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Stetson Woman Sentenced To 14 Months For Cocaine And Oxycodone Trafficking Conspiracy

SEP 23 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Cynthia “Cindy” Williams, 43 - , of Stetson, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy...
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DEA, FBI, & US Attorney’s Office Distribute Chasing The Dragon To High School Superintendents Across Eastern Pennsylvania

PHILADELPHIA - Drug Enforcement (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Gary Tuggle, along with Federal Bureau of (FBI) Special Agent in Charge Michael Harpster and U.S. Attorney Zane David Memeger of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, announced today that Chasing the Dragon: The Life of an Opiate Addict, a documentary about...
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Sidney Man Sentenced To 40 Months For Heroin And Fentanyl Trafficking

SEP 21 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Shawn Figoli, 45, of Sidney, Maine, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Judge Jon D. Levy to 40...
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Leader Of New Haven Heroin Ring Pleads Guilty

SEP 21 - 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, today announced that WILSON VASQUEZ, also known as “Will” and “Pancho,” 43, of New Haven, pleaded...
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Three Cape Cod Men Plead Guilty To Heroin Trafficking And Firearms Charges

SEP 20 - BOSTON, Ma. - Three Cape Cod men have pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston in connection with trafficking heroin and conspiring to possess a firearm in furtherance of heroin trafficking. Sean Pratt, 28, of Marstons Mills, pleaded guilty on Friday, Sept. 16, 2016, to conspiracy...
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Bangor Man Sentenced To Three Years For Distributing Crack

SEP 20 - BANGOR, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Antonio Gordon, 32, of Bangor, was sentenced in U.S. District Court by Chief Judge Nancy Torresen to three years...
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Tufts Medical Center & Local Pharmacy Chain Settle Alleged Violations Of Controlled Substances Act

SEP 20 - BOSTON - In concurrence with National Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, the U.S. Attorney’s Office has reached separate civil settlements with Tufts Medical Center and Eaton Apothecary to resolve allegations of violations of the Controlled Substances (CSA). Today, the U.S. Attorney’s Office reached a $100,000...
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Bridgeport Meth Dealer Sentenced To 10 Years In Federal Prison

SEP 16 - 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 Mark Leigh-James, 24, of Bridgeport, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Stefan R. Underhill...
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California, Pennsylvania Men Charged With Operating Bi-Coastal Marijuana Distribution Ring

SEP 16 - BOSTON - Two men were charged in an indictment unsealed yesterday in connection with a large-scale marijuana distribution and money laundering ring operating between California and the East Coast. Virayuth Chau, a/k/a David Chau, 40, of Temecula, Calif., was indicted on one count of conspiracy to distribute...
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Massachusetts Man Sentenced To 15a¾ Years On Cocaine Conspiracy Charge

SEP 12 - PORTLAND, Maine - Michael J. Ferguson Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration, New England Division and United States Attorney Thomas E. Delahanty II announced that Richard W. Szpyt, a/k/a “Zip,” 57, of Haverhill, Massachusetts, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court by Judge George...

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