United States Drug Enforcement Administration

BOSTON – A former New Jersey firefighter was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Worcester in connection with a heroin conspiracy. Carlos Jimenez, 52, of Englishtown, N.J., was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Timothy S. Hillman to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. In December...

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Edilberto Vidrio, 53, and Elena Castillo, 46, both of Fresno, charging them with conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin, and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine, cocaine and...

BRIDGEPORT, CT – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that Albert Lee Robinson, 58, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 42 months of imprisonment...

SAN FRANCISCO – With exceptional public participation during16 prior events, the National Prescription Drug Take Back Day Initiative continues to collect increasing amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they may be vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse. In continuation of this effort, DEA and its...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Ruben Ruiz Jr., 27, of Escondido, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez to 10 years in prison for possessing heroin for distribution, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Chris Nielsen announced. Ruiz pleaded guilty on June...

BOSTON – This weekend, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday, April 27, between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., the public can dispose of their expired, unused and unwanted prescription medications at over...

BOSTON – A Puerto Rican man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester in connection with a heroin conspiracy. Ivan Cruz-Rivera, 50, of Dorado, P.R., was sentenced to 76 months in prison and four years of supervised release. In December 2018, Cruz-Rivera and co-defendant Carlos Jimenez, 52, of Englishtown...

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced that Steven Guerrero, 19, of Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 69 months in prison, and Julio Saldana, 19, also of Lawrence, was sentenced to 138 months in prison...

FRESNO, Calif. – A Madera pharmacist and two others were arrested today in connection with a conspiracy to distribute oxycodone and hydrocodone, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott announced. On April 11, a federal grand jury returned a 42-count indictment, charging Ifeanyi Vincent Ntukogu, 44, of Fresno, a pharmacist, with one...

BURLINGTON, Vt. – On April 16, 2019, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced a multiagency, multi-jurisdictional law enforcement effort that focused on drug trafficking in the area of Brattleboro, Vt. During the three-day operation...