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Jamaican Man Sentenced To 20 Years For Distributing Crack Cocaine

PORTLAND, MAINE - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Rashidi Campbell, 32, of Jamaica, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Portland by Judge George Z. Singal, to 20...
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Holliston Man Sentenced For Defrauding His Physician

OCT 15 - (Boston) - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration - New England Field Division, United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz, William P. Offord, Special Agent in Charge of the Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation in Boston, and Colonel Timothy P. Alben...
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Four Individuals Involved In Oxycodone Trafficking Ring Are Sentenced

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that four individuals involved in a New Haven-area oxycodone trafficking were sentenced this week by United...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Five Years In Federal Prison For Role In Drug Trafficking Ring

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS ORTIZ, also known as “Big Nose,” 23, of New Haven, was sentenced today by United...
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Alleged Members Of Drug Trafficking Organization Arrested

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. - Federal agents arrested 16 alleged members of a Dominican-based drug trafficking organization. An indictment, unsealed yesterday, charges 19 defendants with conspiracy to distribute a kilogram or more of heroin. A separate criminal complaint also charges a 20th defendant in the conspiracy. The indictment alleges that the defendants...
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Former Philadelphia Police Detective Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

OCT 09 PHILADELPHIA , PA. - Keith Gidelson, 36, of Philadelphia, a former detective with the Philadelphia Police Department, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute anabolic steroids. Gidelson operated an anabolic steroid and human growth (“HGH”) distribution organization in Philadelphia. He acquired steroids from foreign suppliers and then sold...
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Final Defendant In Rhode Island’s Largest Cocaine Bust Ever Pleads Guilty In Federal Court

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Kevin L. Lane, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha , Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Kilmartin; announced today that Andrew Rios...
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New Haven Men Sentenced To Federal Prison For Distributing Narcotics

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Kevin L. Lane, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that two men involved in a New Haven drug trafficking organization were sentenced today by Senior United...
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DEA Pennsylvania And Delaware Holding Fifth Prescription Drug Take-Back Day In September

SEP 26 PHILADELPHIA - , PA.The United States Drug Enforcement (DEA) announced to its national and community partners, throughout Pennsylvania and Delaware, the opportunity for the public to prevent prescription drug abuse by disposing of their expired, unused, and unwanted medications on Saturday September 29 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00...
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Six Charged In Township 37 Marijuana Grow Case

Bangor, Maine - Acting Special Agent in Charge Kevin L. Lane Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Malcolm French, 50, of Enfield, Rodney Russell, 48, of South Thomaston, Kendall Chase, 55, of Bradford...