DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Stamford man sentenced to 42 months in prison for drug dealing, violating supervised release

BRIDGEPORT, CT – 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 Albert Lee Robinson, 58, of Stamford, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in Bridgeport to 42 months of imprisonment...
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North Tonawanda man pleads guilty to drug charge after officers find 30 kilograms of cocaine in his car

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr., and DEA New York Division Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan announced that Edgar Joel Jimenez-Rodriguez, 39, of North Tonawanda, N.Y., pleaded guilty before Chief U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr., to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and...
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65 people charged in Operation Double Dippin

DENVER - In February of 2017, the HIDTA Southern Colorado Drug Task-Force initiated an investigation titled Operation Double Dippin. The HIDTA Southern Colorado Task-Force is comprised of members from the Pueblo Police Department, Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Springs Police Department, Teller County Sherriff’s Office...
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Sixteen individuals charged or arrested for drug trafficking crimes as part of joint law enforcement effort

BURLINGTON, Vt. – On April 16, 2019, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced a multiagency, multi-jurisdictional law enforcement effort that focused on drug trafficking in the area of Brattleboro, Vt. During the three-day operation...
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Manchester man sentenced to 76 months in prison for cocaine trafficking

CONCORD, N.H. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Chris Minarcin, 34, formerly of Manchester, N.H., was sentenced to serve 76 months in federal prison for distributing cocaine and possessing over 500 grams of cocaine...
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Conspirator in fentanyl, cocaine trafficking organization sentenced to 60 months in federal prison

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Providence man who conspired with the leader of a drug trafficking conspiracy that imported hundreds of kilograms of fentanyl and cocaine from the Dominican Republic and distributed them in Rhode Island and Massachusetts has been sentenced to 60 months in federal prison, announced DEA New England...
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Law enforcement dismantles drug ring operating in Asheville

ASHEVILLE, N.C. – United States Attorney Andrew Murray announced today that law enforcement have dismantled a drug ring operating in Asheville, charging eight of its members with drug conspiracy and drug and firearm-related offenses. The 35-count criminal indictment was returned by the federal grand jury on April 2, 2019, and...
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Jury convicted Plattsburgh man on drug charges

ALBANY, N.Y. – Sean R. Fabian, age 41, of Plattsburgh, New York, was convicted on Friday, following a four-day jury trial, of conspiring to distribute cocaine. The announcement was made by Special Agent in Charge Ray Donovan of the United States Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division; U.S. Attorney Grant...
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New York City man sentenced to 135 months for drug distribution

BANGOR, Maine – United States Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Ambrose Wan, a/k/a “Ambrose Won,” a/k/a “Bruno,” 34, of New York, N.Y., was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr...
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New York man sentenced to 130 months for crack, heroin, and fentanyl trafficking

BANGOR, Maine – United States Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and U.S. Attorney Halsey B. Frank announced that Frankie Dejesus, 29, of Rochester, N.Y., was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr. to 130 months in prison and...