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Hartford Man Pleads Guilty To Distributing Heroin, Possessing Firearm

December 16, 2016
DEC 16 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that Daniel Gamero, 24, of Hartford, pleaded guilty yesterday before U.S. District Judge Michael P...
December 16, 2016
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Etna Man Sentenced To 15 Years For Heroin Conspiracy

December 15, 2016
DEC 15 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Don Grace, 54, of Etna, Maine, was sentenced Tuesday in U.S. District Court by Judge John A. Woodcock, Jr...
December 15, 2016
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Hartford Man Charged With Distributing Heroin Involved In Overdose Of East Haddam Resident

December 15, 2016
DEC 15 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Hector Raul Cintron, also known as “G” and “Big G,” 22, of Hartford, was arrested...
December 15, 2016
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Overdose Investigation Results In 30-Month Sentence For Norwich Man

December 14, 2016
DEC 14 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jonathan Fisher, 35, of Norwich, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in...
December 14, 2016
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20 Individuals Charged With Trafficking Heroin And Fentanyl

December 13, 2016
DEC 13 - BOSTON - Twenty individuals were charged today in connection with trafficking heroin, Fentanyl and cocaine from Mexico and the Dominican Republic to Massachusetts and Rhode Island. In a series of arrests and searches conducted early this morning, approximately 8 kilograms of heroin, a number of firearms, and...
December 13, 2016
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Detroit Area Doctor Sentenced: 8 Years Prison

December 08, 2016
DETROIT, MI - U.S. Attorney Barbara L. McQuade announced today that a Livonia, Michigan doctor, Fanny Dela Cruz, was sentenced to 96 months in federal prison for participating in a conspiracy to illegally distribute prescription pills, and to defraud Medicare. McQuade was joined in the announcement by Timothy J. Plancon...
December 08, 2016
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West Hartford Man Sentenced To 45 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Crack, Heroin And Fentanyl

December 08, 2016
DEC 08 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Eros Diaz, also known as “Red,” 21, of West Hartford, was sentenced by Senior U.S...
December 08, 2016
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Maine Man Gets 7 Year Sentence For Heroin, Bath Salts Trafficking

December 07, 2016
DEC 07 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Luke Greenlaw, 43, of Gardiner, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to seven years in...
December 07, 2016
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Two Kentucky Residents Guilty In Conspiracy Involving Distribution Of Deadly Opioid - Fentanyl

December 05, 2016
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Travis B. Preston, 28, and Tiffany L. Griffith, 25, both residents of Stanford, Kentucky, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute large quantities of fentanyl. Preston admitted to conspiring to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of fentanyl. Griffith...
December 05, 2016
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New Haven Man Sentenced To Six Years In Federal Prison For Role In Heroin Distribution Ring

December 05, 2016
DEC 05 - NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Francisco Rodriguez, 50, of New Haven, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor...
December 05, 2016
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