Washington, DC – The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is intensifying its fight against the deadly threat of synthetic opioids with the launch of Fentanyl Free America, a comprehensive enforcement initiative and public awareness campaign aimed at reducing both the supply and demand for fentanyl. This effort underscores DEA's unwavering commitment...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DONALD OGMAN, also known as “Mainey-O” and ”Manny O,” 44, of New Haven, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vernon D. Oliver in Hartford to 252 months of imprisonment, followed by eight...

BOSTON – A Dominican national unlawfully residing in Worcester has been indicted by a federal grand jury for distributing fentanyl pills. Miguel Gonzalez Duarte, 37, has been indicted on one count of distribution of and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl; two counts of distribution of and possession with intent...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Cranston man described in court documents as the overseer of a “serious, voluminous production operation” that produced “astronomical” quantities of pills containing methamphetamine, caffeine, and other mixtures disguised and marketed as Adderall was sentenced to federal prison on November 13, 2025, announced Acting United States Attorney...

CONCORD,N.H. – A Manchester man was sentenced on October 21, 2025 in federal court for operating a counterfeit pill laboratory, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Jerry Summers, age 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Paul J. Barbadoro to 80 months in federal prison and 3 years of supervised...

BOSTON – Two Massachusetts men have pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to their roles in a conspiracy involving the distribution and manufacturing of counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and other controlled substances. Elmidio Crisostomo, 30, of Lynnfield and David Depena, 32, of Lynn, pleaded guilty to one count each...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - A Providence man found to be in possession of more than 1,500 fentanyl-laced pills and more than 400 grams of fentanyl powder has pleaded guilty to a charge of possession with intent to distribute 400 grams or more of fentanyl, announced Acting United States Attorney Sara Miron...

NORFOLK, Va. – A Chesapeake man was sentenced today to 10 years and 10 months in prison for possession with intent to distribute cocaine, possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. According to court documents, on Oct. 9, 2024...

RICHMOND, Va. – An Iraqi national residing in Henrico was sentenced to prison for possession with the intent to distribute of fentanyl. According to court documents, on July 25, 2023, Yasir H. Al Sheikh Mohammed, 28, conducted hand-to-hand transactions from a hotel room in Glen Allen rented by his girlfriend...

Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Court Judge Deborah L. Boardman sentenced Mikiyas Kefyalew, 27, of Silver Spring, Maryland, to eight years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a Bethesda, Maryland, minor in January 2022. Kelly O. Hayes...