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Stamford Heroin Trafficker Sentenced to 78 Months in Federal Prison

June 15, 2021
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOAQUIN VERAS, 47, of Stamford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 78 months of...
June 15, 2021
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Lewiston Man Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Conspiring to Cultivate and Distribute Marijuana

June 15, 2021
PORTLAND, ME - A Lewiston man was sentenced today in federal court in Portland for conspiring to manufacture 100 or more marijuana plants and to distribute 100 or more kilograms of marijuana, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark...
June 15, 2021
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DEA 360 Maine in Partnership with CADCA Host Free On-Demand Training Modules

June 09, 2021
PORTLAND, ME – The New England Field Division’s (NEFD) DEA 360 Maine program in partnership with Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), DEA 360 Strategy released the FREE On-Demand Training in its efforts to educate youth in healthy lifestyles and drug free life. The modules can be seen separately, on...
June 09, 2021
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Bronx Man Sentenced to Five Years for Methamphetamine Trafficking

June 08, 2021
BANGOR, ME – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced that a Bronx, New York man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker sentenced Saul Figuereo...
June 08, 2021
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Concord Man Sentenced to Over 16 Years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses

June 04, 2021
CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Tyler Cady, 31, of Concord, was sentenced to 198 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess controlled substances with intent to distribute and possession of...
June 04, 2021
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Trafficking

June 03, 2021
CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Doriel Guerrero, 22, of Methuen, was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to distribute, fentanyl. According to...
June 03, 2021
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Presque Isle Man Sentenced for Methamphetamine Distribution

June 03, 2021
BANGOR, ME – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced that a Presque Isle man was sentenced in federal court today for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. U.S. District Judge Lance E. Walker...
June 03, 2021
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El Paso Doctor Indicted for Distributing Controlled Substances and Health Care Fraud Resulting in Five Deaths

May 27, 2021
EL PASO – Today federal authorities arrested 60-year-old Dr. Brian James August of El Paso for allegedly committing health care fraud and distributing controlled substances that resulted in the overdose deaths of five individuals. A 15-count federal grand jury indictment, unsealed upon his arrest, charges Dr. August with five counts...
May 27, 2021
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Dominican National Sentenced to Eight Years in Prison for Fentanyl Conspiracy

May 27, 2021
BOSTON – A Dominican national previously residing in Lawrence, Massachusetts was sentenced in federal court in Boston for fentanyl conspiracy charges. Francis Jimenez Minyetty, 38, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to eight years in prison and four years of supervised release. Jimenez Minyetty will be...
May 27, 2021
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Aroostook County Man Sentenced to 158 months in Prison on Federal Drug Charges

May 21, 2021
BANGOR, ME - An Aroostook County man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in two separate cases for conspiring to distribute and possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine, DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and Acting U.S. Attorney Donald E. Clark announced. U.S. District Judge...
May 21, 2021
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