manuel A. Quinones, 47, of Pennsauken, New...
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Norwich Man Sentenced To More Than 14 Years In Prison For Dark Web Fentanyl Distribution

CONNECTICUT - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that BARRY DUCLOS, 43, of Norwich, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 170 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for trafficking fentanyl analogues on the...
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Three Defendants Arrested for Operating Narcotics Delivery Service Responsible for Three Overdose Deaths from Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine

NEW YORK CITY –Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Timothy Foley, the Acting Special Agent in Charge of the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Keechant Sewell, the Commissioner of the New York City Police Department, and New York State Police...
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Two Bronx Men Charged with 2014 Harlem Murder

NEW YORK CITY –Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Timothy Foley, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York Division, and Ricky J. Patel, the Acting Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Field Office of the Department of...
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Prior Felon Pleads Guilty to New Drug Charge

ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. and U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Acting Special Agent in Timothy Foley, New York Division announced that Julian Riley, 47, of Rochester, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Charles J. Siragusa to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, 500 grams...
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Long Island Man Pleads Guilty to Heroin and Fentanyl Trafficking

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. - Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Donta Riddick pleaded guilty to possession of heroin and fentanyl with intent to distribute on September 15, 2020. Riddick also admitted to the distribution of heroin and fentanyl on September 13, 2020 that caused the death of...
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Centerville Man Pleads Guilty to Role in Heroin Trafficking Organization

BOSTON – A Centerville man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to his role in a wide-ranging heroin trafficking conspiracy. Vinicius Zangrande, 38, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute heroin. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for April 27...
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Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to More Than 24 Years for Racketeering

Bridgeport, CT - Leonard C Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that SHAKALE BRANTLEY, also known as “Charlie Wilson,” “Kellz,” and “Man Man,” 22, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 292 months of imprisonment, followed by three...
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Taunton Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Trafficking

BOSTON – A Taunton man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to drug trafficking activities involving fentanyl. Carlos Rivera, 47, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of fentanyl and three counts of distribution and...