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Denver Man Sentenced For Role In Murder-for-Hire And Drug Conspiracy

June 07, 2013
LAREDO, Texas - Shavar Davis, 30, of Denver, Colo., has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a murder-for-hire and drug conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Davis pleaded guilty in August 2012...
June 07, 2013
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Two Charged With Witness Tampering In Joint Woonsocket Police, DEA Investigation

June 06, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Field Division, United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha and Woonsocket Police Chief Thomas S. Carey announced that Joshua Rojas, a/k/a Joshua Ramos, 19, of Woonsocket, and Victor Burgos, a/k/a Fat Boy, 20, of Providence, have...
June 06, 2013
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New Haven Man Sentenced To More Than Seven Years In Federal Prison For Distributing Oxycodone And Cocaine

June 05, 2013
JUNE 04 - ( NEW HAVEN, Conn.) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Joseph Rao, 53, of New Haven, was sentenced today by Senior United...
June 05, 2013
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Wallingford Man Sentenced To 30 Months In Federal Prison For Distributing Oxycodone And Marijuana

June 05, 2013
JUNE 05 - ( NEW HAVEN, Conn.) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Deirdre M. Daly, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Robert Melillo, 25, of Wallingford, was sentenced today by Senior United States...
June 05, 2013
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Nuevo Progreso Man Sentenced To Nearly 12 Years For Drug Trafficking

June 03, 2013
BROWNSVILLE, Texas - Luis Alberto Hernandez-Garcia, an undocumented alien from Nuevo Progreso, Tamaulipas, Mexico, has been ordered to federal prison following his convictions related to a large drug trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. Hernandez-Garcia, 33, pleaded...
June 03, 2013
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Four Detained, Six Firearms Seized In Alleged Drug Trafficking Conspiracy

June 03, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA’s New England Field Division; United States Attorney Peter F. Neronha; Eugenio A. Marquez, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Boston Field Office of ATF; Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI’s Boston Field Office...
June 03, 2013
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Fitchburg Gang Member Sentenced For Crack Distribution

May 31, 2013
BOSTON - A Fitchburg man was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Worcester for multiple counts of distributing crack cocaine. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration, Boston Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau...
May 31, 2013
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President Obama Adds NEFD International Drug “Kingpin” To OFAC List

May 31, 2013
MAY 31 - ( BOSTON) - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration - New England Field (NEFD), Carmen M. Ortiz, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts and John Gibbons, U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts announced that President Barack Obama identified...
May 31, 2013
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Corpus Christi Jury Convicts Houston Man Of Marijuana Trafficking

May 30, 2013
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A federal jury in Corpus Christi has found Luis Perez-Barocela guilty for his participation in a large drug trafficking conspiracy, Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña and United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today. The jury returned its verdict just a short time...
May 30, 2013
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Starr County Man Sentenced For East Texas Drug Trafficking

May 30, 2013
BEAUMONT, Texas - A 42-year-old Roma, Texas, man has been sentenced to federal prison for drug trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, United States Attorney John M. Bales and Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Javier Peña announced today. David Bazan pleaded guilty on Feb. 12, 2013...
May 30, 2013
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