DEA Archived Press Releases

Press Releases before January 20, 2025
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Passaic County man admits distributing fentanyl

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, Craig Carpenito, announced a Passaic County, New Jersey, man today admitted possessing and distributing fentanyl. Glen Lebron, 33, of Paterson, New Jersey, pleaded...
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California man pleas guilty to heroin, fentanyl drug trafficking

WICHITA, Kan. – A California man pleaded guilty today to federal charges that officers found more than nine pounds of fentanyl and more than eight pounds of heroin when the Kansas Highway Patrol stopped his car in Kansas. Eduardo Arellano-Sanchez, 24, of Cathedral City, Calif., pleaded guilty to one count...
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Naugatuck man sentenced to 10 years in prison for heroin trafficking

NEW HAVEN, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Larry Hall, also known as “Chuito” and “Bobo,” 49, of Naugatuck, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall...
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Fourteen People Charged with Trafficking Heroin, Fentanyl, and Cocaine in Racine, Wisconsin

Robert J. Bell, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration - Chicago Division and Matthew D. Krueger, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, announced today that 14 defendants have been charged in federal court in connection with a drug trafficking organization that operated in Racine...
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Dominican National sentenced to 78 months for participating in fentanyl trafficking conspiracy

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Luis Angel Polanco Huma, 24, a citizen of the Dominican Republic most recently residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts, was sentenced to 78 months in federal prison for...
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Fresno man charged with illegally possessing thousands of fentanyl pills and a firearm

FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a two-count indictment today against Armando Chavez Jr., 19, of Fresno, charging him with possessing over 40 grams of fentanyl with intent to distribute it and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, U.S. Attorney McGregor W. Scott and...
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Waterbury man sentenced to 87 months in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Darry Jose Guerrero, also known as “Domi,” 29, of Waterbury, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford...
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Dominican National sentenced to over 21 years in prison for fentanyl distribution, firearm possession and social security fraud

BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Haverhill was sentenced today for fentanyl distribution and illegal firearm possession, among other charges. Domingo Garcia Suero, 55, was sentenced by U.S. Senior District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. to 262 months in prison, eight years of supervised release and ordered...
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Rochester man sentenced to 120 months for drug trafficking and gun offenses

CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that James M. Nesbitt, 44, of Rochester, was sentenced to 120 months in federal prison on Friday for participating in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl...
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Multiple Defendants Charged in Federal Investigation that Dismantled Telephone Drug Hotline in Chicago

CHICAGO — Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge (SAC) Robert J. Bell announced that more than 26 individuals have been charged with various narcotics trafficking or firearms offenses as part of a federal investigation into illegal activities on the West Side of Chicago. As part of the investigation...