DEA Archived Press Releases

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Lancaster Man Going to Prison for a Decade

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Joshua Levine, 24, of Lancaster, NY, who was convicted of conspiring to distribute heroin and fentanyl, was sentenced to serve 120 months in prison by U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. Vilardo. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Joseph M. Tripi and...
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Presque Isle Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution

BANGOR, ME – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced that a Presque Isle man was sentenced in federal court today for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Doriel Guerrero, 22, of Methuen, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, fentanyl. According to...
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Dunkirk Man Arrested, Facing Drug and Gun Charges After Police Find Loaded Uzi and Other Guns in his Residence

BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Christopher L. Torres, 35, of Dunkirk, NY, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with possessing with intent to distribute cocaine, maintaining a drug-involved premises, and possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking crimes. The charges carry a...
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Queens Pharmacy Owner Sentenced to 36 Months in Prison for Health Care Fraud and Narcotics Distribution

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Harris Hussnain, 41, from Queens, New York and the owner of a pharmacy in Queens, New York, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Rachel P. Kovner to 36 months in prison for his participation in a health care...
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Dominican National Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Francis Jimenez Minyetty, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to eight years in prison and four years of supervised release. Jimenez Minyetty will be...
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Aroostook County Man Sentenced to 158 months in Prison on Federal Drug Charges

BANGOR, ME - An Aroostook County man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in two separate cases for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. U.S. District Judge...
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Sanbornville Man Sentenced to 63 Months for Methamphetamine Trafficking and Firearm Charges

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that James Coughlin, 38, of Sanbornville, was sentenced to 63 months in federal prison for methamphetamine trafficking and unlawful possession of firearms and ammunition. According to court...
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Nurse Arrested for Stealing over 1,400 Vials of Fentanyl

MINEOLA, N.Y. – U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan and Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas and announced today that a former North Shore University Hospital nurse was arrested today for allegedly stealing 1,467 vials of fentanyl and 223 vials of midazolam between October and December...
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Sanford Woman Sentenced to 12 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking Resulting in Death

PORTLAND, ME – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced that a Sanford woman was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute fentanyl resulting in death and serious bodily injury. U.S. District Judge D. Brock Hornby...