DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Rhode Island Man Sentenced to More Than Two Years In Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Providence, Rhode Island man was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for his involvement in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Yeury Garcia-Rodriguez, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs to 25 months in prison and two years of supervised release. On May...
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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charges

CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester man pleaded guilty today in federal court to fentanyl and crack cocaine distribution charges, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Joseph Goffinet, Jr., 53, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of controlled substances in connection with the sale of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge...
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Waterbury Woman Receives Prison Time for Role in Drug Ring

WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHELLE CRUZ, 38, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a...
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Connecticut Man Charged as Part of Drug Conspiracy in Northeast Kingdom

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office stated that Marvin Byrd, 29, of Hartford, Connecticut, has been indicted by a federal grand jury for conspiring with others to distribute controlled substances, including fentanyl, between March and August of 2023. Byrd was arraigned on March 11, 2024 and is detained...
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Boston Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston man pleaded guilty yesterday to his role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, heroin and cocaine that had been delivered in packages to various locations, including the Harvard University campus. Lennon Carrasco, 38, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and to possess with...
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Three Rutland Drug Traffickers Sentenced

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The United States Attorney’s Office announced that three defendants have been sentenced in connection with drug charges related to the trafficking of cocaine base in Rutland, Vermont, concluding yesterday with the sentencing of Danielle Richardson. The three defendants are: Christopher Moton, 29, of North Charleston, South Carolina...
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Pawtucket Man to Serve Six Years in Federal Prison for Selling Fentanyl Pills

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Pawtucket man described in court documents as being a “seasoned drug dealer” who previously served eight different jail sentences for selling drugs has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, having been convicted most recently of selling thousands of fentanyl pills, announced United States Attorney...
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Two Men Plead Guilty To Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

BOSTON – Two men have pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to participating in a North Shore-based drug trafficking organization (DTO) that allegedly distributed tens of thousands of counterfeit prescription pills containing fentanyl and methamphetamine. Isaac Clayton, 77, and Christopher Tejeda, 22, both of Lynn, pleaded guilty to one...
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Connecticut U.S. Attorney’s Office and DEA New England Release PSA Warning of Fentanyl and Counterfeit Pills

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Connecticut and the New England Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration have released a public service announcement asking Connecticut residents to remain vigilant during this ongoing opioid abuse epidemic, and issuing a warning about the increasing percentage...
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Superseding Indictment Charges Hartford Man with Drug Trafficking, Gun Possession Offenses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned a superseding indictment charging LUIS DeJESUS, 29, of Hartford, with narcotics distribution and firearm possession offenses. As alleged in court documents and statements...