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New Haven Man Sentenced To 46 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack Cocaine

November 27, 2013
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Erick Evans, also known as "E.J." and "Hoov," 23, of New Haven, was sentenced today by...
November 27, 2013
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Massachusetts Man Pleads Guilty To Drug Offenses

November 26, 2013
CONCORD, N.H. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney John P. Kacavas announced Mark Webster, 23, formerly of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, pled guilty in United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire to distribution and aiding...
November 26, 2013
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Enfield Man Sentenced To 42 Months In Federal Prison For Selling Crack, Violating Supervised Release

November 26, 2013
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Nathan Snape, 37, of Enfield, was sentenced today by Chief U.S. District Judge Janet C. Hall...
November 26, 2013
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Woonsocket Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

November 25, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Eddie Carrasquillo, 29, of Woonsocket, was sentenced on Friday to 121 months in federal prison for trafficking cocaine and maintaining a drug related property, announced John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration'(DEA) New England Field Division, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha...
November 25, 2013
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than Nine Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack Cocaine

November 22, 2013
(NEW HAVEN, Conn.) - - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Fredrick Cox, Sr., also known as "Bama-Lama," 43, of New Haven, was sentenced today by...
November 22, 2013
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Twenty Arrested For Roles In Methamphetamine Trafficking Conspiracy

November 15, 2013
FORT WORTH, Texas - A total of 31 individuals are now in custody following an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task (OCDETF) operation yesterday, led by special agents of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) and officers from the Stephenville Police Department, on conspiracy and drug trafficking charges outlined in a criminal complaint...
November 15, 2013
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Former Watertown Police Officer Sentenced For Passing False Prescriptions Using Another's Identity

November 15, 2013
BOSTON - A former Watertown Police Officer was sentenced today for passing false prescriptions, using a stolen identity. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz, announced that Joseph Deignan, 58, was sentenced by U.S. District...
November 15, 2013
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California Man Arrested; DEA Task Force Seizes Six Kilograms Of Heroin, More Than $300K

November 15, 2013
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration in New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Luis Cedillo, recently of Sylmar, Calif., has been arrested on a federal criminal complaint charging him...
November 15, 2013
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Bulger Sentenced To Two Life Terms

November 14, 2013
BOSTON - In U.S. District Court in Boston today, James J. Bulger was sentenced for operating a criminal enterprise that was responsible for the murder of 11 people, as well as numerous counts of extortion, money laundering, drug dealing, and firearms possession. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of...
November 14, 2013
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Heroin Trafficker Sentenced To More Than 12 Years In Federal Prison

November 14, 2013
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Antovany Acosta, also known as "Tony," 33, of New Haven, was sentenced yesterday by U.S...
November 14, 2013
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