DEA Archived Press Releases

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Vermont Man Sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Opioids

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on June 10, 2024, Law Zabriskie, 66, of Bridgewater, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a time-served sentence to be followed by a three-year term of supervised release...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Drug and Gun Crimes

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on June 10, 2024, Keniel Santiago, 21, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by United States District Judge Christina Reiss to a term of 60 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a three-year term of supervised...
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – A Massachusetts man has pleaded guilty in federal court to drug trafficking offenses, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Carlos Alejandro Chevalier Santos, 22, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and distribution of controlled substances. U.S. District Court Samantha Elliott scheduled sentencing for September 16, 2024. Charges...
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced To Over Three Years In Prison For Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Providence, R.I. man has been sentenced for his role in a drug trafficking organization (DTO) that distributed fentanyl throughout Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Rafael Cesar Cabreja Jimenez, 29, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 42 months in prison, followed by two...
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New York Man Arrested for Fentanyl Trafficking in Burlington

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Kajuan Woods, 35, of Brooklyn, New York has been charged by criminal complaint with possessing fentanyl with intent to distribute in Burlington, Vermont in January 2024. Woods was arrested in connection with this complaint on June 4, 2024. Woods’s initial...
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Repeat Offender Pleads Guilty To Distributing Methamphetamine

BOSTON – A Boston man has pleaded guilty to distributing methamphetamine hydrochloride (“crystal meth”). Vincent Lambert, 41, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. In June 2023, Lambert was indicted by a federal grand jury. U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani scheduled...
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Man Who Admitted His Role in a Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy Involving the Kidnapping of a U.S. Postal Worker Sentenced to Nearly Six Years in Prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who previously admitted to his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, which involved a plot to kidnap a U.S Postal Service (USPS) employee while members of the conspiracy searched for missing cocaine that had been shipped from Puerto Rico, has been sentenced to nearly...
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Lawrence Man Sentenced to More Than Three and a Half Years in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Lawrence man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Fraily Rodriguez Morillo, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV to 46 months in prison to be followed by two years of supervised release...
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Member of Violent Gang Pleads Guilty to Racketeering and Drug Trafficking Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston-area man has pleaded to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Devante Lopes, a/k/a “D-Lopes,” 30, of Boston and Quincy, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (more commonly referred to as RICO or racketeering conspiracy); conspiracy to distribute marijuana; and...
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Johnson, Vermont Man Sentenced to 57 Months for Drug and Gun Offenses

BURLINGTON, Vt.– The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 30, 2024, George Goins, 66, of Johnson, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a term of 57 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of...