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Recidivist Drug Trafficker Sentenced to More Than 13 Years in Federal Prison

January 18, 2024
CONCORD, N.H. – A former Belmont man was sentenced today in federal court for trafficking methamphetamine in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. David Sweeney, 47, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro to 160 months in federal prison and 5 years of supervised release...
January 18, 2024
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Six Defendants Arrested and Indicted for Conspiracy to Distribute Multiple Kilograms of Cocaine

January 18, 2024
CONCORD, N.H. – Six defendants were arrested on January 17, 2024, in connection with a conspiracy to distribute cocaine sent through the U.S. Postal Service to New Hampshire. The defendants were indicted on December 20, 2023, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Three defendants appeared in federal court in Concord...
January 18, 2024
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DEA Releases New Tip Line to Encourage Information on Drug Kingpin Operating Throughout Colorado

January 17, 2024
DENVER – On January 17, 2024, the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s Rocky Mountain Field Division joined the U.S. Department of State to announce a reward offer of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of Mexican national Jesus Gonzalez- Penuelas, also known as “Chuy” Gonzalez...
January 17, 2024
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La DEA lanza una Nueva Línea de Comunicación para Incentivar Información sobre un Narcotraficante Operando en Colorado

January 17, 2024
DENVER – El 17 de enero de 2024, la División de Campo de las Montañas Rocosas de la DEA de los Estados Unidos se unió al Departamento de Estado de los Estados Unidos para anunciar una oferta de recompensa de hasta $5 millones de dólares a cambio de información que...
January 17, 2024
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Springfield Man Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Distribution

January 12, 2024
BOSTON – A Springfield man pleaded guilty today to possessing cocaine intended for distribution. Hector Quinones, 44, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. U.S. District Court Judge Mark G. Mastroianni scheduled sentencing for May 9, 2024. Quinones was indicted by a federal grand jury...
January 12, 2024
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New York Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

January 09, 2024
BOSTON – A New York man was sentenced on Jan. 5, 2024 in federal court in Springfield for drug trafficking charges involving fentanyl. Chanty Reynoso Vasquez, 28, of Bronx, N.Y., was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mark G. Mastroianni to two years in prison. In July 2023, Reynoso Vasquez pleaded...
January 09, 2024
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Concord Man Sentenced for Possessing Methamphetamine and Fentanyl

January 09, 2024
CONCORD, N.H. – A Concord man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing with intent to distribute controlled substances, First Assistant U.S. Attorney Jay McCormack announces. Ethan Lea, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge Landya B. McCafferty to 72 months in prison and 3 years of...
January 09, 2024
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Maine Man Sentenced for Role in Northern New England Fentanyl Trafficking Operation

January 09, 2024
BOSTON – A Maine man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston in connection with a fentanyl trafficking operation that spanned across northern New England. Douglas Morris, 33, of Bangor, Maine, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani to 12.5 years in prison and five years of...
January 09, 2024
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11 Sentenced in Nationwide Drug and Money Laundering Conspiracy

January 09, 2024
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Dajuan Williams, 31, of Detroit, Michigan, was sentenced in the United States District Court on January 4, 2024, following his guilty plea to drug trafficking and money laundering charges described in counts 1...
January 09, 2024
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Rhode Island Woman Sentenced to Federal Prison for Her Role in a Conspiracy to Traffick Drugs to New Hampshire

January 04, 2024
CONCORD, N.H. – A Rhode Island woman has been sentenced in federal court in Concord for her role in a conspiracy to distribute fentanyl in New Hampshire, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Maylerin Urena, a/k/a/ Janet, 40, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Steven McAuliffe to 27 months...
January 04, 2024
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