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Springfield Man Convicted Of Drug Conspiracy

March 07, 2013
BOSTON - A Springfield man was convicted late yesterday in U.S. District Court in Springfield of drug conspiracy charges. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Mark G. Mastroianni, Hampden County District Attorney; and Springfield...
March 07, 2013
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Two Fitchburg Men Convicted Of Distributing Cocaine

March 07, 2013
BOSTON - - Two Fitchburg men were convicted today in U.S. District Court in Worcester of conspiracy and multiple counts of distributing crack cocaine. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration’s New England Field Division; United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz; Richard DesLauriers, Special Agent...
March 07, 2013
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Man Indicted In International Drug Conspiracy Extradited To Boston From Colombia

March 05, 2013
BOSTON - - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement (DEA) for New England and United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz announced today that a man from Colombia, charged in an international cocaine conspiracy in 2010, made his initial appearance in federal court today after he...
March 05, 2013
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Former Watertown Police Officer Charged With Passing False Prescriptions Using Another’s Identity

March 05, 2013
BOSTON - A Framingham man was charged in federal court in connection to crimes committed while in his official capacity as a Watertown police officer. John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts, Carmen...
March 05, 2013
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Top Department Of Justice Award Recognizes Federal, State, Local Law Enforcement Efforts Along The “Heroin Highway”

March 01, 2013
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Sixteen federal, state and local Rhode Island law enforcement agents and officers, and a federal prosecutor from the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island, were recognized today with a top Department of Justice award for their achievements significantly impacting the trafficking of heroin...
March 01, 2013
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Two Men Arrested For Drug Trafficking

March 01, 2013
BOSTON - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and Carmen Ortiz, United States Attorney for the District of Massachusetts announced a criminal complaint was unsealed today charging two men, from Bourne and New Bedford, with federal narcotics trafficking. The complaint resulted...
March 01, 2013
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East Hartford Man Sentenced To Eight Years In Federal Prison For Trafficking Cocaine

March 01, 2013
HARTFORD, Conn. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and David B. Fein, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that Miguel Alamo, 36, of East Hartford, was sentenced today by United States District Judge Stefan R. Underhill in...
March 01, 2013
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California Man Convicted Of Federal Drug Charges

March 01, 2013
BANGOR, MAINE - - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced today that Mark Razo, 23, of El Monte, California, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute heroin, cocaine, marijuana and methamphetamine; and of...
March 01, 2013
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Island Pond Man Sentenced To 33 Months For Providing Pseudoephedrine For Methamphetamine Manufacturing

February 26, 2013
RUTLAND Vt. - John J. Arvanitis, Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Tristram J. Coffin, United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that yesterday, Kevin Dodge, 45, of Island Pond, was sentenced to 33 months imprisonment for conspiracy...
February 26, 2013
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Former Alexandria Doctor Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Distribute Oxycodone

February 12, 2013
ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Larren Wade, 55, of Venice, Fla., a former doctor who had a medical practice in Alexandria, Va., pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute oxycodone. Neil H. MacBride, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Valerie Parlave, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI’s Washington...
February 12, 2013
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