DEA Archived Press Releases

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DEA Task Force and Waterbury police investigation takes down heroin trafficking ring; 15 charged

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham and Waterbury Police Chief Fernando C. Spagnolo announced that 15 individuals have been charged with federal narcotics offenses related to the distribution of heroin...
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Richmond man running multi-state heroin trafficking conspiracy sentenced

RICHMOND, Va. – A Richmond man was sentenced today to 10 years in prison for conspiring to distribute heroin in the Central Virginia region and making a false declaration to a federal grand jury. According to court documents, from approximately 2015 through October 2017, Gregory Stacey, 38, participated in a...
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Baltimore felon arrested with fentanyl, heroin, surveillance drones and illegal firearm pleads guilty

BALTIMORE – Malik Moseley, 28, of Baltimore, pleaded guilty today to a federal charge for being a felon in possession of a firearm. The guilty plea was announced by DEA Baltimore District Office Assistant Special Agent in Charge Don A. Hibbert, United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Robert...
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Seven charged with crimes related to the manufacture and distribution of pills laced with fentanyl and other controlled substances

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a 27-count superseding indictment last Thursday against two brothers and five others, adding charges, including firearms and money laundering to an indictment first filed in May that charged them with a conspiracy to manufacture counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and other controlled substances...
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Mixtecas motorcycle club member sentenced to 28 years in federal prison

OMAHA, Neb. – A 14-month investigation by U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents in the Quad Cities Post of Duty helped put away 54-year old Mixtecas Motorcycle Club member Jerry Green for 28 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty to distribution of methamphetamine, possession of two pipe bombs, possession...
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Hartford drug trafficker sentenced to 78 months in federal prison

HARTFORD, CT – DEA New England Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham, announced that Antonio Johnson, also known as “Unk,” 42, of Hartford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 78 months...
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South Carolina man sentenced to five years in prison for trafficking heroin and cocaine into Connecticut

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Carlitos Molina, also known as “Carlos,” 48, of Lexington, S.C., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to...
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New York man sentenced to 126 months in prison for conspiring to distribute crack, heroin and fentanyl

BANGOR , Maine – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that a Rochester, New York man was sentenced in federal court in Bangor for conspiring to distribute cocaine base, heroin and fentanyl. U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock...
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Bridgeport man who distributed heroin to overdose victim sentenced to five years in prison

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut John H. Durham announced that Talvin Hinton, 43, of Bridgeport, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed...
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Five arrested in Oregon interstate drug trafficking investigation

MEDFORD, Ore.—Five people were arrested on Oct. 9th, 2019, for their roles in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and heroin manufactured in Mexico in and around Klamath Falls, Oregon. Rogelio Gomez-Arias, 23, Irving Beas Ceballos, 34, Alexis Chavez-Franco, 22, and Domingo Matias-Hernandez, 36, are each charged by indictment with conspiring...