DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Modesto Cornfield Pot Growers Indicted

FRESNO, CA- - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams announced that on Thursday, a federal grand jury in Fresno returned a four-count indictment against Eudaldo Garcia-Salas, 56, and Jose Cisneros-Garcia, 52, both of Modesto, charging them with conspiring to...
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Three Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack

NEW HAVEN , CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Ryan Moore, 22, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United States District Judge Ellen...
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Four Pharmacy Technicians Charged With Stealing And Selling Prescription Drugs

NEW HAVEN , CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that four former pharmacy technicians were arrested today on federal charges stemming from their alleged theft of...
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Worcester Man Sentenced To Twenty Years For Selling Cocaine

BOSTON, MA. - A Worcester man was sentenced today in federal court for conspiring to distribute multiple kilograms of cocaine. Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration - Boston Field Office and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced that Eric Gonzalez, 35, was sentenced...
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Bakersfield Man Pleads Guilty To Warehouse Pot Grow Valued At More Than $4 Million

FRESNO, CA- - United States Attorney Benjamin B. Wagner and DEA Special Agent in Charge Anthony D. Williams announced that Mark McGrath, 50, of Bakersfield, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to cultivate, distribute and possess marijuana with intent to distribute it. According to court documents, McGrath and co-defendants Dustin York...
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Four Sentenced For Distribution Of Oxycodone In Rhode Island And Massachusetts

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Four men have been sentenced to federal prison for distributing oxycodone in the Fall River, Mass., and Tiverton, R.I., areas. The four were arrested following an investigation which began in the summer of 2010 by agents from the DEA Worcester Tactical Diversion Squad, which included numerous undercover...
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Joseph Zapatero Sentenced To Fourteen Years In Prison For Selling Drugs In Windsor And Burlington, Vermont

BURLINGTON, VT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont, Tristram J. Coffin, stated that Joseph Zapatero, 31, of Manhattan, New York, was sentenced on September 26, 2011 by U.S. District Court...
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Florida Man Sentenced To Over 17 Years For Role In Oxycodone Distribution Conspiracy

BOSTON, MA. - A Florida man was sentenced yesterday in federal court for his top-level role in a massive oxycodone distribution conspiracy that spanned from Southern Florida to Massachusetts and distributed in excess of 100,000 oxycodone pills in the Fall River area. Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of...
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Civil Penalty Settlement Reached With Baldpate Hospital For Operating An Unregistered Methadone Clinic

BOSTON, MA. - The United States has reached a settlement with Baldpate Hospitalin Georgetown, Mass. in connection with civil drug diversion allegations investigated by the DEA and the United States Attorney’s Office. The announcement was made today by Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
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Indictments Charge Eighteen With Oxycodone Trafficking

BRIDGEPORT, CT. - Steven W. Derr, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that a federal grand jury sitting in Bridgeport returned two indictments today charging a total of 18 individuals...