APR 12 - CONCORD, N.H - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced that Samuel (37) and Jennifer (26) were given lengthy prison sentences for their roles in a large-scale oxycodone trafficking ring...

APR 12 - 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 Besim Muriqi, 31, of Stamford, pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to one count of...

BEAUMONT, Texas - A 41-year-old Houston man has been sentenced to prison for federal drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Brit Featherston. Jesus Najar Silva pleaded guilty on Nov. 29...

APR 10 - HARTFORD, Conn. - Jamar Jones, also known as “Mitch,” 35, formerly of Ansonia and Waterbury, Connecticut was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Michael P. Shea in Hartford to 51 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing heroin. Jones also was ordered to...

LAREDO, Texas - The reputed leader of the Melendez Drug Trafficking Organization from South Laredo has been ordered to federal prison for life, announced Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Joseph M. Arabit, Houston Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. A federal jury convicted Adan Melendez aka “12,”...

APR 06 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Acting United States Attorney Richard W. Murphy announced that Adam Williams, a/k/a “Pacman,” 36, of Worcester, Massachusetts pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to distribution of cocaine base...

HOUSTON - Three Houston residents have been ordered to federal prison for their roles in an oxycodone dispensation and distribution conspiracy, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting United States Attorney Abe Martinez. Dr. Richard Williams, 77, was a physician practicing general preventive medicine...

LAREDO, Texas - A Nuevo Laredo man and a Laredo woman have entered guilty pleas for their roles in a conspiracy to traffic drugs via the World Trade Bridge, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Daniel Rodirugez Reyna, 45...

McALLEN, Texas - A 37-year-old Mercedes resident has been ordered to federal prison for possessing with the intent to distribute approximately 84 kilograms of cocaine, announced DEA Special Agent-in-Charge of the Houston Division, Joseph M. Arabit and Acting U.S. Attorney Abe Martinez. Martin Perez pleaded guilty March 31, 2016. Today...

DEL RIO, Texas - In Del Rio today, a federal judge sentenced 42-year-old Guillermo Rodriguez-Sanchez to 151 months in federal prison for importation of cocaine and heroin, announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr.; Homeland Security (HSI) Special Agent in Charge Shane Folden, San Antonio Division; and, Drug Enforcement...