DEA Archived Press Releases

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21 Members of Multi-State Fentanyl, Meth and Cocaine Trafficking Ring Arrested

INDIANAPOLIS – Michael J. Gannon, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Indianapolis, and U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Myers for the Southern District of Indiana announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging 21 individuals for their roles in an Indianapolis-based drug trafficking organization with conspiracies...
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Waterbury Drug Trafficker Sentenced To 5 Years In Federal Prison

WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHAEL MUNN, 55, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of supervised release, for participating in a narcotics...
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Connecticut Man Sentenced to 70 Months’ Imprisonment for Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, Fentanyl, Cocaine, and Cocaine Base from Rutland Apartment

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. - The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Ralph Mariani (a.k.a. “D”), 28, of West Hartford, Connecticut was sentenced on July 20, 2022 in United States District Court in Rutland, Vermont by Chief Judge Geoffrey W. Crawford to 70 months...
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Manchester Man Sentenced To 42 Months For Conspiring To Distribute Cocaine

CONCORD, NH. – Timothy Spaulding, 23, of Manchester, was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison in connection with his role in a cocaine distribution conspiracy, United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced. According to court documents and statements made in court, on May 6, 2021, law enforcement officers...
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Pilot Charged In Cocaine Trafficking Scheme Extradited From Paraguay

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Brian D. Boyle, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that RONIER SANCHEZ ALONSO, 46, a citizen of Mexico who is charged in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy...
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Members of Bronx Street Gang And Their Hitman Charged With Racketeering, Firearms Offenses, And Murder

NEW YORK - Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Michael J. Driscoll, Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent-in-Charge of the New York Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration...
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Hudson County Man Admits Drug Conspiracy and Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine

NEWARK, N.J. – Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New Jersey Division Susan A. Gibson and U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey Philip R. Sellinger announced a Hudson County, New Jersey man today admitted conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute cocaine. Jerome...
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Naugatuck Man Sentenced To 25 Years In Federal Prison Trafficking Heroin And Crack In Bridgeport

NAUGATUCK, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ANTONIO SMALL, also known as “Tone” and “Bert,” 30, formerly of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 300 months of imprisonment, followed by five years of...
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Illinois Man Sentenced to 138 Months for Drug Trafficking, Gun Crimes

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Todd C. Smith, Assistant Special Agent in Charge at U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Chicago Division, and U.S. Attorney Gregory K. Harris for the Central District of Illinois announced that Qwanell Jones, 27, of Alton, Illinois, was sentenced on July 11, 2022, to an aggregate term of 138 months...
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Boston Gang Associate Sentenced For Cocaine Trafficking And Firearm Offenses

BOSTON – A Boston gang associate was sentenced today for cocaine and firearm offenses in connection with his role in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy. Renardo Williams, 45, of South Boston, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Richard G. Stearns to time served (approximately 32 months in prison) and six...