United States Drug Enforcement Administration

BOSTON – A Lawrence man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Fredis Manuel Guerrero Guzman, 28, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV to 21 months in prison to be followed by two years of...

BURLINGTON, Vt.– The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 30, 2024, George Goins, 66, of Johnson, Vermont, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to a term of 57 months’ imprisonment to be followed by a 3-year term of...

BOSTON – A Boston-area man has pleaded to his role in Cameron Street, a violent Boston gang. Devante Lopes, a/k/a “D-Lopes,” 30, of Boston and Quincy, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise (more commonly referred to as RICO or racketeering conspiracy); conspiracy to distribute marijuana; and...

CONCORD, N.H. – Five Rochester residents pleaded guilty this week in federal court to drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. The following defendants pleaded guilty to drug offenses: Monty Granger, age 43, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and three counts...

BOSTON – A Lawrence man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Fraily Rodriguez Morillo, 26, was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV to 46 months in prison to be followed by two years of supervised release...

DENVER – As most schools are out and Summer 2024 is unofficially underway, DEA’s Rocky Mountain Field Division is on pace to eclipse fentanyl pill seizure records set just last year. “It is an unfortunate reality that seizures of fake fentanyl pills across our Division – Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and...

McALLEN, Texas – A 20-year-old Mission man has been ordered to federal prison for obstructing justice by threatening communication and assault on a federal officer, announced Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Hector Reyes Jr. pleaded guilty March...

POCATELLO – Richard Corey Fox, 54, and Angelina Larae Norton, 61, a couple living in Idaho Falls, were sentenced to over ten years combined for distributing fentanyl and methamphetamine in eastern Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. According to court records, detectives with the BADGES Task Force initiated an...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A Mexican national has been sentenced in federal court after more than 88 pounds of methamphetamine was found in the trunk of a car in which he was traveling on Interstate 70. Juan Emilio Gomez-Padilla, 32, who was residing in Chicago, was sentenced by U.S. Chief...

OMAHA, Neb. – Community members across the five state Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division safely disposed of 18,614 pounds of unwanted and unused medications at the 26th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day event held April 27. Nationally, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 670,136 pounds of medications...