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PRESS RELEASE

New Jersey Firefighter Charged With Drug Distribution

May 12, 2016
BOSTON - A New Jersey firefighter and a Puerto Rican man were arraigned in U.S. District Court in Worcester today in connection with selling heroin in Leominster, Mass. Carlos Jimenez, 50, of Englishtown, NJ, and Ivan Cruz-Rivera, 47, of Dorado, PR, were charged in a complaint with one count of...
May 12, 2016
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Ansonia Man Sentenced To 57 Months In Federal Prison For Trafficking Prescription Narcotics

May 11, 2016
BRIDGEPORT, 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 James Costanzo, 38, of Ansonia, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 57...
May 11, 2016
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DEA New England Field Division Collects A Record 43.4 Tons Of Prescription Drugs During The 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day

May 11, 2016
BOSTON - The final tally is in from the 11th National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day on April 30th, 2016. The Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Division and its partners, over the course of four hours, collected 86,900 pounds or 43.4 tons of expired, unused, and unwanted prescription drugs at 551...
May 11, 2016
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Leader Of A Baltimore Drug Organization Sentenced To Over 15 Years In Prison For Conspiring To Distribute Over 1,000 Kilograms Of Marijuana And To Launder Drug Proceeds

May 09, 2016
(GREENBELT - , Md. - U.S. District Judge Roger W. Titus sentenced Matthew Nicka, 43, of Baltimore today to 188 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, for conspiracy to distribute at least 1,000 kilograms of marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. Judge Titus also entered...
May 09, 2016
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Former Methuen Resident Pleads Guilty To Drug Trafficking

May 06, 2016
CONCORD, N.H. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Emily Gray Rice announced that Justin Bartimus, 35, formerly of Methuen, Massachusetts, pleaded guilty on May 4, 2016 to: (1) conspiracy to distribute, and possess with intent to...
May 06, 2016
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Derby Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Heroin Distribution Charge

May 06, 2016
NEW HAVEN, 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 Bradley Commerford, 20, of Derby, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty in New Haven federal...
May 06, 2016
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Maryland Man Who Distributed Synthetic Drug That Caused Overdoses At Wesleyan University Is Sentenced

May 05, 2016
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 Zachary Kramer, 22, of Bethesda, Maryland, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant in Hartford to...
May 05, 2016
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Norwich Man Pleads Guilty To Federal Heroin Distribution Charge

May 02, 2016
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 Jonathan Fisher, 34, of Norwich, waived his right to indictment and pleaded guilty in Hartford federal court to...
May 02, 2016
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Two Hamden Men Admit Distributing Oxycodone Involved In Weston Overdose

May 02, 2016
PORTLAND, Maine - 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 Tahir Farid, 22, and Ryan Looney, 19, both of Hamden, have pleaded guilty to federal oxycodone distribution charges...
May 02, 2016
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New York City Man Sentenced To 27 Months In Federal Prison For Heroin Dealing

May 02, 2016
BURLINGTON, Vt. - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and the Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on May 2, 2016, Jesse Harris, 38, of Brooklyn, New York was sentenced to 27 months in...
May 02, 2016
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