DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Conviction In Cocaine Trafficking Conspiracy

( - BOSTON - A Dominican man, who most recently resided in Salem, was convicted yesterday of participating in a North Shore drug trafficking conspiracy. Michael J. Ferguson, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division, United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz and Daniel J. Kumor...
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Three Indicted In Conspiracy To Distribute Oxycodone Through Fraudulent Prescriptions

( - BOSTON - Three individuals were charged today in U.S. District Court in Boston with distributing oxycodone via false prescriptions. Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that Leslie Credle, a/k/a Chanel...
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Danbury Man Sentenced To More Than 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine And Oxycodone

( - DANBURY, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Demetrios Papadakos, also known as “Jimmy,” 67, of Danbury, was sentenced yesterday by Senior U.S...
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Two Sentenced In Heroin Trafficking Conspiracy

( - PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Raymundo Done, 24, and Jorge Marcano, 30, of Providence, have been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence for their roles in a heroin trafficking conspiracy in Pawtucket and Providence, announced Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New...
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Saco Attorney Sentenced To Two Years For Money Laundering Conspiracy

(PORTLAND - , Maine - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Gary Prolman, Esq., 52, of Saco, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to...
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Three East Hartford Residents Involved In Drug Trafficking Ring Are Sentenced

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that three East Hartford residents involved in a coast to coast drug trafficking ring were sentenced yesterday...
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Narcotics Task Force Announces Marijuana Seizures

SAN DIEGO - This morning, the DEA San Diego Field Division’s Narcotics Task (NTF) along with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department and Health Advocates Rejecting Marijuana, (HARM) announce the total amount of illegal marijuana plants seized in San Diego County in 2014. During calendar year 2014, NTF and our...
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New Haven Drug Dealer Sentenced To More Than 5 Years In Federal Prison

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Shirrod Henderson, also known as “Rizz,” 35, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District...
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Doctor Sentenced To 57 Months In Prison For Selling Oxycodone Prescriptions To Addicts And Dealers For Cash And Gifts

SAN DIEGO - Del Mar physician William Joseph Watson today became the first doctor in the Southern District of California in recent history to be sentenced to federal prison for prescribing thousands of Oxycodone pills and other highly addictive painkillers without any legitimate medical purpose. U.S. District Judge James M...
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New Haven Man Involved In Crack Distribution Ring Sentenced To More Than 11 Years In Federal Prison

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Vincent Clark, also known as “Nu-Nu” and “Duke,” 33, of New Haven, was sentenced today by...