DEA Archived Press Releases

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$11 Million Dollar Heroin Shipment Seized En Route From New York City To New England

NEW YORK - Bridget G. Brennan, New York City’s Special Narcotics Prosecutor, James J. Hunt, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s New York (DEA), New York City Police Commissioner William J. Bratton and Joseph A. D’Amico, Superintendent of the New York State Police, announced the...
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Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Cocaine

(BANGOR, Maine) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Richard A. Kincaid, III, - of Waterbury, Connecticut pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to distributing cocaine. According to...
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Bradley And Old Town Residents Plead Guilty To Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Gina Nelson, 31, of Bradley, Maineand Michael Tardiff, a/k/a “Bub”, 54, of Old Town, Maine pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court...
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Two Bangor Residents Plead Guilty To Bath Salt Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - Special Agent in Charge John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Elizabeth Mikotowicz, a/k/a “Beth,” 27, - and Steven Orosco, a/k/a “Pablo,” 23 - , both of Bangor, pleaded...
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Alleged Rizzuto Organized Crime Family Associate Sentenced To 10 Years Imprisonment

BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Earlier today, at the United States Courthouse in Brooklyn, New York, Alessandro Taloni, an alleged associate of the Montreal-based Rizzuto organized crime family of La Cosa Nostra, was sentenced to 10 years in prison, to be followed by 5 years of supervised release. In May 2013, Taloni...
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South Portland Man Sentenced To More Than Four Years For Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

PORTLAND, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Nicholas Schwarz - , 26, of South Portland, Maine was sentenced in United States District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to...
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Cranston, West Warwick Businessman Charged In Federal Court With Possession With The Intent To Distribute “Bath Salts”

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Glen Lonardo, 48, of Cranston, owner of Buddha’s Bazaar in Cranston and XCitement Video and Smoke Shop in West Warwick, appeared before U.S. District Court Judge Lincoln D. Almond on a federal criminal complaint charging him with allegedly possessing synthetic drugs with the intent to distribute, announced...
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New Hampshire Men Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

PORTLAND, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Mitch Merritt - , 30, of Rochester, New Hampshire and Scott Woodman - , 29, of Farmington, New Hampshire were sentenced today...
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Orthopedic Surgeon Charged With Unlawful Distribution Of Oxycodone

ALBANY, N.Y. - Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration James J. Hunt, New York Division and United States Attorney Richard S. Hartunian announced the arrest of Jeffrey Gundel, M.D. Gansevoort, New York on charges of unlawful distribution of oxycodone. Jeffrey Gundel, an orthopedic surgeon, provided oxycodone...
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Bangor Resident Pleads Guilty To Bath Salt Distribution Charges

BANGOR, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Alan Ketchen, a/k/a “AJ”, 42 - , of Bangor pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Bangor to conspiracy to possess with the intent...