DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Two Hamden Men Charged With Distributing Oxycodone Involved In Weston Overdose

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that an investigation into a recent drug overdose in Weston has resulted in federal oxycodone distribution charges...
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Hartford Grocer, Two Others, Charged With Heroin Trafficking

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly the United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut announced that a federal grand jury in Hartford returned a 10-count indictment charging Johnny Beltre, 32, of Cromwell...
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Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

CONCORD, N.H. - Bicky Zapata-Nivar, 29, a citizen of the Dominican Republic residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to conspiring to distribute the Schedule II controlled substance fentanyl, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug...
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New Hampshire Woman Pleads Guilty To Heroin Charges

CONCORD, N.H. - Crystal Watson, 35, of Barrington, New Hampshire, pleaded guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and to five charges relating to distribution of heroin, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in...
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Woodland Man Sentenced To 36 Months For Bath Salts Distribution Conspiracy

BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Preston Brown, Sr., 51, of Woodland, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 36 months...
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Woman Who Operated Large Scale Heroin Processing Mill In Hartford Pleads Guilty

HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson 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 Amanda Gambardella, 26, formerly of Hartford and Cheshire, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton in...
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Two Charged With Distributing Heroin Involved In Overdose Deaths

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson 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 investigations into recent drug overdose deaths have resulted in federal heroin distribution charges against two men. In...
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Lewiston Man Sentenced To Nine Years For Drug Trafficking

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Akylle Murchison - , 24, of Lewiston, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge George Z. Singal to nine years...
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Lewiston Man Sentenced To 14 Years For Drug Trafficking

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Romelly Dastinot a/k/a “Marcus - ,” 35, of Lewiston, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to...
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Cape Cod Dental Practice Settles Drug Diversion Allegations

BOSTON - The U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $25,000 civil settlement with Dr. Richard Bravman, Dr. John Langston, and their Cape Cod dental practice, Bravman, Langston, and Associates, LLC in connection with the practice’s flawed recordkeeping of controlled substances. According to court documents, the practice allegedly failed to conduct required...