DEA Archived Press Releases

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Manchester Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Distribution Charges

CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester man pleaded guilty today in federal court to fentanyl and crack cocaine distribution charges, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Joseph Goffinet, Jr., 53, pleaded guilty to three counts of distribution of controlled substances in connection with the sale of fentanyl. U.S. District Court Judge...
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Three Defendants Arrested During 2023 Joint Enforcement Operation in Carlsbad Plead Guilty to Federal Drug Offenses

ALBUQUERQUE – Three of the eight defendants indicted following a joint enforcement operation last year in Carlsbad, pleaded guilty in federal court to federal drug offenses. Carlos Venegas, Jr., 24, of Carlsbad, pleaded guilty on March 4, 2024, to one count each of conspiracy to distribute 50 grams and more...
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Bellingham, Washington, Man Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Dealing Fentanyl While Carrying Firearms

SEATTLE– A 42-year-old Bellingham, Washington, man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to eight years in prison for drug distribution and illegal firearms possession announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Adam Wisniewski is the fifth and final defendant to be sentenced in a case involving fentanyl distribution...
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Meth Trafficker Sentenced to Federal Prison Again, for More Than 17 Years

TAMPA, F la. – U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday sentenced Raul Carbajal (34, Plant City) to 17 years and 6 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute methamphetamine and cocaine . Carbajal entered a guilty plea on November 21, 2023 . According...
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Orange Park Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Possessing Over 5 Kilos of Cocaine With Intent to Distribute

JACKSONVILLE, Fla . – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard sentenced Peterson Fils-Aime (37, Orange Park) to 10 years in federal prison for possessing over 5 kilograms of cocaine with the intent to distribute it. Fils-Aime entered a guilty plea on December 12, 2023. According to court records, Fils-Aime was...
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Indianapolis Cocaine Trafficker Sentenced to a Decade in Prison

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind- Michael 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 Pierre Burnett III, 27, of Indianapolis, has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison after pleading guilty to possession with the intent...
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Waterbury Woman Receives Prison Time for Role in Drug Ring

WATERBURY, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MICHELLE CRUZ, 38, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Alvin W. Thompson in Hartford to 15 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for her role in a...
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UPS Employee Heads to Prison for Concealing Cocaine in Packages

McALLEN, Texas – A 50-year-old Edinburg man has been sentenced following his conviction for possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge, Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Orlando Candelario Almanza pleaded guilty Oct...
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Member of Skagit and Whatcom Drug Distribution Ring Sentenced to Prison

SEATTLE, Wash. – A 38-year-old resident of Maple Falls, Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to six years in prison for his role in distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Jesse Witteveen was arrested November 1, 2022, when he fled at high...
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Two Sent to Prison After Drug Trafficking in Local Parking Lot

McALLEN, Texas – Two Mission men have been ordered to federal prison following their convictions in a cocaine trafficking conspiracy, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Eddie Perez, 29, and Juan Alberto Mendez Jr., 29, pleaded guilty...