DEA Archived Press Releases

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Multi-County Marijuana Cultivation Case Update

FRESNO, Calif.) - A marijuana cultivator was sentenced and one entered a guilty plea today for their involvement in separate large-scale marijuana cultivation cases involving private lands, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and U.S. Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. 920 Marijuana Plants/Processed Marijuana/Assault Rifle Seized from...
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Fresno Defendant Pleads Guilty; Phoenix Man Sentenced

FRESNO, Calif.) - Today, a Phoenix man was sentenced for growing marijuana in Madera County, and a Fresno man pleaded guilty to growing marijuana in Madera county, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. Five Years Federal Prison for Gun...
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Nine Brockton Men Face Narcotics And Weapons Charges

BOSTON - Nine Brockton men have been charged with federal and state narcotics and firearms charges announced John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England. Federal indictments were returned against Jethro Lujares, 27; George Guyton, 28; Peterson Paul, 35; and Manuel Gomes, 34...
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Bridgeport Man Sentenced For Role In Narcotics Trafficking Ring

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 Sean Thompson, 36, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to approximately...
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Physician Practicing In Grass Valley And Yuba City Indicted For Illegal Prescription Practice

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - A federal grand jury returned a six-count indictment today against Nicholas J. Capos Jr., 63, of Granite Bay, charging him with one count of conspiracy to distribute, dispense, and possess with intent to distribute oxycodone, and five counts of illegal distribution and dispensation of oxycodone, Drug Enforcement...
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Two Men Charged With Trafficking Prescription Narcotics

NORTH HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, 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 James Louis Costanzo - , 35, of Ansonia, and Brian Earl - , 39, of North...
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Scarborough Man Sentenced To Nine Years On Drug And Health Care Fraud Charges

PORTLAND, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Adam Goodwin, 39, of Scarborough, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George Singal to nine years in prison...
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Jury Renders Guilty Verdicts In Township 37 Marijuana Grow Case

BANGOR, Maine - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Malcolm French, 52, of Enfield; Rodney Russell, 50, of South Thomaston; Kendall Chase, 57, of Bradford; and Haynes Timberland, Inc., a Maine...
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Bakersfield Marijuana Dispensary Owner Arrested, Charged With Conspiring With Others To Distribute Methamphetamine And Marijuana

FRESNO, Calif. - Adam Christopher Vega, 30, of Bakersfield, was arrested late Friday in Bakersfield after being charged in a seven-count federal indictment alleging that he and four co-conspirators trafficked in methamphetamine and marijuana, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner...
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Canadian Citizen Pleads Guilty To Shipping Cocaine To Canada; Sham Marriage Revealed During Court Proceedings

FRESNO, Calif. - Manjot Nanner, 32, a resident of Fresno and Canadian citizen, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute cocaine, Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Jay Fitzpatrick and United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner announced. According to court documents, Nanner helped set up a Fresno trucking company...