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PRESS RELEASE

Federal And State Authorities In El Paso Arrest 14 Defendants On Federal Drug Trafficking/Money Laundering Charges

June 22, 2017
EL PASO, Texas - This week, federal and state authorities arrested 14 members of the Orrantia Drug Trafficking Organization, including ringleader Mario Armando Orrantia, on federal drug trafficking charges announced United States Attorney Richard Durbin, Jr. and Special Agent in Charge Will Glaspy, U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Those arrested include...
June 22, 2017
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Taunton Man Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking

June 22, 2017
BOSTON, Mass. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb announced that Jorge Vega, 42, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. to 77 months in prison and three years of supervised...
June 22, 2017
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Bethel Man Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Distributing Heroin And Cocaine That Contributed To Two Overdose Deaths

June 21, 2017
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement (DEA) New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Paul Mignani, 51, of Bethel, Conn., was sentenced on June 20, 2017 by U.S. District Judge Jeffrey...
June 21, 2017
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New Bedford Man Sentenced For Heroin And Fentanyl Conspiracy

June 21, 2017
BOSTON, Mass. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb announced that Cory Nickerson, 33, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge George A. O’Toole Jr. to 71 months in prison and three years of supervised...
June 21, 2017
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Leader Of New Haven Heroin Ring Sentenced To Twelve Years In Federal Prison

June 21, 2017
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Wilson Vasquez, also known as “Will” and “Pancho,” 44, of New Haven, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor...
June 21, 2017
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Cocaine Trafficker In Newport Pleads Guilty

June 19, 2017
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Pedro Jimenez-Rodriguez, 41, of Newport, pled guilty in federal court in Providence today to possession with the intent to distribute 500 grams or more cocaine. According to a plea agreement filed in this matter, the government will recommend a term of imprisonment of 72 months when Jimenez-Rodriguez...
June 19, 2017
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Keene Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Prison For Manufacturing Methamphetamine

June 19, 2017
CONCORD, N.H. - Jesse Dennis, 32, of Keene, New Hampshire was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison for possession of materials to manufacture methamphetamine and attempting to manufacture methamphetamine. Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney John J...
June 19, 2017
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Norwalk Heroin, Crack Dealer Goes To Federal Prison After DEA Wiretap Investigation

June 16, 2017
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Deirdre M. Daly, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Anthony Scullark, also known as “A.J.” and “Ace,” 31, of Norwalk, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport...
June 16, 2017
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Dominican Sentenced For Heroin Trafficking

June 16, 2017
BOSTON - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and Acting United States Attorney William D. Weinreb made the announcement that a Dominican national was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for heroin trafficking. Ramon Baez, 55, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Indira...
June 16, 2017
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DEA Undercover Investigation Leads To Jail For Burlington Heroin Trafficker

June 16, 2017
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent-in-Charge of the DEA’s New England Division and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that, on June 15, 2017 Phillip Wilson, 37, was sentenced to 84 months in federal prison after his guilty plea to the...
June 16, 2017
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