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Hartford man sentenced to 9 years in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

August 27, 2020
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Fernando Tolentino Jr., also known as “Humacao,” 50, of Hartford was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport...
August 27, 2020
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Member of Southeastern Connecticut drug ring sentenced to 10 years in prison

August 25, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that RAMEL GENERAL, also known as “Ra,” 38, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to 120 months...
August 25, 2020
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Eight Robles Park gang members and associates indicted for drug trafficking violations

August 13, 2020
TAMPA, Fla. - An indictment charging eight members of a drug trafficking organization with offenses related to the distribution of cocaine and heroin was unsealed today. (See chart for details). According to court records, this investigation targeted illegal drug traffickers operating an open-air drug market in the Robles Park Housing...
August 13, 2020
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Indictment charges five men for involvement in Bridgeport Courthouse shooting

August 06, 2020
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - A federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging five Bridgeport men with multiple offenses stemming from their alleged involvement in an afternoon shooting in front of a state courthouse in Bridgeport in January. Today’s announcement was made by DEA New England Division Special...
August 06, 2020
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Watertown man sentenced to 70 months in prison for role in heroin and fentanyl trafficking ring

July 23, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. - DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Orlando Martinez, also known as “Bolo,” 52, of Watertown, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to...
July 23, 2020
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Eustis man sentenced to 18 years for methamphetamine and gun offenses

July 22, 2020
OCALA, Fla. - Anthony Michele DeCotis, Jr. (32, Eustis) was sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for possessing with intent to distribute methamphetamine and possessing of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. DeCotis had pleaded guilty on January 29, 2020. According to court records, on August...
July 22, 2020
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Drug dealer who sold fentanyl to overdose victim sentenced to more than 11 years in prison

July 16, 2020
BRIDGEPORT, Conn – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Edgardo Rivera, also known as “Eggy,” 28, of Hartford, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to...
July 16, 2020
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Winchester woman sentenced to 65 months for drug trafficking

July 14, 2020
CONCORD, NH – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and United States Attorney Scott W. Murray announced today that Alysha DeJesus, 25, of Winchester, was sentenced to 65 months in federal prison for attempted possession of controlled substances with intent to distribute. According to court...
July 14, 2020
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Bronx man sentenced to 71 months for trafficking heroin

July 13, 2020
HARTFORD, Conn. – DEA New England Division Special Agent in Charge Brian D. Boyle and John H. Durham, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Jose Luis Reyes, also known as Roberto Camacho Figueroa,” “Joselito” and “Gordo,” 50, a citizen of the Dominican Republic last residing the...
July 13, 2020
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Randolph man sentenced for dealing fentanyl

July 10, 2020
BOSTON – A Randolph man was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for distributing fentanyl. Anthony Pena-Diaz, 25, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV to five years in prison and four years of supervised release. In February 2020, Pena-Diaz pleaded guilty to one...
July 10, 2020
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