DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Charges

CONCORD, N.H. - Luis Nieves, 33, of Haverhill, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in the United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to one count of possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute it, announced Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New...
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Former Wesleyan Student Admits Distributing Synthetic Drug That Caused Multiple Overdoses

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson 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 Eric Lonergan, 23, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to one...
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Three Individuals Sentenced For Distributing Synthetic Cannabinoids

CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Donald Feith announced that three men who were involved in a scheme that distributed in excess of 1,000 kilograms of illegal synthetic cannabinoid products have been sentenced...
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Massachusetts Man Convicted Of Heroin And Crack Cocaine Trafficking

PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Jean Valbrun, 27, of Mattapan, Massachusetts, was found guilty by a jury in U.S. District Court of possession with intent to distribute...
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Leader Of North Shore Heroin Trafficking Ring Sentenced To Prison

BOSTON - Jason Melchionda, 35, of Chelsea, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor to 108 months in prison and four years of supervised release. In May 2015, Melchionda pleaded guilty to distributing over 1 kilogram of heroin between March 2013 and August 2013. In 2013, Melchionda...
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Burlington Man Pleads Guilty To Pharmacy Robbery; Admits Two Other Robberies

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Eric S. Miller United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that Bryan McMahon, 30, of Burlington, pleaded guilty in United States District Court in Burlington to a charge of...
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South Portland Man Sentenced To 10 Years For Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

Portland, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Wayne Sunderland, a/k/a “Sean Johnson,” a/k/a “Thomas Butler - ,” 32, of South Portland, Maine, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court...
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Portland Man Pleads Guilty To Armed Bank Robbery And Gun Charges

Portland, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Francis J. Ready - , 59, of Portland, pled guilty in U.S. District Court to armed bank robbery and using a firearm...
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Portland Man Charged With Being A Felon In Possession Of A Firearm

Portland, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Moses Okot - , 27, of Portland has been charged by criminal complaint with being a felon in possession of a firearm...
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Two Men Charged With Sex Trafficking

BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Gary Delima, 26, and Sharif Cargo, 26, both of...