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Stockton Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Drug And Firearm Charges

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Cedric Sewell, 51, of Stockton, pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute heroin, possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking offense, and being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to court documents, on March...
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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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Stanislaus County Defendants Plead Guilty In Scheme To Send Methamphetamine To Hawaii

FRESNO, Calif. - Miguel Leontapia, 33, and Gilberto Chavez Leon, age 29, both Delhi residents, pleaded guilty Monday to conduct relating to a scheme to send methamphetamine to Hawaii. Leontapia pleaded guilty to possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute and Leon pleaded guilty to conspiracy to bulk smuggle...
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Vallejo Drug Dealer Sentenced To 14 Years In Prison

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Michael Lott, 39, of Vallejo, was sentenced to 14 years in prison yesterday after entering guilty pleas to drug trafficking charges in a wide-ranging conspiracy to distribute MDMA and crack cocaine. In imposing sentence, Chief United States District Judge Morrison C. England, Jr. said the defendant was...
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Stanislaus County Man Pleads Guilty To Scheme To Send Methamphetamine To Hawaii

FRESNO, Calif. - Eduardo Zazueta Garcia, 28, of Delhi, pleaded guilty today to possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute. According to court documents, in August 2012, Garcia and his co-defendants obtained approximately three pounds of methamphetamine and attempted to ship it to Hawaii. Instead, law enforcement seized that...
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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...
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Milford Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin Connected To Overdose Death

BRIDGEPORT, 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 Ryan Russow, 29, of Milford, pleaded guilty today in New Haven federal court to one count of...
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Hartford Man Sentenced To 71 Months In Federal Prison For Possessing Heroin, Firearms

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, announced that Joshua Saez, 24, of Hartford, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Nine Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Narcotics

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 Jeffrey Benton, also known as “Fresh,” 29, of New Haven, was sentenced on Friday, November 21...
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Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced To Seven Years In Federal Prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Victor Sena, 36, of Cranston, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Providence today to 84 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with the intent to distribute. Sena was arrested in March 2014, after law enforcement seized more than 90 grams of fentanyl found stashed...