DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Hartford Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More than 11 Years in Federal Prison

HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that GABRIEL CORDERO, 35, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 135 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking heroin and fentanyl...
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Man Sentenced to 4 Years in Federal Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking Offense

WETHERSFIELD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that FABIO VARGAS-GONZALEZ, 47, of Wethersfield, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 48 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a fentanyl trafficking...
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New Haven Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that VINCENT CLARK, also known as “Pudge,” 26, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey A. Meyer in New Haven to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of...
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Man Indicted for Possessing Fentanyl Intended for Distribution

BOSTON – An East Longmeadow man was arrested yesterday on fentanyl and firearm offenses. Carlos Gonzalez, 25, was indicted by a federal grand jury in Springfield on one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and one count of possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking felony...
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Wolfeboro Man Sentenced To 60 Months For Possessing With Intent To Distribute 50 Grams Of Fentanyl

CONCORD, N.H. – David Carlton Hall, 39, of Wolfeboro, New Hampshire, was sentenced today to 60 months in federal prison for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 19, 2021, a Portsmouth...
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Stamford Men Sentenced for Trafficking Counterfeit Oxycodone Pills Containing Fentanyl Analogues

STAMFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that two Stamford residents who manufactured and distributed counterfeit oxycodone pills containing fentanyl analogues were sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport. ARBER ISAKU, 32, was sentenced to 51 months...
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Peabody Man Sentenced for Distributing Drugs Laced with Fentanyl

BOSTON – A Peabody man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for participating in a conspiracy that distributed fentanyl and drugs laced with fentanyl. Francisco Tavarez, a/k/a “Jose,” 25, was sentenced by U.S District Court Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton to 21 months in prison and three years of...
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East Hartford Man Sentenced to 15 Years in Federal Prison for Operating Manchester Drug Mill

EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that LUIS CIURO, 37, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 180 months of imprisonment, followed by 10 years of supervised release, for trafficking narcotics...
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Springfield, Massachusetts Man Sentenced to Prison for Drug Trafficking in the Northeast Kingdom

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Addiel Santini, 20, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced today to serve 6 months in prison after his conviction for possessing with intent to distribute fentanyl, cocaine, and cocaine base. United States District Judge...
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Methuen Man Pleads Guilty To Fentanyl Trafficking Charges

BOSTON – A Methuen man pleaded guilty on Aug. 3, 2022 in federal court in Boston to his involvement in a fentanyl distribution conspiracy. Nino De Leon Guzman, a/k/a “Chino,” 31, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 400 grams or more...