BOSTON – A Newtonville man pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to a drug distribution offense involving cocaine. Trevor Headley, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of cocaine and two counts of distribution of and possession with intent to...

SOUTHINGTON, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ERIC D. COX, 43, of Southington, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 29 months of imprisonment and two years of supervised release for firearm and narcotics...

BOSTON – Four individuals have been indicted by a federal grand jury in Boston in connection with a conspiracy to distribute multiple kilograms of fentanyl, methamphetamine and cocaine. The following defendants have been indicted with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances: 1. Alexander Pineda Nunez, 32, residing in Methuen, Mass.; 2...

ST. LOUIS – Jerry Dale Leech, a chiropractor who committed healthcare fraud and issued fraudulent subscriptions for controlled substance, was sentenced to 100 months in prison and ordered to repay $4.7 million to Medicaid, Medicare and Tricare. Leech, 53, of Clayton, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis...

GRISWOLD, CONNECTICUT - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, in collaboration with the National Family Partnership announced the theme of the 2026 National Red Ribbon Campaign during an assembly at Griswold Middle School in Connecticut on Thursday, April 9, 2026. The annual contest celebrates creativity, promotes drug-free lifestyles, and draws participation...

ST. LOUIS – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) will host the 30th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 25, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at nearly 4,200 locations nationwide, including 70 sites across St. Louis Field Division which includes Missouri, Kansas and Southern Illinois. Twice...

WATERBURY, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, has announced that ENRIQUE DELLVALLE-PEREZ, 39, of Waterbury, has been charged by indictment with drug distribution and firearm offenses. As alleged in court documents and statements made in court, an investigation determined that Dellvalle-Perez was distributing...

BOSTON – A Byfield man has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in a conspiracy to distribute crystal methamphetamine. James Adams, a/k/a “Jimmy,” 43, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV to 151 months in prison, to be followed by five years...

CONCORD, N.H. – Two Massachusetts men were indicted for drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Francis Miguel Rodriguez, 27, and Roberto Ramon-Avalo, 26, were charged by indictment on March 18, 2026. Rodriguez was charged with one count of possessing methamphetamine and fentanyl with the intent to distribute it and...

BOSTON – A Brockton man has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to two separately charged cases involving the distribution of kilograms of fentanyl and, in one case, cocaine. Elijah Melton, 28, pleaded guilty on March 20, 2026 in United States v. Elijah Melton et al., Cr. No. 22-10356-LTS...