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Dominican National Pleads Guilty of Unlawful Reentry into the U.S. and for Distributing Fentanyl and Meth

CONCORD, N.H. – A Dominican man has pleaded guilty in federal court to immigration and drug offenses, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Robely Eladio De Jesus Guerrero, 37, a Dominican national unlawfully residing in Massachusetts, pleaded guilty in federal court in Concord to one count of unlawful reentry of a...
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Mexican National Admits Distributing Cocaine in New Haven

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that MARTIN ONOFRE-MENDEZ, 50, a citizen of Mexico last residing in New Haven, has pleaded guilty in New Haven federal court to a cocaine trafficking offense. According to court documents and statements made in...
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Dominican National Sentenced to a Decade in Prison for Fentanyl Distribution Conspiracy

BOSTON – A Dominican national residing in the Bronx, N.Y., has been sentenced in federal court in Boston for his role in operating a fentanyl distribution hub in the Bronx that sent fentanyl laced with xylazine, a horse tranquilizer, throughout Massachusetts, Vermont and New York. Jairo Collazo, 36, was sentenced...
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New York and South Carolina Men Charged with Conspiring to Distribute Cocaine and Cocaine Base in Rutland

BURLINGTON, Vt. – The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on September 17, 2025, a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging James Brown, 43, of Troy, New York, and Lionell Thompson, 40, of Manning, South Carolina, with conspiracy to distribute cocaine and...
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Hartford Man Sentenced to 70 Months in Federal Prison for Distributing Fentanyl and Cocaine

HARTFORD, Conn. - David X. Sullivan, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JORDAN FLYTHE, also known as “T,” 33, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in New Haven to 70 months of imprisonment and four years of supervised release for...
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Drug Enforcement Administration Hosts Tribal Focused Family Summit

OMAHA, Neb. –The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division hosted its fourth annual Family Summit at the University of Nebraska-Omaha Thompson Alumni Center today, focusing conversations on the impact of fentanyl and other drugs on tribal communities while also integrating indigenous healing practices into the agenda. Fifteen tribes were...
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Manchester Man Sentenced to 5 Years in Federal Prison for Conspiracy to Distribute More Than 3 Pounds of Methamphetamine Sourced from Lawrence

CONCORD, N.H. – A Manchester man was sentenced on September 9th, 2025, in federal court for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. Joseph Coffey, 32, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Joseph N. Laplante to 60 months in federal prison and 3 years of...
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Two Plead Guilty To Conspiracy Involving Manufacturing Of Counterfeit Pills Containing Fentanyl

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...
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DEA Omaha Field Division Welcomes New Special Agent in Charge

OMAHA, Neb., –Dustin R. Gillespie was named Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Field Division and begins work today overseeing the agency’s 11 offices across Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. Appointed by DEA Administrator Terrance C. Cole, Gillespie is the fifth person...
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Violent Bridgeport Gang Member Sentenced to 40 Years in Federal Prison

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - JOSHUA GILBERT, also known as “Lor Heavy,” 24, of Bridgeport, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 480 months of imprisonment and three years of supervised release for his involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. Today’s announcement was made was...

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